A project that would develop an east Plano dairy farm into 215 acres of homes, apartments, parks and more is one step away from final approval.

A zoning change for Lavon Farms was recommended for approval by Plano’s Planning and Zoning Commission on Nov. 17.

The big picture

Lavon Farms would feature 626 single-family residential units, 1,052 multifamily units and 37 acres of open space. The open space would include 10 acres of parks and a “Rural Preserve,” which will allow a section of the development to function as a micro farm and ranch.

The project has been “about 25 years” in the making, land owner Todd Moore said. Moore’s family bought the land in 1936 and has been operating it as a dairy farm since.

Lavon Farms is a “key catalyst site” for the Envision Oak Point Plan which w

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