Frisco approves limited retail project near Harold Bacchus Community Park
Frisco approved a 6.9-acre retail rezoning beside Harold Bacchus Community Park, but barred drive-thrus, smoke shops, gas stations and big-box stores.
Frisco’s Planning and Zoning Commission approved a 6.9-acre retail rezoning at Main Street and Independence Parkway on June 29. The 5-1 vote cleared case Z25-0009, which changes the southwest corner from agricultural zoning to planned development retail.
The plan now calls for three retail buildings and a central open pavilion with seating, and Spires Engineering has agreed to build the site in a single phase rather than piece it out over time. Commissioners also blocked smoke shops, drive-thrus, parking garages, gas stations and big-box stores. January city documents also prohibit restaurants or banks with drive-thrus, convenience stores with gas pumps, child care centers and fitness centers.
Those limits came after neighborhood concerns raised since 2023, when the commission first denied a request to rezone the property from agricultural to retail. Frisco City Council later remanded the case on Jan. 20, 2026, after a public notice error put the wrong case number on the signs. At that hearing, eight residents spoke against the project and seven more submitted written opposition, raising worries about traffic, noise, lighting, safety and the view from backyards toward commercial buildings.
The Traffic Engineering Department did not expect the project to generate more traffic than what is typical at major intersections and did not require an additional traffic study. Supporters on the commission argued the site could work for park users and nearby families, especially people coming and going from youth sports and recreation at Bacchus Park.
Harold Bacchus Community Park covers 114.5 acres, was completed in phases in 2007 and 2016, and includes baseball and softball fields, soccer fields, trails, concessions, a pond and public art. The Mike Simpson Miracle League Field opened there in April 2006. The park honors Harold Bacchus, Frisco’s longest-serving mayor, who served six two-year terms starting in 1966 and played a major role during the city’s 1970s water shortage crisis.
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