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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes_P&Z_05.09.2009 Page 1 of 3 City of Georgetown, Texas Planning and Zoning Commission Meeting Minutes Tuesday, May 5, 2009 at 6:00 PM Council Chambers 101 E. Seventh Street, Georgetown, Texas 78626 Commissioners: Don Padfield, Chair; Patrick Lawson, Vice Chair; Annette Montgomery, Secretary; Chris Damon Brandon Collier, Gregory A. Austin, Gene Facey. Commissioner(s) Absent Commissioners in Training: Porter Cochran and Pat Armour Commissioner(s) in Training Absent: Staff Present: Carla Benton, Planner; Valerie Kreger, Planner; Tommy Garcia, Planner II; Jordan Maddox, Planner III and Stephanie McNickle, Recording Secretary. Chair Padfield called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. and led the Pledge of Allegiance. Chair Padfield 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 once for each item, for a maximum of three (3) minutes, unless otherwise agreed to before the meeting begins. 1. Action from Executive Session. There was not an 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 discuss and act upon it individually as part o f 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 Consent agenda including the Minutes of the April 9, 2009 meeting of the Planning and Zoning Commission with corrections. 3. Consideration and Possible Action on a Partial Vacation of Calder Subdivision, Lot 1 and Calder Subdivision, Lot 1A, as Amended, being 38.60 acres in the C. Joyner and John Sutherland Surveys, located on County Road 262. FP-2009-007 (CB) 4. Consideration and Possible Action on a Public Review Final Plat for 6.235 acres in the Eaves Survey for a portion of Neighborhood 61, to be known as the Sun City Softball and Dog Park, located near the intersection of Sun City Blvd and S.H. 195. PP-2009-005 (JM) Motion by Facey to approve the Consent agenda including the minutes of the April 9, 2009 meeting with corrections. Second by Lawson. Approved. (7-0) Regular Agenda 5. Public Hearing and Possible Action on a Preliminary Plat for a Resubdivision with a waiver to Section 6.03.020 of the Unified Development Code, for 0.43 acres being further described as Crestview Addition, Block 2, Lot 1 (s/pt), and a 0.12-acre portion of former Oak Lane right-of-way, to be known as RCD Properties, LLC Subdivision, located at 1623 Rivery Blvd. PP-2009-001 (TG) Staff report by Tommy Garcia. This Preliminary Plat will combine an existing lot with recently acquired right-of-way. Page 2 of 3 The applicant acquired the unimproved right-of-way to facilitate the development of the site into a small office. The applicant is further requesting a waiver to Section 6.03.020 of the Unified Development Code (UDC) to reduce the front setback from the required 25 feet to 10 feet to better facilitate development of the site. The property is located on Rivery Boulevard near Williams Drive. The former unimproved right-of-way sits between the existing structure, Oak Lane and Rivery Boulevard right-of-way. The applicant acquired the house and lot in hopes of redeveloping the site into a small office. Due to the size and shape of the lot, as well as its location on a minor arterial, the applicant felt that it was no longer viable as a single-family residential site. To further facilitate development of the site, the owner acquired some of the adjacent Oak Lane right-of-way that was no longer in use with the construction of Rivery Boulevard. The plat follows all of the requirements of a Preliminary Plat, which means the site will have utility, landscape and access easements, right-of-way dedication, impervious cover delineations, etc. A condition of the ordinance rezoning this property to Office was that all access to the property be taken from Rivery Boulevard. and that a six-foot opaque fence or wall be built with development of the site to buffer the adjacent residential properties. The property also contains a 40-foot LCRA Transmission Line easement that transects the property from the western property line through the northeast property line. The waiver to Section 6.03.020 of the UDC centers on the proposed location of the driveway and drive aisle to serve parking on both sides of the building. As drive aisles are not permitted within the setbacks, the developer would be unable to provide a drive aisle to the rear of the property for access and parking without a reduction of the front setback from 25 feet to 10 feet. The setback area will be separated from the nearby residential structures by the before mentioned opaque fence or wall per the rezoning ordinance stipulations. As front setbacks are based on the orientation of the narrowest portion of the lot, the front setback in this case is along the remaining Oak Lane right-of-way. However, in this case, the front setback functions as more of a side setback and a 25-foot setback would render much of the usable area of the site useless. The subject property is not near another structure on Oak Lane that would cause alignment issues with the structures on that street. Conversely, with the proposed setback, the structure is in more alignment with the adjacent office on Rivery Boulevard. Chair Padfield invited the applicant to speak. Applicant was not present. Chair Padfield open the Public Hearing. No one came forward, the Public Hearing was closed. Motion by Austin to recommend to the City Council approval of the Preliminary Plat for a Resubdivision of 0.43 acres, to be known as RCD Properties, LLC Subdivision, with a waiver to Section 6.03.020 of the Unified Development Code reducing the front setback from 25 feet to 10 feet. Second by Facey. Approved. (7-0) 6. Public Hearing and Possible Action on a Rezoning to OF, Office District for 0.12 acres in the N. Porter Survey, being former Oak Lane right-of-way, also known as RCD Properties, located at 1623 Rivery Blvd. REZ-2009-006 (TG) Staff report given by Tommy Garcia. This application is for a rezoning to OF, Office District, for former right-of-way adjacent to an existing site that was zoned OF in March of 2008. The owner is R.J. Tingley. The applicant is requesting a rezoning to the OF District in order to complete the redevelopment of the existing house and surrounding property for use as professional office building. This site sits at the southern end of Oak Lane. The ordinance the rezoned the original lot requires access from Rivery Boulevard. As the property was right-of-way, it was never assigned a zoning district. It was abandoned by Council action on February 29, 2009. The adjoining property has already been zoned OF and the owner wishes to use this property to aid in the conversion of that site into an office. When the original property was zoned to OF there were some concerns about a non- residential use being adjacent to the residential neighborhood and the possibility of increased traffic on Oak Lane, a residential street. Council required the property access to be from Rivery as well as a buffer from both the neighborhood and Oak Lane. This rezone will further aid in the property being able to take access from Rivery Boulevard. The plan for the property is to combine it with the adjoining lot to facilitate the development of a small professional office. The companion Preliminary Page 3 of 3 Plat joining the properties into one is being processed separately. The property is located on Rivery Boulevard near the intersection of Williams Drive. The former unimproved right-of-way sits between the existing structure, Oak Lane and Rivery Boulevard Chair Padfield invited the applicant to speak. Applicant was not present. Chair Padfield open the Public Hearing. No one came forward, the Public Hearing was closed. Motion by Montgomery to Recommend to the City Council Approval of a Rezoning to OF, Office District for 0.12 acres in the N. Porter Survey, being former Oak Lane right-of-way, also known as RCD Properties, located at 1623 Rivery Blvd. Second by Facey. Approved. (7-0) 7. Public Hearing and Possible Action on a Comprehensive Plan Amendment to change the Growth Tier Map from Tier 2 to Tier 1 for 185 acres in the Low Survey, to be known as Oakmont Crossing, located at 748 CR 111 (Westinghouse Road). CPA-2009-002 (JM) **Postponed to the June 2nd Commission meeting at the request of the applicant** 8. Public Hearing and Possible Action on a Rezoning from AG, Agriculture District to PUD, Planned Unit Development for 185 acres in the Low Survey, to be known as Oakmont Crossing, located at 748 CR 111 (Westinghouse Road). REZ-2009-002 (JM) **Postponed to the June 2nd Commission meeting at the request of the applicant** 9. Public Hearing and Possible Action on a recommendation to the City Council regarding adoption of proposed amendments to the Unified Development Code (UDC) Valerie Kreger reviewed the first round of changes to the UDC with the Commissioners. Chair Padfield open the Public Hearing. No one came forward, the Public Hearing was closed. There was a lengthy discussion among Commissioners on the amendment related to the paved surface item. Motion by Facey to recommend to City Council the changes to the UDC including the change to Section 16.04 to be as follows, “An area surfaced with single or multiple course surface treatment consisting of an engineered material constructed on a base course. Gravel, grass, stones, or similar unpaved materials are not considered a paved surface.” Second by Austin. Approved. (7-0) 10. Possible discussion and information on the 2008-2009 annual UDC review process and the UDC calendar. Valerie reminded the commissioners of a UDC task force meeting and invited the commissioners to attend. 11. Discussion and possible action regarding the Planning and Zoning Commission bylaws. There was a discussion regarding the amount of participation during a Planning and Zoning Meeting from the Commissioners in Training. Motion by Lawson to recommend City Council approval of the proposed bylaws of the Planning and Zoning Bylaws including Section 2.4 to read as follows, “The City Council shall also appoint up to three persons who would be qualified to serve on the Commission as Commissioners-in-Training and who meet the eligibility requirements in the preceding section 2.1. Commissioners-in-Training shall not serve as alternates or as proxies for any Commissioner, but Commissioners-in-Training shall be eligible to be appointed to the position of Commissioner upon the expiration of the term of a regular Commissioner or upon the creation of a vacancy on the Commission. Commissioners-in-training shall not have the power to vote in the Commission’s decisions and to make conforming changes to Chapter 2.48 of the City’s Code of ordinance. Second by Austin. Approved. (6-1) Padfield. 12. Reminder of the June 2, 2009, Planning and Zoning Commission meeting. 13. Motion to adjourn at 8:22 p.m. _______________________________ __________________________________ Approved, Don Padfield, Chair Attested, Annette Montgomery, Secretary