Title
Conduct a Public Hearing to Consider/Discuss/Act on a Request by the City of McKinney to Amend Chapter 146 (Zoning Regulations), Section 146-130 (Vehicle Parking) of the Code of Ordinances
Summary
COUNCIL GOAL: Operational Excellence
(2E: Continuously provide a high level of customer service to our citizens)
MEETING DATE: August 11, 2020
DEPARTMENT: Development Services - Planning Department
CONTACT: Mark Doty, Assistant Director of Planning
Jennifer Arnold, AICP, Director of Planning
RECOMMENDED CITY COUNCIL ACTION:
* The recommendation of the Planning and Zoning Commission will be forwarded to the City Council for consideration at the September 1, 2020 meeting.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
* Staff recommends approval of the proposed amendment.
ITEM SUMMARY: Staff proposes an amendment to Section 146-130 (Vehicle Parking) of the Zoning Ordinance to modify Subsection 3, related to shared parking spaces.
Specifically, Staff proposes to expand the allowance for shared parking to include the use of public off-street and/or on-street parking spaces under certain conditions. As proposed, new and redevelopment projects that occur within the McKinney Town Center (MTC) Zoning District that are within 200 feet of a public parking lot would be able to utilize these public spaces to satisfy up to 100 percent of the parking requirement for the development without a shared parking agreement.
As growth and reinvestment continues to occur in the downtown area of McKinney, Staff feels as though the proposed amendment may provide an additional incentive for properties currently unable to meet the strict requirements of the existing ordinance.
PROPOSED AMENDMENT
Staff proposes the following modification to Section 146-130 (Vehicle Parking), to include the newly added subection b, related to parking in the MTC:
"(3) Shared Parking Spaces.
a. Under specific circumstances listed below, a limited number of parking spaces may be applied toward parking space req...
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