A Kia dealership could be coming to the Dallas Parkway in Celina if city officials agree to change the zoning on about 10 acres at Cobb Street.
The Planning & Zoning Commission will hold a public hearing on the request, labeled "Kia of Celina," at a special called meeting Thursday, Oct. 22, at 5 p.m. in the council chambers at 112 N. Colorado St., according to the posted agenda. The land sits at the northwest and southwest corners of Dallas Parkway and Cobb Street.
Why it needs a zoning change
The property is part of Planned Development No. 80, a mixed-use district created in 2017 and amended in 2021 and 2023, and car dealerships are not allowed under it, according to a memo from Principal Planner Sandra Green.
The applicant is asking to amend that portion of the district so the land can also be used for new auto sales, along with the related secondary uses common to dealerships.
In Celina, new car sales are allowed outright only in industrial zoning. Elsewhere, including the Dallas North Tollway Overlay District, a dealership needs either a specific use permit or a planned development, the memo says.
The site is in the overlay's Suburban subzone, which allows most commercial, office and light industrial uses found along major roads and gives developers more design latitude than the overlay's High-Rise subzone.
The draft development standards would tie the project to a concept plan and building elevations, including the layout, architecture and signs, while still requiring it to meet city rules on lighting, drainage, right-of-way and other engineering standards. The city's Future Land Use Plan shows the area as reserved for a community mixed-use center.