Title
Conduct a Public Hearing to Consider/Discuss/Act on a Facade Plan Appeal for Sewell Audi of McKinney, Located Approximately 1,500 feet West of Stacy Road and on the North Side of State Highway 121
Summary
COUNCIL GOAL: Direction for Strategic Growth
MEETING DATE: March 22, 2016
DEPARTMENT: Planning
CONTACT: Matt Robinson, AICP, Planning Manager
Aaron Bloxham, Planner I
APPROVAL PROCESS: The action of the Planning and Zoning Commission for the proposed Facade Plan Appeal may be appealed by the applicant to the City Council.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval of the proposed architectural elevations.
APPLICATION SUBMITTAL DATE: May 26, 2015 (Original Application)
June 8, 2015 (Revised Submittal)
June 29, 2015 (Revised Submittal)
January 11, 2016 (Revised Submittal)
February 5, 2016 (Revised Submittal)
February 22, 2016 (Revised Submittal)
ITEM SUMMARY: The applicant is requesting approval of a Facade Plan Appeal for Sewell Audi of McKinney. The proposed elevations for the automobile sales facility features a modern style that does not strictly conform to the requirements of the architectural standards of the Zoning Ordinance.
Typically facade plans can be approved by Staff; however, the applicant is proposing changes to the previously approved façade plan appeal in regards to the size, design, height, and material amounts for the new sales building and the preowned sales building, and as such must be reconsidered by the Planning and Zoning Commission. The facade plan appeal is detailed further below.
On July 14, 2015, the Planning and Zoning Commission voted 7-0-0 to approve the façade plan appeal with the following conditions:
1. That the elevations are not required to meet the required minimum 50 percent masonry for each exterior wall.
2. To utilize corrugated metal as an exterior finishing material.
3. Elevations that are 50 feet or longer in horizontal length shall not feature at least two offsets from the primary facade plane of at least 18 inches in depth.
4. That parapet roof lines are not required to feature a well-defined cornice treatment or similar architectural element to visually cap each elevation.
5. Long uninterrupted roof lines shall not be required along elevations that are visible from the right-of-way.
On March 8, 2016, the Planning and Zoning Commission voted 7-0-0 to continue the public hearing and table the item to the March 22, 2016 P&Z meeting due to notification signs not being posted on the subject property within the required timeframe.