Title
Conduct a Public Hearing to Consider/Discuss/Act on a Fa?ade Plan for a Retail/Office/Hotel and Parking Garage Building, Located at 205 W. Louisiana Street
Summary
COUNCIL GOAL: Direction for Strategic and Economic Growth
(1C: Provide a strong city economy by facilitating a balance between industrial, commercial, residential, and open space)
MEETING DATE: July 24, 2018
DEPARTMENT: Planning
CONTACT: Matt Robinson, AICP, Planning Manager
Jennifer Arnold, AICP, Interim Director of Planning
APPROVAL PROCESS: The action of the Planning and Zoning Commission for the proposed facade plan may be appealed to the City Council.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval of the proposed facade plan with the following condition:
1. The applicant receive a design exception to the required store front transparency along Church Street.
APPLICATION SUBMITTAL DATE: June 28, 2017 (Original Application)
July 11, 2017 (Revised Submittal)
July 6, 2018 (Revised Submittal)
ITEM SUMMARY: The applicant is constructing an approximately 44,000 square foot retail/office/hotel building with underground parking garage on approximately 0.348 acres, located at the southeast corner of Louisiana Street and Church Street. Fa?ade plans within the "MTC" - McKinney Town Center Zoning District can be approved administratively by Staff; however the applicant is requesting a design exception to deviate from the required 65% ground floor transparent storefront along Church Street. Design exceptions must be considered by the Planning and Zoning Commission. The requested design exception is detailed further below.
PLATTING STATUS: The subject property is currently part of McKinney Original Donation Lots 100A, 101A, 101B, 102B, 103C, 103D and 104C, Block 15. An associated amending plat has been submitted for the property.
ZONING:
Location
Zoning District (Permitted Land Uses)
Existing Land Use
Subject Property
"MTC" - McKinney Town Center (Downtown Core - Reside...
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