Title
Conduct a Public Hearing to Consider/Discuss/Act on a Specific Use Permit Request for Reception or Event Center, Outdoor (MK Venue), located at 312 East Cloyd Street.
Summary
COUNCIL GOAL: Direction for Strategic and Economic Growth
(1.1: Provide a strong city economy by facilitating a balance between industrial, commercial, residential and open space)
MEETING DATE: October 27, 2026
DEPARTMENT: Development Services - Planning Department
CONTACT: Kyara Robinson, Planner I
Cassie Bumgarner, Planning Manager
Lucas Raley, AICP, CNU-A, CFM, Director of Planning
APPROVAL PROCESS: The recommendation of the Planning and Zoning Commission will be forwarded to the City Council for final action at the November 17, 2026 meeting.
RECOMMENDED PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION ACTION: Staff recommends that the Planning and Zoning Commission approve the specific use permit request with the following special ordinance provision(s):
1. The property shall generally develop in accordance with the attached specific use permit exhibit and all applicable development requirements of the city.
ITEM SUMMARY: The applicant is requesting approval of a specific use permit to allow the Reception or Event Center, Outdoor (MK Venue) use on the subject property, located at 312 East Cloyd Street.
The zoning for the subject property (McKinney Town Center - Downtown Core) requires that a specific use permit be granted for a Reception or Event Center, Outdoor to be operated on the subject property.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
APPLICATION SUBMITTAL DATE: September 9, 2026 (Original Application)
September 25, 2026 (Revised Submittal)
ZONING:
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Location |
Zoning District (Permitted Land Uses) |
Existing Land Use |
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Subject Property |
McKinney Town Center - Downtown Core |
Reception or event center, indoor |
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North |
McKinney Town Center - Historic Core |
Retail sales (no drive-through service) |
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South |
McKinney Town Center - Downtown Core |
Government facilities (city, excluding airport uses) |
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East |
McKinney Town Center - Transit Village Core |
Fuel sales, passenger vehicles |
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West |
McKinney Town Center - Downtown Core |
Retail sales (no drive-through service) |
SPECIFIC USE PERMITS: When acting on a request for a specific use permit (SUP), the following factors should be considered:
• Compatibility with adjacent and neighboring land uses in the immediate area
• Adaptability of building structures to the proposed use
• Infrastructure requirements: roads, sidewalks, access to public streets, parking, and drainage
• Elements such as screening, open space, building heights, and compatibility of existing buildings to the proposed use
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.
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 applicant has indicated a desire to operate a Reception or Event Center, Outdoor which will consist of 1,130 square foot building and 1,331 square foot patio. The indoor component of the development does not necessitate a requirement to obtain a specific use permit under the current zoning; the use of the outdoor space and patio does. All adjacent properties are zoned to McKinney Town Center - Downtown Core Character District and currently hosts commercial uses.
Staff has noted that the McKinney Town Center hosts a mix of use types that include Residential Uses. This would put the proposed Reception or Event Center, Outdoor use within a “quiet zone” to any residential uses within 500-ft of this development. Given the distance provided from the proposed Outdoor Component to the existing residential and the standard provisions relating to noise found in Chapter 70 (Article V) of the McKinney Code of Ordinances (Noise Ordinance), Staff is comfortable that the proposed outdoor development should be compatible with the surrounding uses around the site.
Due to the surrounding commercial uses and protections provided within the City’s noise ordinance, Staff recommends approval of the proposed specific use permit request.
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: |
East Louisiana, Pedestrian Priority “A”, 2 Lane Right-of-Way South McDonald, Pedestrian Priority “A”, 4 Lane Town Thoroughfare East Cloyd, Service Street, 2 Lane Right-of-Way |
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.