Wylie council approves rezoning for 703 N. Highway 78 to Commercial Corridor
March 10, 2026 | Wylie, Collin County, Texas
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The Wylie City Council voted 5-0 on March 10 to rezone 2.02 acres at 703 North Highway 78 from a planned development to Commercial Corridor, a change the applicant said will allow conventional retail uses and make the property easier to market.
City planner Mr. Haskins told the council the property’s previous special use permit request for a landscape business had been denied and that the owner is now seeking straight Commercial Corridor zoning to broaden allowable retail uses. "The land use plan does allow for commercial corridor zoning," he said, and he reported that staff sent 25 notices to surrounding property owners with no responses for or against. The Planning & Zoning Commission recommended approval 6-0.
Applicant Michael Thomas addressed council questions about future uses. "We have no intent to utilize it with our landscaping business," Thomas said, adding the owner plans to sell or lease the site to a retail tenant and that the site has been on the market for about a year. He listed potential interest from businesses such as fitness centers and daycares.
Council members asked whether rezoning would permit visible contractor yards or large equipment parked in front of businesses. Mr. Haskins said visible contractor yards and equipment in public view would be restricted under the zoning ordinance and that any new tenant would need a certificate of occupancy and site-plan review through Planning & Zoning, which would address loading zones, landscaping islands and parking corrections before a CO could be issued.
A council member noted the city and its economic development corporation had previously invested time and resources in attracting particular uses to the site; Thomas acknowledged that work but said earlier efforts had not produced a tenant. After discussion, a council member moved to approve the rezoning and the motion carried 5-0.
The ordinance alters the zoning for the parcel identified on the agenda as zoning case 2026-1 (703 N. Highway 78); council members and staff said required site improvements and any site-plan conditions will be evaluated before a certificate of occupancy is granted.
City planner Mr. Haskins told the council the property’s previous special use permit request for a landscape business had been denied and that the owner is now seeking straight Commercial Corridor zoning to broaden allowable retail uses. "The land use plan does allow for commercial corridor zoning," he said, and he reported that staff sent 25 notices to surrounding property owners with no responses for or against. The Planning & Zoning Commission recommended approval 6-0.
Applicant Michael Thomas addressed council questions about future uses. "We have no intent to utilize it with our landscaping business," Thomas said, adding the owner plans to sell or lease the site to a retail tenant and that the site has been on the market for about a year. He listed potential interest from businesses such as fitness centers and daycares.
Council members asked whether rezoning would permit visible contractor yards or large equipment parked in front of businesses. Mr. Haskins said visible contractor yards and equipment in public view would be restricted under the zoning ordinance and that any new tenant would need a certificate of occupancy and site-plan review through Planning & Zoning, which would address loading zones, landscaping islands and parking corrections before a CO could be issued.
A council member noted the city and its economic development corporation had previously invested time and resources in attracting particular uses to the site; Thomas acknowledged that work but said earlier efforts had not produced a tenant. After discussion, a council member moved to approve the rezoning and the motion carried 5-0.
The ordinance alters the zoning for the parcel identified on the agenda as zoning case 2026-1 (703 N. Highway 78); council members and staff said required site improvements and any site-plan conditions will be evaluated before a certificate of occupancy is granted.
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