Title
Consider/Discuss/Act on a Request by Owner Dawn and Dan Dillard for a Certificate of Appropriateness for the Rehabilitation of the Residence Located at 609 N Benge Street.
Summary
COUNCIL GOAL: Enhance the Quality of Life in Downtown McKinney
MEETING DATE: August 7, 2025
DEPARTMENT: Development Services - Planning Department
CONTACT: Rayna Alam, Historic Preservation Planner
Cassie Bumgarner, Planning Manager
RECOMMENDED HPAB ACTION:
* Staff recommends denial of the Certificate of Appropriateness. The proposed design of the alterations to this home does not meet Standards 2, 4, 9, and 10 of the Secretary of the Interiors Standards for Rehabilitation.
ITEM SUMMARY:
* The applicant requests approval of a Certificate of Appropriateness for the rehabilitation of the residence located at 609 N Benge Street and is proposing the following work:
* Significant renovation to the existing structure
* A two-story rear addition and a single-story side addition
* Extension of the front porch to the north
* Elevating the original front sloped roof line to allow for a second floor
* Staff evaluated the request and found that the request was not compatible with the Secretary of the Interior's Standards for Rehabilitation as it significantly alters the design, massing, and characteristics of the historic structure
* Staff spoke briefly with the architect about the proposed design. During the conversation, Staff explained that the proposed changes to the house were too great to be approved on a Staff level. Staff has forwarded the item to the Historic Preservation Advisory Board.
* In Staff's review of the proposal, neither the rear two-story addition or side addition meet the Standards due to incompatibility with the size, scale, and massing of the historic property, and greatly impacts the essential form and integrity of the historic property.
* In the evaluation of the proposed additions, staff felt that the design did not fit the following Stan...
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