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City of Georgetown
Zoning Board of Adjustment Meeting
Minutes
January 15, 2008 at 6:00 p.m.
City Council Chambers
101 E. 7th Street, Georgetown, Texas 78626
Members present: William Moore, Chair; Steve Lampenstein, Patrick Lawson, Dale Ross and Earl
Watson
Absent: none
Staff present: Elizabeth Cook, Interim Planning Director; Valerie Kreger, Planner III; Carla Benton,
Planner II; Cathy Sisk, Planning Specialist; 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 opened, 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.
Chair Moore called the meeting to order at 6:02 p.m. and described the order of hearing process.
(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 not an Executive Session for this meeting.
2. Consideration and possible action on the Minutes of the regular Board of Adjustment
meeting of the November 20th meeting.
Motion by Watson, second by Lampenstein to approve the minutes. Approved 4 – 0. (Dale
Ross came in after the vote.)
3. Public Hearing to consider a Variance from Section 10.06.010 of the Unified Development
Code pertaining to sign setbacks at Hughes Addition, Block 2, and 3, located at 410-512 East
University Avenue. (CB)
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Carla presented the application for First United Methodist Church. The applicant is
proposing to remove the current signage in front of the primary structure and construct two
matching monument signs along University Avenue with one in front of the primary
sanctuary and the second on the lot to the east, which is a secondary educational site. they
are requesting to place the signs five feet closer to the property line than permitted by the
UDC, due to existing landscaping and buildings on the property line. Staff recommends
approval of the variance pertaining to sign setbacks, with conditions that a landscape design
be installed on the secondary site that meets the standards of the UDC.
Will Moore questioned the applicant on the condition being put on the recommendation.
Jennifer Shields, Trustee for FUMC, responded that they would make sure the landscape
around the signs was installed according to the code. No other comments or speakers came
forth.
Motion by Lawson to approve the Variance from Section 10.06.010 of the Unified
Development Code pertaining to sign setbacks at Hughes Addition, Block 2 and 3, located at
410 – 512 East University Avenue, based on the findings above, and subject to the condition
requiring a comparable landscape design on the secondary site that meets the standards of
the Unified Development Code. Second by Watson. Approved 5 -0.
4. Public Hearing to consider a Variance from Section 6.03.020 of the Unified Development
Code (UDC) pertaining to the required front Build-to Line and Section 6.03.040.B.3 of the
UDC pertaining to the required rear yard at Highland Park, Block 1, Lot 2 (w/pt), located at
504 FM 1460. (VK)
Valerie Kreger presented the staff report. The applicant is requesting a variance to the
required build-to requirement in order to expand onto the existing Pro-Auto Glass structure
and continue the same 25-foot builindg line for the new portion of the building. And the
applicant is requesting the required rear yard be reduced to ten feet to be consistent with the
existing Pro-Auto Glass parking lot that will tie to and with the real estate office parking lot
to its east.
The applicant was not present. Chair Moore expressed concern about the expansion of this
business since the Planning & Zoning Commission disallowed auto repair businesses in this
zoning district and it seems they are not fulfilling their zoning classification standards.
Lampenstein asked that they be advised of not being able to conduct an auto repair business
on the site and that it must be “in-house” per the code.
Motion by Lampenstein to approve the requested Variance from Section 6.03.020 of the
Unified Development Code (UDC) pertaining tot he required front build-to line and Section
6.03.040 B.3 of the UDC pertaining to the required rear yard at Highland Park, Block 1, Lot 2
(w/pt), located at 504 FM 1460, based on the findings above. And that the applicant must
still fulfill the development standards as listed in the UDC. Second by Lawson. Approved 5
– 0.
5. Comments from Staff.
6. Comments from Board Members. Moore asked that staff look at the C-1 build-to line
requirements of the UDC.
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Chair Moore adjourned the meeting at 6:30 p.m.
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Approved, Will Moore, Chair Attest, Earl Watson, Secretary