26-0010SUP: Christian Brothers Automotive at Virginia Pkwy and Independence Pkwy, next to homes
Southwest corner of Virginia Parkway and South Independence Parkway, McKinney · Planning & Zoning Commission hearing held Tue Oct 13
What's proposed
A Specific Use Permit for "Vehicle Repair, Minor" (Christian Brothers Automotive). C2 zoning requires an SUP for minor auto repair. The building sits 55 ft from the homes to the west, where 30 ft is required, and 32 ft from the south property line. Service bays face Virginia Parkway, away from the homes, behind glass-finished doors that look like windows when closed. Screening along the homes is a metal fence with masonry columns plus evergreen landscaping.
Staff recommendation
"Approval" of the SUP, conditioned on the site developing generally per the attached exhibit. Staff says it meets all code requirements (height, parking, stacking, landscaping, screening) and calls the hard-corner, two-arterial location appropriate.
Who it helps or hurts
Homes in PD Ord. 2001-02-024 border the site on the south and west. The setbacks, bay orientation and screening soften it, but auto repair still brings noise, fumes and customer traffic. Hours of operation are not limited in the conditions.
A service use on a commercial corner across from Independence Village commercial (ETJ) to the north, with undeveloped land to the east.
Within about 1,000 feet
Single-family homes to the south and west; Independence Village commercial to the north; undeveloped ETJ land to the east.
Watch for
- Screening along the homes is a metal fence with masonry columns, not a solid masonry wall. Ask whether that is enough between service bays and back yards.
- No condition limits hours, outdoor storage of vehicles, or overnight parking of customer cars.
- The report is inconsistent: it describes "existing commercial to the south," but its own zoning table lists single-family homes to the south.
- 0 letters of support and 0 of opposition. Staff did receive online citizen comments, attached to the report; their number and content are not published in the text.
Next step
The Commission's recommendation goes to City Council for final action on Nov 3, 2026.
Source
City staff report on the McKinney Legistar file, case 26-0010SUP (source PDF)
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