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Consider/Discuss/Act on a Final Plat for Lot 1, Block A, of the Townsend Addition, Located within McKinney's Extraterritorial Jurisdiction (ETJ) and Located Approximately 270 Feet East of Breezy Hill Road and on the North Side of North McDonald Street
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: February 4, 2025
DEPARTMENT: Development Services - Planning Department
CONTACT: Jennifer Arnold, AICP, Director of Planning
Gary Graham, P.E., Director of Engineering
Caitlyn Strickland, AICP, Planning Manager
Jake Bennett, Planner II
APPLICATION SUBMITTAL DATE: June 24, 2024 (Original Application)
January 27, 2025 (Revised Submittal)
RECOMMENDED CITY COUNCIL ACTION: Staff recommends disapproval of the proposed final plat due to lack of conformance with the Engineering Design Manual and the Subdivision Ordinance of the Unified Development Code.
ITEM SUMMARY: The applicant proposes to plat approximately 4.95 acres as one lot.
The proposed final plat is located within the McKinney Extraterritorial Jurisdiction (ETJ) and was originally considered by the City Council at the July 16, 2024 meeting, where it was approved with conditions. The applicant has addressed many of the conditions for approval. However, there are certain items that have not been addressed and for which the applicant is requesting variances. The variances are outlined below:
Unified Development Code (UDC):
* The applicant requests a variance to Section 307B.2. to not provide a master-planned water line easement adjacent to North McDonald Street.
* The applicant requests a variance to Section 307C.6.a. to not enter an escrow agreement for the master-planned water line adjacent to North McDonald Street.
Staff does not support the above variances because all developments are required to build utilities to...
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