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STAFF REPORT
Project Manager: Matt Robinson, Staff Planner Report Date: December 14, 2007
Email: mrobinson@cstx.gov Meeting Date: January 11, 2008
For
MCDONALDS - 1101 WILLIAM D FITCH PKWY(A (07-00500324)
Item: Presentation, possible action and discussion for a waiver to Non-Residential
Architectural building material requirements for McDonald's restaurant located at 1101
William D Fitch Parkway
Zoning District: C-1 General Commercial and OV Corridor Overlay
Location: 1101 William D Fitch Parkway
Applicant: Alex Fazzino, Castles Design Group
Item Summary: McDonald's restaurant is proposing to construct a new Redbox DVD
rental vending machine under the canopy of the restaurant located at 1101 William D
Fitch Parkway and Highway 6 South. As part of the Non-Residential Architectural
Standards, the applicant must use an approved material or abide by limitations of
certain materials. In this case, the applicant is proposing a molded plastic canopy to
cover the vending machine. As such, the applicant is requesting a waiver to implement
a building material scheme for an accessory building that is not one of the approved
building materials.
Section 7.9 of the Unified Development Ordinance requires that "all buildings
determined to be a single building plot by the Administrator shall have materials and
colors that are similar and complement each other architecturally". Substitutions of the
building materials may be permitted by the Design Review Board provided that the
building material is not listed as an allowed or prohibited material as per section 7.9.G.1
of the Unified Development Ordinance.
As part of the Corridor Overlay (OV) District, which was established to enhance the
image of gateways and key entry points, all building colors "shall be neutral and
harmonious with the existing man-made or natural environment," and that "all colors
shall be approved by the Administrator". The building colors have been approved by the
Administrator as they are harmonious with the existing man-made environment, which
was in place before the implementation of the overlay district.
The canopy frame measures 7'7" long by approximately 8' wide and is 1'-5 1/2" tall. The
DVD rental machine measures 8'-9 3/4" tall with the canopy attached.
The applicant has stated in the application that it is not possible to manufacture a non-
prototypical unit.
Supporting Materials:
1. Small Area Map (SAM) and Aerial Map
2. Application
3. Canopy details (provided at meeting)
4. Material Sample (provided at meeting)