Conduct a Public Hearing to Consider/Discuss/Act on Certain Amendments to Chapter 150, "Unified Development Code," commonly referred to as the “UDC,” of the Code of Ordinances, City of McKinney, Texas Through the Amendment of Article 3, “Subdivision Regul

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Conduct a Public Hearing to Consider/Discuss/Act on Certain Amendments to Chapter 150, "Unified Development Code," commonly referred to as the “UDC,” of the Code of Ordinances, City of McKinney, Texas Through the Amendment of Article 3, “Subdivision Regulations,” By Amending Section 309, Entitled “Conveyance of Land for Recreational Areas & Facilities,” by Amending Subsection G, “Payment of Fees in Lieu of Parkland Dedication,” by Adding a New Subparagraph 3 that Establishes a Cap on the Most Recent Average Fair Market Value Per Acre Appraisal Determined by the Collin Central Appraisal District to be Assessed and Collected as Fees in Lieu of Parkland Dedication for New Infill Residential Development Occurring in the Historic Neighborhood Improvement Zone (“HNIZ”) Created by Section 98-83 of the Code of Ordinances, City of McKinney, Texas; and by deleting Table 3-3, “Parkland Dedication and Park Development Fee Credits,” of the UDC in its entirety and replacing it with a new Table 3-3, also entitled “Parkland Dedication and Park Development Fee Credits” reflecting the changes made in Section 309.G.

This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 6.8/10). Under the Bastiat Liberty Watchdog Index, voting YES on measures that cap or reduce ad valorem tax burdens, expand taxpayer exemptions, retire debt early, enforce competitive bidding caps, or remove regulatory/zoning barriers to private property rights earns a positive Pro-Liberty score.