CITY OF McKINNEY, TEXAS - File #: 10-118Z

• File #: 10-118Z
• Name: Silverado Estates
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Approved and Finalized
• In control: City Council Regular Meeting
• On agenda: 4/5/2011
• Final action: 4/5/2011
• Title: Conduct a Public Hearing to Consider/Discuss/Act on the Request by Standard Pacific of Texas, Inc., on Behalf of Standard Pacific of Texas, Inc. and Coit/Plano Parkway, J.V., for Approval of a Request to Rezone Approximately 83.29 Acres from “PD” - Planned Development District and “REC” - Regional Employment Center Overlay District to “PD” - Planned Development District and “REC” - Regional Employment Center Overlay District, Generally for Single Family Residential Uses and to Modify the Development Standards, Located on the East Side of Alma Road and on the North Side of Silverado Trail, and Accompanying Ordinance.

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
4/5/2011	2	City Council Regular Meeting	Approved and Finalized	Pass
3/15/2011	1	City Council Regular Meeting	Tabled to Another Meeting	Pass

Title
Conduct a Public Hearing to Consider/Discuss/Act on the Request by Standard Pacific of Texas, Inc., on Behalf of Standard Pacific of Texas, Inc. and Coit/Plano Parkway, J.V., for Approval of a Request to Rezone Approximately 83.29 Acres from “PD” - Planned Development District and “REC” - Regional Employment Center Overlay District to “PD” - Planned Development District and “REC” - Regional Employment Center Overlay District, Generally for Single Family Residential Uses and to Modify the Development Standards, Located on the East Side of Alma Road and on the North Side of Silverado Trail, and Accompanying Ordinance.

Summary

MEETING DATE: April 5, 2011

DEPARTMENT: Development Services - Planning

CONTACT: Jennifer Cox, AICP, Director of Planning
Brandon Opiela, Senior Planner
Abra R. Nusser, Planner


RECOMMENDED CITY COUNCIL ACTION:
· Staff recommends denial of the proposed rezoning request due to a lack of conformance with the “REC” - Regional Employment Center Overlay District. Staff feels that by removing the office component of the current zoning’s mixture of uses and for proposing a dead-end street, the rezoning request is in direct conflict with the design guidelines and intent of the REC.

ITEM SUMMARY:
· The applicant is proposing to rezone the subject property from “PD” - Planned Development District and “REC” - Regional Employment Center Overlay District to “PD” - Planned Development District and “REC” - Regional Employment Center Overlay District, generally for single family residential uses and to modify the development standards. The applicant is proposing 354 single family residential lots on approximately 83.29 acres, located on the east side of Alma Road and on the north side of Silverado Trail.

· A general development plan showing the general configuration of the development and three plans showing landscaping concepts and architectural features are included in the proposed planned development district. Open space as requir...