HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes_ZBA_07.20.2004Minutes of the Meeting of the
Zoning Board of Adjustment
City of Georgetown, Texas
Tuesday, July 20, 2004
The Zoning Board of Adjustment of the City of Georgetown, Texas, met on Tuesday , July 20, 2004.
Members Present:
William Sattler, Chair; Ken Fuller; Dan Popejoy and Will Moore
Members Absent:
Audrey McDonald, Cornelius Daly, Danny Swafford and Richard Vasquez II
Staff Present:
Bobby Ray, Chief Development Planner, and Tammye Sharpe, Planning Specialist/Recording Secretary
Minutes
Regular Meeting
William Sattler called the meeting to order at 6:02 p.m.
1.Action from Executive Session - None
2.Consideration and possible action on the Minutes of the regular Board of Adjustment meeting of
June 15, 2004.
Fuller made the motion to accept the minutes as written. Popejoy seconded the motion, which passed
with a vote of 4-0. Minutes were approved.
3. Consideration and possible action on a variance from the following Section(s) of the Unified
Development Code: Chapter 10, Section 10.06.010 (Sign Dimensional Standards) to allow the
applicant to erect a sign over the 10’ maximum height limit, to be located at Lot 1, Block A of the
Texas L.A.W. Addition, 1211 Northwest Boulevard.
Ray gave the staff presentation, clarifying questions asked by Board. Fuller asked Ray to identify what
C-3 zoning means (most intensive district), and also asked if granting this variance would set a
precedence. Ray said, in his opinion, yes. Fuller verified that the signs erected under the old code
structure are grandfathered, and are considered a legal non-conforming sign.
Jeanette Haba, 1211 Northwest Boulevard, applicant, gave her presentation. Haba said that on Exhibit
A-2, the tree with all the truck is on her property; and the trees in front of that are on the adjacent Yamaha
property. Haba said that these trees are 8-10 feet in height. Haba said that she had originally wanted to
put her sign combined with the Yamaha sign, but found out that there could not be two businesses on one
sign. Ray confirmed that off-premise signs are not allowed. Haba said that she wanted this variance
because of safety issue and a visibility issue. Rhonda Butterfield, manager for 1211 Northwest Boulevard,
applicant, gave her presentation. Butterfield said that having a street sign would be a great help to their
company. Also, she helped confirm that the trees in question are around 14 feet, as they are growing in
the power lines.
Will Moore felt that since the business is not located on IH-35, signage should not be on IH-35. Moore
said that the street sign should be put up and maintained. Moore said that the 10' sign would be sufficient.
Sattler asked about the street sign, and when the sign would be erected, what size, and who is
responsible to put that sign up. Popejoy confirmed that Haba has a tree problem.
Popejoy made the motion to deny the variance because
· there are no extraordinary or special conditions affecting the land involved such that strict
application of the provisions of this Unified Development Code will not deprive the applicant
of the reasonable use of their land; and,
·that the granting of the variance would be setting a precedence, and violate the intent and
purpose of the Unified Development Code.
Ken Fuller seconded the motion. Vote of 4-0. Variance was denied.
Ray asked the Board if they would like to have some training, and would follow-up with the when and
where of that.
Moore made the motion to adjourn. Fuller seconded. Meeting adjourned at 6.55 p.m.