HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes_P&Z_03.06.2018City of Georgetown, Texas
Planning and Zoning Commission Meeting
Minutes
Tuesday, March 6, 2018 at 6:00 p.m.
Council and Courts Building, located at 101 E 7th Street Georgetown, TX 78626
Commissioners present: Tim Bargainer; Ercel Brashear; john Marler; Kayla McCord; Gary Newman,
Alten iate; Travis Perthuis, Alternate; and Kevin Pitts; Josh Schroeder, Chair; and Sen Stewart.
Absent: none
Staff Present: Sofia Nelson, Planning Director; Nat Waggoner, Long Range Planning Manager; Clay
Shell, Assistant Fire Chief; Nathan Jones -Meyer, Planner; Susan Watkins, Housing Coordinator; and
Karen Frost, Recording Secretary,
A. Chair Schroeder called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. Stewart Ied the pledge of allegiance.
Chair Schroeder 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 is permitted
to address the Commission once for each item., for a maximum of three (3) minutes, unless otherwise
agreed to before the meeting begins.
is As of the deadline for this agenda, no persons iaere signed up to speak on items other tban wbat was
posted on flie agenda,
Consent Agenda
The Statutory Consent Agenda includes non -controversial and routine items that may be acted upon
with one single vote. An item may be pulled from the Consent Agenda in order that it be discussed and
acted upon individually as part of the Regular Agenda.
B. Consideration and possible action of the minutes of February 20, 2018. Karen Frost, Recording
Secretary
C. Consideration and possible action on an amendment to a Preliminary Plat for the Wheeler Tract
generally located north of Westinghouse Boulevard, and east of A.W. Grimes (PP -2017-014)
Robyn Miga, Planner
Motion to approve the consent agenda with correction, by Marler, second by Pitts. Approved 7 — 0.
Legislative Regular Agenda
D. Nomination and selection of Vice -chair and Secretary for the 2018119 Commission. Karen Frost,
Recording Secretary
Nomination of Bargainer for Vice -chair, by Pitts, second by Brashear. Approved 7 — 0.
Nomination of Marler for Secretary, by McCord, second by Brashear. Approved 7 -- 0.
E. Discussion and review of Bylaws and attendance policy. Karen Frost, Recording Secretary
Frost reviewed the bylaws with no questions or comments asked.
F. Public Hearing and possible action on a request to amend the Saddlecreek Planned Unit
Development (PUD), for approximately 353.084 acres out of the William Addison Survey,
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Abstract 21, and the Stubblefield Survey, Abstract 556, generally located on the north side of
Sam Houston Ave, between Rockride Ln and SH 130 Toll (REZ-2017-027). Andreina D6viIa-
Quintero, Current Planning Manager. 77iis iteni was continued froin the Febra ary 20, 2018 Planning
and Zoning Conimission Meeting.
Waggoner presented this case for Davila. This item was continued by the commission due to a
concern about the courtyard fending product and the affect it would have on fire response time
to the house inside and behind the fencing. Waggoner gave the staff findings.
Clay Shell, Assistant Fire Chief spoke to the commission and stated that the fire code was not
specific regarding this type of fencing for residential structures. And that if there was a fire or
emergency in the house, the fire department would demolish the fence if they needed access.
Brashear asked if a Knox Box on the gate would improve safety. The applicant said he could
ask the developer but that would possibly add a cost to the home that they might not want to
do. Shell explained that the city could not force the developer/home builder to add the Knox
Box solution because it is not in the code for residential structures, and that there are problems
with the system that might not fix the situation anyway.
Motion by Brashear to recommend approval of the PUD Amendment with the condition that
the Knox Box system be .included in the product. The motion died for lack of second.
Motion by Bargainer to approve the Saddlecreek PUD Amendment as presented. Second by
Marler. Approved 6 --1 (Brashear opposed.)
G. Discussion and possible direction on the annual review and list of General Amendments to the
Unified Development Code for 201.8. Andreina Davila -Quintero, Current Plato -Ling Manager
Item H was discussed. next.
Nelson presented this item with a quick overview of the items that would be presented to
Council. Bargainer expressed concern over the number of items and workload that was being
proposed acid asked for consideration of reducing some of it.
H. Presentation and discussion of the Housing Report. Susan Watkins, AICP, Housing Coordinator
Watkins presented information on Housing that was provided in the agenda packet.
Commissioners had some discussion and asked for more information. Stewart asked for a G1SD
overlay on the development pipeline map. McCord asked for multi -family numbers of existing
build and approved projects to date. Marler requested a review of increased housing costs as a
result of government regulations. Nelson explained that type of information is not currently
available. Commissions discussed the type of information they wanted in order to make more
informed decisions. They requested the cost of land be separated from the cost of "developing
the land". Stat will. attempt to determine the cost of development in Georgetown and use
neighboring sties to establish. benchmarks.
7Marler, second by Pitts to adjourn at 7:02
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