HIGHLIGHTS PLANO ISD Students interested in cosmetology are getting a new opportunity. During its Jan. 10 meeting, the Plano ISD board of trustees approved a partnership with Toni&Guy Hairdressing Academy, making the district the first in the country to have a joint collaboration with the company. Students are chosen for the program on a lottery- based system. If selected, they may attend the academy at 1921 Preston Road, Ste. 2022, starting in the fall of their junior year.
City staff delivers council update on new short-term rental regulations
City establishes new no-parking zone
BY MICHAEL CROUCHLEY
BY JAKE REYNOLDS
process,” Day said during the presentation. In addition to meeting with Arlington, Day said city staff con- tinued to track short-term rental data through the Plano Police Department. According to Day, data from the Plano Police Department shows 141 calls for service were made at a total of 57 short-term rental proper- ties in 2022. Just six properties were responsible for 58 of the calls for service, while one was respon- sible for 26. “The vast majority of concerns [with short-term rental properties] are noise complaints,” Day said. City staff is close to acquiring a contract to receive third-party data on short-term rentals. Day noted that accurate data is difficult to acquire for short term-rentals, and it is crucial in creating an effective city plan for regulating them.
PLANO Drivers will no longer be able to park on most of 13th/14th Connector, a road between US 75 and G Avenue that turns into 14th Street. Plano City Council approved an ordinance establishing a no-parking zone along the north and south sides of the road during its Jan. 23 meeting. Since the road is only one lane on either side, 13th/14th Connector can- not accommodate on-street parking, according to the agenda item.
PLANO City staff outlined their short-term rental initiative during a Jan. 23 City Council meeting. At the meeting, Plano Director of Planning Christina Day discussed what steps the city has taken toward regulating short-term rentals. According to Day, back in October, Plano staff was tasked with developing a similar process of regulating short-term rentals to that of Arlington. Since then, Day said city staff has met with the city of Arlington to discuss its short-term rental process and the key differences between the two cities. One of the findings was that Arlington mod- eled its short-term rental process after Austin and San Antonio. “It appeared to them that [Austin and San Antonio] were the leaders at the time they were going through their [short-term rental]
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Plano City Council meets at 7 p.m. on March 13. Meetings are held at 1520 K Ave., Plano, and can be streamed online. 972-941-7000. www.plano.gov Plano ISD board of trustees meets at 6 p.m. on March 14 at the PISD Administration Center, 2700 W. 15th St., Plano. 469-752-8100. www.pisd.edu MEETINGS WE COVER
No-parking zone. Improvements, road widening planned
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