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Conduct a Public Hearing to Consider/Discuss/Act on the Request by Cross Engineering Consultants, Inc., on Behalf of Heritage Christian Church, for Approval of a Site Plan for a Church (Heritage Christian Church), Being Less than 1 Acre, Located on the Northwest Corner of Greenville Road and Airport Boulevard
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Conduct a Public Hearing to Consider/Discuss/Act on the Request by Cross Engineering Consultants, Inc., on Behalf of Heritage Christian Church, for Approval of a Site Plan for a Church (Heritage Christian Church), Being Less than 1 Acre, Located on the Northwest Corner of Greenville Road and Airport Boulevard
Summary
MEETING DATE: June 25, 2013
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 site plan.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval of the proposed site plan with the following conditions:
1. The applicant satisfy the conditions as shown on the Standard Conditions for Site Plan Approval Checklist, attached.
2. The applicant receive approval of an alternate screen device consisting of Nelly R. Stevens Holly and Chinese Pistachio canopy trees along the western property line to screen the view of the church from the adjacent property.
Prior to issuance of a building permit:
3. The applicant revise the site and landscape plans to label Airport Drive.
4. The applicant revise the site plan so that the proposed retaining wall along Greenville Road matches the proposed retaining wall shown on the landscape plan.
5. The applicant revise the landscape plan to include the following drought note: "Contractor to verify water restrictions with the City of McKinney at the time of planting. Should water restrictions not allow for hydromulch, approved alternative grassing must be installed."
APPLICATION SUBMITTAL DATE: April 29, 2013 (Original Application)
May 28, 2013 (Revised Submittal)
June 4, 2013 (Revised Submittal)
ITEM SUMMARY: The applicant is proposing to construct a place of worship (Heritage Christian Church) on the subject property. An associated minor plat (13-083MP) for the subject property was approved by City Council on June 4, 2013.
Site plans are typically Staff approval; however the alternate screening device requested can only be approved by the Planning and Zoning Commission. The applicant is requesting that the Planning and Zoning Commission allow the applicant to utilize a living screen consisting of Nelly R. Stevens Holly and Chinese Pistachio canopy trees along the western property line, satisfying the screening requirements per Section 146-132 (Fences, Walls, and Screening Requirements) of the Zoning Ordinance.