HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes_ZBA_03.19.2019Commissioners present: Alex Fuller, Chair; Travis Perthuis, Vice -chair; Kaylah McCord, Secretary; John
Marler and Ed Whitmore
Commissioner(s) Absent:
Staff Present: Sofia Nelson, Planning Director; Andreina Davila, Current Planning Manager; Ethan
Harwell and Stephanie McNickle, Recording Secretary.
Regular Session
(This Regular Session may, at any time, be recessed to convene an Executive Session for any
purpose authorized by the Open Meetings Act, Texas Government Code 551.)
Chair Fuller opened the meeting at 5:00.
• Call to Order
• Pledge of Allegiance
• Comments from the Chair
• Welcome and Meeting Procedures
• Action from Executive Session
Legislative Regular Agenda
A Nomination and selection of Vice -chair and Secretary for the 2019/20 Zoning Board of Adjustment.
Stephanie McNickle, Recording Secretary.
Motion by Marler to nominate Perthuis as 2019-2020 Vice -chair of the Zoning Board of Adjustment.
Second by Whitmore. Approved. (5-0)
Motion by Marler to nominate McCord as 2019-2020 Secretary of the Zoning Board of Adjustment.
Second by Perthuis. Approved. (5-0)
B Discussion and possible action establishing the regular meeting date, time and place of the Zoning
Board of Adjustment for 2019/20, Stephanie McNickle, Recording Secretary. Motion by Whitmore
to meet the third Tuesday of the month if there is an item on the agenda. Second by McCord.
Approved. (5-0)
C Public Hearing and possible action on a request for 1) a variance from Unified Development Code
(UDC) Section 6.05.010, which sets the maximum size of an accessory structure at 25% of the size of
the principal structure, to allow an increase in the size of an accessory structure to 70% of the size of
the principal structure (request withdrawn by the applicant), and 2) a variance from UDC Section
6.02.050, for a 1.5 foot variance from the required 10 foot rear setback, to create a 8.5 foot rear
setback, for the property located at 1500 Timber Street, bearing the legal description of 0.18 acres in
Outlot Division A, Block 2, City of Georgetown (2019-1-VAR). Ethan Harwell, Planner
Ethan Harwell presented his staff report to the Zoning Board of Adjustment.
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Staff has reviewed the zoning variance request for a 1.5-foot variance from the required 10-foot
setback in accordance with the UDC and other applicable codes. Staff has determined that the
proposed request meets 1 of the 7 required findings established in UDC Section 3.15.030.A for a
Zoning Variance as outlined in the attached Staff Report.
Chair Fuller invited the applicant to address the Board. The applicant declined.
Chair fuller opened the Public Hearing. No one came forward. The Public Hearing was closed.
Motion by Marler to deny a variance from UDC Section 6.02.050, for a 1.5 foot variance from the
required 10 foot rear setback, to create a 8.5 foot rear setback, for the property located at 1500
Timber Street, bearing the legal description of 0.18 acres in Outlot Division A, Block 2, City of
Georgetown. Second by Whitmore. Denied. (5-0)
Item was pulled from the agenda at the request of the applicant.
D Public Hearing and possible action on a request to appeal an administrative decision regarding the
determination of an alternative design to protect a heritage tree pursuant to Unified Development
Code (UDC) Section 8.02.050.B.1 (2019-1-APL). Sofia Nelson, CNU-A, Planning Director,
Adjournment
Motion to adjourn at 5:14 p.m.
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Alex Fuller, Chair Attest- aylah McCord, Secretary
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