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Conduct a Public Hearing to Consider/Discuss/Act on the Request by J. Volk Consulting, Inc., on Behalf of the City of McKinney, T. L, Wheeler, Jr., and Standard Pacific of Texas, for Approval of a Request to Rezone Approximately 128.95 Acres from “PD” - Planned Development District, “AG” - Agricultural District, and “REC” - Regional Employment Center Overlay District to “PD” - Planned Development District and “REC” - Regional Employment Center Overlay District, Generally to Modify the Development Standards, Located on the East Side of Alma Road and on the North Side of Silverado Trail, and Accompanying Ordinance.
Summary
MEETING DATE: December 6, 2011
DEPARTMENT: Development Services - Planning
CONTACT: Jennifer Cox, AICP, Director of Planning
Michael Quint, Senior Planner
Abra R. Nusser, Planner
RECOMMENDED CITY COUNCIL ACTION: Staff recommends denial of the proposed rezoning request due to nonconformance with the character prescribed by the “REC” - Regional Employment Center Overlay District. Staff feels that by eliminating the required garage/façade offset for the proposed 50’ wide lots and for proposing a dead-end street, the rezoning request in direct conflict with the design guidelines and intent of the REC.
Should the proposed rezoning request be approved, the following special ordinance provisions would be applicable:
1. Use and development of the subject property (128.95 acres), more fully depicted on Exhibit A, shall conform to the “REC” - Regional Employment Center Overlay District, and as amended, except as follows:
a. The subject property shall generally conform to the attached general development plan (Exhibit B).
b. The subject property shall develop in accordance with the attached development regulations (Exhibit C).
c. The subject property shall generally conform to the attached entryway exhibits (Exhibit D).
ITEM SUMMARY:
• The applicant is requesting to rezone approximately 128.95 acres of land, located on the east side of Alma Road and on the north side of Silverado Trail from “AG” - Agricultural District, “PD” - Planned Development District, and “REC” - Regional Employment Center Overlay District to “PD” - Planned Development District and “REC” - Regional Employment Center Overlay District.
• The proposed general development plan reflects a development consisting of a maximum of 485 detached single family residential lots and 28 common areas. Two sizable pockets of internal open space (pocket parks) are being proposed as well as several other pedestrian friendly amenities including, but limited to linear open spaces with a sidewalk system connecting the larger pocket parks with the adjacent southern elementary school and the City’s Gabe Nesbitt Park.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
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FINANCIAL SUMMARY:
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BOARD OR COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION:
• On November 8, 2011, the Planning and Zoning Commission voted unanimously to recommend approval of the proposed rezoning request with the special ordinance provisions as listed in the staff report.
• Subsequent to Planning and Zoning Commission consideration, the applicant submitted revisions to some of the proposed ordinance exhibits to correct a couple of oversights. The exhibits were changed to reflect minor adjustments in the lot counts for each type of lot, but the overall lot count of 485 did not change. The corrections in lot counts did not change the layout of the general development plan from what was considered by the Planning and Zoning Commission. The applicant also revised the development standards to reflect a 20-foot front yard build-to-line on the 50’x110’ lots where the street curves (i.e. “elbow lots”) instead of the 15-foot front yard build-to-line proposed for the other 50’x110’ lots in order to attain the 50-foot minimum lot width (which is measured at the front yard setback).