{"id":365917,"date":"2026-07-08T22:02:08","date_gmt":"2026-07-08T22:02:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/365917\/"},"modified":"2026-07-08T22:02:08","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T22:02:08","slug":"41-townhomes-proposed-for-approximately-6-acre-site-in-allen-allen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/365917\/","title":{"rendered":"41 townhomes proposed for approximately 6 acre site in Allen | Allen"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Allen could see development of 41 new townhomes near Allen Drive.<\/p>\n<p>In a 5-1 vote, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cityofallen.org\/departments\/community_development\/planning_and_development\/index.php\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Allen Planning and Zoning Commission<\/a> recommended approval of a zoning change for just under 6 acres of land located southwest of Allen Drive at a <a href=\"https:\/\/actv.org\/internetchannel\/show\/4344?seekto=90&amp;site=1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">July 7 meeting<\/a>. If approved by Allen City Council, the zoning change would enable the development of 41 townhomes on the property.<\/p>\n<p>A closer look<\/p>\n<p>Located east of Central Expressway and southwest of Allen Drive, the site\u2019s current zoning allows for shopping center uses, Senior Planner Kim Yockey said. The site\u2019s unique shape makes it \u201cnot conducive to commercial uses,&#8221; Yockey said. Townhomes in this location would align with two of the city\u2019s comprehensive plan goals to diversify housing stock, she said.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cityofallen.org\/government\/city_meeting_agendas_minutes.php\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">concept plan<\/a> for the development includes:<\/p>\n<p>41 townhomesA 5,000-square-foot dog parkAround 1.5 acres of open space with benchesA masonry wall and landscapingPublic parallel parking spaces along Allen DriveA 10-foot-wide trailThe maximum density allowed for townhome developments is set at 10.8 dwelling units per acre, Yockey said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis particular plan is at 6.9 [dwelling units per acre], so it\u2019s well below the maximum allowable density,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>What they\u2019re saying<\/p>\n<p>Several residents in the adjacent neighborhood spoke during the public hearing, citing traffic concerns.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHaving the increase in traffic is definitely a concern for us, especially with that roundabout,\u201d resident Jeremy Weatherall said.<\/p>\n<p>Resident Jim Longley shared similar concerns.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m kind of in favor of it,\u201d he said. \u201cI think it needs to be rethought in terms of traffic patterns.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Other residents said they felt townhomes would be a better use for the space than a shopping center.<\/p>\n<p>What\u2019s next<\/p>\n<p>Commission Chair Dan Metevier said this item will go before <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cityofallen.org\/government\/city_council\/index.php\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Allen City Council<\/a> for final action at a July 28 meeting.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/431772.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Allen could see development of 41 new townhomes near Allen Drive. In a 5-1 vote, the Allen Planning&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":365918,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[55589,55590,55595,1604,95332,160,162,161,129618],"class_list":["post-365917","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-plano","tag-allen-city-council","tag-allen-news","tag-allen-planning-and-zoning-commission","tag-community-impact","tag-homes-in-allen","tag-plano","tag-plano-headlines","tag-plano-news","tag-townhomes-in-allen"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/365917","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=365917"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/365917\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/365918"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=365917"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=365917"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=365917"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}