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Conduct a Public hearing to Consider/Discuss/Act on the request by Applicant Humble Sign Co., representing Chuy's Tex-Mex restaurant, to Consider/Discuss/Act on the Appeal of the Building Official's decision regarding a violation of UDC Section 504 B (2)(a)(iii) limiting the area of attached signs on non-street facing facades to 25 square feet. The applicant is requesting a Meritorious Exception to construct two approximately 82 square foot illuminated signs for Chuy's Tex-Mex attached to the east and west facades. This request is located at 8405 West University Drive, Lot 1R1-4 of Block A, Parcel 601-603 Addition to the City of McKinney, Texas.
Summary
BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT CASE NUMBER: BOA 2026-0006
MEETING DATE: August 19, 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: PD (Ordinance # 2021-09-095) - C3
EXISTING CONDITIONS: Chuy's Tex-Mex is a restaurant under construction in a new development at the southeast corner of West University Dr./380 and North Custer Rd. The restaurant parcel does not have immediate frontage on North Custer Rd. to the west but is a part of the development located at that corner.
ITEM SUMMARY: The applicant makes the argument that the way the building is situated in the site, coupled with the adjacency to both W. University Dr./380 and N. Custer Rd., that the east and west facades have a level of visibility that warrants treating them like primary, rather than secondary, facades, and as such, they should have the same sign allowance as the frontage on the street to which it is addressed.
VARIANCE REQUESTED:
ZONING ORDINANCE REQUIREMENTS
REQUESTED
VARIANCE
Maximum sign area 25 square feet
82 square feet each
328%
APPLICANT'S BASIS FOR VARIANCE: See description on the BOA application.
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