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City of Georgetown
Zoning Board of Adjustment Meeting
Minutes
October 17, 2006, at 6:00 p.m.
City Council Chambers
101 E. 7th Street, Georgetown, Texas 78626
Members present: Earl Watson, Acting Chair; Jim Jarvis, Ann Snell, Richard Vasquez III
Alternates present: Steven Lampinstein, Patrick Lawson, Dale Ross
Members absent: William Moore
Staff present: Jennifer Bills, Planner; and Karen Frost, Recording Secretary.
This is a regular meeting of the Zoning Board of Adjustment of the City of Georgetown. The
Board, appointed by the Mayor and the City Council, acts on requests for variances,
interpretations and special exceptions under the Georgetown Zoning Ordinance.
Order of Hearing Process:
Staff makes a presentation of the project to the Board;
The applicant is provided an opportunity to present their project to the Board;
The Board asks questions of both Staff and the applicant;
*The Public Hearing is open, and both proponents and opponents are allowed to speak;
The Public Hearing is closed and the Board deliberates on the merits of the case; and,
The Board generates findings to support their decision, a motion is made and seconded,
and a vote is taken on the motion presented.
Variance approvals require an affirmative vote of 4 members of the Board.
* Those who speak please identify yourselves for the meeting record.
Regular Session - To begin no earlier than 6:00 p.m.
Call to order: 6:00 p.m. by Acting Chair Watson. He led the Pledge of Allegiance. He then asked
alternate Steve Lampinstein to sit on the dais, making the number of members five.
(The Board may, at any time, recess the Regular Session to convene an Executive Session at the
request of the Chair, a Board Member, the Director or legal counsel for any purpose authorized
by the Open Meetings Act, Texas Government Code Chapter 551.)
1. Action from Executive Session
There was no executive session.
2. Consideration and possible action on the Minutes of the regular Board of Adjustment
meeting of the July 18, 2006 meeting.
Motion by Snell to approve the minutes with the correction of Steve Lampinstein to be
noted as present at that meeting. Second by Lawson. Approved 5 - 0.
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3. Public hearing to consider a variance to allow a detached garage to encroach 8.4 feet into the
side setback on 0.394 acres of the Hughes Addition, Block 14 and 15, located at 1703 South
Elm Street. (VAR-2006-014)
Jennifer Bills presented the staff report. The property is the location of a single family
residential house and a detached garage in the Old Town District. The house and garage
have existed in their current configuration for at least the last 60 years. The current garages
is located approximately 2.7 feet from the rear property line and 0.7 feet from the north side
property line. The condition of the current structure is deteriorating due to age and termite
damage.
The applicant is requesting that the side yard setback requirement of 10 feet be reduced to
1.6 feet in order to build a new detached carport. Taking into account the size of the lot and
location of the house, it is impossible to set the carport 10 feet from the property line while
utilizing the current driveway. The proposed garage would be moved forward to the edge
of the 20 foot rear setback and be in compliance with the UDC requirements. With the
situation of the existing house and large, established pecan trees on the property, relocating
the garage elsewhere on the property would be extremely difficult. The carport will face
and take driveway access off Elm Street.
The applicant, Robert Watson, was available for comment and stated that he was anxious to
get rid of the rats and termites that exist in the old building. Chair Watson apologized for
not having quorum at the last ZBA meeting and having an answer for him then.
Chair Watson opened the public hearing. No one came forward to speak. He closed the
public hearing.
There was no discussion offered by the board. Motion by Jarvis to approve the variance
based on the staff’s findings of fact. Second by Lawson. Approved 5 – 0.
Motion by Lawson to adjourn. Second by Vasquez. Meeting was adjourned at 6:12 p.m.
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Approved, Earl Watson, Acting Chair Attest, Richard Vasquez III