Celina Council Approves Zoning Ordinance Amending Industrial and Multifamily Rules

Celina City Council unanimously approved an amendment to the city’s zoning code on Feb. 17 that changes how certain nonresidential districts will treat heavy industrial uses and how multifamily and mixed‑use projects can be regulated via special use permits." That action coincided with a formal ordinance labeled Ordinance 2024-17, "North 6 (Ousley Tract)", that amends Planned Development No. 110 and rezones approximately 53 acres located in the Collin County School Land Survey #15, Abstract No. 170, and the J K Rice Survey, Abstract No. 767, at the northeast corner of Preston Road and FM 455.

Ordinance 2024-17 amends the City’s Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance (Ordinance No. 2006-57) and establishes PD‑110 with base zoning categories including Commercial, Office, & Retail District (C), Multi‑Family Urban Edge (MF‑2), Multi‑Family Urban Living (MF‑3), Single‑Family Attached (SF‑A), Single‑Family Detached (SF‑R) and the Preston Road Overlay (PRO). The ordinance text incorporates Exhibit A (legal description), Exhibit B (depiction of property), Exhibit C (land plan) and Exhibit D (development regulations) and is laid out under headings including "SECTION 3 AMENDMENT OF ZONING CLASSIFICATION" and "SECTION 4 ZONING DESIGNATION AND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS."

Additional zoning work was on the council agenda around the same time. A separate Planned Development item listed as Wildhorse (Hubbard Tract) proposes PD zoning on roughly 417 acres generally located at the southeast corner of Carthage Road (future Legacy Drive) and Louisiana Drive; the agenda line for that item is identified with the staff name Mohan. The council packet also contained a text amendment item, tied to staff member McAfee, to amend Chapter 14, Article 14.04 addressing architectural design standards, and an item presented by Bromiley to consider creation of the Creekbend Public Improvement District.

The council also approved a resolution to amend the Silo Crossing planned development. An updated Silo Crossing concept will apply to about 130 acres and "will feature 325 single‑family lots, with approximately 20 acres designated for open space within the development and 8 acres reserved for commercial use. No multifamily housing was proposed for the project."

A truncated state-law excerpt in the materials reads: "State lawmakers approved SB 840 to widen where mixed‑use and multifamily housing can be built, requiring qualifying cities to open the door to", the excerpt is incomplete and the municipal documents provided do not explicitly link the state language to Celina’s ordinance changes.

Council minutes, full Ordinance 2024-17 exhibits and the staff reports behind agenda items VIII.B, VIII.C and VIII.D will be needed to identify which nonresidential districts and which specific "heavy industrial" uses were affected, and to read the precise new standards for special use permits for multifamily and mixed‑use projects. The Feb. 17 vote was recorded as unanimous in the materials provided.