HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes_UDCAC_05.06.2014City of Georgetown, T¢xas
Unified Dev¢lopment Code Advisory Committee Meting
Minut¢s
Tu¢sday. May 6, 2014 at 3:00 PM
Williamson Room, Georgetown Municipal Compl¢x
_ 300-1 lnduairial Ave., G¢orgeiowrt, Texas 98626
Committ¢e: P.J. Stevens, Vice -chair, Ercel Brashear, Secretary; Renee Hanson; John Horne: Philip
Wardce and Robert Young.
Committee Memb¢r(s) Absent: Porter Cochran, Chair
Staff Present: Valerie Kreger, Principal Planner Tammy Glanville, Planning Tech; Stephanie McNickle;
Recording Secretary.
A. Vice -chair Stevens called the meeting to order at 3:00 p.m.
B. Consideration of the minutes of the April 1, 2014, meeting of the Urti Lied Development
Code Advisory Committee.
Motion by Committee member Brashear to approve the minutes from the April 1, 2014
Unified Development Code Advisory Committee.
Second by Committee Member Horne.Approved. (6-0)
C. Discussion regarding possible UDC amendments to ba added to the General
Amendments List for the 20142015 review period.
Valerie Kreger reviewed the City Council roles regarding the UDC process and stated
the City Council can add or pull items on the proposed list to ba amended.
Ms. Kreger staked the City Council has the right to declare an emergency amendment Yo
the Unified Development Code. They also have the right to include or delete items from
the List of proposed changes to the UDC.
Ms. Kreger reviewed over a few proposed items:
• The Overall TransporTation Plan, once finalized, updates added to the UDC.
• Parks Plan updates will need to be implemenTed in the UDC.
• Sign Regulations may meed to be reviewed.
• Salamander Ordinance, recently adopted added to the UDC.
• Certificates of Design Compliance.
Non -conforming ordinance that was adopted a few years ago_
• Industrial Building Standards.
Additional items suggested by Committee members.
• Possibly different requirements for a Traffic Control Plan.
• Parking and side setbacks.
• Address the Industrial next to Industrial zone setbacks.
• Re-examination of the current limiT of 25,000 square feet of building
improvements in C-1 zoning classification properties.
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D. Update on a potential Emergency Amendment to [he UDC regarding multifamily
development.
Discussion regarding Multi -family being declared an emergency amendment and
concerns for allowing apartments in a C-1 zoned district.
Committee asked about The previously proposed list of amendments from tree task force
committee. Staff stated some interpretations of items have been worked through and
completed.
Additional discussion between Committee members regarding the regulatory process
for Georgetown developers. Compliments were given to staff, but feel there is a system
n play where staff is stuck in true middle_ It was stated the level of regulatory level of
detail have increased for every application coming th_ ough the door and cost of details
have increased. 'Therefore, you have to have good people guiding you through the
process. Structurally there 3s nothing one can do to erxhance the development process
that will make it any bateer_ Several staff compliments ware made at tl-us time.
A Citizen stated there is a lack of communication from the Georgetown Utility Service
and the Planning Department is caught in the middle. He suggested adding something
in the UDC in which c mmunicat3on with the Planning Department is a must from
other City Departments when reviewing plans. Comments were made regarding
workload and expectations o£ applicants.
Motion to u at a.A4 p.m.
P.I. Stevens,: Vice -chair
Erce] Brashear, Secretary
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