Title
Conduct a Public Hearing to Consider/Discuss/Act on a Request by the City of McKinney to Amend Chapter 146 (Zoning Regulations), Section 146-135 (Landscape Requirements) of the Code of Ordinances, and Accompanying Ordinance
Summary
COUNCIL GOAL: Operational Excellence
(2E: Continuously provide a high level of customer service to our citizens)
MEETING DATE: September 21, 2021
DEPARTMENT: Development Services - Planning Department
CONTACT: Jennifer Arnold, AICP, Director of Planning
Adam Engelskirchen, Arborist
RECOMMENDED CITY COUNCIL ACTION:
* Staff recommends approval of the proposed amendments.
ITEM SUMMARY:
* Staff is proposing amendments to Section 146-135 (Landscape Requirements) of the Zoning Ordinance to better identify landscaping requirements for parking lots in non-residential and multi-family developments and to add new language that allows for alternate compliance for parking lot landscape designs that do not meet the strict requirements of the ordinance.
* Staff is also proposing an amendment to clarify where necessary driveways may be allowed within a required landscape area.
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS
* Parking Lot Landscaping for Non-Residential and Multi-Family Uses.
Staff proposes to reorganize the existing provisions pertaining to required landscaping for non-residential and multi-family parking lots into a new sub-section, 146-135(f)(7) titled "Parking Lot Landscaping for Non-Residential and Multi-Family Uses Required." The proposed reorganization should make it easier to identify these requirements within the ordinance.
Staff is also proposing to add a new "Alternate Compliance" section for parking lot landscaping which would give Staff the ability to consider approval of alternative parking lot landscape designs under certain circumstances. The proposed amendment should allow for some modest flexibility when an alternate design is proposed that meets the spirit and intent of the ordinance but doesn't meet the specifi...
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