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Conduct a Public Hearing to Consider/Discuss/Act on a Site Plan for McKinney Dance Academy, Located on the Northeast Corner of Elm Street and Lindsey Street
Summary
MEETING DATE: October 28, 2014
DEPARTMENT: Planning
CONTACT: Brandon Opiela, Planning Manager
Samantha Pickett, Planner II
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, which must be satisfied prior to the issuance of a building permit:
1. The applicant satisfy the conditions as shown on the Standard Conditions for Site Plan Approval Checklist, attached.
2. The applicant receive approval of a variance to reduce the landscape buffer along Elm Street from twenty (20) feet in width to ten (10) feet.
3. The applicant receive approval of an alternate screening device (4' tall evergreen shrubs planted 4.5' on center in addition to the existing landscaping) along the northern property line.
4. The applicant revise the site plan to add a note that trash will be collected in trash receptacles ("toters") which will be stored inside the building when not being serviced.
APPLICATION SUBMITTAL DATE: June 23, 2014 (Original Application)
September 24, 2014 (Revised Submittal)
October 14, 2014 (Revised Submittal)
October 16, 2014 (Revised Submittal)
ITEM SUMMARY: The applicant is proposing to construct an 854 square foot expansion to the existing 2,800 square foot dance studio (McKinney Dance Academy), located on the northeast corner of Elm Street and Lindsey Street.
Site plans can typically be approved by Staff; however, the applicant is requesting two variances, which requires Planning and Zoning Commission approval. The two variances requested are discussed in detail below.