Plano will hold two public hearings on Aug. 6 and Aug. 25 to discuss amendments to the zoning and subdivision city ordinances ahead of SB 840 going into effect in September. (Connor Pittman/Community Impact)
Developers planning new single-family or multi-family housing projects in Plano will face substantially higher park fees—a change city officials said is necessary due to rising land costs and new state legislation that restricts the city’s ability to require green space in new development projects.
At their July 28 meeting, Plano City Council members adopted an ordinance increasing the fees, citing both escalating land costs and the anticipated effect of Senate Bill 840, which takes effect in September and expands where multifamily and mixed-use development can be built…