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Conduct a Public Hearing to Consider/Discuss/Act on the Request by Abernathy, Roeder, Boyd and Joplin, on Behalf of VCIM Partners, L.P., Tournament Players Club at Craig Ranch, L.P., and McKinney Seven 185, L.P., for Approval of a Request to Rezone Fewer than 143 Acres from "PD" - Planned Development 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 Approximately 200 Feet South of Collin McKinney Parkway and Approximately 230 Feet East of Custer Road, and Accompanying Ordinance
Summary
MEETING DATE: January 7, 2014
DEPARTMENT: Planning
CONTACT: Michael Quint, Director of Planning
Brandon Opiela, Planning Manager
Samantha Gleinser, Planner I
RECOMMENDED CITY COUNCIL ACTION:
* Staff recommends denial of the proposed rezoning request due to lack of conformance with Appendix B-2 (Regional Employment Center - Overlay Urban Design Standards) of the Zoning Ordinance.
* However, should the proposed rezoning request be approved, the following special ordinance provision shall apply:
1. The use and development of the subject property shall develop in accordance with the attached development regulations.
ITEM SUMMARY:
* The applicant is proposing to rezone approximately 142.04 acres of land generally to modify the development standards for single family residential (attached and detached) and multiple family residential uses.
* The applicant has requested several modifications to the proposed single family detached residential uses, which includes increasing the required amount of internal open space, reducing the required offset between the building and the garage facades, removing the front porch requirement, reducing the side-at-corner and side yard setbacks, reducing the finished floor area, and increasing the maximum block l...
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