HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes_ZBA_04.05.2016Board members: Josh Schroeder, Chair; Kevin Pitts, Kaylah McCord, Alex Fuller, Aaron
Albright
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.
Board Member(s) Absent:
Staff Present: Sofia Nelson, Planning Director, Carolyn Horner, Planner and Tammy
Glanville, Recording Secretary.
Chair Schroeder called the meeting to order at 5:00 p.m.
Regular Session - To begin no earlier than 5:00 p.m.
B. 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.)
Action from Executive Session. There was not an Executive Session.
C. Consideration and possible action to elect a Vice -Chair for the 2016-2017 Zoning Board
of Adjustment.
Motion by Board member Fuller to nominate Board member Pitts to serve as Vice -chair
of the 2016-2017 Zoning Board of Adjustment. Second by Board member McCord.
Approved. (5-0)
D. Consideration and possible action to elect a Secretary for the 2016-2017 Zoning Board of
Adjustment.
Motion by Board member Pitts to nominate Board member McCord to serve as
Secretary for the 2016-2017 Zoning Board of Adjustment. Second by Board member
Fuller. Approved. (5-0)
E. Consideration and possible action of the Minutes from the October 20, 2015, Zoning
Board of Adjustment meeting.
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Motion by Board member Pitts to approve the Minutes from the October 20, 2015
Zoning Board of Adjustment meeting. Second by Board member Fuller. Approved. (5-
0)
F. Public Hearing and possible action on a Variance, to Section 7.03.020 (Non -Residential
Lot and Dimension Standards) of the Unified Development Code (UDC), to allow
parking in the 25 -foot front yard setback, and to reduce the required number of off-
street parking spaces, on a 0.132 -acre undeveloped commercial lot located at 1206 Hart
Street. VAR -2016-001, Carolyn Horner, AICP
Carolyn Horner provided an overview of the Variance request, description of project
and recommended for approval.
Chair Schroeder invited the applicant to speak. The applicant stated he will be glad to
answer questions if needed.
Chair Schroeder opened the Public Hearing. No one came forward the Public Hearing
was closed.
Discussion among staff and board regarding setbacks, fence and buffer.
Motion by Board member Pitts to approve the variance request, with the finding that
the request meets all six of the review criteria as listed in Section 3.15.030 of the UDC,
with the following conditions:
1) Screening on front and side lot lines in front setback.
2) Opaque wall or landscape screening from adjacent properties.
3) Protection of pecan tree critical root zone.
Second by Board member Fuller. Approved. 5-0
Adjourned at 5:15 p.m.
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