Title
Consider/Discuss/Act on a Request by Barratt Properties, LLC for a Certificate of Appropriateness for Demolition of a Building Located at 311 S Kentucky Street
Summary
COUNCIL GOAL: Enhance the Quality of Life in Downtown McKinney
MEETING DATE: October 3, 2024
DEPARTMENT: Development Services - Planning Department
CONTACT: Cassie Bumgarner, Historic Preservation Planner II
Jennifer Arnold, AICP, Director of Planning
RECOMMENDED HPAB ACTION:
* Staff recommends approval of the Certificate of Appropriateness for demolition of the building at 311 S Kentucky Street.
ITEM SUMMARY:
* The applicant requests approval of a Certificate of Appropriateness for demolition of the building located at 311 S Kentucky Street.
* The applicant has submitted a Field Observation Report completed by architect Bryan Moore of DBA Architects on June 22, 2022.
* The architect found the house had considerable structural damage, racking, dry rot, and termite damage and would "never survive the moving process."
* The applicant also included a proposal from Cunningham House Movers, which reports that "there are two more structures that have no value to move. These are located at 301/311 Kentucky Street, McKinney, Texas."
Project History
* A Certificate of Appropriateness for the demolition of the building was previously approved by Staff in August 2022; however, that approval expired.
* In May 2024, the applicant submitted a new Certificate of Appropriateness for the demolition of the building, which was forwarded to the HPAB for consideration. The HPAB denied the request for demolition 7-0-0.
* The applicant appealed the HPAB decision to City Council, which was heard on June 18, 2024. At that time, the City Council determined that the decision of the HPAB should be affirmed and denied the appeal.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
* The Zoning Ordinance states that owners shall not construct, reconstruct, alter, change, restore, expand, or demolish any exterior archit...
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