In a 5-1 vote last week, the McKinney City Council approved a new ordinance: Drive-thrus and speaker boxes must now be at least 200 feet from single-family homes or residential zones.
This is a big jump from the previous requirement of only 20 feet. There can be exceptions, but this would require a special permit.
Rodney McDaniel has lived in the historic Wilcox neighborhood in McKinney since the mid 70s, and said over the years, it’s changed a lot…