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April 23, 2009
City of Georgetown, Texas
Historic and Architectural Review Commission Meeting
Minutes
Thursday, April 23, 2009, at 6:00 p.m.
City Council and Courts Building 101 E. 7th Street, Georgetown, Texas 78626
Members Present: West Short, Chair; Susan Firth; J.C. Johnson; Will Moore; Larry Moseley; Ron
Pergl; Dee Rapp
Members Absent: none
Staff Present: Robbie Wyler, Historic District Planner; Valerie Kreger, Principal Planner and
Karen Frost, Recording Secretary
Chair Short called the meeting to order at 6:03 p.m.
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 Historic and Architectural Review
Commission's approval of an item on the Consent Agenda will be consistent with the staff
recommendation described in the report, unless otherwise noted.
1. Review and possible approval of the minutes from the March 26, 2009 regular meeting.
Motion by Moore to approve the minutes with the change noted in Item 4, paragraph 4, the
word “insists” be changed to “suggests”. Second by Rapp. Approved 7 – 0.
2. Consideration and possible action on a request for a Certificate of Design Compliance for
signage at City of Georgetown, Block 51, Lot 8(S/PT), located at 823 S. Austin Avenue. (CDC-
2009-008) This item was approved at the Sign Subcommittee meeting.
Regular Agenda:
3. Consideration and possible action on a request for a Certificate of Design Compliance for
new awnings at City of Georgetown , Block 39, Lots 2-3(PTS), located at 109 E. 7th Street.
(CDC-2009-005)
Wyler presented the staff report. In 2008, the applicant came to Staff and asked to replace
three awnings above Zoe’s store front due to wear and tear and possible danger to
pedestrians walking below. Because of the immediate danger to pedestrians, the three
awnings were allowed to be replaced with staff’s temporary approval and the condition that
the applicant apply to HARC for official approval. The applicant is seeking a Certificate of
Design Compliance (CDC) for three new awnings. The awnings that were installed are the
same size and material, but the color changed from a burgundy color to a royal blue.
There were not any questions or comments. Motion by Johnson to approve the CDC for the
new awnings. Second by Pergl. Approved 7 – 0.
4. Reminder that the next regular HARC meeting will take place on May 28, 2009.
Chair Short asked that a discussion item be added to the next agenda to consider limiting the
time of discussion of proposed items that do not have an actual application before the
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commission. That will be added to the next Regular Commission agenda.
Johnson requested that someone else consider stepping forward to Chair the Sign
Subcommittee.
5. Adjournment Chair Short adjourned the meeting at 6:09 p.m.
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Approved, West Short, Chair Attest, Will Moore, Secretary