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City of Georgetown, Texas
Planning and Zoning Commission Meeting
Minutes
Tuesday, February 2, 2010 at 6:00 PM
Council Chambers
101 E. Seventh Street, Georgetown, Texas 78626
Commissioners: Don Padfield, Chair; Patrick Lawson, Vice Chair; Annette Montgomery,
Secretary; Porter Cochran, Brandon Collier, Gregory A. Austin, Gene Facey.
Commissioner(s) Absent:
Commissioners in Training: Pat Armour
Commissioner(s) in Training Absent:
Staff Present: Elizabeth Cook, Community Development Director; Valerie Kreger, Principal
Planner; David Munk, City Engineer; Ed Polasek, Principal Planner; and Stephanie McNickle,
Recording Secretary.
Chair Padfield called the meeting to order at 6:03 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 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 and possible approval of the Minutes of the January 5, 2010 meeting of the
Planning and Zoning Commission.
3. Consideration and Possible Action on a Public Review Final Plat for 35.16 acres in the Foy
Survey, also known as Sun City Neighborhood Fifty-four, located south of the intersection of
Pedernales Falls Drive and Cool Springs Way. (JM) PP-2009-010
Motion by Facey to approve the Consent agenda including the January 5, 2010 minutes as
corrected. Second by Lawson. Approved. (7-0)
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Regular Agenda
At this time Chair Padfield asked for agenda item #5 to be reviewed before item #4.
5. Public Hearing and Possible Action on a Rezoning, amending the 35.16-acre Planned Unit
Development known as Sun City Neighborhood Fifty-four, located south of the intersection
of Pedernales Falls Drive and Cool Springs Way. (JM) REZ-2009-003
Staff report by Jordan Maddox. The applicant has requested an amendment to an existing
PUD to decrease the total amount of residential lots from 123 to 110. The PUD was approved
in July of 2009 with a total of 123 lots, but development has yet to occur. The boundaries of
the previously approved PUD do not change, only the property lines of the interior lots, most
of which will increase in size.
The 35-acre site is located in the northwestern portion of the Sun City development, near the
new Cowan Creek Golf Course and Amenity Center, which is nearing completion. It will be
located along the future extension of Pedernales Falls Drive.
Chair Padfield invited the applicant to speak. Applicant was not present.
Chair Padfield opened the public hearing, no one came forward and the public hearing was
closed.
Motion Facey to approve the request to amend the Sun City Neighborhood 54 Planned Unit
Development. Second by Austin. Approved. (7-0)
4. Public Hearing and Possible Action on a Comprehensive Plan Amendment changing the
Overall Transportation Plan for 293 acres and 17 acres in the Addison Survey, also known as
the Lera B. Hughes Tract, located at 1200 CR 110. (EP) CPA-2009-003 Staff Report by Ed
Polasek.
This application has been in process for several months. The Applicant had concerns with
mobility and access to their tract once they reviewed the adopted Overall Transportation Plan
design for SE 1. They suggested including “Hughes Drive” which would extend from the
commuter rail station over to the Southeast Inner Loop. Staff informed the applicant, while
the City does not have a developer looking at the site, the City would consider looking at a
Traffic Impact Study for the future land use plan for the mixed use commercial type area
development area to justify “Hughes Drive” as a necessary road served in the overall
transportation plan. The Design of the SE 1 with or without frontage road access roads is not the
purpose of this application and the Planning and Zoning commission is not posted to discuss or take
action on the SE 1 design issues. “Hughes Drive”, if approved will work as a crossing of SE 1 in
any design being considered by the Georgetown Transportation Advisory Board and City
Council.
Staff has received three Traffic Impact Analysis over the last several months. The analysis
results presented within this TIA indicates that the proposed “Hughes Drive” is not necessary
in order to provide access to the surrounding land uses other that the Hughes Tract. It is
primarily a site development driven roadway; thus not required as part of the City’s Overall
Transportation Plan. Therefore, staff recommends denial of the Comprehensive Plan
Amendment changing the Overall Transportation Plan by adding “Hughes Drive”, based on
the TIA Analysis.
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Rebecca A. Bray, P.E., Senior Project Manager, Klotz Associates stated she has worked with
Ed Polasek along with David Munk when reviewing Traffic Impact Analysis. Ms. Bray stated
this was the third TIA that was submitted by the applicant and found there are many errors in
omissions in the report. Ms. Bray stated she looked at the various scenarios that the engineer
presented and others including background, traffic, site development traffic and site
development plus ten years which is what the Unified Development Code requires. The
presence of “Hughes Drive” provides a north-side route through the development only;
connecting SE Inner Loop to Maple Street. “Hughes Drive” connects SE Inner Loop to Maple
Street, but does not continue further north or south. Drivers still must access Maple Street
and/or Southwestern Boulevard to continue north into Georgetown and/or south into Round
Rock or other areas. In summary, the analysis results presented within this TIA indicates that
the proposed “Hughes Drive” is not necessary in order to provide access to the surrounding
land uses other than the Hughes Tract. It is primarily a site development driven roadway;
thus, not required as part of the City’ Overall Transition. Ms. Bray stated she will be glad to
answer questions.
Chair Padfield invited the applicant to speak. Steve McConnico, Attorney, 600 Congress
stated he is the son-in-law to the applicant and is representing the family. He also stated that
SE 1 will split the Hughes Tract in half which is a working cattle ranch today. He stated the
house on the property is not vacant. It is being used everyday, every weekends and holidays.
This property has been in the family for over 100 years. The family wants to do what is best
for the family and for the city. Mr. McConnico stated the family hired Land Strategies in
Austin who informed the family “Hughes Drive” would be a benefit to the city because it
would be an alternative access to the proposed rail station as oppose to only having access
from Maple. Another benefit would be more of a tax base for both residential and commercial
which would benefit the city and the family. He stated the family is willing to give property
for the roadway as long as it’s built at grade. He feels the family has worked with the city but
can not have this property completely broken in half without giving some rational proposal
on how to avoid it.
Staff stated the rail station is in the preliminary stages. There has never been a regulating plan
adopted for that mixed use area, but there would be access built from other areas such as
Inner Loop, Maple and FM 1460. There must be an area study completed to adopt a zoning
plan. Staff stated box culverts will be one way of transporting cattle from one side of the
property to the other. The box culverts will be placed partially in the floodplain.
Staff stated “Hughes Drive” will not be built unless development occurs. Therefore “Hughes
Drive” will never provide access to move cattle, since cattle will not be on the developing
property.
Staff stated that if this application is denied the family can go to the Georgetown
Transportation Advisory Board or Georgetown Transportation Enhancement Corporation for
potential 4B funding. Staff also stated that several proposed designs for SE 1 have been sent to
the family and is not known if the family took any formal position on the designs given. Staff
stated the family can address the issue if more box culverts are needed to the Georgetown
Transportation Advisory Board. Commissioners Lawson stated he can not justify “Hughes
Drive” from a planning point of view, cattle issue aside. It was not fully understood why a
decision needs to be made tonight when it is not known what kind of development will be
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built on the property, where the rail station will be located, where the connector street from
Maple to Southwestern intersects and not knowing where the alignment for SE 1 will be
located.
Chair Padfield opened the Public Hearing.
John Czap, 240 CR 110 asked about the piping on the Inner Loop. Commissioner Padfield
stated he will need to ask staff. David Munk stated he will be glad to talk to Mr. Sapp after
the meeting.
Chair Padfield closed the Public Hearing.
Commissioner Cochran suggested the Hughes Tract be addressed during the Georgetown
Transportation Advisory Board meeting.
Motion by Lawson to recommend to City Council denial of a Comprehensive Plan
Amendment changing the Overall Transportation Plan by adding “Hughes Drive”, based on
the TIA Analysis. Second by Facey. Approved. (7-0)
Staff, Ed Polasek informed the Commissioners the “Hughes Drive” discussion will be added
to the February 12th meeting agenda for the Transportation Advisory Board.
Recommendations during that meeting will be presented at the February 23rd City Council
meeting.
6. Chair Padfield announced the next P&Z meeting is scheduled for March 2, 2010.
Chair Padfield thanked Pat Lawson for his years of serving on the Planning and Zoning
Commission.
7. Motion to Adjourn at 7:05 pm
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Approved, Don Padfield, Chair Attested, Annette Montgomery, Secretary