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Conduct a Public Hearing to Consider/Discuss/Act on the Request by Legacy Homes, for Approval of a Meritorious Exception for Legacy Homes McKinney Apartments, Being Fewer than 12 Acres, Located Approximately 350 Feet East of Community Avenue and Approximately 180 Feet North of White Avenue
Summary
MEETING DATE: February 11, 2014
DEPARTMENT: Planning
CONTACT: Brandon Opiela, Planning Manager
Samantha Gleinser, Planner I
APPROVAL PROCESS: The Planning and Zoning Commission is the final approval authority for the proposed meritorious exception.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval of the proposed meritorious exception for the proposed building elevations.
However, the applicant is also requesting approval of covered parking structures utilizing exposed steel support columns which Staff cannot support.
APPLICATION SUBMITTAL DATE: January 13, 2014 (Original Application)
January 27, 2014 (Revised Submittal)
ITEM SUMMARY: The applicant is requesting a meritorious exception to the Architectural and Site Standards section of the Zoning Ordinance for Legacy Homes McKinney Apartments, a multiple-family residential development, located approximately 350 feet east of Community Avenue and approximately 180 feet north of White Avenue. The applicant has indicated that the proposed elevations for the multiple-family residential development feature a modern style that utilize a combination of stucco, stone, and brick masonry with various colors and multiple wall offsets. Additionally, the applicant is requesting a meritorious exception in order to allow covered parking structures with exposed steel columns on the subject property.
The meritorious exception is being requested because the proposed architectural elevations:
1. Do not meet the required minimum 50 percent masonry for each exterior wall.
2. Feature covered parking support columns which are not finished in masonry materials.
The applicant has submitted an associated site plan (13-246SP) and preliminary-final plat (13-247PF), which is currently under Staff's review.