Plano Planning and Zoning Commission – February 2, 2026

The Plano Planning and Zoning Commission met on Monday, February 2, 2026, at 6:00 PM and adjourned at 6:36 PM. The Commission voted 8-0 on all matters: approving the consent agenda, tabling two Meadows Baptist Church items to March 2, 2026, approving an amendment to Specific Use Permit No. 56 for a cellular support structure, and approving a rezoning and two-year waiting-period waiver for the former EDS property at Legacy Drive and Parkwood Boulevard.

Consent Calendar

• The consent agenda was approved 8-0 on a motion by Commissioner Bronsky, seconded by Commissioner Brunoff. No commissioner requested removal of any item.

Public Comments & Testimony

• No public comments were registered at the start of the meeting. No speakers were registered for the agenda item 1A/1B public hearing.
• For Item 2, applicant Mason Griffin, who resides at 4908 Spyglass Drive in Dallas, spoke in support. He showed a sample board comparing the proposed faux magnolia leaf with a real magnolia leaf and expressed confidence that maintenance and leaf density would meet expectations. He stated the broadleaf design was already on the market and included cameras mounted low in the tree to investigate maintenance complaints. No other public speakers were registered.
• For Items 3A/3B, applicant Eric Danielson, representing TRQ Plano LLC, was available for questions but made no formal presentation. No public speakers were registered.

Discussion Items

• Items 1A and 1B – Meadows Baptist Church (tabled): Item 1A sought to rezone 14.6 acres from Plan Development 173 Estate Development to single family residence six, located on the west side of Los Rios Boulevard, 1,250 feet north of Merriman Drive. Item 1B sought approval for 58 single-family lots, two common-area lots, and a religious facility on one lot totaling 27.3 acres at the northwest corner of Los Rios Boulevard and Merriman Drive. The items had been tabled on November 17, 2025, and January 5, 2026. Staff planner Destiny Woods said the applicant requested another tabling to the March 2, 2026, PNZ meeting to address neighborhood concerns heard previously. The Commission voted 8-0 to table each item.
• Item 2 – Specific Use Permit No. 56 amendment (approved): The request was to amend SUP No. 56 for a commercial antenna support structure on 0.1 acre located 220 feet north of Democracy Drive and 220 feet east of Partnership Road, remanded by City Council on January 12, 2026. The applicant proposed reducing the permitted height from 120 feet to 95 feet and changing the design from a stealth monopole to a human-initiated (faux) magnolia tree design with room for three carriers. Staff planner Molly Coriel explained that the original request had been approved in May 2024, a two-year waiver was approved in July 2025, and PNZ voted 4-4 in November 2025, sending it to Council without recommendation; Council then remanded it for consideration of significant design changes. Staff recommended approval subject to conditions tying the approved site plan and the page 2 tree-elevation exhibit to the ordinance, screening all antennas behind faux foliage, and allowing code enforcement to ensure maintenance. Commissioner Alley asked about enforcement, and Commissioner Lally raised concerns about leaf density based on a sparse existing faux tree on 18th Street; the applicant said the new design would substantially match the exhibit and antennas would be fully covered. The Commission approved the item 8-0.
• Items 3A and 3B – TRQ Plano LLC / former EDS property (approved): Item 3A sought to rezone 99 acres at the southeast corner of Legacy Drive and Parkwood Boulevard from Plan Development 62 Commercial Employment to Commercial Employment. Senior planner John Kim explained the property was annexed and zoned CE in 1980, developed as EDS headquarters in 1992, and vacated in 2018; the PD62 site plan expired November 7, 2025, and the applicant no longer pursued that development. Item 3B requested a waiver of the two-year waiting period for zoning cases submitted before February 2, 2027, subject to City Council approval of zoning case 2025-023, to allow phased or multiple future PD applications. Staff cited changed conditions and the applicant's two-step development timeline as substantive reasons. Commissioner Brunoff noted press reports that the prior project was affected by repeal of federal subsidies. The Commission approved Item 3A and Item 3B each 8-0.

Key Outcomes

• Consent agenda approved 8-0.
• Items 1A and 1B tabled to March 2, 2026, each 8-0.
• Item 2 (SUP No. 56 amendment) approved 8-0 as recommended by staff.
• Item 3A (rezoning 99 acres to Commercial Employment) approved 8-0 as recommended by staff.
• Item 3B (two-year waiting-period waiver) approved 8-0 as recommended by staff.
• Meeting adjourned at 6:36 PM.