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Conduct a Public Hearing to Consider/Discuss/Act on a Site Plan and Fa?ade Plan Appeal for a Multi-Family Development (McKinney North), Located Approximately 700 Feet North of Wilmeth Road and on the East Side of State Highway 5 (McDonald Street)
Summary
COUNCIL GOAL: Direction for Strategic Growth
MEETING DATE: March 22, 2016
DEPARTMENT: Planning
CONTACT: Samantha Pickett, Planning Manager
APPROVAL PROCESS: The action of the Planning and Zoning Commission for the proposed site plan may be appealed to the City Council.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval of the proposed site plan with the following variances:
1. The applicant receive approval of a variance to allow buildings on the subject property to orient exterior facing windows towards an adjacent property zoned or used for single family residential purposes that are within 150 feet of the proposed buildings.
2. The applicant receive approval of a variance to waive the masonry screening wall required along all side and rear property lines for all property lines located on the eastern portion of the property.
The applicant has requested a facade plan appeal in order to allow the following, to which Staff has no objections:
1. The applicant receive approval of an alternate major architectural and site enhancement.
However, the applicant has also requested a fa?ade plan appeal for the following, of which Staff recommends denial:
2. The applicant receive approval of a variance to not provide a full height facade offset that is a minimum of 5 feet deep and 10 feet wide for building elevations longer than 30 feet.
3. The applicant receive approval to not provide the minimum of four (4) minor architectural and site enhancements.
Prior to the issuance of a building permit, the following conditions must be satisfied:
1. The applicant satisfy the conditions as shown on the Standard Conditions for Site Plan Approval Checklist, attached.
2. T...
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