Title
Conduct a Public Hearing to Consider/Discuss/Act on Design Exceptions to a Site Plan for a Government Facility (Roy & Helen Hall Memorial Library), Located on the Northwest Corner of Hunt Street and Tennessee 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: May 27, 2025
DEPARTMENT: Development Services - Planning Department
CONTACT: Kaitlin Sheffield, CNU-A, Chief Planner
Cassie Bumgarner, Planning Manager
Hayley Angel, AICP, Interim Director of Planning
APPROVAL PROCESS: The action of the Planning and Zoning Commission for the proposed site plan may be appealed to the City Council.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval of the proposed site plan with the following conditions:
1. The applicant receive approval of the following Design Exceptions to:
a. Not meet the 0-10-foot Build-To Zone requirement along Pedestrian Priority "B" Streets (Kentucky Street, Hunt Street, and Lamar Street);
b. Not meet the minimum 50% building frontage requirement along Pedestrian Priority "B" Streets (Kentucky Street, Hunt Street, Lamar Street, and Tennessee Street);
c. Not provide a street screening device along Pedestrian Priority "B" Streets where the street is not defined by a building or driveway within the Build-To Zone;
d. Not meet the requirement that surface parking shall be located a minimum of 6 feet behind the property line along Pedestrian Priority "B" Streets if there is no building along the street frontage;
e. Not meet the maximum 18-inch ground floor finished level above sidewalks fronting on Pedestrian Priority "B" Streets;
f. Not provide a tripartite design (a defined base, middle, and top);
g. Not meet the requirement for windows and doors on street fronting facades to be vertically proportioned and similar in size and shape to those used historically in McKinney's d...
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