File #: 13-033SP2    Name: Trinity Falls Elevated Water Storage Tank
Type: Agenda Item Status: Approved
In control: City Council Regular Meeting
On agenda: 4/2/2013 Final action: 4/2/2013
Title: Conduct a Public Hearing to Consider/Discuss/Act on the Request by Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc., on Behalf of Castle Hill Partners, for Approval of a Site Plan for a City Elevated Water Storage Tank (Trinity Falls), Being Fewer than 3 Acres, Located Approximately 3,000 Feet East of C.R. 229 and on the North Side of F.M. 543 (Weston Road)
Attachments: 1. Agenda Item Summary, 2. PZ Minutes 3.12.13, 3. PZ Staff Report, 4. Standard Conditions Checklist, 5. Location Map and Aerial Exhibit, 6. Letter of Intent, 7. Proposed Site Plan, 8. Proposed Landscape Plan, 9. PowerPoint Presentation
Related files: 13-033SP
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Conduct a Public Hearing to Consider/Discuss/Act on the Request by Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc., on Behalf of Castle Hill Partners, for Approval of a Site Plan for a City Elevated Water Storage Tank (Trinity Falls), Being Fewer than 3 Acres, Located Approximately 3,000 Feet East of C.R. 229 and on the North Side of F.M. 543 (Weston Road)

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MEETING DATE: April 2, 2013

DEPARTMENT: Development Services

CONTACT: Michael Quint, Director of Planning
Brandon Opiela, Planning Manager
Alex Glushko, AICP, Planner II

RECOMMENDED CITY COUNCIL ACTION:
· Staff recommends approval of the proposed site plan with the following conditions:

1. The applicant satisfy the conditions as shown on the Standard Conditions for Site Plan Approval Checklist, attached.

The applicant has requested a meritorious exception which Staff is recommending denial of:

2. The applicant receive approval of a meritorious exception requiring an approximately 62’ long section of wrought iron fencing with masonry columns 20’ on center with living plant screen along the western property line from the F.M. 543 (Weston Road) right-of-way, northward, in conjunction with a maximum of an approximately 256’ long section of chain linked fencing along the western side of the subject property.

ITEM SUMMARY:
· The applicant is proposing to construct an elevated water storage tank on the north side of F.M. 543 (Weston Road) and approximately 3,000 feet east of C.R. 229 on approximately 2.87 acres. The tank is proposed to be 222 feet tall. The location of the tank is proposed to be located in the southwestern portion of the Trinity Falls Municipal Utility District Planning Unit #1, which is in McKinney’s extraterritorial jurisdiction (ETJ).

· Once completed, the proposed elevated water storage tank and associated features will be dedicated to and maintained by the City of McKinney. Site plans for City-owned and maintained properties are considered by the City Council; therefore, the re...

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