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Meeting: September 25, 2014
City of Georgetown, Texas
Historic and Architectural Review Commission Meeting Sign Subcommittee
Minutes
Thursday, December 11, 2014 at 4:00 p.m.
Georgetown Municipal Complex
101 E. 7th Street, Georgetown, TX 78626
Members present: Nancy Knight, Chair; and Richard Mee
Commissioners absent: Mary Jo Winder
Staff present: Matt Synatschk, Historic Planner; and Karen Frost, Recording Secretary.
(This Regular Session may, at any time, be recessed to convene an Executive Session for any purpose
authorized by the Open Meetings Act, Texas Government Code 551.)
A. The Historic and Architectural Review Commission (HARC) Sign Subcommittee, appointed by the
Commission, is responsible for hearing and taking final action on Certificates of Design Compliance
applications for Signage based upon the City Council adopted Downtown and Old Town Design
Guidelines and Unified Development Code. The Commission may, at any time, recess the Regular
Session to convene an Executive Session at the request of the Chair, a Commissioner, the Director or
legal counsel for any purpose authorized by the Open Meetings Act, Texas Government Code
Chapter 551.
Welcome and Meeting Procedures:
Call to Order by Knight at 4:00 p.m.
*Those who wish to speak must turn in a speaker form, located at the back of the room, to the recording
secretary before the item they wish to address begins. Each speaker will be permitted to address the
Commission one time only for a maximum of three minutes.
Legislative Agenda:
B. Discussion and possible approval of the minutes from the November 20, 2014 Sign Subcommittee
Meeting.
Motion by Mee to approve the minutes as submitted. Second by Knight. Approved 2 – 0.
C. Public hearing and possible action on a Certificate of Design Compliance Request for business signage
at 820 South Austin Avenue, bearing the legal description of City of Georgetown, Block 50, Lot 1
(CTR/PT), 0.06 acres. (CDC‐2014‐044)
Synatschk presented the staff report. The applicant is requesting a projecting sign, window signs and
a portable sign for their business. Details are given in the written report and pictures were shown.
Staff recommends approval.
Knight opened the Public Hearing and with no speakers coming forth, closed the hearing.
Mee stated the sign is complimentary of the building. Motion by Knight to approve the application
for CDC as submitted. Second by Mee. Approved 2 – 0.
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Meeting: September 25, 2014
Adjournment
Motion by Knight to adjourn. Second by Mee. Meeting adjourned at 4:04 p.m.
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Approved, Nancy Knight, Chair Attest, Richard Mee