McKinney annexation request would bring 134-home neighborhood to CR 161
A 134-home plan at 6327 CR 161 would pack 78 lots down to 30 feet wide, and McKinney staff is already challenging the setbacks before council weighs in.
A Dallas-based developer wants to bring 134 homes to more than 25 acres at 6327 CR 161 in McKinney’s extraterritorial jurisdiction. The request would require annexation and zoning approval before any neighborhood can move ahead.
Skorburg Company is seeking a planned development built around McKinney’s R3 and R5 residential districts. The layout calls for 78 lots at 30 feet wide and 56 lots at 50 feet wide.
The R3 district was created in 2025 specifically to support small-lot single-family development. That zoning category is tied to Texas Senate Bill 15, the state law that requires certain large cities to allow small-lot homes in qualifying areas. McKinney adopted its Unified Development Code on Nov. 15, 2022, and amended it Sept. 16, 2025, to add and refine the zoning framework connected to the law.
City staff is recommending denial of the request, arguing that Skorburg is seeking reductions in several standards through the planned-development process, including reduced front and side yard setbacks on the smaller lots, and that the proposal does not rise to the level that should justify those deviations. The Planning and Zoning Commission disagreed, unanimously recommending approval June 23 and sending the case on to City Council.
The council is set to consider the request July 21, which falls on the city’s regular first-and-third-Tuesday meeting schedule. Regular sessions begin at 6 p.m., with work sessions starting at 3 p.m.
Skorburg, founded in 1985 and based in Dallas, has completed more than 120 projects across the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex and works with homebuilders at a range of price points and lot sizes.
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