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Conduct a Public Hearing to Consider/Discuss/Act on a Fa?ade Plan Appeal for an Office Building (Independent Bank Headquarters), Located on the Southeast Corner of Henneman Way and Grand Ranch Parkway
Summary
COUNCIL GOAL: Direction for Strategic and Economic Growth
MEETING DATE: January 9, 2018
DEPARTMENT: Planning
CONTACT: Danielle Quintanilla, Planner I
Samantha Pickett, AICP, Planning Manager
Brian Lockley, AICP, CPM, Director of Planning
APPROVAL PROCESS: The action of the Planning and Zoning Commission for the proposed Fa?ade Plan Appeal may be appealed to the City Council.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval of the proposed fa?ade plan appeal with the following conditions:
1. The applicant receive approval of a variance to utilize a glass curtain wall system as the primary exterior finishing material on the east and south elevations.
APPLICATION SUBMITTAL DATE: November 20, 2017 (Original Application)
December 20, 2017 (Revised Submittal)
December 22, 2017 (Revised Submittal)
ITEM SUMMARY: The applicant is requesting a Fa?ade Plan Appeal for a 6-story, 160,000 square-foot office building (Independent Bank Headquarters), located on the southeast corner of Henneman Way and Grand Ranch Parkway. The proposed elevations do not conform to the requirements of the City's Architectural Standards for non-residential uses in non-industrial districts as the applicant has requested to utilize a glass curtain wall system as the primary finishing material of the building on two of the four elevations.
Typically, fa?ade plans can be approved by Staff; however, the applicant is requesting approval of a fa?ade plan appeal, which must be considered by the Planning and Zoning Commission. The fa?ade plan appeal is detailed further below.
COMPLIANCE WITH ARCHITECTURAL STANDARDS: The purpose of the architectural standards is to set minimum standards for the appearance of non-residential and multi-family buildings and correspo...
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