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Conduct a Public Hearing to Consider and Discuss on a Request by the City of McKinney to modify Sections 138-429 (Sexually Oriented Businesses); 146-83 ("BN" - Neighborhood Business District); 146-84 ("BG" - General Business District); 146-85 ("C" - Planned Center District); 146-164 (Changes and Amendments); and Chapter 146, Appendix F-4 (Schedule of Uses) of the Code of Ordinances
Summary
MEETING DATE: November 12, 2013
DEPARTMENT: Planning
CONTACT: Michael Quint, Director of Planning
APPROVAL PROCESS: Final action regarding the proposed amendments will be taken by the Planning and Zoning Commission and City Council at a December 2, 2013 joint meeting.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends the Planning and Zoning Commission consider and discuss the proposed amendments to Chapters 138 (Sexually Oriented Businesses) and 146 (Zoning Regulations) of the Code of Ordinances.
ITEM SUMMARY: At the October 14, 2013 City Council Work Session and the October 15, 2013 City Council Regular Meeting, the City Council mentioned that several changes to the Code of Ordinances were necessary. These changes generally focused on the issues below:
o Sexually oriented businesses should not be allowed in commercial zoning districts and should only be permitted in industrial zoning districts.
o Multi-family residential uses should not be permitted in commercial zoning districts going forward (not applied retroactively).
In addition to drafting amendments to address these aforementioned issues, Staff has proposed to modify the Zoning Ordinance so a joint meeting between the Planning and Zoning Commission and the City Council is not required in order to adopt changes to the Schedule of Uses (Appendix F-4 of the Zoning Ordinance). This requirement is overly burdensome and significantly impacts the City's ability to rectify issues with the Schedule in a timely and efficient manner.
At the November 4, 2013 City Council work session, Staff disc...
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