Title
Conduct a Public Hearing to Consider/Discuss/Act on a Specific Use Permit Request for a Major Vehicle Repair and Automobile Storage (Hendrick Automotive), Located on the South Side of Wilmeth Road and Approximately 865 feet West of the Intersection of US Highway 75 and Wilmeth Road, and Accompanying Ordinance
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: December 3, 2024
DEPARTMENT: Development Services - Planning Department
CONTACT: Jennifer Arnold, AICP, Director of Planning
Caitlyn Strickland, AICP, Planning Manager
Roderick Palmer, Planner II
RECOMMENDED CITY COUNCIL ACTION: Staff recommends approval of the proposed specific use permit request with the following special ordinance provisions:
1. The property shall generally develop in accordance with the attached specific use permit exhibit and all applicable development requirements of the city.
APPLICATION SUBMITTAL DATE: June 3, 2024 (Original Application)
July 5, 2024 (Revised Submittal)
August 9, 2024 (Revised Submittal)
October 4, 2024 (Revised Submittal)
October 24, 2024 (Revised Submittal)
ITEM SUMMARY: The applicant is proposing a specific use permit to allow Major Vehicle Repair and Automobile Storage (Hendricks) on the subject property. The proposed facility is approximately 60,000 square feet, and is located on the South Side of Wilmeth Road and Approximately 865 feet West of the Intersection of US Highway 75 and Wilmeth Road.
The governing zoning district (“C” - Planned Center District) requires that a specific use permit be granted for a Major Vehicle Repair and Automobile Storage business to operate on the subject property. As part of the specific use permit request, the applicant has submitted a site layout exhibit detailing the building and parking locations, as well as the internal site circulation.
ZONING:
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Location |
Zoning District (Permitted Land Uses) |
Existing Land Use |
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Subject Property |
“C”- Planned Center District (Commercial Uses) |
Undeveloped Land |
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North |
“C”- Planned Center District (Commercial Uses) |
Undeveloped Land |
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South |
“C”- Planned Center District (Commercial Uses) |
Undeveloped Land, Government facility (City of McKinney Fire Headquarters) |
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East |
“C” - Planned Center District (Commercial Uses) |
Auto Sales (BMW of McKinney),Undeveloped Land |
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West |
“RG-18” - General Residence District (Residential Uses), “PD” - Planned Development District (Commercial Uses) |
Undeveloped Land, Government facility (City of McKinney Public Safety Building) |
SPECIFIC USE PERMITS: When acting on a request for a specific use permit, the following factors should be considered:
• Whether the request complies with all site specifications adopted by the City, including the base zoning district and/or the PD entitlements;
• Whether the site, buildings, and use meet the criteria specified for the use in Section 205C, Use Definitions and Use-Specific Standards, of the UDC;
• Whether the proposed use will be detrimental to the adjacent properties or to the City as a whole;
• Whether the proposed uses are compatible in terms of scale (building massing, form, orientation, and location), intensity, and operating characteristics with uses and structures on adjacent properties and properties in the vicinity of the proposed application; and
• Whether potential impacts associated with such use are adequately mitigated through enhanced site or building design, including but not limited to additional landscaping, buffers, or screening, to minimize adverse impacts on surrounding uses and the City.
Staff has evaluated the request based on the above mentioned parameters and feels that the site is appropriate for the proposed use and is compatible with existing land uses of the adjacent properties.
The applicant is proposing to develop a Major Vehicle Repair and Automobile Storage business on the property for a Collision Center for Hendrick Automotive. The site is directly adjacent to the existing Hendrick Automotive BMW of McKinney dealership to the east and is intended to support the existing dealership. While the subject property has access to a major arterial (Wilmeth Road), the operation of the site is not directly adjacent to public right-of-way. As proposed, a lot (approx. 4.5 acres) zoned “C” - Planned Center District is being preserved between Wilmeth Road and the proposed Collision Center. With this separation, commercial development can be constructed along the right-of-way to help to mitigate the visual impact of the proposed uses with this request. Additionally, the site is situated directly to the west of the existing BMW of McKinney dealership which will also help to shield the view of the Major Vehicle Repair and Automobile Storage from the US Highway 75 right-of-way.
The applicant proposes to orient the service bay doors away from the public right-of-way and store vehicles awaiting repair for service behind an area enclosed with a 6’ tubular steel fence with masonry columns accompanied with evergreen shrubs. These measures will help to minimize the view of the bays and stored vehicles from adjacent properties and public rights-of-way. Although not a direct requirement for consideration of the specific use permit, Staff notes that there are no other stand-alone auto repair developments nearby.
With the location of the proposed site being tucked behind a commercial tract and the proposed fencing and landscaping for the property, Staff feels that the proposed major vehicle repair and automobile storage use should complement the existing development in the area.
As such, staff recommends approval of the SUP request.
SITE LAYOUT: The attached exhibit provides a general layout of the proposed building as well as the associated parking and internal site circulation. The site circulation, parking, and sanitation requirements are in general conformance with the Zoning Ordinance.
ACCESS/CIRCULATION:
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Adjacent Streets: |
Wilmeth Road, 124’ Right-of-Way, Major Arterial |
OPPOSITION TO OR SUPPORT OF REQUEST: Staff has received no letters of support to this request and no letters of opposition. This does not include emails or letters that may have been sent directly to members of the Council. Staff has not received any citizen comments through the online citizen portal.
BOARD OR COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: On November 12, 2024, the Planning and Zoning Commission voted 7-0-0 to recommend approval of the Specific Use Permit to the City Council.