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CITY OF GEORGETOWN
PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION
MINUTES
May 5, 1998
Chair, Leon Douglas called the May 5, 1998, Planning and Zoning Commission meeting to order at 6:07 p.m.,
and explained the meeting process. Other Commissioners present were: Robert Brannon, Claude Proctor,
Patrick Walsh, Cal Wilkerson and Charles Parker. Cynthia B. Smith was absent. Staff members present were Ed
Barry, Chief of Development Services, Marianne Banks, City Attorney, Wendy Walsh, Development Planner,
Kim Shaw, Development Planner, Tom Bolt, Building Plan Reviewer, Gary Warnock, Electric System Engineer,
David Munk, Development Engineer, Jim Babcock, Development Technician, and Janis Russell, Recording
Secretary.
Consent Agenda
1. Consideration and possible action on the Minutes of the April 7, 1998, Planning and Zoning
Commission Meeting.
3. Consideration and possible action on a request for a Short Form Record Final Plat, a Resubdivision of
Glasscock Addition, Block 36, part of Lots 1 and 2, located at 706 College Street, with Variances to
the Subdivision Regulations.
4. Consideration and possible action on a request for a Rezoning from RS, Residential Single Family to
C-1, Local Commercial, or any more restrictive district, for 1.41 acres in the Clement Stubblefield
Survey, located at 1020 W. Highway 29.
5. a. Consideration and possible action on a request for a Rezoning from A, Agricultural, to RP,
Residential Planned, or any more restrictive district, for The Planned Unit Development of Sun City
Georgetown, Golf Course No. 2, Phase 2.
b. Consideration and possible action on a request for a Preliminary Plat for The Planned Unit
Development of Sun City Georgetown, Golf Course No. 2, Phase 2.
Agenda Items 2 and 6 were moved to the Regular Agenda to be considered individually by the Commission.
Claude Proctor made a motion to approve the remainder of the Consent Agenda as written. Patrick Walsh
seconded the motion which passed by a vote of 6-0.
Regular Agenda
2. Consideration and possible action on a request for a Detailed Development Plan of J.C.S. Morrow
Addition, a portion of Block O, located at 1205 South Austin Avenue. Kim Shaw gave the staff report
and recommendation. RP zoning was briefly discussed. Cal Wilkerson made a motion to approve the
Detailed Development Plan of J.C.S. Morrow Addition, a portion of Block O, located at 1205 S. Austin
Avenue, provided all Technical Issues are addressed prior to City Council consideration. Robert
Brannon seconded the motion which passed by a vote of 6-0.
6. Consideration and possible action on a request for a Public Review Final Plat of 6.13 acres in the
Lewis P. Dyches Survey, to be known as Sierra Vista, Section Four, Block B, located on Rockmoor
Drive and IH35. Gary Warnock gave the staff report and recommendation, and explained the updated
reconfiguration of the lots. Don Bizzell, agent for the applicant, addressed the Commission and
responded to questions. After the discussion, Patrick Walsh made a motion to approve a Public
Review Final Plat for Sierra Vista, Section Four, Block B, provided all technical issues are addressed
prior to City Council consideration and contingent upon a Century Plan Amendment roll back from
Intensity Level Six to Intensity Level Four. Claude Proctor seconded the motion which passed by a vote
of 6-0.
7. Consideration and possible action on a request for a Variance to the Subdivision Regulations for The
Planned Unit Development of Sun City Georgetown, Neighborhood 7, Lot 143, located at 120 Crepe
Myrtle Lane. Charles Parker made a motion to table this item until the June 2, 1998, meeting, so that
the applicant can be present. Robert Brannon seconded the motion which passed by a vote of 6-0.
8. Consideration and possible action on a request for a Concept Plan for 373.73 acres in the Francis A.
Hudson, J. S. Patterson and Barney C. Low Surveys, to be known as Stonewater Subdivision
(previously known as Nash Ranch), located on Westinghouse Road (CR111) and FM1460. Wendy
Walsh gave the staff report and recommendation. Jim Powell, Newland of Texas, agent for the
applicant, was present and described the timing of the project. He informed the Commission that the
project will begin in Round Rock and will not start construction in the Georgetown ETJ until the year
2004 or 2005. Randy Jackson, land planner for the project, made a presentation to the Commission.
After the presentation, Charles Parker made a motion to approve a Concept Plan of Stonewater
Subdivision with the concurrence of the applicant to waive the 45 day time limit established by the
Subdivision Regulations, provided a Development Agreement is approved by City Council prior to City
Council consideration. Cal Wilkerson seconded the motion which passed by a vote of 6-0.
9. Consideration and possible action on a request for a Revised Concept Plan and Short Form Record
Final Plat, a Resubdivision of West Mesa Estates, Phase One, located at 1900 CR 262, with
Variances to the Subdivision Regulations. Kim Shaw gave the staff report and recommendation.
The applicant was not present. Ron Hebert, property owner of Lot 6, addressed the Commission.
Robert Brannon made a motion to approve the Revised Concept Plan and Short Form Record Final
Plat, a Resubdivision of West Mesa Estates, Phase One and approval of a variance to Section 36050 C.
of the Subdivision Regulations to allow one additional shared drive onto CR 262 between Lots 5 and 6,
provided all technical issues are addressed prior to City Council, after making the required findings of
fact. Patrick Walsh seconded the motion which passed by a vote of 6-0.
10. a. Consideration and possible action on a request for a Public Review Final Plat for 44.54 acres
in the Ephraim Evans Survey, to be known as Don Hewlett Chevrolet, located on the frontage road of
IH35 and Westinghouse Road (CR111), with Variances to the Subdivision Regulations. Wendy Walsh
gave the staff report and recommendation. The applicant was not present. Patrick Walsh made a
motion to approve a Public Review Final Plat of Hewlett Subdivision, Section One, provided the
Technical Issues are addressed prior to City Council consideration, and approval of a variance to
Table 33030 B. Of the Subdivision Regulations, thereby allowing Street “A” to be located 650 feet
from the IH-35/Westinghouse Road intersection along the IH-35 frontage, and 830 feet along the
Westinghouse Road frontage, after making the required findings of fact. Robert Brannon seconded
the motion which passed by a vote of 6-0.
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b. Consideration and possible action on a request for a Detailed Development Plan for 15.061
acres in the Ephraim Evans Survey, to be known as Don Hewlett Chevrolet, located on the frontage road
of IH35 and Westinghouse Road (CR111), with Variances to the Subdivision Regulations. Wendy
Walsh gave the staff report and recommendation. The applicant was not present. Cal Wilkerson made
a motion to approve a Detailed Development Plan of Hewlett Subdivision, Section 1, Lot 1, provided
the Technical Issues are addressed prior to City Council consideration, and approval of variances to
Section 34020 F.2., thereby allowing four additional driveways for Lot 1, to Table 33030-A, thereby
allowing the driveway on the IH-35 frontage road to be located 220 feet from the IH-35/Westinghouse
Road intersection and to Section 37030 F. of the Subdivision Regulations, provided ornamental trees are
interspersed throughout the inventory parking areas, after making the required findings of fact. Charles
Parker seconded the motion which passed by a vote of 6-0.
11. a. Consideration and possible action on a request for a Rezoning from A, Agricultural, to RS,
Residential Single Family, or any more restrictive district, for 51.525 acres in the Antonio Flores
Survey, to be known as Katy School Subdivision, located on FM971 and CR151A. Claude Proctor
made a motion to approve the requested rezoning of 51.525 acres in the Antonio Flores Survey, from A,
Agricultural to RS, Residential Single Family. Charles Parker seconded the motion which passed by a
vote of 6-0.
b. Consideration and possible action on a request for a Revised Concept Plan for 51.525 acres in
the Antonio Flores Survey, to be known as A Planned Unit Development of Katy Crossing
Subdivision, located on FM971 and CR151A. Patrick Walsh made a motion to approve the Revised
Concept Plan of A Planned Unit Development of Katy Crossing Subdivision, to be known as Katy
School Subdivision. Claude Proctor seconded the motion which passed by a vote of 6-0.
c. Consideration and possible action on a request for a Public Review Final Plat for 51.525 acres
in the Antonio Flores Survey, to be known as Katy School Subdivision, located on FM971 and
CR151A, with Variances to the Subdivision Regulations. The issue of completing the construction
of improvements or posting fiscal surety as identified in the “Prior to filing the plat” section of the
report was discussed. Cal Wilkerson made a motion to approve a Public Review Final Plat of Katy
School Subdivision, provided the Technical Issues are addressed prior to City Council consideration, and
approval of the requested variance to Section 41030, thereby waiving the extension of two lanes of
Georgetown Inner Loop to the perimeter of Lot 1 at the time Phase 2 is developed, and to Section 33030
I. of the Subdivision Regulations, thereby allowing a centerline radius of 800 feet, after making the
required findings of fact. Patrick Walsh seconded the motion which passed by a vote of 6-0.
d. Consideration and possible action on a request for a Detailed Development Plan for 51.525
acres in the Antonio Flores Survey, to be known as Katy School Subdivision, located on FM971
and CR151A, with Variances to the Subdivision Regulations. Patrick Walsh made a motion to
approve the Detailed Development Plan for Katy School Subdivision, provided the Technical Issues are
addressed prior to City Council consideration (#6 amended to require fire flow for proposed
development be met prior to City Council consideration), and approval of variances to Table 33052,
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thereby allowing 101 parking spaces at the elementary school and 210 spaces at the middle school, to
Section 34020 F.2. of the Subdivision Regulations, thereby allowing one additional driveway for Lot 2,
and to Section 37030 of the Subdivision Regulations, to reduce the landscaping requirement, after
making the following required findings of fact (underlined portion was made by Patrick Walsh):
1. The public convenience and welfare will be substantially served by providing for setting aside additional parking
spaces and providing for more efficient traffic circulation to the administrative facility; and reducing the overall
cost of the school without degrading the overall performance of the school; and
2. The appropriate use of surrounding property will not be substantially or permanently impaired or diminished
because the variance provides additional parking areas and separates employee and school traffic; and because
open space does not require additional landscaping; and
3. The applicant has not created the hardship from which relief is sought because a similar variance to the required
number of parking spaces was approved for the Georgetown Village elementary school site and the drive access
onto Georgetown Inner Loop allows more efficient access between the school and administrative offices; and
because of the agricultural nature of the property, there’s no existing vegetation, so the applicant hasn’t created
that lack of vegetation; and
4. The variances will not confer upon the applicant a special right or privilege not commonly shared or available to
the owners of similar and surrounding property because similar variances have been granted in circumstances of
this nature for both parking and landscaping; and
5. The hardship from which relief is sought is not solely of an economic nature because the site plan provides for
additional parking areas and more efficient traffic circulation; and because the shared uses of the different
buildings allows for the parking areas to be better utilized in different usage requirements, you wouldn’t need
additional parking or plantings because of this; and
6. The variances are not contrary to the public interest because it will address parking and traffic concerns; and
because reducing the overall cost of the school, definitely everyone is interested in; and
7. Due to special conditions, the literal enforcement of the ordinance would result in an unnecessary hardship, those
special conditions being additional parking areas and eliminates the need for vehicles traveling between the school
and offices to negotiate the FM971/Georgetown Inner Loop intersection; and because the taxpayers would
otherwise have to pay for the landscaping; and
8. In granting the variance the spirit of the ordinance is observed and substantial justice is done.".
Robert Brannon seconded the motion which passed by a vote of 6-0.
Tom Bolt gave the staff reports and recommendations for 11a. - 11d. Don Bizzell, agent for the
applicant, addressed the Commission specifically regarding 11c. and d. Mr. Bizzell responded to a
letter included in the packet, from Mr. Aiken regarding drainage. He informed the Commission of a
meeting that has been scheduled with staff members from COU regarding the configuration of the
parking areas shown on the DDP. Technical Issue #6 of item 11d., regarding the 12-inch water line
extension was discussed. The existing 8 inch line may provide adequate fire flows. Agent for the
applicant and staff will explore alternatives to the water extension issue. The landscaping variance was
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discussed by Mr. Bizzell. He was concerned about the cost of meeting the landscape requirements and
asked the Commission to reconsider Staff’s recommendation for denial. He pointed out that the
school is giving several acres of land to the City contained in the Georgetown Inner Loop right-of-way.
Dr. Gunn, Superintendent, addressed the Commission regarding parking and the landscape variance
request and the need for playground space as opposed to trees.
12. Consideration and possible action on a request for a Detailed Development Plan for 9.50 acres in the
Nicholas Porter Survey, located on Williams Drive, to be known as 2338 Plaza, Lots 1, 2 and 3, with
Variances to the Subdivision Regulations. This item was withdrawn from agenda because the applicant
chose to comply with the one variance that was originally requested.
13. Consideration and possible action on a Detailed Development Plan for 8.062 acres in the John Berry
Survey, located at the corner of the IH35 frontage road and State Highway 195, to be known as
Metro Mart, with Variances to the Subdivision Regulations. Wendy Walsh gave the staff report and
recommendation. Jim Stendebach, agent for the applicant, addressed the Commission. He proposed to
reduce the sign to 40 feet in height, with 140 square feet in area (less than ordinance allows). After the
discussion, Cal Wilkerson made a motion to approve a Detailed Development Plan of 8.062 acres in the
John Berry Survey, to be known as Metro Fuels, Inc., provided the Technical Issues are addressed prior
to City Council consideration, and approval of the requested variances to Section 34020 F.2. and Table
33044 of the Subdivision Regulations, thereby allowing one additional driveway on SH195 located 400
feet from its intersection with the IH-35 frontage road, provided the proposed signage is 40 feet tall and
140 square feet in area, after making the required findings of fact. Robert Brannon seconded the
motion which passed by a vote of 6-0.
14. Commissioners' comments and reports. Patrick Walsh informed the Commission that he had attended a
presentation by Mr. Roy Mann regarding Urban Design and briefly discussed Specific Zoning for
historic downtown with guidelines (materials, textures, colors) to follow which would be encouraged
(not forced). Discussion followed regarding the Historic Preservation and Urban Design Plan history.
The Commission requested a presentation on the new Urban Design Plan. This will be held as a
workshop at 5:00 at the June 2nd P&Z meeting. A member from the HPC, Urban Design Working
Group and Chamber of Commerce will be invited to attend.
16. Staff comments and reports.
a. Council action update. Wendy Walsh updated the Commission.
Marianne informed the Commission that Art Rodriguez has been hired as the new Assistant City
Attorney.
With no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 9:40 p.m.
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