New townhomes will be developed in east Frisco after Frisco City Council members approved rezoning about 16.3 acres of land during a Jan. 3 meeting.

Located at the southeast corner of Ohio Drive and Warren Parkway, the land will be rezoned from Commercial-1 to Planned Development-Townhome, according to a staff report. Frisco’s Planning and Zoning Commission had voted to recommend the request in December.

The zoning request accommodates for a townhome development focused around two main open space tracts. The applicant is proposing to reserve 2.1 acres for usable open space areas, which may include a pollinator garden, shade structures, enhanced paving paths, an open lawn area and enhanced plantings.

In the same meeting, council members also approved a development agreement to establish building material standards and codes with the applicant, according to the meeting agenda.