Plan for 271 manufactured-home rental spaces near FM 982 and CR 442 goes to county commissioners

A rental community of about 271 manufactured homes is moving through Collin County's review process on land near the intersection of Farm-to-Market Road 982 and County Road 442.

Octa Homes, the owner and developer of The Vibe at Princeton, has filed an infrastructure development plan for the roughly 30-acre site, which sits about 100 feet east of that intersection, according to a county engineering memo. Commissioners have the plan on their Nov. 16 draft agenda as a consent item, and staff recommends approval.

Not a subdivision under state law

Because the property is in the unincorporated county, the project goes to Commissioners Court rather than Princeton City Hall. Texas law does not treat a manufactured home rental community as a subdivision, so instead of a plat the owner must submit an infrastructure plan showing it meets standards the county has adopted for these communities. County staff says this one complies.

The memo lays out how the site would be served:

Water: Culleoka Water Supply
Wastewater: the City of Princeton
Road access: the development fronts CR 442, and the developer will dedicate extra right-of-way along its side of the county road in a separate document

Civil construction plans are still under review, the memo says, and county staff will handle the inspections required by state law and county rules before and during construction.

The same draft agenda includes a final plat for Phase 7 of Colina Creek Estates. The Nov. 16 meeting starts at 1:30 p.m. at the Jack Hatchell Administration Building in McKinney; the agenda is marked draft and could change.

Sources

eagenda.collincountytx.gov

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