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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZBA_Agenda&Minutes_2013Notice of Meeting of the Zoning Board of Adjustment City of Georgetown, Texas Tuesday, April 16, 2013 The Zoning Board of Adjustment will meet on Tuesday, April 16, 2013 at 05:00 PM in the Council Chamber, 101 E. 7th Street, Georgetown, Texas If you need accommodations for a disability, please notify the city in advance. Zoning Board of Adjustment Members: Dustin Elliot, Chair; Ellen Davis, Vice-chair; Pat Armour, Secretary; Porter Cochran and Joshua Schroeder Zoning Board of Adjustment meets every third Tuesday of the month at 6:00 p.m. unless otherwise specified. Call to Order at 05:00 PM (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. 2.Consideration and possible action on the Minutes of the regular Zoning Board of Adjustment meeting on March 19, 2013. 3.Public Hearing and possible action on a Variance to Unified Development Code (UDC) Section 7.03.020, Non-Residential Lot and Dimensional Standards, to allow parking to encroach twelve and a half (12½) feet into the required twenty-five (25) foot front setback for 20.17 acres in the D. Wright Survey, located at 3500 D. B. Wood Road. (VAR-2013-003) Staff Report 4.Adjourn. Certificate of Posting I, Jessica Brettle, City Secretary for the City of Georgetown, Texas, do hereby certify that this Notice of Meeting was posted at City Hall, 113 E. 8th Street, a place readily accessible to the general public at all times, on the _____ day of _________________, 2013, at __________, and remained so posted for at least 72 continuous hours preceding the scheduled time of said meeting. __________________________________ Jessica Brettle, City Secretary Notice of Meeting of the Zoning Board of Adjustment City of Georgetown, Texas Tuesday, March 19, 2013 The Zoning Board of Adjustment will meet on Tuesday, March 19, 2013 at 05:00 PM in the Council Chamber, 101 E. 7th Street, Georgetown, Texas If you need accommodations for a disability, please notify the city in advance. Zoning Board of Adjustment Members: Dustin Elliot, Chair; Pat Armour, Ellen Davis, Porter Cochran and Joshua Schroeder Zoning Board of Adjustment meets every third Tuesday of the month at 6:00 p.m. unless otherwise specified. Call to Order at 05:00 PM Call to order: 5:00 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. 2.Election of Secretary for the 2013-2014 Zoning Board of Adjustment. Commission. 3.Consideration and possible action on the Minutes of the regular Zoning Board of Adjustment meeting on January 23, 2013. 4.Public Hearing and possible action concerning a Variance request for a sixty foot (60’) high governmental flag pole in the Residential Single Family (RS) District at a model home, exceeding the permitted height of twenty-five feet (25’), per Sections 3.15 and 10.06.010 of the Unified Development Code (UDC), at 227 Avalanche Avenue. (VAR-2013-001) Staff Report 5.Public Hearing and possible action concerning a Variance request for a ten foot (10’) freestanding monument sign in the General Commercial (C-3) District, exceeding the permitted height of five foot (5’), per Sections 3.15 and 10.06.010 of the Unified Development Code (UDC), at 2901 Williams Drive. (VAR-2013-002) Staff Report 6.Directors report: Introductory training workshop 7.Adjourn. Certificate of Posting I, Jessica Brettle, City Secretary for the City of Georgetown, Texas, do hereby certify that this Notice of Meeting was posted at City Hall, 113 E. 8th Street, a place readily accessible to the general public at all times, on the _____ day of _________________, 2013, at __________, and remained so posted for at least 72 continuous hours preceding the scheduled time of said meeting. __________________________________ Jessica Brettle, City Secretary Minutes of the Meeting of the Zoning Board of Adjustment City of Georgetown, Texas Tuesday, March 19, 2013 The Zoning Board of Adjustment of the City of Georgetown, Texas, met on Tuesday , March 19, 2013. Members Present: Dustin Elliott, Chair; Pat Armour; Porter Cochran; Ellen Davis; and Joshua Schroeder. Members Absent: NA Staff Present: Andrew Spurgin, Planning Director; Mike Elabarger, Senior Planner; Stephanie McNickle, Recording Secretary Minutes Regular Meeting (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 action taken. 2.Election of Vice-chair and Secretary for the 2013-2014 Zoning Board of Adjustment. Motion by Cochran to nominate Pat Armour to serve as Secretary of the 2013-2014 Zoning Board of Adjustment. Second by Davis. Approved. (5-0) Motion by Cochran to nominate Ellen Davis to serve as Vice-chair of the 2013-2014 Zoning Board of Adjustment. Second by Schroeder. Approved. (5-0) 3.Consideration and possible action on the Minutes of the regular Zoning Board of Adjustment meeting on January 23, 2013. Motion by Davis to approve the minutes as amended. Second by Cochran. Approved. (5-0) 4.Public Hearing and possible action concerning a Variance request for a sixty foot (60’) high governmental flag pole in the Residential Single Family (RS) District at a model home, exceeding the permitted height of twenty-five feet (25’), per Sections 3.15 and 10.06.010 of the Unified Development Code (UDC), at 227 Avalanche Avenue. (VAR-2013-001) Application pulled at the request of the applicant . 5.Public Hearing and possible action concerning a Variance request for a ten foot (10’) freestanding monument sign in the General Commercial (C-3) District, exceeding the permitted height of five foot (5’), per Sections 3.15 and 10.06.010 of the Unified Development Code (UDC), at 2901 Williams Drive. (VAR-2013-002) Staff report by Mike Elabarger. The property owner is requesting a Variance from the Zoning Board of Adjustment (Board) to permit a sign that exceeds the UDC maximum height limit (5’) by an additional five feet (5’), for a total sign height of ten feet (10’). See Exhibit 4 for the proposed location of the sign and its relation to existing signs. Justification provided by the Applicant is that the Taco Bell sign located just west of this property “may prove to be a visibility hinderance to our proposed monument sign.” Staff recommends denial of the Variance request to Section 10.06.010, Sign Design and Area Regulations, in the C-3-General Commercial District, to allow a ten foot (10’) freestanding monument sign in the General Commercial (C-3) District, exceeding the permitted height of five foot (5’), per Sections 3.15 and 10.06.010 of the Unified Development Code (UDC), at 2901 Williams Drive, due to the findings of Criteria (1.) through (7.) as provided above. It is staff’s opinion that the applicant wishes to have a monument sign that is of a higher visibility (due to height increase) than other existing signs that either meet the Ordinance or are legal nonconforming. The Applicant has chosen to locate the sign in a position that is closer to the western boundary, and the referenced Taco Bell sign, than appears necessary. Staff finds that there is no visual obstruction created by the Taco Bell sign on the existing, multi-tenant sign from a reasonable distance when travelling east-bound on Williams Drive. The proposed sign could be placed farther east on the property , separating itself further from the Taco Bell sign, and lessening any viewing angle that could possibly create obstruction by the Taco Bell sign. Staff would advise the applicant to submit a building permit for a sign of a maximum of five feet (5’) tall containing up to sixty-four square feet (64 SF) of sign area. Chair Elliot invited the applicant to speak. Ann Lewis, Lewis Sign Builders representing the applicant gave a presentation explaining the reason for the additional height needed to display their sign. She asked if a berm can be built to place under their five foot sign. At this time Board member Schroeder recuse himself due to a conflict of interest . Chair Elliott opened the Public Hearing. No one came forward to address the Board. The Public Hearing was closed. Discussion between staff and Board members. Motion by Cochran for Denial of the Variance request for a ten foot (10’) freestanding monument sign in the General Commercial (C-3) District, exceeding the permitted height of five foot (5’), per Sections 3.15 and 10.06.010 of the Unified Development Code (UDC), at 2901 Williams Drive. Second by Armour. Approved. (4-0) 6.Directors report: Introductory training workshop Andrew Spurgin, Planning Department Director reviewed over the Zoning Board Adjustment application procedures. 7.Adjourned at 6:41 p.m. Notice of Meeting of the Zoning Board of Adjustment City of Georgetown, Texas Wednesday, January 23, 2013 The Zoning Board of Adjustment will meet on Wednesday, January 23, 2013 at 06:00 PM in the Council Chamber, 101 E. 7th Street, Georgetown, Texas If you need accommodations for a disability, please notify the city in advance. Zoning Board of Adjustment Members: Dustin Elliot, Chair; Pat Armour; Ellen Davis; Porter Cochran; Gerald Sensabaugh Zoning Board of Adjustment meets every third Tuesday of the month at 6:00 p.m. unless otherwise specified. Call to Order at 06:00 PM (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. 2.Consideration and possible action on the Minutes of the regular Zoning Board of Adjustment meeting on December 18, 2012. 3.Public Hearing and possible action concerning an Appeal of an Administrative Decision regarding the determination of an unlisted use pertaining to event centers, per Section 5.01.030 of the Unified Development Code (UDC). (APL-2012-002) Staff Report 4. Adjourn Certificate of Posting I, Jessica Brettle, City Secretary for the City of Georgetown, Texas, do hereby certify that this Notice of Meeting was posted at City Hall, 113 E. 8th Street, a place readily accessible to the general public at all times, on the _____ day of _________________, 2013, at __________, and remained so posted for at least 72 continuous hours preceding the scheduled time of said meeting. __________________________________ Jessica Brettle, City Secretary Minutes of the Meeting of the Zoning Board of Adjustment City of Georgetown, Texas Wednesday, January 23, 2013 The Zoning Board of Adjustment of the City of Georgetown, Texas, met on Wednesday , January 23, 2013. Members Present: Dustin Elliott, Chair; Pat Armour; Porter Cochran; Ellen Davis; and Gerald Sensabaugh. Members Absent: NA Staff Present: Andrew Spurgin, Planning Director; Valerie Kreger, Principal Planner; Matt Synatschk, Historic District Planner; Andrew Spurgin, Planning Director; Skye Masson, Asst. City Attorney; Karen Frost, Recording Secretary. Minutes Regular Meeting (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. 2.Election of Secretary for the 2013-2014 Zoning Board of Adjustment. Commission. 3.Consideration and possible action on the Minutes of the regular Zoning Board of Adjustment meeting on January 23, 2013. 4.Public Hearing and possible action concerning a Variance request for a sixty foot (60’) high governmental flag pole in the Residential Single Family (RS) District at a model home, exceeding the permitted height of twenty-five feet (25’), per Sections 3.15 and 10.06.010 of the Unified Development Code (UDC), at 227 Avalanche Avenue. (VAR-2013-001) 5.Public Hearing and possible action concerning a Variance request for a ten foot (10’) freestanding monument sign in the General Commercial (C-3) District, exceeding the permitted height of five foot (5’), per Sections 3.15 and 10.06.010 of the Unified Development Code (UDC), at 2901 Williams Drive. (VAR-2013-002) 6.Directors report: Introductory training workshop 7.Adjourn.