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City of Georgetown, Texas
Minutes of the
Planning and Zoning Commission Meeting
Tuesday, January 3, 2006 at 6:00 P.M.
Council Chambers
101 E. Seventh Street, Georgetown, Texas 78626
Members Present: Johnny Anderson, Chairman; Harry Gibbs, Vice-Chairman; Will Moore,
Secretary; Marlene McMichael, Sarah Milburn, Brian Ortego, and Jennifer Shield
Alternates Present: Patrick Lawson and Don Padfield.
Members Absent: Russell Phillips, Alternate
Staff Present: Bobby Ray, Director; Ed Polasek, Chief Long-Range Planner; David Munk,
Development Engineer; Trish Carls, City Attorney and Rhonda Conklin, Recording Secretary.
Chair Anderson called the meeting to order at 6:00 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
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 may 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 6, 2005 meeting of the Planning and Zoning
Commission.
Motion by Moore to approve minutes with two changes. Second by Shield. Approved 7-0.
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Regular Agenda
3. Public Hearing and possible action on a Comprehensive Plan Amendment to change
Land Use for 17 acres from Residential to Commercial and to change the Intensity Level
for 397.84 acres from Level 1 to Level 3 of Donegan and Porter Survey, 397.84 acres,
located on State Highway 29.
Staff report was given by Ed Polasek. Staff recommends conditional approval of this
item with some amendments to the application. Staff recommends changing the land
use to Mixed Use instead of Commercial at the intersection of a major arterial and a
neighborhood arterial. Also, Staff recommends that the applicant could only achieve
intensity level change if applicant participates in the extension of the wastewater line.
Staff recommends that the approximate 40 acre area around the flood plane of the
Middle Fork River be dedicated as parks and open space to continue the City’s trail
system along the San Gabriel River.
Mr. Shane Shaluck with SEC Planning Consultants, representing the applicant was
available to give an overview of this project and to answer any questions.
Chair Anderson opened the Public Hearing. Speakers were Jim Burnop of 2833 Cedar
Hollow Drive, Georgetown, Texas, Will Cornish of 121 Wind Ridge Cove, Georgetown,
Texas, Rebecca Bales of 601 Chaparral Road, Georgetown, Texas, Reg Pierson of 20169
Westlake Parkway, Georgetown, Texas, Ben Johnson of 2890 Cedar Hollow Road,
Georgetown, Texas, Jim Harrell of 2816 Oak Haven Circle, Georgetown, Texas, Richard
C. Carmichael of 2820 Cedar Hollow Road, Georgetown, Texas, Kerry Russell of 20120
Westlake Parkway, Georgetown, Texas, Mike Vandergriff of 518 Susana, Georgetown,
Texas and Chuck Dennis of 31004 Clearwater Court, Austin, Texas.
Chair Anderson closed the Public Hearing.
Motion by Shield to recommend to City Council denial of a Comprehensive Plan
Amendment to change the land use for 17 acres from Residential to Commercial and to
change the Intensity Level for 397.84 acres from Level 1 to Level 3 of Donegan and
Porter Survey, 397.84 acres, located on State Highway 29. Second by Moore. Approved
7-0.
Chair Anderson called for a three minute break at 7:12 p.m.
Chair Anderson resumed meeting at 7:15 p.m.
4. Public Hearing and possible action on a Comprehensive Plan Amendment to change
Intensity Level from 2 and 3 to Level 4 for 66.47 acres in the William Addison Survey,
located at 2505 FM 1460.
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Staff report was given by David Munk. Staff is supportive of this item. Applicant,
Henry Roye was available to give an overview of this item and to answer any questions.
Chair Anderson opened the Public Hearing. No comments were given by citizens.
Chair Anderson closed the Public Hearing.
Motion by Gibbs to recommend to City Council approval of a Comprehensive Plan
Amendment to change Intensity Level from 2 and 3 to Intensity Level 4 , however,
restricted to 350 lots for the 66.47 acres in the William Addison Survey, located at 2505
FM 1460. Second by McMichael.
Friendly amendment by Milburn to amend previous motion by adding the words
Single-family after 350 to describe what kind of lots. Approved 5-2. Milburn and
Moore opposed.
5. Public Hearing and possible action on a Rezoning from RS, Residential Single-family to
MF, Multifamily Residential for 6.07 acres in the John Berry Survey known as Chisholm
Park, Section One, Phase One, located on County Road 152.
Staff report was given by Bobby Ray. Staff is supportive of this item. Applicant,
Charlotte Smith of 401 Cypress Lane, Round Rock, Texas was available to give an
overview of this project and to answer any questions.
Chair Anderson opened the Public Hearing. Speaker, Todd Shaw of 900 County Road
151, Georgetown, Texas expressed his concerns.
Chair Anderson closed the Public Hearing.
Motion by Moore to recommend to City Council approval of a Rezoning from RS,
Residential Single-family to MF, Multifamily Residential for 6.07 acres in the John Berry
Survey known as Chisholm Park, Section One, Phase One, located on County Road
152. Second by McMichael. Approved 7-0.
6. Public Hearing and possible action on a Rezoning of 4.0 acres in the Nicholas Porter
Survey, from RS, Residential Single-family to OF, Office, for the Williamson County
Law Enforcement Training Center, located at 701 College Street.
Staff report was given by Bobby Ray. Staff is supportive of this item. Applicant was not
available to attend this meeting.
Chair Anderson opened up the Public Hearing. There were no comments by citizens.
Chair Anderson closed the Public Hearing.
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Motion by Shield to recommend to City Council approval of a Rezoning of 4.0 acres in
the Nicholas Porter Survey, from RS, Residential Single-family to OF, Office, for the
Williamson County Law Enforcement Training Center, located at 701 College Street.
Second by Milburn. Approved 7-0.
7. Comments from Director.
Director Ray reported that on December 13, 2005 the City Council approved six Second
Readings of Rezonings and one Comprehensive Plan Amendment. The item for Berry
Creek, Number Five was approved with conditions attached. It was limited to one lot;
the eastern lot or larger lot of the two and limited to C1, including fuel sales.
Additionally, we had two First Readings of Century Plan Amendments, which were
approved. The two requests that the Commission reviewed on Martin Luther King, Jr.
Street (MLK) were postponed by the City Council to conduct a ninety day study. Staff
was directed to work with the neighborhood and to come up with a proposal within
ninety days to address the future land use along this section of MLK. Staff will hold a
Public meeting on January 31, 2006 at 6:00 p.m. at the Council Chamber where the
Commission and City Council will be invited. The City Council approved the First
Reading of fifteen Annexation Ordinances and one UDC Amendment. On December 23,
2005 the City Council approved the Second Readings of fifteen Annexations and a UDC
Amendment.
Attorney Carls announced that the State Legislature has mandated a two hour training
session scheduled for Wednesday, February 22, 2006. Carls is working with the City
Secretary to determine if the training will consist of a two hour video; viewed as a group
or perhaps a video that could be taken home and viewed at leisure; or downloaded from
the internet, followed by certifying on-line. Commissioners will be notified of details in
the near future.
8. Comments from Commissioners.
There were no comments from Commissioners.
Motion by Gibbs to adjourn. Second by Shield. Meeting was adjourned at 8:05 p.m.
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Approved, Johnny Anderson, Chair Attested, Will Moore, Secretary