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Planning & Zoning Commission Agenda / November 2, 2010 Page 1 of 3
City of Georgetown, Texas
Planning and Zoning Commission Meeting
Minutes
Tuesday, November 2, 2010 at 6:00 PM
Council Chambers
101 E. Seventh Street, Georgetown, Texas 78626
Commissioners: Don Padfield, Chair; Annette Montgomery, Secretary; Brandon Collier,
Gregory A. Austin, Gene Facey, Pat Armour.
Commissioner(s) Absent: Porter Cochran, Vice Chair
Commissioners in Training: Ercel Brashear, Sally Pell
Commissioner(s) in Training Absent:
Staff Present: Valerie Kreger, Principal Planner; Jennifer Bills, Housing Coordinator; Tamera Baird,
Chief Plans Examiner; 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.
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 October 5, 2010 meeting of the Planning
and Zoning Commission.
Motion by Facey to approve the consent agenda including the October 5, 2010 minutes. Second by
Austin. Approved. (6-0)
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Regular Agenda
3. Consideration and Possible Action on an amendment to the Unified Development Code (UDC) to
add new Section 10.07.040, Temporary Off-Premise Signs for Open Houses and Model Homes and
amend Section 16.02, Definitions. (TB) Staff report given by Tamera Baird. Tamera reviewed the
requested amendments to the Unified Development Code given by The Commissioners during the
October 5th Planning and Zoning meeting.
Motion by Austin to recommend to City Council approval of the proposed amendments to the
Unified Development Code including section 10.07.040 and amending 16.02. Second by Facey.
Approved. (6-0)
4. Public Hearing and Possible Action on a Rezoning for approximately 704.25 acres in the
Addison and Flores Surveys, from AG, Agriculture and PUD, Planned Unit Development with a
base district of Residential Single-Family to PUD, Planned Unit Development with a base zoning
district of Residential Single-Family, also known as the Southwestern University campus,
located northeast of Maple Street and University Ave. REZ-2009-012 (JCB) Staff report given by
Jennifer Bills. The University owns approximately 704.25 acres north of University Avenue and
east of Maple Street. This includes the main Southwestern Campus as well as the golf course and
open space to the northeast. As a university with many uses, Southwestern has been governed
by a PUD zoning district, which has been occasionally updated as the University’s campus
master plan changes. Since the last major revision to the zoning in 1999, the campus has
acquired additional undeveloped property that is currently zoned AG, Agriculture. This PUD
amendment will incorporate the new property as well as update the campus’s development
plan as it relates to new buildings, parking and landscaping. Staff is supportive of the rezoning
request. The proposed PUD is consistent with the Institutional and Open Space Land Use
Designations of this site.
The applicant has requested a rezoning of 704.25 acres northeast of University Avenue and
Maple Street from Agriculture District and Planned Unit Development with a base district of
Residential Single-Family to Planned Unit Development with a base district of Residential
Single-Family, which will update their existing PUD zoning as well as include surrounding
property they have acquired since the last zoning update. The University’s PUD as proposed is
compatible with the 2030 Plan Land Use Designation of Institutional and Open Space.
Some of the deviations from the UDC allowed for by the plan involve landscaping, tree canopy
and parking. Current private roads will continue to be private and not the city owned. Lighting
where the golf course is now will be shielded to avoid light spilling onto adjacent properties and
street. It does not mean you will not see any lights in the distance, just not spilling over on to
any properties and/or streets.
Chair Padfield opened the public hearing.
Tom Norrell of Wilbarger Point, stated Southwestern always stated it would not build on the
green space. Why would you zone it as residential if it’s going to be green space? Staff stated
because it was under one development plan. If they want to build anything in that area, they
will have to go through Planning and Zoning and neighbors will be notified. This area is also in
the flood plain.
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Chair Padfield closed the public hearing.
Motion by Facey to recommend to City Council approval of a request to rezone 704.25 acres
from AG, Agriculture and PUD, Planned Unit Development to Planned Unit Development with
a base district of Residential Single-Family, also known as the Southwestern University campus.
Second by Collier. Approved. (6-0)
5. Possible discussion and update on the 2008-2009 and 2010-2011 Annual Unified Development
Code (UDC) review processes and amendments.
Staff report by Valerie Kreger. Still working on the 2008-2009 UDC updates and this will be our last
round. The changes probably will go to Council in January.
Two public workshops and will be held in the evening and during the day. Comments will be
brought to the P&Z commissioners.
We may have a workshop with council to discuss changes.
6. Reminder of the December 7, 2010, Planning and Zoning Commission meeting. Valerie Kreger
reminded Commissioners the next scheduled P&Z meeting will be December 7th.
7. Motion to Adjourn 6:38
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Approved, Don Padfield, Chair Attested, Annette Montgomery, Secretary