A new auto repair shop is moving to McKinney City Council for a final decision after city planners unanimously recommended a specific use permit for an Integrity 1st Car Pros location on the east side of Coit Road, roughly 650 feet south of Virginia Parkway. The 7-0 vote came with no objections from surrounding property owners and a site plan built around landscaping meant to shield an adjacent apartment community.
Commission Signs Off Without a Single Objection
The McKinney Planning and Zoning Commission approved the recommendation on September 22, according to Citizen Portal, after confirming the roughly 0.8-acre site plan includes a 40-foot landscape buffer and an existing solid masonry screen wall along its southern boundary. As reported by Community Impact, the proposed development includes a 4,885-square-foot automotive service building, and city planner Destinee Reynolds told commissioners that staff received zero letters in opposition to the project.
The property sits in a mixed commercial pocket, bordered by retail and restaurant uses to the north, office uses to the east, and multifamily housing to the south, per the same account. That southern boundary is exactly where the applicant proposed additional landscape buffering, layering new plantings on top of the existing masonry wall to soften the shop's presence for apartment residents next door. Tyler Adams, founder of commercial real estate firm Greenlight, spoke on behalf of the applicant and told the commission the development would fit really well within the property, adding, “this is a great opportunity for us as far as where we sit.”
Low Traffic, Appointment-Only Model
Under McKinney's Unified Development Code, city planning staff evaluated the application against municipal strategic goals meant to balance commercial, industrial, residential, and open space uses, according to the City of McKinney. The specific use permit would allow minor vehicle repair uses if the City Council gives final approval, and the operation is designed to keep a light footprint: the report notes Integrity 1st will service most cars by appointment only, typically keeping service volume pretty low, at around eight to ten cars a day. Proposed hours run 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday, with no weekend service, and all repairs — plus overnight storage of vehicles under repair — will happen indoors.
The proposal's operational model, emphasizing low daily vehicle traffic and appointment-based scheduling, is specific to this location. The commission also forwarded a similar specific use permit for Locos Auto in the Painted Tree development on the same day, September 22, 2026, which came with an 84-foot setback, according to Citizen Portal.
A Growing Corridor, A Growing City
Integrity 1st Automotive was founded by Chief Executive Officer Kevin Syed, who discussed his motivation for starting the company and his experience working in New York repair shops in an interview with Shoutout DFW. Community Impact's report notes that Integrity 1st currently operates 12 locations throughout the Dallas-Fort Worth area, offering maintenance and minor vehicle repair services as an alternative to dealership service departments.
The proposal lands in a city that keeps adding residents and commercial infrastructure at a rapid clip. McKinney's estimated population grew to 237,130 as of January 1, with a median household income of $120,273, according to the City of McKinney. The city has continued to grow.
For now, the Integrity 1st proposal heads to the McKinney City Council for a final vote scheduled for October 20. If approved, the specific use permit would clear the way for construction of the roughly 4,885-square-foot service building on the Coit Road site, adding another appointment-based repair option to a corridor that keeps filling in around it.
