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Conduct a Public Hearing to Consider/Discuss/Act on a Site Plan for a Multi-Family Development (McKinney Point), Located on the South Side of McKinney Ranch Parkway and Approximately 550 Feet East of Future Collin McKinney Parkway
Summary
MEETING DATE: October 28, 2014
DEPARTMENT: Planning
CONTACT: Brandon Opiela, Planning Manager
APPROVAL PROCESS: The Planning and Zoning Commission is the final approval authority for the proposed site plan.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends denial of the proposed site plan due to a lack of conformance with the governing planned development ordinances.
Should the proposed site plan be approved, the following conditions will be required prior to the issuance of a building permit:
1. The applicant satisfy the conditions as shown on the Standard Conditions for Site Plan Approval Checklist, attached.
2. The applicant revise the site plan to show median openings in conformance with the spacing required by the City's Street Design Manual, subject to review and approval of the City Engineer.
APPLICATION SUBMITTAL DATE: September 15, 2014 (Original Application)
October 14, 2014 (Revised Submittal)
October 21, 2014 (Revised Submittal)
October 22, 2014 (Revised Submittal)
ITEM SUMMARY: The applicant is proposing to construct a 198 unit multi-family residential development (McKinney Point) on approximately 8.95 acres, located on the south side of McKinney Ranch Parkway and approximately 550 east of future Collin McKinney Parkway and Lake Forest Drive.
Conforming site plans can be approved by Staff under the McKinney Code; however, the applicant has proposed multi-family residential uses on both the northern portion of the property (approximately 2.50 acres) which is currently designated and zoned for multi-family residential uses and on the southern portion of the property (approximately 6.45 acres) which is currently designated and zoned for commercial, retail and office uses. Since the proposed site plan depicts multi-family residential uses where only commercial, retail, and offices uses are allowed, Staff is unable to approve the site plan administratively.
Additionally, Section 146-45 (Site plan approval)(a)(2)(a.) of the Zoning Ordinance states that, "The director of planning shall not have the authority to disapprove a site plan application and shall forward any application which the director of planning cannot approve to the planning and zoning commission for action. The actions of the planning and zoning commission may be appealed to the council. The city council shall be the final approval authority for site plans." As the application proposes multi-family residential uses in an area designated and zoned for commercial, retail, and office uses on the governing general development plan, Staff recommends that the Planning and Zoning Commission deny the site plan application, due to nonconformance with the governing planned development zoning ordinances.