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City of Georgetown, Texas
Planning and Zoning Commission Meeting
Minutes
Tuesday, November 1, 2011 at 6:00 PM
Council Chambers
101 E. Seventh Street, Georgetown, Texas 78626
Commissioners: Ercel Brashear, Chair; Porter Cochran, Annette Montgomery, Gene Facey,
Pat Armour, Sally Pell and John Horne
Commissioners in Training: Scott Rankin, Roland Peña and Robert Massad
Commissioner(s) Absent:
Commissioner(s) in Training Absent:
Staff Present: Elizabeth Cook, Community Development Director, Carla Benton, Planner; Valerie
Kreger, Planner; David Munk, City Engineer; Bridget Chapman, Acting City Attorney and Stephanie
McNickle, Recording Secretary.
Chair Brashear called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. and led the Pledge of Allegiance.
Chair Brashear 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 of the Minutes of the October 4, 2011, meeting of the Planning and Zoning
Commission.
3. Consideration and possible action on a Public Review Final Plat for 250 residential lots on
97.03 acres, to be known as Georgetown Village PUD, Phase 9, Sections 4-11. PP-2011-008
(Carla Benton)
The above item was pulled from the Consent agenda and moved to the regular agenda.
4. Consideration and possible action on a Preliminary Plat for 43 residential lots on 11.58 acres,
to be known as Cimarron Hills, Phase 3, Section 3. PP-2011-005 (Carla Benton)
Motion by Facey to approve the Consent Agenda along with the October 4, 2011 minutes as
amended. Second by Horne. Approved. (7-0).
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Regular Agenda
Chair Brashear notified the members that he had filed a conflict of interest affidavit with the City
Secretary for Item #3 and recused himself from discussion of this agenda item.
At this time, Vice-chair Cochran took the Chair.
3. Consideration and possible action on a Public Review Final Plat for 250 residential lots on
97.03 acres, to be known as Georgetown Village PUD, Phase 9, Sections 4-11. PP-2011-008
(Carla Benton) Staff report by Carla Benton.
The original Georgetown Village PUD, Phase 9, Public Review Final Plat was approved
for 351 single-family residential lots, to be developed in multiple sections. Record Final
Plats have been recorded for Sections 1, 2 and 3. The applicant is requesting to revise the
Public Review Final Plat to address changes needed in drainage facilities. This application
does comply with the city’s 2030 comprehensive plan for the moderate density residential.
Bridget Chapman, Acting City Attorney, stated the City has been negotiating with the
applicant with regard to the traffic transportation improvements and have reached an
agreement for Madrid Dr. improvement and agreed to the amount proposed by the City.
The applicant has agreed to pay the proportionate share of the improvements for the Shell
Road/ Bellaire Drive intersection, but do not agree with the City’s estimates for those
improvements. Therefore the City and the applicant have agreed to disagree and to move
forward to try to reach an agreement. If an agreement is not reached the applicant can
appeal to get a final decision for the Council.
Vice-chair Cochran invited the applicant to speak. John Joseph, representing the applicant
stated they will try to reach an agreement with the City on an amount and will be glad to
answer any questions. There were no questions.
Motion by Facey to approve the Public Review Final Plat for Georgetown Village PUD, Phase 9,
Sections 4-11, subject to the proportionate share of transportation improvements for the
Georgetown Village, Phase 9 development for Madrid Drive, Shell Road and Bellaire Drive, with
an agreement to either construct or fund the proportionate share of improvements. Second by
Armour. Approved. (6-0)
At this time, Chair Brashear returned to the dais.
5. Public Hearing and possible action on a Rezoning from Residential Single-Family (RS)
District to General Commercial (C-3) and Local Commercial (C-1) District for 37.21 acres
in the C. Stubblefield Survey, located at the southeast corner of IH 35 and SH 29. REZ-
2011-019 (Mike Elabarger) Staff report by Mike Elabager.
The property owner has requested to rezone the property from RS to approximately
thirty-four (34) acres of C-3 and two (2) acres of C-1 (portion that fronts SH 29/University
Avenue east of electric utility property). The future land use designation is for Regional
Commercial, which supports these two Districts. The applicant has a vision for multi-
family apartments along the portion of the property nearest, and overlooking, the South
San Gabriel River, with C-3 scale commercial uses accessible from a future IH-35 frontage
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road, and several smaller C-1 scale pad sites fronting University Avenue. Development
would interconnect with the existing Copper Oaks Retail Center where possible.
The property is located at a very prominent intersection of two of the highest traveled
roads through the City. The existing problem with the property is the limited access.
Long term, from an access standpoint, the location has potential benefits, from the
proposed construction of a new frontage road along IH-35 from the Inner Loop Road to
SH 29. The key inhibiter of development to date has been lack of utilities to the site and
the site’s limited access. Without siginificant infrastructure improvements, and given the
limited amount of frontage onto University Avenue, the property is largely inaccessible.
Detailed plans exist for the construction of the frontage road, but to staff’s knowledge, no
definite access from a future Interstate frontage road has been secured by the applicant.
Commissioner Brashear stated he is unsure about the timing of the future construction of
the frontage road due to environmental issues.
Commissioners asked where the future entry points will be located and will TXDot allow
access off the off ramp. Staff stated the City will require a Transportation Impact Analysis
(“TIA”) to accompany any future site development application. The future TIA will
determine the required access points for the property. Staff stated the City can not force
access through the adjacent Copper Oaks Retail Center. Any future access through
Copper Oaks will have to be voluntarily approved by the Copper Oaks owner.
Chair Brashear invited the applicant to speak.
Phillip Wanke, BWM Group stated the construction of the Interstate frontage road will
provide future access to the property. Access rights will be negotiated with TxDot. He
stated the current anticipated use of the property will be for a retail development.
Chair Brashear opened public hearing.
Rick Beguelin, 905 North Weston Lane, Austin owns the Copper Oak Retail Center. He
stated he does not have a problem with the zoning, but is very concerned with the staff
comments regarding future access to this project. He feel the access window will be very
narrow with tight choke points in several areas and he does not want to give access to this
development from his development, Copper Oaks Retail Center.
Chair Brashear closed public hearing.
Staff stated the City’s current development regulations require all development provide
the necessary roadway improvements to maintain level ‘C’ classification after full
buildout. Currently, the intersection of Hwy 29 and IH 35 is failing this level of service
classification during peak hours.
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Motion by Facey to recommend to City Council approval of the Rezoning for 37.21 acres
in the Stubblefield Survey, from RS, Residential Single-Family District, to C-3, General
Commercial District and C-1, Local Commercial District. Second by Horne.
Approved (6-1). Pell Opposed.
6. Update on the Georgetown Transportation Advisory Board (GTAB) Meetings. (Annette
Montgomery) Commissioner Montgomery gave a handout and reviewed over items from
the GTAB meeting.
7. Questions or comments from Commissioners-in-Training about the actions and matters
considered on this agenda. Commissioner in Training Massad had a question which was
answered by Chair Brashear.
8. Reminder of the December 6, 2011, Planning and Zoning Commission meeting.
9. Adjourn at 6:43p.m.
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Approved, Ercel Brashear, Chair Attested, Annette Montgomery, Secretary