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CITY OF GEORGETOWN, TEXAS
MINUTES
PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MEETING
TUESDAY, JANUARY 4, 2005, 6:00 P.M.
COUNCIL CHAMBERS
101 E. 7TH STREET, GEORGETOWN, TEXAS 78626
Members Present: Johnny Anderson, Chair; Audrey McDonald, Secretary; Marlene McMichael,
William Moore, Jennifer Shield, and Harry Gibbs. Alternates: Sarah Milburn, Don Padfield.
Members Absent: Brian Ortego; Russell Phillips, Alternate.
Staff Present: Amelia Sondgeroth, Director of Planning & Development Services; David Munk,
Development Engineer; Carla Benton, Development Planner; Melissa McCollum, Development
Planner; Bobby Ray, Chief Current Planner; Ed Polasek, Chief-Long Range Planner; Rhonda
Conklin, Recording Secretary.
Chair Anderson called the meeting to order at 6:03 p.m.
Pledge of Allegiance was recited.
Commissioner Anderson stated the order of the meeting and that those who speak must turn in
a speaker form to the recording secretary before the item that they wish to address begins.
Each speaker will be permitted to address the Commission one time only for a maximum of
three (3) minutes, unless otherwise agreed to before the meeting begins.
Regular Session - To begin no earlier than 6:00 p.m.
1. Action from Executive Session. There were no executive session items.
Consent Agenda
The Consent Agenda includes non-controversial and routine items that the Commission may act
on with one single vote. A Commissioner or any member of the public may request that any
item from the Consent Agenda be pulled in order that the Commission discuss and act upon it
individually as part of the Regular Agenda. The Planning and Zoning Commission's approval of
an item on the Consent Agenda will be consistent with the staff recommendation described in
the report, unless otherwise noted.
2. Consideration of the Minutes of the December 7, 2004 regular meeting of the Planning and
Zoning Commission.
There were no corrections to the minutes. Motion by Shield to approve the minutes as written.
Second by McDonald. Motion passed 7 - 0.
Regular Agenda
3. Public Hearing and possible action on a Comprehensive Plan Amendment to amend the
Land Use Map from Residential, designated for multi-family use, to Light Industrial for the
Amended Plat of Madison Oaks, Phase I, Block B, Lot 4 and Madison Oaks, Phase II,
Block B, Lot 5, located on Madison Oaks Avenue.
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Staff report was given by Ed Polasek. Applicant would like to amend the Land Use Map from
multi-family use, to light industrial use to allow heavy commercial, assembly, warehouse and
manufacturing type uses. The intent is to put a wholesale retail lumberyard on that property.
The property had been previously zoned from light industrial to multi-family for potential
development of an apartment complex. A portion of the land was dedicated as parkland use,
which was never developed because the multi-family use was never developed. The applicant
is going through a public hearing process with the Parks Board and City Council to get approval
to take a rail spur from the Georgetown railroad across parkland to this property. Staff is in
support of this, taking into account that the applicant is taking this industrial park back to an
industrial park designation and eliminating potential multi-family in an industrial park. Staff
recommends approval of the Century Plan Amendment.
Motion by Shield to recommend to City Council approval of a Comprehensive Plan
Amendment to amend the Land Use Map from Residential, designated for multi-family use, to
Light Industrial for the Amended Plat of Madison Oaks, Phase I, Block B, Lot 4 and Madison
Oaks, Phase II, Block B, Lot 5, located on Madison Oaks Avenue. Second by McMichael.
Approved 7-0.
4. Public Hearing and possible action on a Rezoning from C1, Local Commercial District to
IN, Industrial District for the Amended Plat of Madison Oaks, Phase I, Block B, Lot 4 and
from MF, Multifamily District to IN, Industrial District for Madison Oaks, Phase II, Block B,
Lot 5 located on Madison Oaks Avenue.
Staff report was given by Bobby Ray. Directly related to the Land Use Plan Amendment, is a
rezoning request for two parcels. The larger parcel approximately 14 acres in size, is currently
zoned for Multi-Family and the smaller lot to the west of that is currently zoned for C1 local
commercial. The Phase II subdivision, the easterly subdivision was platted for multi-family
development, which did have parkland dedicated to the north as part of that subdivision and the
MF for Multi-Family that was applied at the time that the subdivision was intended to implement
that development proposal. Lot 4, which is the smaller, westerly lot is currently zoned C1 local
commercial and that zoning district was intended to serve as a transitional zone between the
heavier industrial zone along Austin Avenue and the Multi-Family zoning in the Phase II
subdivision to serve as a buffer for a transition between the two. The applicant is seeking to
rezone these two parcels to Industrial, which is the implementation zoning for the light industrial
land use designation, in order to accommodate a proposed lumberyard at this location. Staff is
supportive of the rezoning request on the basis that the industrial district is consistent with the
industrial zoned properties along Austin Avenue, west of the site, and is generally compatible
with the area.
Motion by Gibbs to recommend to City Council approval of Rezoning from C1, Local
Commercial District to IN, Industrial District for the Amended Plat of Madison Oaks, Phase I,
Block B, Lot 4 and from MF, Multifamily District to IN, Industrial District for Madison Oaks,
Phase II, Block B, Lot 5 located on Madison Oaks Avenue. Second by McMichael. Approved
7-0.
5. Public Hearing and possible action on a partial vacation of the Amended Plat of Madison
Oaks, Phase I, Block B, Lot 4 and Madison Oaks, Phase II, Block B, Lot 5, located on
Madison Oaks Avenue.
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Staff report was given by Melissa McCollum. This plat is currently recorded in Williamson
County. With that are Exhibit B1 and B2, (the front page of these recorded plats.) There are
many plat notes and references to the nature of multi-family use. If the zoning and land use are
changed and the rail spur is obtained, these notes would not be applicable to that site. Staff is
proposing a vacation of Madison Oaks, Phase II, Lot 5, which is a 14 acre tract as well as on
Exhibits B2, Madison Oaks, Phase I, Lot 4, which is 2.412 acres. The site is a total of a little
over 16 acres. These are the same two tracts that Ed Polasek is looking to change the Land
Use on and Bobby Ray is talking about rezoning. With that we would be vacating those two
lots and they would be returned back to vacant unplated land and then the applicant would
come through with a plat for that property. That would negate all the plat notes for that property.
The rest on the plat would remain in tact as it is now. If Lot 5 is vacated the multi-family status
would be lost and returned back to unplated land.
The applicant, David Starr was present to answer any questions and gave an overview of the
proposed project.
Motion by McMichael to recommend approval of partial vacation of the Amended Plat of
Madison Oaks, Phase I, Block B, Lot 4 and Madison Oaks, Phase II, Block B, Lot 5, located
on Madison Oaks Avenue. Second by McDonald. Approved 7-0.
6. Public Hearing and possible action on a Rezoning from AG, Agricultural and OF, Office
District to C-3, General Commercial District for 5.04 acres in the Joseph P. Pulsifer
Survey, located east of the intersection of State Highway 29 and River Chase Boulevard.
Item #6 was withdrawn by applicant.
7. Public Hearing and possible action on a Rezoning of 21.198 acres in the Fredrick Foy
Survey from AG, Agriculture district to PUD, Planned Unit Development, to be known as the
Planned Unit Development of Sun City Georgetown, Neighborhood Nineteen, located
west of Sun City Boulevard at Armstrong Drive.
Staff report was given by Melissa McCollum. This is the next development that has come in for
Sun City Georgetown, Neighborhood Nineteen. It is a 21.198 acre tract. They are proposing a
tract of 59 single family units. They are in conformance with the standards that are required for
the PUD application and staff is recommending approval of this rezoning from Agriculture to
PUD. They are currently in the city limits.
Motion by McDonald to approve recommendation to City Council for approval on a Rezoning of
21.198 acres in the Fredrick Foy Survey from AG, Agriculture district to PUD, Planned Unit
Development, to be known as the Planned Unit Development of Sun City Georgetown,
Neighborhood Nineteen, located west of Sun City Boulevard at Armstrong Drive. Second by
Shield. Approved 7-0.
8. Consideration and possible action on a Public Review Final Plat for 21.198 acres in the
Fredrick Foy Survey to be known as the Planned Unit Development of Sun City
Georgetown, Neighborhood Nineteen, located west of Sun City Boulevard at Armstrong
Drive.
Staff report was given by Melissa McCollum. This plat goes along with the Rezoning of Sun
City Georgetown, Neighborhood Nineteen, item number 7. They are proposing a total of 59
residential single family units. These will all be detached single family units. They are
surrounded by Neighborhood 20A and future sections.
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Applicant, Rainer Ficken was present to answer any questions and gave an overview of the
proposed project.
Motion by McDonald on a Public Review Final Plat for 21.198 acres in the Fredrick Foy
Survey to be known as the Planned Unit Development of Sun City Georgetown,
Neighborhood Nineteen, located west of Sun City Boulevard at Armstrong Drive. Second by
Milburn. Approved 7-0.
9. Comments from Director.
The most significant case presented to City Council on December 14, 2004 that generated
discussion was the Preliminary Plat for subdivision Shadow Canyon, which had a waiver from
the driveway spacing requirement and the Planning and Zoning Commission did recommend
that to the Council. Council approved the waiver, but there was a lot of discussion. Staff
presented the Planning and Zoning recommendation and answered questions with regard to that
waiver. All of the other items that went from the December Planning and Zoning Agenda were
approved by the Council. Council has requested that a representative of Planning and Zoning
Commission be present at City Council to voice reasoning when an item from Planning Staff has
been overturned by P&Z. Amelia invited Chairman to elaborate on this point.
Johnny Anderson indicated that a City Council member suggested that it was probably not
appropriate for the applicant to make the Planning and Zoning Commission’s case of why they
did not agree with the staff recommendation. The Planning and Zoning Commission needs to
provide some feedback in terms of a representative to speak at the Council when such topic
arises if recommendation is different from that of staff. If it is not feasible for a Planning and
Zoning Commissioner to attend, then the Planning and Zoning Commission should provide
written feedback to Council as to what their thought rationale was.
Amelia reminded Planning and Zoning Commission of the January 12, 2005 Conservation
Design Workshop at Southwestern University. She did request a formal RSVP as space is
limited. It was requested that Rhonda Conklin, Recording Secretary submit a communication to
Planning and Zoning Commission reminding them of the workshop and formally requesting
RSVP. Commissioners were reminded that parking would be provided downtown between 9th
and 10th, with a shuttle that will transport participants to Southwestern University.
Amelia reported that we do not as yet have a final date on the upcoming road trip as she is still
waiting to hear from a few Council members. She should be able to confirm a date by the
beginning of next week. Tentative dates were February 10, 11, 17 or 25, the last three
weekends in February.
10. Discussion and possible action regarding "2005 P&Z Work Plan"
Chairman Anderson followed up with a continuation of the discussion we had last meeting on
putting together a work plan that describes and outlines what our priorities are and what we will
work on for 2005. We had a number of suggested topics since last meeting. Based on feedback
from other Commissioners, there are three main areas to work on. These areas would be split
out into sub-groups and comprise of A.) Revision of the Comprehensive Plan, B.) the Transite
Oriented Development Program and C.) Redevelopment of the corner of Williams Drive and I-H
35 and what can be done to improve Williams Drive from I-H 35 to Lakeway Drive. A fourth item
would possibly be to provide some guidance on 2005 Capital Improvements Budget. Johnny
requested Commissioners sign up for sub-groups to develop a plan and present to Planning and
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Zoning Commission. It was noted that Commissioners could volunteer for as many sub-groups
that they would like, including alternates. Harry Gibbs chose to address A and B, Don Padfield
chose B, Jenni Shield, Sarah Milburn, and Marlene Michael chose to address C, Johnny
Anderson and Will Moore chose to address A, Brian Ortego chose to address B and Russell
Phillips chose to address A. Rhonda Conklin, Recording Secretary would email Commissioners
confirming which sub-group they volunteered for. She will notify the Director and Chairman of
notification requirements. City Attorney said she would have to re-read by-laws on whether or
not we have to post when meeting as a sub-group. We may have to post public hearings at City
Hall when sub-groups plan on meeting.
11. Comments from Commissioners.
No further comments.
Motion by Gibbs to adjourn. Second by Milburn. Meeting adjourned at 7:03 p.m.
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Approved, Johnny Anderson, Chair Attested, Audrey McDonald, Secretary