Title
Conduct a Public Hearing to Consider/Discuss/Comment on the Land Use Assumptions for the 2024-2025 Impact Fee Update
Summary
MEETING DATE: July 14, 2026
DEPARTMENT: Planning
CONTACT: Lucas Raley, AICP, Director of Planning
Cameron Christie, CNU-A, Planner II
APPROVAL PROCESS: The Capital Improvements Advisory Committee (CIAC) is required to provide written comments to the City Council prior to Council action on the Land Use Assumptions. The minutes of the Public Hearing will serve as the written comments and will be forwarded to the City Council for the July 21, 2026 meeting.
Upon delivery of the Land Use Assumption Report and meeting minutes to City Council, Council will be requested to set a Public Hearing to consider adoption of the updated Land Use Assumptions Report.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION: After closing the Public Hearing, Staff recommends that the Committee make a motion to forward the Land Use Assumptions Report and meeting minutes to the City Council.
ITEM SUMMARY:
* Chapter 395 of the Texas Local Government Code mandates that impact fees be reviewed and updated every 5 years. The City of McKinney last performed a review and update of impact fees in December 2020. Accordingly, Staff initiated the 2024-2025 Impact Fee Update in the Fall of 2024.
* As required by State Law, updating impact fees involves four components:
* Land Use Assumptions
* Capital Improvements Plans (roadway and utility)
* Independent Financial Audit
* Fee Setting/Adopting the Ordinance
Land Use Assumptions:
* The Land Use Assumptions Report projects growth over the next 10 years. It projects population growth by using the number of housing units and non-residential growth by building square footages. This data is then spatially allocated to the designated service areas.
* It is important to note that there is no "one right way" to carrying out a land use assumptions study, but City Staff has been diligent in utilizing gen...
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