\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCheck out some recent development updates coming out of Plano, including a proposed 215-acre mixed-use development and a new Japanese hotel.<\/p>\n
This list is not comprehensive, and details are subject to change.<\/p>\n
1. Plano developers to see increased fees for city planning, engineering services<\/a><\/p>\n Developers looking to build in Plano are set to see increased fees for planning, engineering and building services as part of the city\u2019s cost recovery plan.<\/p>\n The proposed increases were approved by Plano City Council members at their Nov. 10 meeting.<\/p>\n What it means<\/p>\n The fees would be part of the city\u2019s ongoing cost recovery efforts, which began in March. Departments developed proposed cost recovery targets and fee replacements in September, ahead of council\u2019s discussion of the adjusted fees in October.<\/p>\n Several building inspection fees will increase from 20% to 150%, with the largest increases for waste disposal and same-day inspections.<\/p>\n Engineering and planning services fees will also increase, ranging from newly established fees for services that previously had none to hikes of several hundred dollars for existing service fees.<\/p>\n 2. 215-acre Lavon Farms development in east Plano moves forward<\/a><\/p>\n A project that would develop an east Plano dairy farm into 215 acres of homes, apartments, parks and more is one step away from final approval.<\/p>\n A zoning change for Lavon Farms was recommended for approval by Plano\u2019s Planning and Zoning Commission on Nov. 17.<\/p>\n The big picture<\/p>\n Lavon Farms would feature 626 single-family residential units, 1,052 multifamily units and 37 acres of open space. The open space would include 10 acres of parks and a \u201cRural Preserve,\u201d which will allow a section of the development to function as a micro farm and ranch.<\/p>\n The project has been \u201cabout 25 years\u201d in the making, land owner Todd Moore said. Moore\u2019s family bought the land in 1936 and has been operating it as a dairy farm since.<\/p>\n Lavon Farms is a \u201ckey catalyst site\u201d for the Envision Oak Point Plan which was initially adopted in 2018, Plano Assistant Director of Planning Michael Bell said.<\/p>\n