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Consider/Discuss Automotive Sales Uses Permitted along U.S. Highway 75 and State Highway 121 and Residential Uses Permitted in Non-Residential Districts
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: June 4, 2018
DEPARTMENT: Planning
CONTACT: Samantha Pickett, AICP, Planning Manager
Brian Lockley, AICP, CPM, Director of Planning
RECOMMENDED CITY COUNCIL ACTION:
• Provide direction to Staff.
ITEM SUMMARY:
• At the request of City Council, Staff has analyzed all zoning districts throughout the City (save and except the “MTC” - McKinney Town Center Zoning District) and provided information as to where a) automotive sales are permitted by right along U.S. Highway 75 and State Highway 121, and b) residential uses are permitted within non-residential districts.
• Through this analysis, Staff identified the zoning districts that allow these uses, as well as any “PD” - Planned Development districts that had a base zoning allowing these uses for the purposes of this discussion:
o Residential uses included single family detached, single family attached (townhomes), duplex, multi-family, and multi-family senior residential uses.
• Additionally, Staff has provided options for moving forward that City Council might consider if they so choose (see Presentation, attached).
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
• Since the adoption of the Zoning Ordinance in 1981, automobile sales have been allowed in “BG” - General Business District, “C” - Planned Center District, “ML” - Light Manufacturing District, and “MH” - Heavy Manufacturing District.
o Concentrations of retail, commercial and similar uses have always been shown along the major thoroughfares, and these commercial districts, especially “C”, were designed specifically for these locations.
• Similarly, residential uses have been allowed, either by right or by specific use permit (SUP), in “BN” - Neighborhood Business District, “BG” - General Business District, and “C” - Planned Center District for the same time period.
o The City of McKinney’s Zoning Ordinance is based on traditional, pyramid, or hierarchical zoning, where each district builds in intensity and allowed uses from the less intense zoning district are permitted in the more intense zoning district. As such, it’s common to find less intense uses (such as residential) in higher intensity districts (such as “BG”).
• In March of 2014, City Council adopted a series of Zoning Ordinances changes, including the adoption of 14 new zoning districts to better align development with the current market, and the suspension of 18 of the existing districts, which prohibits (re)zoning to any of these districts as of July 1, 2014, while still allowing development on properties that already have this zoning.