Title
Consider/Discuss/Act on a Request by Owner Greg Hartman for a Certificate of Appropriateness for Demolition of a Detached Carport/Garage Located at 907 Tucker St
Summary
COUNCIL GOAL: Enhance the Quality of Life in Downtown McKinney
MEETING DATE: November 5, 2026
DEPARTMENT: Development Services - Planning Department
CONTACT: Rayna Alam, Planner
Cassie Bumgarner, Planning Manager
RECOMMENDED HPAB ACTION:
• Staff recommends approval of the Certificate of Appropriateness for demolition of the detached carport/garage at 907 Tucker St.
ITEM SUMMARY:
• The applicant requests approval of a Certificate of Appropriateness for demolition of the detached carport/garage located at 907 Tucker St.
• The applicant submitted photographs documenting the deteriorated structural integrity.
• Staff performed historic research on the property to determine a construction date of the carport/garage. 1920 Sanborn maps show a garage in this location. There is no photographic or other documentation that definitively dates the carport/garage currently on site.
• The home was surveyed in the McKinney Historic Resource Survey of 2023 and built circa 1915. It is an Arts & Crafts style home with a medium-priority rating. Staff believes the removal of the detached carport/garage will not change the priority rating of the residence.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
• The Zoning Ordinance states that owners shall not construct, reconstruct, alter, change, restore, expand, or demolish any exterior architectural feature of a building or structure that is visible from a public right-of-way located in the H - Historic Preservation Overlay district without first obtaining a certificate of appropriateness.
• The criteria for approval mandates that the following standards, guidelines, and criteria be used in a balanced evaluation of the project:
o Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for Rehabilitation and Guidelines for Rehabilitating Historic Buildings to assist in the consideration of all applications.
o Checklist of design elements to be reviewed and evaluated.
o Consideration of the preservation priority rating assigned to the property in question.
• The McKinney Historic Resource Survey of 2023 found the home at 907 Tucker Street to be medium priority rating, built circa 1915.
Definition of Medium Priority: Contributes significantly to local history or broader historical patterns, but alterations have diminished the resource’s integrity; is a significant example of architecture, engineering or crafted design; is an outstanding example of a common local building form, architectural style or type; is a modern or recent landmark not old enough to be judged in a historical context.