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City of Georgetown, Texas
Planning and Zoning Commission Meeting
Minutes
Tuesday, September 7, 2010 at 6:00 PM
Council Chambers
101 E. Seventh Street, Georgetown, Texas 78626
Commissioners: Don Padfield, Chair; Porter Cochran, Vice Chair; Annette Montgomery,
Secretary; Brandon Collier, Gregory A. Austin, Gene Facey & Pat Armour.
Commissioner(s) Absent:
Commissioners in Training: Ercel Brashear and Sally Pell
Commissioner(s) in Training Absent:
Staff Present: Elizabeth Cook, Community Development Director, Jordan Maddox, Principal
Planner; Valerie Kreger, Planner; David Munk, City Engineer 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.
(Commission may, at any time, recess the Regular Session to convene an Executive Session at
the request of the Chair, a Commissioner, the Director or legal counsel for any purpose
authorized by the Open Meetings Act, Texas Government Code Chapter 551.)
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 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 August 3, 2010, meeting of the Planning and Zoning
Commission.
3. Consideration and Possible Action on a Preliminary Plat for 0.849 acres in the Stubblefield
Survey, to be known as Friendly Will Baptist Church Subdivision, Section 1, located at 706
W. 14th Street. PP-2010-004 (ME)
Motion by Facey Motion by Facey to approve the Consent agenda including the August 3,
2010 minutes as corrected. Second by Austin. Approved (7–0).
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Regular Agenda
4. Public Hearing and Possible Action on a Rezoning from RS, Residential Single-Family
District to OF, Office for 0.40 acres, located at 1603 Williams Drive. REZ-2010-007 (ME)
Application pulled at the request of the applicant.
At this time Chair Padfield request staff to present item #7.
7. Consideration and Possible Action on a Preliminary Plat for 20.04 acres, resubdividing
portions of Sun City Neighborhood 1 and 1-D, to be known as the Village Gate at Sun City,
located at the northeast corner of Williams Dr. and Del Webb Blvd. PP-2010-006 (JM)
Staff report given by Jordan Maddox. The applicant has submitted a replat that
reconfigures four existing lots and creates a total of nine lots to develop a proposed
assisted living facility and two related facilities, along with commercial lots fronting
Williams. There is a companion rezoning underway that would allow these uses in full
compliance.
This property has long been planned for an assisted living facility or something similar
and the current project removes much of the commercial planned by the most recent
proposal in 2007. The applicant’s plan is to use the Sun City open space lot for two
landscaped wet ponds, maintained and preserved as open space for the benefit of Sun
City residents. The two 0.779-acre parcels reflect a pending land swap between the two
property owners pertaining to the existing open space lot owned by Del Webb. This land
swap will preserve the same amount of open space currently enjoyed by the residents and
be in compliance with the Sun City Concept Plan, to the extent that the acreage of open
space for the entrance lot is unchanged from the 9th Amendment.
Chair Padfield invited the applicant. The applicant was not present.
Chair Padfield opened the Public Hearing; no one came forward and the Public hearing
was closed.
Motion by Facey approval of the Preliminary Plat, conditional on the companion rezoning
being approved by the City Council within 90 days of this action. Second by Armour.
Approved (7-0)
5. Consideration and Possible Action on a request for Plat Waivers to Section 6.02.040 of the
Unified Development Code for block length on five (5) blocks in the Madison at Georgetown
Preliminary Plat. WAV-2010-003 (JM) Staff report given by Jordan Maddox.
The applicant has a Preliminary Plat currently in process and is seeking a waiver to a UDC
requirement of maximum block length. There were seven (7) block lengths that initially
exceeded the maximum length; after revisions to the plat, there remain five (5) block
lengths that fall under the waiver request. The block length provision is in the Code for
several reasons: to break up the continuous string of housing, increase connectivity within
a subdivision and ease the appearance of a straightaway that would increase traffic
speeds. Section 6.02.040 is one of the few sections that are eligible for waiver consideration
by the Commission. Staff recommends against the Plat Waiver for the remaining two
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blocks (A and L) because the justifications offered do not apply to these specific blocks,
nor do they establish legitimate reasons to waive the requirement. Staff feels that all five
blocks could be redesigned to comply with the provision, but do not see convincing
reasons for these two blocks in particular. Additionally, all of the block length issues
existed prior to any changes to the plat based on access point connection revisions, as the
applicant letter implies.
Chair Padfield invited the applicant to speak. Paul Linehan, Land Strategies gave a poster
board presentation addressing the issues in question. Mr. Linehan feels there is good
connectivity in the subdivision and is requesting a minor waiver. He stated he will be glad to
answer questions.
Commissioners suggested to possibly add a local vacant lot. Mr. Linehan stated they already
reduced the number of lots and feels it’s not appropriate.
George DeVillar stated he is a home owner in Shady Oaks and represents 100 plus property
owners. He stated that the neighbors and Mr. Linehan came to a mutual agreement, but Mr.
Linehan deviated from the original agreement. Mr. Linehan stated in a previous email there
would be a 50 foot no-build buffer area, thinking no construction. However, Shady Oaks
residents learned today that 25 feet will be natural and 25 feet no build buffer which was told
to them that 50 feet would be natural and no build.
Staff explained what a no-build zone is and stated there is a 50 foot no build zone on the plat
which will be recorded.
Chair Pafield closed the Public Hearing.
Motion by Facey to deny the maximum block length to be exceeded Waiver for Block A and
L and to approve Block I, J, and O on the Preliminary Plat for Madison at Georgetown.
Second by Porter. Approved. (6-1) Padfield.
6. Consideration and Possible Action on a Preliminary Plat for 234.70 acres in the Walters
Survey, to be known as Madison at Georgetown, Section One, located on Highway 195,
north of Sun City. PP-2010-003 (JM)
Staff stated since two of the blocks were denied waivers the plat is not in conformance with
the UDC and can not be recommended in full support by the Commission tonight. Therefore,
there are two options for the commission. They can instruct the applicant to make the
changes and come back to P&Z for approval in October at the earliest, or the Commission
can make a motion to staff and the applicant to work together to come up with another
alternative between now and the city council and not return to P&Z.
Motion by Padfield for staff to work with the applicant to ensure conformance with the UDC
for the two denied block lengths and once issues are resolved with staff approval, the P&Z
Commission recommends approval to City Council. Second by Austin.
Friendly Amendment to the Motion by Commissioner Facey that in addition to the Motion
a 25 foot buffer adjacent to the property line as shown and within the 25 foot vegetative
buffer that there would be a preservation of 12 inch oaks and elms in addition to the Heritage
trees and further, there would be a 25 foot no building zone and the details of what can be
built and not built be worked out with staff. Second by Padfield. Approved. (6-1) Collier
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7. Possible discussion and update on the 2008-2009 Annual Unified Development Code
(UDC) review process and amendments.
Liz Cook stated staff is working on the 5th round of UDC amendments. Anticipate updates
will be presented during the November P&Z meeting. They will soon be starting on the
next year’s round of UDC amendments.
8. Reminder of the October 5, 2010, Planning and Zoning Commission meeting.
9. Adjourn. 8:22 p.m.
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Approved, Porter Cochran, Vice-chair Attested, Annette Montgomery, Secretary