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Please email the City of McKinney's Planning Department for detailed information regarding the removal of trees.
You can determine the zoning of a property by using the City of McKinney’s online Interactive Land Use Planning Map. For more information about the City of McKinney’s zoning districts regulations, please refer to the City of McKinney Zoning Ordinance Chapter 146 Article III - District Regulation. Please call the Planning Department at 972-547-2000 or email if you need additional information regarding zoning.
Beginning January 1, 2019 Predevelopment meetings will be held:
Mondays 2pm – 4 pm; Tuesdays 10am – 12 pm; Wednesdays 10am – 12 pm
To schedule a pre-development meeting, please call 972-547-2000.
The Subdivision Regulations Chapter 142 of Code of Ordinances apply to all property within the corporate limits of the City of McKinney as well as areas outside of the corporate limits of the City, but within the extraterritorial jurisdiction ETJ of the City. The subdivision or platting process can take one month to several months depending on many factors. Please contact the Planning Department at 972-547-2000 or via email for more detailed information.
Some businesses can be operated out of a home if they do not increase the level of activity in a neighborhood. These businesses are referred to as home occupations. Certain criteria must be satisfied and licensing may be required. A complete listing of criteria is available online in the City of McKinney’s Zoning Ordinance Section 146-133 Home Occupations. Please contact the Planning Department via email or call 972-547-2000 for more information.
There are no zoning districts in the ETJ. The city’s zoning authority does not extend to its ETJ. However, Chapter 142 - Subdivision Regulations of the Code of Ordinances do extend to the ETJ. Building permits will be issued by the City of McKinney. More information
Refer to Chapter 146 District Regulations.
These regulations are available for view at 221 N. Tennessee Street or by clicking the links below: Chapter 146 Zoning Ordinance
Chapter 142 Subdivision Ordinance
In order to determine the uses allowed in each zoning district please refer to the City of McKinney’s Code of Ordinances Chapter 146 Section F4 -Schedule of Uses. This matrix shows which uses are allowed in which districts. Find the use that most closely relates to your use and see if an asterisk is located within the box associated with your zoning district. If the zoning is PD, you cannot find your use, or it does not exist, please contact the Planning Department at 972-547-2000 of via email.
A Zoning Verification Letter is a letter drafted by the Planning Department confirming the zoning district on a tract of land within the City limits. This type of letter is useful when trying to ascertain what uses can be placed on a property as well as the property’s setbacks, height limitations, minimum lot sizes and other related information. Zoning Verification Letters are $50.00 and may be applied for through the Citizen Self Service Portal (CSS).