Hearing:
Conduct a Public hearing to Consider/Discuss/Act on the request by Owner Terry Casey, to Consider/Discuss/Act on the Appeal of the Building Official's decision for the consideration of a Meritorious Exception to the Sign Ordinance to allow an attached sign above the roof of the main structure, consisting of illuminated letters affixed to the existing smoke stack, at the site of the Cotton Mill, on the property located at 610 Elm Street, Lot 1 of Block A of the Cotton Mill Addition to the City of McKinney, Texas.
Summary:
BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT CASE NUMBER: BOA 23-03
MEETING DATE: December 13, 2023
DEPARTMENT: Development Services - Building Inspections
CONTACT: Suzanne Arnold, Chief Building Official
RECOMMENDED BOARD ACTION: Consider this Meritorious Exception request based on the applicant statement on the Board of Adjustment (acting as the Sign Board) application.
ZONING: MTC - McKinney Town Center / Cotton Mill Core Character District
EXISTING CONDITIONS: This lot is the site of the historic Cotton Mill building, which now houses multiple small businesses, including offices and an event venue. The area is zoned MTC/Cotton Mill Core District, which is a "Character District" within the McKinney Town Center Master Plan. The eventual intent is for the Cotton Mill building to be fully redeveloped and the areas surrounding it to become a master planned office campus for up-and-coming tech companies, as well as some small retail and transitional residential uses. "Cotton Mill" doesn't just identify a building or a business, but rather serves as an identity for the development. Being that the old mill is set back off of SH 5, the applicant is seeking to install this sign high up on the existing smokestack so that it is visible from a distance.
ITEM SUMMARY: The applicant is seeking to construct a new sign, approximately 67 feet tall by 6 feet wide, attached to the existing masonry smokestack at the property known as the Cotton Mill. The sign ...
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