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City of Georgetown, Texas
Planning and Zoning Commission Meeting
Minutes
Tuesday, January 4, 2011 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 Brasher, Sally Pell
Commissioner(s) in Training Absent:
Staff Present: Elizabeth Cook, Community Development Director, Robbie Wyler, 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.
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 Commissionʹs 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 7, 2010, meeting of the Planning and Zoning
Commission.
Motion by Facey to approve the consent agenda including the December 7, 2010 minutes.
Second by Austin. Approved. (7‐0)
Regular Agenda
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3. Public Hearing and Possible Action on a Special Use Permit to allow a Personal Service –
Restricted use, specifically a Bail Bonds Company, in a C‐1, Local Commercial District, in Sparks
Addition, Block 3, Lots 5 – 8, located at 1915 S. Austin Avenue, Suite 112. SUP‐2010‐004 (RW)
Staff report given by Robbie Wyler. The applicant has requested a Special Use Permit to allow a
Personal Service – Restricted use, specifically a Bail Bonds Company, in a C‐1, Local Commercial
District. The building has 12 suites primarily consisting of office uses. The intent is to occupy the
southern‐most suite of the building. Per UDC use table 5.04.010, a Personal Service – Restricted
use is allowed in a C‐1 zoning district, subject to approval of a Special Use Permit. The hours of
operation will be Monday through Friday, 8:00 am to 6:00 pm and Saturdays and Sundays, 9:00
am to 2:00 pm. There will be seven (7) licensed agents, with an average of three (3) in office
during week‐day hours and two (2) on the weekend. Customer flow varies from no customers
up to a dozen per day that visit the office. There are 42 on‐site parking spaces to serve the 12
suites within the bulding totaling 10,500 square feet. There are three (3) entrances into the
parking lot. One each off Brushy, 18th and 19th Streets
Padfield invited the applicant to speak. The applicant declined.
Padfield opened the public hearing. No one came forward to speak. Padfield closed the
public hearing.
Motion by Cochran to recommend approval of the Special Use Permit to allow a Personal
Service – Restricted use, specifically a Bail Bonds Company, in a C‐1, Local Commercial District,
in Sparks Addition, Block 3, Lots 5 – 8, located at 1915 S. Austin Avenue, Suite 112. Second by
Facey. Approved. (7‐0).
4. Possible discussion and update on the 2008‐2009 and 2010‐2011 Annual Unified Development
Code (UDC) review processes and amendments.
Update on the UDC amendments will be presented during the January 11th City Council
workshop. First reading will be presented during the January 25th City Council meeting.
Director Cook stated there will be one more item to 08‐09 landscape and tree section that may
possibly be presented in February or March.
Notices will be going out soon for the next taskforce meeting.
5. Reminder of the February 1, 2011, Planning and Zoning Commission meeting.
6. Adjourn. 6:13pm
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Approved, Don Padfield, Chair Attested, Annette Montgomery, Secretary