Hearing:
Conduct a Public hearing to Consider/Discuss/Act on the request by Owner's Representative Eddie Seals, regarding the Appeal of the Building Official's decision for the consideration of a Special Exception to the zoning ordinance to reinstate nonconforming rights to allow for the reconstruction a church that was destroyed by fire, to the same site and building design as existed prior to the fire. The reconstruction would be in violation of multiple current provisions of the Unified Development Code, including building setbacks, residential adjacency buffer, landscaping, screening, and parking. This Special Exception would not exempt the construction from complying with all current, adopted building codes. This property is the New Outreach Church of McKinney located at 506 Wilcox St., Lots 3 and 4B of Block 17 of the Shorts Addition to the City of McKinney, Texas.
Summary:
BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT CASE NUMBER: BOA 24-01
MEETING DATE: January 24, 2024
DEPARTMENT: Development Services - Building Inspections
CONTACT: Suzanne Arnold, Chief Building Official
RECOMMENDED BOARD ACTION: Consider this Special Exception request based on the applicant's statement on the Board of Adjustment (BOA) application.
ZONING: BN - Neighborhood Business District (TMN)
EXISTING CONDITIONS: The church was constructed in the 1940s and altered in the 1960s. The property consisted of two wood frame buildings, one of which was partially bricked. There is an asphalt parking lot. On the night of October 24, 2022, the church buildings were destroyed by fire. The charred remains were bulldozed for safety shortly after that. The church was not designated as historic. Since the original construction of the church, multiple zoning ordinances have been adopted that would restrict the buildable area on this property.
ITEM SUMMARY: Options for redeveloping this lot include (1) following all of the guidelines listed above and staying within the legally buildable area; (2) ...
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