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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes_P&Z_07.01.2003 CITY OF GEORGETOWN, TEXAS MINUTES PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION TUESDAY, JULY 1. 2003, 6:00 P.M. Chair, Christopher Aadnesen, called the meeting to order at 6:01 p.m. Members present: Chris Aadnesen, Chair, Johnny Anderson, Vice-Chair, Harry Gibbs, Secretary, Audrey McDonald, Linda Turner, William Moore, Brian Ortego, Michelle Gambino, and Marlene McMichael. Members Absent: None Staff Present: Bobby Ray, Chief Current Planner, Ed Polasek, Chief Long-Range Planner, David Munk, Development Engineer, Patricia Carls, City Attorney, and Tammye Sharpe, Team Specialist/Recording Secretary. Regular Session 1. Action from Executive Session - None Consent Agenda 2. Consideration of the Minutes of the June 3, 2003, Regular Meeting of the Planning and Zoning Commission. Commissioner Anderson made the motion to accept the minutes as is. Commissioner Turner seconded the motion, which passed with a vote of 7-0. Regular Agenda 3. Consideration and possible action on a Rezoning from A, Agriculture, to MF, Multifamily, RS, Residential Single-Family, and C-3, General Commercial, or more restrictive district, for 307.848 acres out of the Isaac Donegan and the Joseph Thompson Surveys, also known as the McLester Tract, located on SH 29, 2.5 miles west of This item was pulled from the agenda, and postponed to the next regular meeting, August 5, 2003. 4. Consideration and possible action on a Rezoning from OF, Office district and C-3, General Commercial district to MF, Multifamily district, for 20.303 acres described as The Rivery Phase One, Block A, Lot 1, located northwest of Hacia Lost Lobos. This item was pulled from the agenda, and will require re-notification. At this time, Commissioner Aadnesen called upon Ray to inform the audience about the award that was given to the Planning & Development Services Division – the Comprehensive Planning Award from the Central Texas American Planning Association for the work on Williams Drive Corridor Study. The award ceremony was at the Hyatt-Regency in Austin on Friday. Commissioner McDonald was present to represent the Commission. Staff attending were Sondgeroth, Polasek, Ray, and Benton. 5. Consideration and possible action on a Special Use Permit to allow the installation of a portable classroom building on the campus of the Everette Williams Elementary School, located at 507 E. University Avenue. Bobby Ray gave the staff presentation, informing the Commissioners that the project was under the new UDC. Jim Gunn, Superintendent of the Schools of GISD, 4310 Casa Blanca, gave his presentation, pointing out the existing trailer for the custodial services located in the NW corner. Gunn said that a neighbor of the site suggested that the custodian trailer be taken out and the proposed portable building take its place. Gunn also mentioned that landscaping would be done; that there was no extra encroachment onto Williams campus as was already there – would not use up the school’s drill area; that the school was comfortable with the four (4) year time limit. Gunn said that the building would be brand new, and passed around a picture of what the modular building would look like (see attached). David Biesheuvel, Director of Construction Facilities for the GISD, 121 Fairwood Drive, gave his presentation on the modular building. Gunn said that the reason that the portable building would not be able to be moved to the 9th grade campus, was that the site did not have any infrastructure. J. C. Johnson, Jr. 303 E. 9th Street, gave his presentation. Johnson was against having a portable building in a Historical District, and was against having troubled youth on a grade school campus. Johnson wanted to be assured of the date in which GISD would have the portable building moved, to have an annual report on the progress that they are making to move the building, and to put a condition in the motion that the time limit of 4 years cannot be renewed. Commissioners Moore, Turner, and Shield made comments about the positive way GISD, City and the neighbors approached each other with this application, the necessity of the time limit and the GISD’s limited budget. Anderson said that he was against a metal building in a historic area. Commissioner Moore made the motion for approval for a Special Use Permit to allow the installation of a portable classroom building on the campus of the Everette Williams Elementary School, located at 507 E. University Avenue. Commissioner Shield seconded the motion. Commissioner Aadnesen amended the motion with 2 conditions: 1) to have GISD comply with the special conditions in the Special Use Permit; and 2) to have GISD give an annual reporting to the Neighborhood Association in the Historic District. Commissioner Moore and Commissioner Shield agreed with the amendment. Motion passed with a vote of 6-1, (Commissioner Anderson voting against.) 6. Consideration and possible action on a Public Hearing for a Rezoning of Reata Trails Unit 1 Block P, Lot 1, from RS, Residential Single Family to C-3, General Commercial, or more restrictive district, located at 110 Lakeway Drive. Bobby Ray gave the staff presentation, informing the Commissioners that staff recommends the less intense C-1 district, and discussed the parking concern in regards to Dawn Drive. Tim Hunter, Corridor Engineering, representing the applicant, assured the Commission there was enough room to have parking spaces on the property. Commissioner Anderson made the motion to recommend to the City Council to approve the rezoning of Reata Trails Unit 1, Block P, Lot 1 from RS, Residential Single-Family to C-1, Local Commercial, or more restrictive district, located at 110 Lakeway Drive. Commissioner Turner seconded the motion, which passed with a vote of 7-0. 7. Consideration and possible action on Public Hearing for a Rezoning of 19.34 acres in the John Berry Survey, to be known as Chisholm Park Section Two, from RP, Residential Planned to RS, Residential Single-Family district, located at 300 CR 152. Bobby Ray gave the staff presentation. Ty Cunningham, 4101 Zopilate Drive, representing the applicant, was present to answer any question that the Commission had. Cunningham said that the size of the homes being built at the site would vary from 1200 square feet to 2000 square feet. Commissioner Gibbs made the motion to recommend to City Council the approval of the rezoning of 19.34 acres in the John Berry Survey, to be known as Chisholm Park, Section Two, from RP, Residential Planned, to RS, Residential Single-Family district, located at 300 CR 152. Commissioner Shield seconded the motion, which passed with a vote of 7-0. 8. Consideration and possible action on a Public Hearing for a Rezoning of Williams Addition Block 1, Lot 6, from RS, Residential Single-Family to OF, Office District, located at 1621 Williams Drive. Bobby Ray gave the staff presentation. Martin Harry, 5804 Magee Bend, Austin, Texas, gave his presentation, telling the Commissioners that his plan to locate his attorney office at this site, and to lease the other part to other tenants. Georgia Howry, 2006 Park Lane, was present to let the Commission know how important that the buffer between the proposed site and the homes already built around the site, and would want the City to enforce the buffering. Ray said that the buffering would be taken care of in the site plan application. Commissioner Shield made the motion to the City Council to approve the recommendation of approval of a rezoning of Williams Addition, Block 1, Lot 6, from RS, Residential Single-Family to OF, Office District, located at 1621 Williams Drive. Commissioner Aadnesen seconded the motion, which passed with a vote of 7-0. 9. Consideration and possible action on a Public Hearing for a Century Plan Amendment to modify the Thoroughfare plan by creating a future Southwest Bypass from the Inner Loop south of the South Gabriel River to State Highway 29. Ed Polasek gave the staff presentation. John Aldridge, Systems Engineering Manager for the City of Georgetown, 200 Ridgecrest Road, representing GUS (Georgetown Utility Systems) and the GTEC Board, used the Southwest Bypass Century Plan Amendment map to give his presentation. Polasek used the Future Land Use Plan to show there would be a potential commercial node created. Aldridge informed the Commissioners that Jim Briggs, Assistant City Manager, has gone to Washington to ask for Federal participation in the building of the Southwest Bypass – and if we get monies from the Federal government, then possibly TxDOT might participate in the building of the road, too, along with City. Aldridge said that there were archeological and environmental concerns, and the City has asked HDR to go in and study the corridor and come back with the best location for this roadway via a schematic (roadway drawing) telling us where the road should be located and the right of way we need. Polasek said that the reason we are doing the Century Plan Amendment was 1) the City is spending money on a project that is not in the Century Plan, and 2) to protect the Corridor. Discussion on D B Wood Road. Polasek confirmed that the D B Wood Road route was to serve the local residents of Georgetown, and the Bypass was to serve all the drivers going past Georgetown. Polasek said that Georgetown was trying to add arterial road network as the backbone to the roadways in Georgetown. Commissioner Aadnesen confirmed that this Century Plan Amendment would merely protect the corridor that is shown on the map, so eventually the study can pick the best route, and it also alerts the public that there is the potential of that road in the event that they have property in the vicinity and would want to develop it. Don Bizzell, Steger & Bizzell Engineering, gave his presentation. Bizzell brought a drawing to show his plans for the DB Wood Road extension to tie in with what the City was wanting to do. Bizzell said that he had all the construction plans and all the permits ready to go to build D B Wood Road – the County was ready to build it until there were right-of-way problems with the land owners (especially south of the River). Bizzell brought a drawing to show his plans for the D B Wood Road extension to tie in with what the City was wanting to do. There would be a July 18th meeting for all involved. Commissioner Shield thinks that there should not be duplicate work done on this road, and that the City and County should consolidate their efforts. Aldridge said that the HDR study would cost approximately $500,000. Commissioner Turner made the motion to recommend to City Council to approve to modify the Thoroughfare Plan by creating a future Southwest Bypass from the Inner Loop south of the South Gabriel River to State Highway 29. Commissioner Gibbs seconded the motion, which passed with a vote of 7-0. 10. Staff comments and reports. Trish Carls, City Attorney, discussed the particulars regarding the Simon Development Agreement, and the Special City Council meeting, July 16th at 6:00 p.m., San Gabriel Room at the GMC (Georgetown Municipal Complex). 11. Commissioners comments and reports Commissioner Aadnesen introduced Marlene McMichael, the newest alternate to the Planning and Zoning Commission. McMichael told of her background in the Legislature and her recent move to the City of Georgetown. Commissioner Shield made the motion to adjourn. Commissioner Turner seconded the motion, which passed with unanimously. Meeting was adjourned at 7:28 p.m.