Title
Conduct a Public Hearing to Consider/Discuss/Act on Design Exceptions to a Site Plan for the McKinney Municipal Complex, Located on the Northwest Corner of Virginia Street and Throckmorton 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: August 23, 2022
DEPARTMENT: Development services - Planning Department
CONTACT: Kaitlin Sheffield, CNU-a, Planner II
Caitlyn Strickland, Planning Manager
Jennifer Arnold, AICP, 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 minimum 85% building frontage requirement along Pedestrian Priority "A" Streets (Virginia Street);
b. Not meet the minimum 50% building frontage requirement along Pedestrian Priority "B" Streets (Main Street and Throckmorton Street);
c. Not meet the 5-10-foot Build-To Zone requirement along Pedestrian Priority "A" Streets (Virginia Street);
d. Not meet the 5-10-foot Build-To Zone requirement along Pedestrian Priority "B" Streets (Main Street and Throckmorton Street);
e. Not provide a street screening device along Pedestrian Priority "A" and Pedestrian Priority "B" Streets where the street is not defined by a building or driveway within the Build-To Zone;
f. Not meet the maximum 12-inch ground floor finished level above sidewalks fronting on Pedestrian Priority "A" Streets;
g. Not meet the maximum 18-inch ground floor finished level above sidewalks fronting on Pedestrian Priority "B" Streets;
h. Not provide a tripartite design (a defined base, middle, and top);
i. Not meet the requirement for commercial and mixed use buildings...
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