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ARE DOING A COMMUNITY EPA. OKAY, WELL. GOOD EVENING. IT IS 6:00 PM. I'D LIKE TO WELCOME EVERYBODY TO THE CITY OF MCKINNEY'S PLANNING AND ZONING MEETING OF TUESDAY, DECEMBER THE 9TH, 2025. I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT IT IS ALREADY DECEMBER. AND THE NEXT TIME THAT WE CONVENE WILL, IT'LL BE 2026. SO THE COMMISSIONERS THAT YOU SEE SEATED BEFORE YOU HAVE BEEN APPOINTED BY CITY COUNCIL, AND WE ALL SERVE AT THE PLEASURE OF CITY COUNCIL. SOME OF THE ITEMS HEARD TONIGHT, ACTUALLY, ALL THE ITEMS HEARD TONIGHT WILL ONLY BE HEARD BEFORE PLANNING AND ZONING. THERE WON'T BE ANY ITEMS THAT ARE GOING TO BE GOING ON TO CITY COUNCIL. IF YOU'RE HERE TONIGHT AND IF YOU WISH TO SPEAK ON AN AGENDA ITEM, WE KINDLY ASK THAT YOU COMPLETE A YELLOW SPEAKER CARD. PLEASE TURN IT IN PRIOR TO APPROACHING TO MAKE YOUR COMMENTS. WE ALSO KINDLY ASK THAT YOU LIMIT YOUR REMARKS TO THREE MINUTES, AND YOU MAY SPEAK ONE TIME ON EACH AGENDA ITEM. THE COMMISSIONERS ALL ASK THAT YOU TREAT EACH OTHER WITH RESPECT, THAT YOU FOCUS ON THE ISSUE, AND THAT YOU'RE CONCISE IN YOUR COMMENTS. I DO WANT TO STRESS TO EVERYONE PRESENT THAT YOUR COMMENTS ARE IMPORTANT. THEY DO BECOME A PART OF THE CITY'S PUBLIC RECORD. WE ALL DO WANT TO ACT IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE CITY. THE CITIZENS OF MCKINNEY.
SO THIS TIME WE'LL MOVE TO PUBLIC COMMENTS. DO WE HAVE ANY COMMENTS ON THE NON PUBLIC HEARING AGENDA ITEMS? OKAY. WE'LL MOVE TO THE CONSENT ITEMS ON THE AGENDA. DO WE HAVE A
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MOTION ON THE CONSENT ITEMS. AND THAT WOULD INCLUDE ITEM 2534 37 WHICH IS MINUTES OF THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING OF NOVEMBER THE 11TH, 2025. I'LL MOVE TO APPROVE THE MINUTES. SECOND. MOTION BY COMMISSIONER LEBO AND SECOND BY. I DIDN'T HEAR MOHAMED. MOHAMED. MOHAMED, MOHAMED. THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER KASIM. IF YOU COULD CAST YOUR VOTES, PLEASE. THANK YOU. OKAY. THAT MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES PASSES[Conduct a Public Hearing to Consider/Discuss/Act on a Design Exception to a Site Plan for Office and Indoor Commercial Entertainment (Hope Dream Center), Located at 2765 Virginia Parkway]
UNANIMOUSLY, 7 TO 0. OKAY. WE'LL NOW MOVE TO THE REGULAR ITEMS ON THE AGENDA. ITEM 250017 SP CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER, DISCUSS, ACT ON A DESIGN EXCEPTION TO A SITE PLAN FOR OFFICE AND INDOOR COMMERCIAL ENTERTAINMENT. HOPE DREAM CENTER, LOCATED AT 2765 VIRGINIA PARKWAY. MR. BENNETT? YES, THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR. CHAIRMAN. GOOD EVENING.COMMISSION. JAKE BENNETT, PLANNER WITH THE CITY OF MCKINNEY. THIS IS A PROPOSED SITE PLAN FOR AN OFFICE AND INDOOR COMMERCIAL ENTERTAINMENT FACILITY LOCATED NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF VIRGINIA PARKWAY AND JORDAN ROAD. TYPICALLY, SITE PLANS ARE APPROVED AT THE STAFF LEVEL. HOWEVER, WHEN CERTAIN DESIGN EXCEPTIONS ARE REQUESTED, THEY ARE BROUGHT TO THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION FOR ACTION. THE DESIGN EXCEPTION REQUESTED BY THE APPLICANT IS TO ALLOW PARKING TO BE LOCATED TEN FEET FROM THE ADJACENT RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY LINES. THE PARKING WOULD MATCH WHAT IS PROVIDED ON ADJACENT PROPERTIES, AND WILL CREATE A CONSISTENT BUFFER WITH MANY OF THE OTHER PROPERTIES IN THE SAME GENERAL AREA ALONG VIRGINIA PARKWAY. THE SCREENING DEVICE ON THE SHARED PROPERTY LINE IS AN EIGHT FOOT TALL MASONRY WALL, AND THE APPLICANT WILL BE PLANTING CANOPY TREES AT A RATE OF ONE PER 30 LINEAR FEET WITHIN THE TEN FOOT BUFFER. STAFF BELIEVES THAT THE DESIGN EXCEPTION SHOULD NOT NEGATIVELY IMPACT ANY OF THE SURROUNDING PROPERTIES. AS SUCH, STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THE PROPOSED SITE PLAN AND I'LL STAND FOR ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU, MR. BENNETT. JAKE WAS THERE WAS THERE WAS THIS POSTED FOR THE RESIDENTS THAT ARE ADJACENT TO THIS PROPERTY? YES.
SO THERE'S NOT A SIGN THAT'S REQUIRED TO BE POSTED ON THE PROPERTY LIKE THERE ARE FOR OTHER ITEMS SUCH AS LIKE SUPS AND ZONINGS. HOWEVER, PROPERTY OWNER NOTIFICATIONS WERE SENT THROUGH THE MAIL TO ALL PROPERTIES WITH WITHIN A 200 FOOT BUFFER OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY. SO ALL THOSE RESIDENCES IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT RECEIVED NOTICE. ANY COMMENTS OR WE HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY COMMENTS FROM ANYONE. YOU SAID NOTICE BY MAIL ONLY. JUST BY MAIL ONLY. THEY ARE NOT REQUIRED TO POST SIGNS ON THE PROPERTY LIKE THEY ARE FOR ZONING OR SUPS. AND THEY WENT OUT TWO WEEKS AGO. YES, I'D HAVE TO CHECK ON THE EXACT DATE, BUT I BELIEVE THAT IS ABOUT TWO WEEKS IS WHEN TWO WEEKS AHEAD IS WHEN WE SEND THOSE OUT. AND THERE WAS A PREVIOUS EXCEPTION PERMITTED ON THE SITE PLAN TO THE WEST. IT LOOKS LIKE THAT
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THIS ALIGNS WITH. SO THAT PROPERTY I BELIEVE ACTUALLY DEVELOPED UNDER THE OLD CODE.SO PRIOR TO THE UDC BEING ADOPTED, PRIOR TO THE UDC BEING ADOPTED, IT WAS JUST THE TEN FEET. WAS THE DISTANCE REQUIRED. WITH THE ADOPTION OF THE UDC IT EXPANDED TO 20. BUT THERE'S THAT DESIGN EXCEPTION TO REDUCE IT TO TEN. IT'S CONSISTENT WITH ALL THE OTHER PROPERTIES, THOUGH, ALONG THAT AREA ALONG THAT STRETCH. YEP. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. IS THE APPLICANT HERE THIS EVENING? YES. GOOD EVENING. GOOD EVENING. DANIEL FRANKLIN, 1720 WEST VIRGINIA STREET, MCKINNEY, TEXAS. AND I'M HERE WITH FROM CROSS ENGINEERING REPRESENTING THE APPLICANT. BASICALLY, I'M HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. I HAVE A QUESTION. I KNOW THIS IS JUST A DESIGN EXCEPTION THAT WE'RE DOING TONIGHT, BUT HOW ARE YOU GOING TO. YOU HAVE 240 SEATS IN THE TRAINING CENTER, CORRECT? YES. AND HOW ARE YOU GOING TO HAVE PARKING FOR THAT? SO THIS THIS DEVELOPMENT IS WELL, WE'VE MEETING THE REQUIREMENTS FOR PARKING AS PART OF WHY WE NEED. YEAH I KNOW IT MEETS, BUT HOW ARE YOU GOING TO SEAT. HOW ARE YOU GOING TO PARK 240 PEOPLE TRAINING. RIGHT. SO THE. IT'S A GOOD HOW HOW DO I BEST EXPLAIN THIS. SO THIS ISN'T COMPLETELY 100% STANDALONE IN THAT THE DEVELOPER IS THE OWNER TO THE WEST. AND SO THEY ARE WANTING TO DEVELOP THIS IN SUPPORT OF THAT EXISTING USE. SO. THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO USE THAT PARKING. IN FACT THERE'S A SHARED PARKING AGREEMENT IN PLACE FOR THAT. AND HOW ELSE DO I EXPLAIN THE EXPECTED. MOST OF THE TIME THAT WOULD BE YOU'D BE USING THE OFFICES OR THE THE SEATING. IT WOULDN'T BE BOTH. AND THE ONE OF THE MAIN THINGS THAT THEY WOULD ARE ANTICIPATING THAT WOULD BE IS SUNDAY MORNING CHURCH SERVICE.
SO ALL OF THE ADJACENT PROPERTIES WOULD MOST LIKELY BE VACANT DURING THAT. BUT YOU DON'T HAVE AGREEMENT FOR THAT YET, DO YOU? ADJACENT YOU HAVE AN AGREEMENT WITH THE PROPERTY TO THE WEST? YEAH. OR I DON'T KNOW THAT THE I DON'T KNOW THAT IT'S BEEN FILED, BUT THAT'S THAT'S THE IN PLACE. YES. IT'S DRAFT. THE DRAFT HAS BEEN ACCEPTED. I'M JUST WONDERING HOW YOU'RE GOING TO PARK THAT MANY PEOPLE. I KNOW IT MEETS THE REQUIREMENT FOR THE OCCUPANCY SPACE. IT LOOKS IT LOOKS LIKE THERE'S A LOT OF PARKING AROUND. I MEAN, WHAT'S THE TIMING, YOU KNOW, FOR THESE FOLKS THAT ARE GOING TO BE IN TRAINING 200 AT A TIME OR WHATEVER THE NUMBER IS, IS, IS THAT ADJACENT TO NORMAL BUSINESS HOURS, OR IS THAT DURING NORMAL BUSINESS HOURS OR WHAT? I'M TRYING TO REMEMBER WHAT WE HAD IN THE AGREEMENT.
THE THE INTENT IS FOR IT TO BE I DON'T KNOW THAT WE HAVE THAT SET. DON'T KNOW. BUT THE INTENT WITH THE SHARED PARKING WAS FOR THAT TO BE USED DURING OFF PEAK BUSINESS HOURS FROM THE BUSINESS TO THE WEST. OKAY, SO NOT AT THE SAME TIME. THANK YOU. AND IT'S 240 SEATS, BUT I DO NOT SEE THOSE SEATS BEING ALL FILLED ALL THE TIME. YEAH I MEAN SOME OF THE TRAINING IS GOING TO HAVE MUCH LESS. AND IF THERE IS A BIG EVENT, WE COULD PLAN FOR IT TO BE AFTER NORMAL BUSINESS HOURS. I IMAGINE IT WOULD. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU TO TO MEET THE PARKING REQUIREMENT, I SEE THERE'S LIKE SEVEN THAT ARE OFF SITE THAT ARE. BUT DO YOU ALL HAVE AN AGREEMENT WITH THE ADJACENT OWNER TO USE ALL OF THEIR PARKING, OR JUST THE SEVEN TO MEET THE ZONING REQUIREMENT? THE AGREEMENT WAS JUST FOR THE MINIMUM NEEDED TO TO MEET THE ZONING MEETING TO BE IN COMPLIANCE. BUT IT'S THEY OWN THEY WOULD OWN BOTH. SO THEY COULD DO THEY COULD USE IT IF THEY WANTED TO. OKAY. ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS FOR MR. FRANKLIN? THANK YOU. THIS ITEM DOES HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING. SO IF YOU'RE HERE THIS EVENING AND YOU WISH TO SPEAK REGARDING THIS ITEM, KINDLY APPROACH. OKAY. SEEING AS THERE'S NONE, DO WE HAVE A MOTION? I'LL MAKE
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A MOTION. EXCUSE ME. TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND APPROVE THIS ITEM. MOTION BY COMMISSIONER CRAIG TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND TO APPROVE THE ITEM. SECONDED. GO AHEAD.SECOND BY COMMISSIONER HAMMOCK. KINDLY CAST YOUR VOTE. OKAY. THAT ITEM IS APPROVED
[Conduct a Public Hearing to Consider/Discuss/ Act on a Design Exception(s) to a Site Plan (East End Lumber Yard).]
UNANIMOUSLY. 7 TO 0. OKAY. MOVING TO THE NEXT ITEM. ITEM 250055 SP CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER, DISCUSS ACT ON A DESIGN EXCEPTION TO A SITE PLAN. EAST END LUMBERYARD.MISS ROBINSON. GOOD EVENING. GOOD EVENING. COMMISSION KIARA ROBINSON, DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT PLANNER WITH THE CITY OF MCKINNEY. THE REQUEST BEFORE YOU IS FOR MULTIPLE DESIGN EXCEPTIONS FOR THE REHABILITATION OF THE EAST END LUMBER YARD AT 600 EAST LOUISIANA STREET. THE PROPERTY IS APPROXIMATELY 0.38 ACRES AND LOCATED IN THE TRANSIT VILLAGE OF THE MCKINNEY TOWN CENTER. THE PROPERTY IS OWNED BY EAST LOUISIANA STREET, A PEDESTRIAN, A TYPE STREET TO THE NORTH, AND GREENVILLE ROAD, A PEDESTRIAN B TYPE STREET TO THE SOUTH.
TYPICALLY, SITE PLANS ARE APPROVED AT THE STAFF LEVEL, BUT THE APPLICANT HAS REQUESTED MULTIPLE DESIGN EXCEPTIONS, WHICH REQUIRE CONSIDERATION BY THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION FOR APPROVAL. THE DESIGN EXCEPTIONS OUTLINED IN YOUR PACKET INCLUDE FOR BUILDING FORM, DESIGN EXCEPTIONS AND ONE FENCING EXCEPTION. THEY ALL GENERALLY REFER TO TRANSPARENCY AND BUILDING MATERIAL REQUIREMENTS. ALL DESIGN EXCEPTIONS SUPPORT EFFORTS TO REPLICATE THE ORIGINAL ARCHITECTURAL STYLE OF THE STRUCTURES. ALL OF THESE DESIGN EXCEPTIONS ARE REQUESTED AS AN EFFORT TO PRESERVE THE EXISTING BUILDING FORMS AND EXTERIOR FINISH MATERIALS. SEEING THAT THESE DESIGN EXCEPTIONS ATTEMPT TO REHABILITATE A HISTORIC SITE IN EAST MCKINNEY. STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL. I'LL STAND FOR ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU, MISS ROBINSON. ANY QUESTIONS FOR KIARA? YES, CARA. I WAS LOOKING AT THE PARKING REQUIREMENTS BASED ON THE WAREHOUSE, WHICH I UNDERSTAND THESE ARE GOING TO BE. BUT IS THAT GOING TO BE THE ACTUAL USE OR IS IT GOING TO BE USED FOR SOMETHING BESIDES WAREHOUSING? THESE BUILDINGS WILL SERVE AS WAREHOUSE SPACE FOR THE EAST END SALVAGE BUSINESS CURRENTLY OPERATING ON THE ADJACENT PROPERTY AT 705. SO ON THAT SAME ISLAND. OKAY, BUT I'LL DEFER TO THE APPLICANT FOR ANY OTHER USE. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? THANK YOU, MR. ROBINSON. OUR APPLICANT COULD COME FORWARD, PLEASE, IF YOU'RE HERE. I AM LUANNE MCCADDEN. I LIVE AT 5244 STONEGATE IN DALLAS, BUT I PURCHASED THE LUMBER YARD, THE OLD RED LUMBER YARD, AND WE REALLY JUST WANTED TO RESTORE THE PROPERTY AND AND USE IT FOR A WAREHOUSE. BUT ONCE WE GOT INTO IT, THE FOUNDATION WAS COMPLETELY ROTTEN. SO THEY WE, THE CONTRACTORS, RECOMMEND THAT WE START OVER AND USE THE SAME MATERIALS, BUT POUR A NEW FOUNDATION AND MAKE IT SECURE FOR THE FUTURE. SO BASICALLY, IT'S NOT NECESSARILY A NEW BUILDING. WE JUST ARE REBUILDING THE THE OLD BUILDING. AND THE PROJECT REALLY STARTED IN MAY 2016 WHEN I PURCHASED THE TWO BARNS BESIDE THIS LUMBER YARD. I HAD NO SPECIFIC PLANS FOR THE OLD BARNS. I JUST KNEW I HAD TO SAVE THEM. THERE'S SUCH A PART OF MCKINNEY'S HISTORY, AND I JUST DIDN'T WANT THEM TO BE TORN DOWN. SO THROUGH THE YEARS, MY DAUGHTER AND MY SON IN LAW AND I HAD FUN LOVINGLY RESTORING THEM. SO WHEN THE LUMBER YARD PROPERTY NEXT DOOR BECAME AVAILABLE, I KNEW WE HAD TO SAVE IT TOO. SO IT WAS OUR GOAL JUST TO RESTORE AND PRESERVE IT. UNFORTUNATELY, IT'S NOW BEING CONSIDERED A NEW MATERIAL, AND THAT'S WHY WE'RE HAVING TO ASK FOR THE EXCEPTIONS. BUT IT WILL BE USED AS AN ADDITIONAL WAREHOUSE FOR THE EAST END SALVAGE. AND THE EXISTING LARGE TREES HAVE BEEN TRIMMED AND WILL STAY A BIG FEATURE OF THE PROPERTY, ALONG WITH GREEN PLANTINGS AND GARDEN ACCENTS THROUGHOUT. OUR VISION INCLUDES A JUST A COHESIVE DESIGN BETWEEN ALL OF THE BUILDINGS ON THAT ISLAND, JUST TO MAKE IT REALLY BEAUTIFUL, AND AN OUTSTANDING PIECE OF EAST END
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HISTORY. THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT? I'LL JUST SAY BLESS YOU FOR DOING IT. OH, THERE IS A SAYING THAT, YOU KNOW, SOMETIMES THERE'S A ROAD THAT DOESN'T GO THROUGH YOUR BRAIN. IT JUST GOES DIRECTLY TO YOUR HEART. I JUST WANT TO SAY IT IS CITIZENS LIKE YOURSELVES AND YOUR FAMILY THAT MAKE MCKINNEY THE SPECIAL PLACE THAT I CALL HOME. I THINK IT'S EXTREMELY IMPORTANT THAT WE PRESERVE THE HISTORY OF THIS CITY. AND IT'S JUST LITTLE STUFF LIKE THIS, PEOPLE WHO GO ABOVE AND BEYOND. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. I FEEL THE SAME. TELL THAT TO MY HUSBAND. ANY MORE COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, MISS MCADAM. THANK YOU. THIS ITEM DOES HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING ATTACHED TO IT. SO IF YOU'RE HERE THIS EVENING AND YOU WISH TO SPEAK AND SHARE YOUR COMMENTS, KINDLY APPROACH. TAG ON TO THAT. SO APPROPRIATE THAT I WOULD COME NEXT. I'VE GOT A LITTLE BIT OF BACKSTORY. CAN YOU STATE YOUR NAME? CAN YOU STATE YOUR NAME AND YOUR ADDRESS FOR? MY NAME IS CASEY LYFORD. I LIVE IN CLUB OAKS COURT IN MCKINNEY RIGHT HERE, AND I HAVE A BUSINESS, EASTON SALVAGE, JUST RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER. WE'RE BASICALLY NEIGHBORS. YOU GUYS CAN ALMOST SEE THE BUILDING FROM HERE, WHICH IS EXCITING. SO I WROTE A COUPLE OF THINGS DOWN. I WAS JUST GOING TO READ THIS, IF YOU DON'T MIND. EXCUSE ME. READING. OKAY, SO MY NAME IS CASEY. I'M THE OWNER OF EASTON SALVAGE. WE SPECIALIZE IN EUROPEAN ARCHITECTURAL SALVAGE, LIKE OLD DOORS, RECLAIMED TILE, FIREPLACE MANTELS, ALONG WITH ANTIQUE FURNITURE AND HOME DECOR. OUR SIX YEAR OLD BUSINESS WILL EXPAND INTO THE EAST END LUMBERYARD PROJECT, AND WE'RE CURRENTLY OPERATING OUR BUSINESS FROM THE BUILDINGS LOCATED RIGHT NEXT DOOR. AS SHE SAID, ON THE SAME ISLAND, WE CHOSE THE NAME FOR OUR BUSINESS, EASTON SALVAGE, IN HONOR OF THE ORIGINAL BUSINESS THAT OCCUPIED OUR CURRENT LOCATION. IT WAS CALLED EASTON GARAGE, WHICH WAS AN OLD AUTO GARAGE THAT OPENED IN MCKINNEY OVER 100 YEARS AGO. WE CHOSE THE NAME FOR OUR BUSINESS TO PAY TRIBUTE TO MCKINNEY'S RICH HISTORY. THIS IS NOT MY FIRST SMALL BUSINESS IN MCKINNEY, AND I'M NOT NEW TO THE AREA. MY HUSBAND, ROBERT, AND MY MOTHER, LUANN AND I PREVIOUSLY OWNED A RETAIL GIFT INTERIORS AND CAFE ON THE DOWNTOWN SQUARE. AFTER A DECADE OF RUNNING PATINA GREEN HOME AND MARKET, WE WERE AWARDED THE PARTNER OF THE DECADE AT THE COMMUNITY CHAMBER AWARDS. WE SOLD IT IN 2020 AND IT'S STILL THRIVING TODAY. IT LEFT A LITTLE PIECE OF OURSELVES BEHIND ON THE DOWNTOWN MCKINNEY SQUARE. SO NOW WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT LEAVING A NEW FOOTPRINT HERE ON THE EAST END OF TOWN. A LITTLE BACKGROUND I DO HOLD A DEGREE IN INTERIOR DESIGN. I'M EXTREMELY PASSIONATE ABOUT CREATING BEAUTIFUL SPACES, INTERIORS, AND ARCHITECTURE. I ALSO SERVED ON THE MCKINNEY MAIN STREET BOARD FOR EIGHT YEARS, WHERE I VOLUNTEERED COUNTLESS HOURS TO UPHOLD THE CULTURE OF DOWNTOWN MCKINNEY. I BELIEVE IN THE IMPORTANCE OF SMALL BUSINESS, AND I PLAYED A ROLE MAKING MCKINNEY A MODEL MAIN STREET FOR OTHER CITIES. WHAT WE WERE TRYING TO ACHIEVE WITH ARCHITECTURE AT THE EAST END LUMBERYARD IS TRULY JUST TO MAINTAIN THE BUILDINGS AND ENSURE THAT THEY LAST ANOTHER CENTURY. THE OLD RED LUMBER YARD, AS IT WAS KNOWN FROM 1946 UNTIL WE ACQUIRED IT, IS ONE OF THE FEW REMAINING LUMBERYARD PROPERTIES AND STRUCTURES IN THE STATE OF TEXAS. IT IS THE ONLY ONE STILL REMAINING IN OUR CITY IN MCKINNEY. JUST LIKE THE ANTIQUE FURNITURE THAT WE RESTORE, WE WANT TO MODERNIZE THE BUILDINGS WITHOUT DRAMATICALLY CHANGING OR TAKING AWAY THE ORIGINAL CHARACTER, THE TIME WORN QUALITIES, AND THE GRACEFUL AGING OF THESE STRUCTURES DESERVES TO BE EMBRACED. AT EASTON SALVAGE, WE PURCHASED OLD DINING ROOM. OKAY, SO THIS IS TO COMPARE. IF WE PURCHASED AN OLD DINING ROOM TABLE THAT'S TOO SHORT FOR MODERN CHAIRS, WE MIGHT ADD FEET TO RAISE THE HEIGHT FOR COMFORT. HOWEVER, WE DO THIS WITHOUT ALTERING THE INTEGRITY OF THE PIECE. OUR PHILOSOPHY OF RESTORING ANTIQUE FURNITURE TO BE BOTH FUNCTIONAL AND ATTRACTIVE IS EXACTLY WHAT WE WANT TO ACHIEVE WITH THESE ANTIQUE BUILDINGS. TODAY, WE'RE ASKING FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND APPROVAL FOR THE ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN EXCEPTIONS FOR THE LUMBER YARD PROJECT. OUR MISSION IS TO RESTORE, RESTORE AND PRESERVE THE HISTORIC SITE WHILE MAKING IT FUNCTIONAL FOR TODAY'S WORLD, ENSURING IT REMAINS A TREASURED LANDMARK FOR YEARS TO COME. SO THANKS FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION AND TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, IT WILL BE TRULY A WAREHOUSE AS FAR AS RECEIVING. WE RECEIVE CONTAINERS OF ANTIQUES FROM EUROPE, SO THE NEW SPACE IS GOING TO ALLOW US TO RECEIVE THE CONTAINERS THERE, UNLOAD EVERYTHING, ADD FEET TO TABLES OR GET THEM PERFECT. AND THEN WE ACTUALLY TRAVEL AND DO ANTIQUE SHOWS. SO MOST OF IT WILL THEN GET LOADED BACK UP[00:20:02]
AND TAKEN TO SHOWS ACROSS THE COUNTRY WHERE WE SELL. WHEN WE'RE NOT TRAVELING AND DOING SHOWS, WE SELL EVERYTHING ONLINE, SO WE PUT TAKE PICTURES OF PIECES. WE'LL USE THE SPACE, WHICH IS WHY WE WANT IT SO BEAUTIFUL, BECAUSE IT'LL KIND OF BE OUR BACKDROP TO IT ALL.POST PICTURES AND WE SHIP ALL AROUND THE NATION. SO THAT'S MAJORITY OF THE BUSINESS. SO IT IS TRULY A WORKING WAREHOUSE. IT'LL BE A GREAT SPACE TO WORK IN. I'M SUPER EXCITED ABOUT IT.
I'M EXCITED TO SEE IT. THANKS. YEAH, YEAH, WE'LL HAVE SOME OPEN HOUSES POSSIBLY SO EVERYONE CAN COME SEE IT. IT'S GOING TO BE AMAZING. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? THANK YOU, MISS LEE.
OKAY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU. APPRECIATE IT. DOES ANYONE ELSE HAVE ANY COMMENTS THEY'D LIKE TO SHARE? KINDLY STATE YOUR NAME AND YOUR ADDRESS PLEASE. MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION. MY NAME IS RANDY KLINE. I LIVE AT 4108 CANDLENUT LANE IN DALLAS, AND I HAVE THE DISTINCT PLEASURE OF BEING THE ARCHITECT ON THIS PROJECT. I'D LIKE TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT OF THE OF THE SITE PLAN APPROVAL. THAT'S BEFORE YOU TONIGHT. I'D LIKE TO ALSO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO THANK THE PLANNING STAFF FOR HELPING US PUT TOGETHER THIS PACKAGE OF DOCUMENTS THAT ARE UNDER CONSIDERATION TONIGHT. THEIR GUIDANCE AND FEEDBACK FROM OUR VERY FIRST PREDEVELOPMENT MEETING BACK IN MAY, UP UNTIL NOW, HAS BEEN A REAL CRUCIAL IN DEVELOPING A PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT SCHEME THAT I THINK IS IS GOING TO BE A GOOD ONE.
AS YOU'VE HEARD FROM THE PROPERTY OWNER, THEIR VISION IS FIRST AND FOREMOST TO PRESERVE AND RESTORE THESE OLD BUILDINGS, THE TREES AND THE CHARACTER OF THIS SITE. AND WE THINK THIS PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT SCHEME ADDRESSES THAT. WE ALSO WANT TO COMPLY WITH THE MCKINNEY'S ZONING ORDINANCE. AND TO DO SO, WE'RE ASKING FOR A FEW DESIGN EXCEPTIONS BECAUSE OF THE NATURE OF THE BUILDINGS AND THEIR APPEARANCE. AND ALSO IT WILL, AS CASEY HAS EXPLAINED, PROVIDE THEM WITH A IMPROVED AND EXPANDED FACILITY SO THEY CAN CONTINUE TO CONDUCT THEIR BUSINESS AND GROW IN THE FUTURE. AND FINALLY, WE THINK THE DEVELOPMENT WILL BLEND IN WITH THE FABRIC OF THIS PART OF MCKINNEY. WILL PROVIDING NEW SIDEWALKS, WHICH WILL HELP THE PEDESTRIAN CIRCULATION. ADDITIONAL OFF OFF SITE PARKING FOR CARS, AND LOADING AND UNLOADING IN EXCESS OF THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS. AND WE THINK IT WILL ENHANCE THIS REALLY UNIQUE NEIGHBORHOOD IN THE CITY OF MCKINNEY. SO I THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING US TO SPEAK AND RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR YOUR VOTE OF APPROVAL TONIGHT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. KLINE. THIS MEETING DOES HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING ATTACHED. IF YOU ARE HERE AND YOU WISH TO SPEAK OR SHARE COMMENTS, KINDLY APPROACH. OKAY? SEEING AS THERE'S NO THERE ARE NO OTHER INDIVIDUALS, I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND APPROVE. ITEM 25 0055 SP OKAY, SECOND SECOND FIRST MOTION BY COMMISSIONER. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER CONRAD TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND TO APPROVE ITEM 25 0055 SP KIND OF CAST YOUR VOTES. ALL RIGHT. AND THAT MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY 7 TO 0. CONGRATULATIONS. ALL RIGHT. SO THOSE ARE THE TWO ITEMS ON OUR AGENDA FOR THIS EVENING. AT THIS TIME, I'D LIKE TO SEE IF THERE ARE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS REGARDING ANY MATTERS THAT WERE NOT ON THE AGENDA. ALL RIGHT. DO THE COMMISSION
[COMMISSION AND STAFF COMMENTS]
AND OUR STAFF HAVE ANY COMMENTS? MERRY CHRISTMAS. MERRY CHRISTMAS, MERRY CHRISTMAS, MERRY CHRISTMAS. YES WE'D LIKE TO WISH EVERYBODY A HAPPY, HAPPY AND SAFE HOLIDAYS. WE WILL BE OFF FOR THE HOLIDAYS. SO THE NEXT TIME WE CONVENE IT'LL BE JANUARY THE 13TH. SO IT'S GOING TO BE A LONG SPAN. SO IT'S ABOUT FIVE WEEKS. SO DON'T EAT TOO MUCH, DON'T DRINK TOO MUCH, BUT ENJOY YOURSELVES AND TAKE TIME TO, YOU KNOW, SPEND WITH YOUR LOVED ONES AND YOUR AND YOUR FAMILY. DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO ADJOURN? I MAKE A MOTION TO ADJOURN. OKAY.FIRST BY COMMISSIONER HAMMOCK. SECOND. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER RUSSELL BUCKNER. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE, AYE. THOSE OPPOSED. OKAY. MEETING IS ADJOURNED AT
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