Title
Conduct a Public Hearing to Consider/Discuss/Act on a Specific Use Permit Request for Passenger Vehicle Fuel Sales (7-Eleven), Located on the Southwest Corner of Bloomdale Road and North Central Expressway (US Highway 75)
Summary
COUNCIL GOAL: Direction for Strategic and Economic Growth
(1C: Provide a strong city economy by facilitating a balance between industrial, commercial, residential and open space)
MEETING DATE: October 28, 2025
DEPARTMENT: Development Services - Planning Department
CONTACT: Jake Bennett, Planner II
Caitlyn Strickland, AICP, Planning Manager
Lucas Raley, AICP, CNU-A, CFM, Director of Planning
STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval of the proposed specific use permit request with the following special ordinance provision:
1. The property shall generally develop in accordance with the attached specific use permit exhibit and all applicable development requirements of the city.
APPLICATION SUBMITTAL DATE: June 23, 2025 (Original Application)
September 8, 2025 (Revised Submittal)
September 22, 2025 (Revised Submittal)
ITEM SUMMARY: The applicant is proposing a specific use permit to allow passenger vehicle fuel sales (7-Eleven) located at the southwest corner of Bloomdale Road and North Central Expressway.
The zoning for the subject property (PD Ord. No. 2023-03-016) requires that a specific use permit be granted in order for a passenger vehicle fuel sales facility to be operated on the subject property.
ZONING:
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Location |
Zoning District (Permitted Land Uses) |
Existing Land Use |
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Subject Property |
“PD” - Planned Development District (Commercial Uses) |
Undeveloped Land |
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North |
“PD” - Planned Development District (Commercial Uses) |
Collin County Campus |
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South |
“PD” - Planned Development District (Commercial Uses) |
Under Construction (Office Complex) |
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East |
“C” - Planned Center District |
Undeveloped Land |
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West |
“PD” - Planned Development District (Commercial Uses) |
Undeveloped Land |
SPECIFIC USE PERMITS: Pursuant to Section 203C.3.e of the McKinney UDC, the following factors should be considered when evaluating a Specific Use Permit (SUP) request:
• Whether the request complies with all site specifications adopted by the City, including the base zoning district and/or the PD entitlements;
• Whether the site, buildings, and use meet the criteria specified for the use in §205C, Use Definitions and Use-Specific Standards;
• Whether the proposed use will be detrimental to the adjacent properties or to the City as a whole;
• Whether the proposed uses are compatible in terms of scale (building massing, form, orientation, and location), intensity, and operating characteristics with uses and structures on adjacent properties and properties in the vicinity of the proposed application; and
• Whether potential impacts associated with such use are adequately mitigated through enhanced site or building design, including but not limited to additional landscaping, buffers, or screening, to minimize adverse impacts on surrounding uses and the City.
Staff has evaluated the request based on the above-mentioned parameters and feels that the site is appropriate for the proposed use and is compatible with existing land uses of the adjacent properties.
The subject property is located at the hard corner of a Major Regional Highway (US 75) and Principal Arterial Roadway (Bloomdale Road) with the other proposed property lines to be shared with other commercially zoned properties. The nearest single-family residential property is over 2,000 feet to the west and is separated by multiple developments. The nearest gas stations on the southbound side of US 75 are over 1.5 miles to the south and over 7.5 miles to the north of the subject property. There are no other gas stations existing to the east or west along Bloomdale Road. No Design Exceptions are being requested to deviate from the minimum development standards of the Unified Development Code (UDC).
Staff believes that the proposed passenger vehicle fuel sales use should not negatively affect any of the surrounding properties and should benefit the surrounding uses in the area.
As such, Staff recommends approval of the proposed specific use permit.
SITE LAYOUT: The attached exhibit provides a general layout of the proposed building as well as the associated parking and internal site circulation. The site circulation, parking, and sanitation requirements are in general conformance with the Zoning Ordinance.
ACCESS/CIRCULATION:
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Adjacent Streets: |
North Central Expressway (US 75), Major Regional Highway Bloomdale Road, 130’ Right-of-Way, Principal Arterial Roadway |
OPPOSITION TO OR SUPPORT OF REQUEST: Staff has received no letters of support to this request and no letters of opposition. This does not include emails or letters that may have been sent directly to members of the Council. Staff has not received any citizen comments through the online citizen portal.