HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES 022718-W - Minimum Zoning District SizeRESOLUTION NO.
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GEORGETOWN,
TEXAS, PURSUANT TO THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF GEORGETOWN,
TEXAS, RECOMMENDING INITIATION OF AN EXECUTIVE
AMENDMENT TO THE UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE RELATIVE TO
THE MINIMUM DISTRICT SIZE REQUIREMENT OF THE BUSINESS PARK
(BP) ZONING DISTRICT; MAKING OTHER FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS
RELATED TO THE SUBJECT; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; AND FOR
OTHER PURPOSES.
WHEREAS, on March 11, 2003, the City Council of the City of Georgetown, Texas,
adopted a set of comprehensive development regulations known as the Unified Development
Code ("UDC') via Ordinance No. 2003-16, which codified various zoning and subdivision
standards; and
WHEREAS, the 2003 UDC established minimum lot size standards for the Business Park
('BP") zoning district of five (5) acres; and
WHEREAS, this provision was later amended in 2009 via Ordinance No. 2009-56 to
remove the minimum lot size standard and include provisions for a minimum district size of
twenty (20) acres for the BP zoning district in order to allow limited complementary uses that
may expand with the size of the park; and
WHEREAS, the current minimum district size has presented challenges in certain areas
where the BP zoning may be appropriate by inadvertently affecting the minimum lot area needed
to develop a business park on a single property; and
WHEREAS, the City is in receipt of a request to amend the UDC to revise the minimum
district size requirement from twenty (20) acres to five (5) acres in order to provide the
opportunity to build job -creating business park projects on properties that are five (5) acres or
more; and
WHEREAS, the City Council established a Unified Development Code Advisory
Committee on November 12, 2013, to review proposed or requested amendments to the UDC
other than executive amendments, which are those amendments that are nondiscretionary,
mandatory, or legislative revisions to address state statutes or case laws, ratify published
directors determinations, incorporate recently approved Council ordinances, process City
Council designated emergency items, or address revisions otherwise determined necessary by
legal counsel.
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BP MINIMUM ZONING DISTRICT SIZE
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
GEORGETOWN, TEXAS, THAT:
SECTION 1: The facts and recitations contained in the preamble of this resolution are hereby
found and declared to be true and correct, and are incorporated by reference herein and expressly
made a part hereof, as if copied verbatim. The City Council hereby finds that this resolution
implements the City of Georgetown 2030 Comprehensive Plan.
SECTION 2: City Council hereby designates amendments to the UDC relative to the minimum
district size requirement for the BP zoning district as an executive amendment to address
revisions determined necessary by legal counsel.
SECTION 3: The Mayor is hereby authorized to execute, and the City Secretary to attest this
Resolution.
SECTION 4: This resolution shall become effective immediately upon adoption.
RESOLVED this 27 day of February, 2018.
THE CITY OF GEORGETOWN:
Da a ass
Mayor
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Charlie McNabb
City Attorney
ATTEST:
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Shelley Nowlin .
City Secretar
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