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Unified Development Code Advisory Commission
City of Georgetown, Texas
Wednesday, October 11, 2023
The Georgetown Unified Development Code Advisory Commission met on Wednesday, October 11,
2023 at 3:30 PM at City Hall, Community Room, 808 Martin Luther King Jr Street.
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The following Members were in attendance:
Present were: Joshua A Baran, Brian A Carr, Troy Hellman, Travis Perthuis, Shelley G G Rodocker
Call to Order
Nomination and Selection of Vice Chair and Secretary for the 2023-2024 Session
Nomination and Selection of Vice Chair and Secretary for the 2023-2024 Session -- Zane
Brown, Planner
Moved by Troy Hellman; seconded by Shelley G G Rodocker to nominate Josh Baran
for Vice -Chair.
Motion Approved: 4- 0
Voting For: Joshua A Baran, Troy Hellman, Travis Perthuis, Shelley G G Rodocker
Voting Against: None
Moved by Troy Hellman; seconded by Brian A Carr to nominate Shelley Rodocker for
Secretary.
Motion Approved: 5- 0
Voting For: Joshua A Baran, Brian A Carr, Troy Hellman, Travis Perthuis, Shelley G
G Rodocker
Voting Against: None
Public Wishing to Address the Board
On a subject that is posted on this agenda: Please fill out a speaker registration form which can be found on the
table at the entrance to the meeting room. Clearly print your name and the letter of the item on which you wish to
speak and present it to the Board Liaison prior to the start of the meeting. You will be called forward to speak
when the Board considers that item. Only persons who have delivered the speaker form prior to the meeting
being called to order may speak. Speakers will be allowed up to three minutes to speak. If you wish to speak for
six minutes, it is permissible to use another requestor's granted time to speak. No more than six minutes for a
speaker may be granted. The requestor granting time to another speaker must also submit a form and be
present at the meeting.
On a subject not posted on the agenda: A request must be received by the Advisory Board or Commission
Liaison prior to the day the agenda for this mee ng is posted. Each speaker will be given three minutes to
address the Board or Commission members. No action can be taken.
1. Regular Session
1.A Introduction of Planning staff and Commission Members
Introduction of city staff supporting the UDC Advisory Committee and new Committee
Members for FY 2024 -- Zane Brown, Planner
Sofia Nelson introduced the Planning Department staff present at the meeting. The
Board members introduced themselves and shared their background in the City of
Georgetown.
Nelson thanked the Members for their service and shared the purpose of this
Commission.
1.B UDC Orientation
City Planning staff will provide an orientation to the Unified Development Code (UDC) --
Zane Brown, Planner
Sofia Nelson showed the Board how to find the UDC and shared important aspects of
the Code, including its relationship to the 2030 Comprehensive Plan and the Code of
Ordinances. Nelson emphasized how important the Code is for everybody in the
community.
1.0 Update on the UDC Rewrite Process
City Planning staff will provide an update on the UDC Rewrite Process and how the
Commission will be involved -- Zane Brown, Planner
Sofia Nelson shared the project phasing plan and guiding principles of the UDC rewrite,
and she encouraged Members to review the UDC Diagnostic materials.
Committee Member Hellman asked if this is a complete rewrite or if the Code will keep the
general structure it has today. Nelson noted that the rewrite is a substantial update, but
there will be some standards from our current code that remain.
Committee Member Rodocker asked when the best time to hold an informative meeting
with City staff about the project would be. Nelson noted that earlier the community gets
involved, the better. Staff is happy to hold a meeting with residents or local professionals
at this point in the process.
Vice -Chair Baran asked fi technical engineering criteria will be updated with the Code
rewrite. Nelson noted that the UDC is not the technical document by which those
standards are set.
Nelson noted that Council has indicated they will be making occasional updated via
executive text amendments until the rewrite process is complete.
General discussion abotu the use and frequency of PUD applications.
1.D Meeting Minutes
Consideration and possible action to approve the minutes from the February 8, 2023
regular meeting of the UDC Advisory Commission -- Jessica Lemanski, Associate Planner
This item was moved to the next meeting of the UDC Advisory Committee due to a lack of
attachments on the item.
Adjournment
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