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Planning & Zoning Commission Agenda /May 15, 2012 Page 1 of 3
City of Georgetown, Texas
Planning and Zoning Commission Meeting
Minutes
Tuesday, May 15, 2012 at 6:00 PM
Council Chambers
101 E. Seventh Street, Georgetown, Texas 78626
Commissioners: Ercel Brashear, Chair; Porter Cochran, Vice Chair; Annette Montgomery,
Secretary; Sally Pell, John Horne, Robert Massad and Roland Peña
Note: Commissioner Montgomery arrived at 6:22 p.m.
Commissioners in Training: Scott Rankin
Commissioner(s) Absent:
Commissioner(s) in Training Absent:
Staff Present: Valerie Kreger, Principal Planner; Jordan Maddox, Principal Planner; Carla
Benton, Planner 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
Regular Agenda
2. Consideration of the Minutes of the May 1, 2012, meeting of the Planning and Zoning
Commission.
Motion by Commissioner Massad to approve the minutes from the May 1, 2012 Planning and
Zoning meeting. Second by Commissioner Horne. Approved. (6-0)
4. Public Hearing and possible action on a Preliminary/Final Plat of the Replat of Williams
Addition, Unit 1, Block 2, Lots 1-4, for the Georgetown Fire Station #2, reducing four lots to
one lot located at 1603 Williams Drive. PFP-2012-002 (Carla Benton)
Staff report by Carla Benton. In 2010 a Special Use Permit was granted by City Council for an
emergency service facility at this location, as required for the Residential Single-family (RS)
Zoning District. On February 28, 2012 the Special Use Permit was extended for 18 months to
allow for the completion of this project.
The applicant has requested to replat the four existing lots into one lot for the redevelopment
of Fire Station #2.
Chair Brashear invited the applicant to address the Commissioners. The applicant did not
attend.
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Chair Brashear opened the Public Hearing. No one came forward to speak, the Public
Hearing was closed.
Motion by Commissioner Pell to Approve the Preliminary/Final Plat of the Replat of
Williams Addition, Unit 1, Block 2, Lots 1-4. Second by Commissioner Massad.
Approved. (6-0)
3. Public Hearing and possible action on a Rezoning from Residential Single-Family (RS) District,
Agriculture (AG) District and Local Commercial (C-1) District to Planned Unit Development
(PUD) with a base district of Local Commercial (C-1) District, for 4.23 acres in the C. Stubblefield
Survey, including Lot 1 of Good Luck Subdivision, to be known as Wolf Ranch North, located
from 1020 to 1100 West University Avenue. REZ-2012-004 (Carla Benton)
Staff report by Carla Benton. The applicant has requested a 4.23 acre Planned Unit
Development (PUD) designation for the development of the property. The PUD is proposed
due to the irregular shape of the property that includes access constraints, and the desire to
have Wolf Ranch North complement the Wolf Ranch Shopping Center on the south side of
West University Avenue. The requested PUD includes exceptions for landscape, signage,
setbacks, drive aisles, vehicle stacking, parking space size, allowable land use, display, access,
and building height with mitigations provided primarily in landscape, buffering and land
use. An architectural theme is proposed that will be consistent with the materials and design
of Wolf Ranch Center PUD. Staff reviewed the proposed exceptions to the Development Plan.
Chair Brashear invited the applicant to address the Commissioners. Steve Matthews
representing the applicant discussed the history of Wolf Ranch and the vision for Wolf Ranch
North and feels it is a positive for Georgetown and its citizens. Mr Matthew’s reviewed the
drainage, landscaping issues and the proposed twenty-five foot buffer between the adjacent
property directly to the east which is currently owned by Jim and Jana Briggs.
Chair Brashear Opened the Public Hearing.
Jim Briggs, gave a computer slide show presentation and reviewed his concerns with the
potential drainage, noise, landscape to his property and to the adjacent cemetery. He stated he is
not as concerned with the look of the outside as to what is on the inside. Mr. Briggs feels a tire
store and the unique noise it generates is not appropriate with the surrounding property. Mr.
Briggs stated they purchased the property knowing the storage buildings located next to their
property would go away, but they also assumed a more uniformed transition land use types in
development.
Jana Briggs, asked the Commissioners to look at the consistency of the development.
Ms. Kerin Summeral, Mays and Co. and developer for Firestone presented a noise study that
which shows 20 decibels is a whisper, 50 decibels is actual talking. Ms. Summerall stated at a
similar Firestone tire store located in Colorado the noise level of traffic was calculated at 79.3
decibels and the noise level from the store to the next business at 155 feet away was 54 decibels.
Ms. Summeral stated the Firestone store will be 112 feet from the Briggs property and they
anticipate the noise level at 57 decibels without any mitigation barrier.
Paulette Taylor, Vice President of the Citizens Memorial Association feels she should have been
contacted. She was contacted by Mrs. Briggs.
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Staff stated the cemetery is now owned by the City of Georgetown and the applicant has been
working closely with the City’s Urban Forester, Heather Brewer and the Director of the City
Parks and Recreation, Kimberly Garrett, who requested an eight foot concrete wall be placed
between the cemetery and the tire store.
Chair Brashear closed the Public Hearing.
Chair Brashear asked staff how the parking and stacking will be enforced to ensure blocking
of traffic does not occur. Staff indicated that the enforcement mechanisms would be included
in the Site Plan review and would be a condition in the PUD (Planned Unit Development)
Commissioner Pell is concerned with the signage and the protection of the heritage trees.
Commissioner Pena is concerned with the noise. Staff stated that any future noise violation
issues would be a Code Enforcement issue.
Commissioner Cochran feels the development will not be a deterrent for the cemetery.
Motion by Massad to recommend to the City Council approval of the Rezoning from
Residential Single-Family (RS) District, Agriculture (AG) District and Local Commercial (C-1)
District to Planned Unit Development (PUD) with a base district of Local Commercial (C-1)
District, for 4.23 acres in the C. Stubblefield Survey, including Lot 1 of Good Luck
Subdivision, to be known as Wolf Ranch North, located from 1020 to 1100 West University
Avenue. Second by Horne. Approval denied. (4-3) Brashear, Montgomery, Pena & Pell
Opposed.
5. Questions or comments from Commissioners-in-Training about the actions and matters
considered on this agenda. NA
6. Reminder of the June 5, 2012, Planning and Zoning Commission meeting.
7. Motion to adjourn at 8:11 p.m.
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Ercel Brashear, Chair Annette Montgomery, Secretary