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Planning commission approves design exception to let Sage Dentistry expand while preserving storefront
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The Planning and Zoning Commission unanimously approved a building-form design exception for Sage Dentistry at 400 N. Tennessee St., allowing reduced storefront transparency so the 70‑year‑old practice can expand on its existing lot while keeping the building’s exterior character.
The City of McKinney Planning and Zoning Commission unanimously approved a design exception Jan. 27 to allow Sage Dentistry to expand at 400 North Tennessee Street while preserving the building’s historic exterior.
Kiara Robinson, downtown development planner for the City of McKinney, told the commission the request is for a “building form design exception” that would reduce the storefront transparency requirement for commercial buildings in the McKinney Town Center. Robinson said the exception would let the property “maintain the original building characteristics while still expanding the building footprint,” and staff recommended approval.
Applicants Barrett Davidson and engineer JC Kilpatrick spoke at the public hearing. Davidson identified himself as the practice owner and said, “It's a 70 year old dental office. I'm the fourth dentist to own it,” adding he wants to keep the exterior while expanding into empty space on the same lot to add treatment chairs. Kilpatrick said the intent is to expand the practice to provide a “couple of additional seats.”
No members of the public spoke on the item. The commission closed the public hearing and approved the design exception by a unanimous show-of-hands vote.
The approval is limited to the design-exception request described at the hearing; any building permits, site-work or changes to utilities will still be subject to staff review and applicable City of McKinney codes. The Commission did not discuss any conditions that would alter the exterior preservation approach announced by the applicant.
