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Conduct a Public Hearing to Consider/Discuss/Act on the Request by the City of McKinney, for Approval of a Site Plan for Two Baseball Fields and a Skatepark (Gabe Nesbitt Community Park), Approximately 160.00 Acres, Located on the Southeast Corner of Eldorado Parkway and Alma Road.
Summary
MEETING DATE: June 19, 2012
DEPARTMENT: Development Services - Planning
CONTACT: Brandon Opiela, Senior Planner
Anthony Satarino, Planner
RECOMMENDED CITY COUNCIL ACTION:
· Staff recommends approval of the proposed site plan with the following conditions:
1. The City satisfy the conditions as shown on the Standard Conditions for Site Plan Approval Checklist, attached.
2. The City revise the landscape plan to ensure that all trees are a minimum of 8’ from any public utility line.
3. The City revise the site plan to correctly label the 30’ radii on the internal side of the proposed firelane.
4. The City revise the site plan and landscape plan to remove the lighted warm-up area.
ITEM SUMMARY:
· The City of McKinney is proposing to construct two baseball fields and a skatepark, located on the southeast corner of Eldorado Parkway and Alma Road. The proposed baseball fields and skatepark are part of a larger community park (Gabe Nesbitt Park) that is approximately 160 acres with an existing baseball complex and tennis facility (The Courts at Gabe Nesbitt Park).
· After discussing the proposed plans with the McKinney Baseball Association and McKinney Little League, it was determined that the warm-up area and the associated lighting were no longer necessary and would be removed from the plans. Staff announced this change during the Planning and Zoning Commission meeting on June 12, 2012, and a condition reflecting this change has been added to the report.
· The proposed baseball fields and skatepark will be approximately 1,200’ away from existing single family residences to the west and approximately 200’ away from existing single family residences to the ea...
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