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Permitted uses in McKinney, TX

What the McKinney zoning ordinance says about permitted uses, district by district. Section numbers link to the official ordinance.

R43 — Residential Estate

Single-family detached homes are permitted by right. The full use table with all use categories and specific-use standards is Table 2-26; the table's dense multi-column layout means individual cell values for less common uses in this district are review-gated pending cell-by-cell verification.

R8 — Residential

Single-family detached homes are permitted by right, and small-lot single-family detached is permitted with additional use-specific criteria (Table 2-26).

R5 — Residential

Single-family detached homes are permitted by right. Detached single-family uses built in TR1.8 follow this district's dimensional standards (Table 2-24 note 4).

R3 — Residential

Single-family detached homes are permitted by right; small-lot single-family detached and attached product is permitted with additional use-specific criteria (Table 2-26).

TR1.8 — Townhome Residential

Townhome residential development is permitted by right, and duplex, triplex, and quadplex are also permitted by right in TR1.8 (Table 2-26). Detached single-family uses constructed in this district must meet R5 dimensional standards instead of the TR1.8 table (Table 2-24 note 4).

MR — Mixed Residential

Single-family detached and attached, duplex, triplex, and quadplex are permitted by right in MR; multi-family cottage and traditional multi-family are permitted with additional use-specific criteria in places (Table 2-26). Duplex, triplex, and quadplex are also permitted by right in TR1.8 (Table 2-26); MR and TR1.8 are the only base districts where these use types are permitted by right per the use table's grid, read directly from the rendered table image this session.

MF36 — Multi-Family Residential

Multi-family residential development is permitted by right (Table 2-26).

MHR — Manufactured Home Residential

Manufactured homes are permitted with additional use-specific criteria (Table 2-26).

C1 — Neighborhood Commercial

Small-scale, low-intensity commercial, retail, office, service, and professional uses. The full use table with cell-level permissions for each specific use is Table 2-26; individual cell values for uses not specifically discussed in this pack are review-gated pending cell-by-cell verification of the table's dense multi-column layout.

C2 — Local Commercial

Mid-sized, medium-intensity commercial, retail, office, service, and professional uses. Cell-level use permissions are in Table 2-26; individual figures are review-gated pending cell-by-cell verification.

C3 — Regional Commercial

Large-scale, high-intensity commercial, retail, office, service, and professional uses serving the broader region. Cell-level use permissions are in Table 2-26; individual figures are review-gated pending cell-by-cell verification.

O1 — Office

Low-intensity office and professional uses; commercial and retail uses are limited relative to O2. Cell-level use permissions are in Table 2-26; individual figures are review-gated pending cell-by-cell verification.

O2 — Regional Office

High-intensity office and professional uses, allowing commercial and retail uses. Cell-level use permissions are in Table 2-26; individual figures are review-gated pending cell-by-cell verification.

I1 — Light Industrial

Lower-intensity industrial uses. Cell-level use permissions are in Table 2-26; individual figures are review-gated pending cell-by-cell verification.

I2 — Heavy Industrial

The widest permitted range of more intense industrial uses. Cell-level use permissions are in Table 2-26; individual figures are review-gated pending cell-by-cell verification.

GC — Government Complex

Public and government facilities that contribute to the provision of public services. Cell-level use permissions are in Table 2-26; individual figures are review-gated pending cell-by-cell verification.

AG — Agriculture

Rural and agricultural uses, including private or wholesale agricultural and ranching (Table 2-26). Full cell-level use permissions are review-gated pending cell-by-cell verification of Table 2-26's dense layout.

AP — Airport

Air transportation and associated uses. Cell-level use permissions are in Table 2-26; individual figures are review-gated pending cell-by-cell verification.

PD — Planned Development

Each PD ordinance sets its own use and development standards; where the PD ordinance is silent, the standard zoning ordinance for the underlying comparable district prevails (Sec. 204X). Get the specific PD ordinance for the property before relying on any general standard. A live GIS point query in this session (west McKinney, near Virginia Pkwy) returned a PD result, confirming PD zoning is common on the ground.

MTC — McKinney Town Center

MTC standards, including its own use table, are set out in Appendix 2B: McKinney Town Center MTC rather than the base district Table 2-26 (Sec. 204Y). This pack does not carry Appendix 2B's detailed standards; treat all MTC dimensional and use figures as review-gated pending a follow-on pass through that appendix. A live GIS point query at a downtown McKinney address (near City Hall) in this session returned MTC.

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