Title
Consider/Discuss/Act on a Request by Owner Greg Hartman for a Certificate of Appropriateness for Demolition of a Detached Carport/Garage Located at 907 Tucker St
Summary
COUNCIL GOAL: Enhance the Quality of Life in Downtown McKinney
MEETING DATE: November 5, 2026
DEPARTMENT: Development Services – Planning Department
CONTACT: Rayna Alam, Planner
Cassie Bumgarner, Planning Manager
RECOMMENDED HPAB ACTION:
? Staff recommends approval of the Certificate of Appropriateness for demolition of the detached carport/garage at 907 Tucker St.
ITEM SUMMARY:
? The applicant requests approval of a Certificate of Appropriateness for demolition of the detached carport/garage located at 907 Tucker St.
The applicant submitted photographs documenting the deteriorated structural integrity.
Staff performed historic research on the property to determine a construction date of the carport/garage. 1920 Sanborn maps show a garage in this location. There is no photographic or other documentation that definitively dates the carport/garage currently on site.
The home was surveyed in the McKinney Historic Resource Survey of 2023 and built circa 1915. It is an Arts & Crafts style home with a medium-priority rating. Staff believes the removal of the detached carport/garage will not change the priority rating of the residence.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
? The Zoning Ordinance states that owners shall not construct, reconstruct, alter, change, restore, expand, or demolish any exterior architectural feature of a building or structure that is visible from a public right-of-way located in the H - Historic Preservation Overlay district without first obtaining a certificate of appropriateness.
The criteria for approval mandates that the following standards, guidelines, and criteria be used in a balanced evaluation of the project:
Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for Rehabilitation and Guidelines for Rehabilitating Historic Buildings to assist in the consideration...
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