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City of Georgetown
Zoning Board of Adjustment Meeting
Minutes
September 15, 2009 at 6:00 P.M.
City Council Chambers
101 E. 7th Street, Georgetown, Texas 78626
Members: Leo Wood, Chair; Patrick Lawson, Steve Lampinstein, Marjorie Herbert.
Absent: Jenel Looney
Staff Present: Tommy Garcia, Planner; Elizabeth Cook, Director of Community Development;
Valerie Kreger, Principal Planner; Cathy Krenek, 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: 6:04 p.m.
(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.
2. Consideration and possible action on the Minutes of the regular Board of Adjustment
meeting of the April 30, 2009 meeting.
Motion by Lampinstein, to approve the April 30, 2009 minutes. Second by Herbert. Motion
passed 4 – 0.
3. Public Hearing and possible action regarding the expansion of a nonconforming use, as
described in Section 14.03.020.C of the Unified Development Code, for an antenna addition on a
wireless telecommunications tower on 10.52 acres in the Porter Survey, also known as the
Clearwire Communications Cell Tower upgrade, located at 310 Park Meadow Boulevard.
VAR-2009-003
Staff report given by Tommy Garcia. The applicant is requesting approval from the Zoning
Board of Adjustment in order to expand the existing legal nonconforming
telecommunications use. They are proposing to expand the usage of the existing tower to
allow for improved network services (data, video and internet) for wireless connections. To
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achieve this they will need to add a new equipment platform and cabinet on the site, as well
as new antennas located approximately 140 feet up the tower. The new cabinet will be three
(3) feet by six (6) feet and will be located at the base of the pole. The additional antenna will
be placed just below an existing antenna near the top of the tower. Chairman Wood invited
the applicant to speak. The applicant was not present. Chairman Wood opened the public
hearing. No one came forward and the hearing was closed.
Motion by Lampinstein to approve the expansion of a nonconforming use, as described in
Section 14.03.020.C of the Unified Development Code, to allow additions to a cell tower on
10.52 acres in the Porter Survey, located at 310 Park Meadow Boulevard. Second by Herbert.
Approved. (4-0)
4. Public Hearing and possible action regarding the expansion of a nonconforming use, as
described in Section 14.03.020.C of the Unified Development Code, for an antenna addition on a
wireless telecommunications tower on Lot 3, McDaniel Park Subdivision, also known as the
Clearwire Communications Cell Tower upgrade, located at 111 N. College Street. VAR-2009-
004 (TG)
Staff report by Tommy Garcia. The applicant is requesting approval from the Zoning Board of
Adjustment in order to expand the existing legal nonconforming telecommunications use.
They are proposing to expand the usage of the existing tower to allow for improved network
services (data, video and internet) for wireless connections. To achieve this they will need to
add a new equipment platform and cabinet on the site, as well as new antennas located
approximately 142 feet up the tower. The new cabinet will be three (3) feet by six (6) feet and
will be located at the base of the pole. The additional antenna will be placed just below an
existing antenna near the top of the tower. Staff recommends approval of the expansion of a
nonconforming use, as described in Section 14.03.020.C of the Unified Development Code, to
allow additions to a cell tower in the McDaniel Park Subdivision, Lot 3, located at 111 N.
College Street. Chairman Wood invited the applicant to speak. The applicant was not present.
Chairman Wood opened the public hearing. No one came forward and the public hearing was
closed.
Motion by Lawson to approve the expansion of a nonconforming use, as described in Section
14.03.020.C of the Unified Development Code, to allow additions to a cell tower in the
McDaniel Park Subdivision, Lot 3, located at 111 N. College Street. Second by Herbert.
Approved. (4-0)
5. Public Hearing and possible action regarding the expansion of a nonconforming use, as
described in Section 14.03.020.C of the Unified Development Code, for an antenna addition on a
wireless telecommunications tower on 42.36 acres in the Addison Survey, also known as the
Clearwire Communications Cell Tower upgrade, located at 151 Carlson Cove. VAR-2009-005
(TG)
Staff report by Tommy Garcia. The applicant is requesting approval from the Zoning Board of
Adjustment in order to expand the existing legal nonconforming telecommunications use.
They are proposing to expand the usage of the existing tower to allow for improved network
services (data, video and internet) for wireless connections. To achieve this they will need to
add a new equipment platform and cabinet on the site, as well as new antennas located
approximately 160 feet up the tower. The new cabinet will be three (3) feet by six (6) feet and
will be located at the base of the pole. The additional antenna will be placed just below an
existing antenna near the middle of the tower.
Chairman Wood invited the applicant to speak. The applicant was not present. Chairman
Wood opened the public hearing. No one came forward and the public hearing was closed.
Motion by Herbert to approve the expansion of the nonconforming wireless
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telecommunications tower located at 151 Carlson Cove to allow the additional antenna and
associated equipment. Second by Lawson Approved. (4-0)
Liz Cook informed the Board that Mark Sokolow from the City of Port Aurthor has been hired
as the new City Attorney and will be startng October 19th.
7. Motion to adjourn at 6:17 p.m.
Approved, Leo Wood, Chair Attest, Steve Lampinstein Secretary