Plano City Council

Resident Says Boarding Houses Violate Plano Zoning But Enforcement is Nonexistent

By April Towery / November 11, 2023 /

Boarding houses with multiple unrelated renters aren’t allowed under single-family zoning in Plano, but a resident of Briar Meadow near Coit and Legacy says they’re operating in full force in multiple locations throughout the city.  Plano imposed a temporary one-year ban on new short-term rentals within the city limits, so we know the neighbors are…

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Temporary Ban on New Short-Term Rentals Starts Monday in Plano

By April Towery / May 10, 2023 /

Starting Monday, new short-term rentals won’t be allowed in the City of Plano. A temporary, year-long ban starts May 15. Short-term rentals have been discussed in Plano and several other North Texas municipalities for the past year or more. Plano residents pleaded with the council in November for zoning changes that would regulate or ban…

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Plano Delays Decision on Short-Term Rentals, Considers Following Arlington Ordinance

By April Towery / November 22, 2022 /

The Plano City Council last week delayed action on short-term rentals but heard from residents and the city’s neighborhood services director about plans to model an ordinance after the one adopted in Arlington.  Short-term rentals dominated the news in Dallas during the summer months, but the debate cooled as the city entered its budget process. …

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Plano Can’t Seem to Give Away The Collinwood House

By Shelby Skrhak / June 1, 2018 /
Plano oldest home Collinwood

I’m not speaking in hyperbole when I say they’re practically giving away this 3,200-square-foot home in far west Plano, located at 5400 Windhaven Parkway near the Dallas North Tollway. Admittedly it’s not move-in ready, but the Collinwood House’s motivated seller is throwing in a quarter of a million dollars to make sure this rustic beauty really…

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Plano Residents Rally to Save Historic Collinwood House from Demolition

By Leah Shafer / August 3, 2016 /

The Collinwood House is the oldest structure still standing in the city of Plano, and it faces demolition to make way for a structure in a new park. The 1860’s era house sits on city land being developed for a 124-acre park, which will include hike-and-bike trails, a dog park, and parking spaces. Plano officials are…

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