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Conduct a Public hearing to Consider/Discuss/Act on the request by Applicant David Terrill, to Consider/Discuss/Act on the Appeal of the Building Official's decision regarding a violation of UDC Article 5, Section B (2)(a)(I & II), limiting the area of a wall sign to one- and one-half square feet for each linear foot of building frontage. The applicant is requesting a Meritorious Exception to allow the installation of a 62 square foot attached sign, where the length of frontage would only allow a 31.5 square foot sign by ordinance. This request is on the property located at 2414 West University Drive, Suite 115, Lot 1 of Block 1 of the Buckner Place Addition to the City of McKinney, Texas.
Summary
BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT CASE NUMBER: BOA 2025-0046
MEETING DATE: February 4, 2026
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 (BOA) application.
ZONING: BN - C1 Neighborhood Commercial
EXISTING CONDITIONS: This property is an existing multi-tenant retail strip center. A new tenant, Uptown Cheapskate, is moving into an inner corner suite.
ITEM SUMMARY: Per the applicant, the allowed sign area is disproportionately small for the size of the suite because the placement in an inner "elbow" corner reduces the effective frontage to a smaller dimension than the width of the space. The applicant is seeking a Meritorious Exception to compensate for the disproportionately small frontage. The applicant argues that adhering to the limit by ordinance would result in a visual imbalance with respect to the surrounding tenant spaces.
VARIANCE REQUESTED:
ZONING ORDINANCE REQUIREMENTS
VARIANCE REQUESTED
VARIANCE
32 sq. ft.
62 sq. ft.
94%
APPLICANT'S BASIS FOR VARIANCE: See description on the BOA application.
PUBLIC SUPPORT/OPPOSITION OF REQUEST: 30 letters were sent. To...
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