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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes_ZBA_04.20.2023Minutes of the Zoning Board of Adjustment City of Georgetown, Texas Thursday, April 20, 2023 The Georgetown Zoning Board of Adjustment met on Thursday, April 20, 2023 at 5:00 PM at Council and Court Building, 510 W. 9th Street. The City of Georgetown is committed to compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). If you require assistance in participating at a public meeting due to a disability, as defined under the ADA, reasonable assistance, adaptations, or accommodations will be provided upon request. Please contact the City Secretary's Office, at least three (3) days prior to the scheduled meeting date, at (512) 930-3652 or City Hall at 808 Martin Luther King, Jr Street for additional information; TTY users route through Relay Texas at 711. The following Members were in attendance: Present were: Ed Whitmore, Catherine Morales, Terry C Williams, Joseph D. Digiacomo Agenda Notice Public Wishing to Address an Advisory Board On a subject that is posted on this agenda: Please fill out a speaker registra on form which can be found on the table at the entrance to the mee ng room. Clearly print your name and the le er of the item on which you wish to speak and present it to the Board Liaison prior to the start of the mee ng. You will be called forward to speak when the Board considers that item. Only persons who have delivered the speaker form prior to the mee ng 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 me to speak. No more than six minutes for a speaker may be granted. The requestor gran ng me to another speaker must also submit a form and be present at the meeting. On a subiect 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 at this meeting. Call to Order Pledge of Allegiance Comments from the Chair Announcements Action from Executive Session Regular Session 1.A Meeting Minutes Consideration and possible action to approve the minutes from the October 18th, 2022 regular Zoning Board of Adjustment Meeting. -- Jessica Lemanski, Planning Specialist Moved by Joseph D. Digiacomo; seconded by Catherine Morales to Approve Item 1.A. Motion Approved: 4- 0 Voting For: Ed Whitmore, Joseph D. Digiacomo, Catherine Morales, Terry C Williams Voting Against: None 1.B 2023-1-SE (2102 S. Church Street) Public Hearing and possible action on a request for a Special Exception to allow the expansion of a nonconforming structure for the property addressed 2102 S. Church Street, bearing the legal description of .26 acres out of the NE/PT of Lot 1, Block 3, Peterson Addition. (2023-1-SE) — Maddison O'Kelley, Preservation and Redevelopment Manager Maddison O'Kelley presented the staff report. Board Member Digiacomo asked if the proposed expansion conflicts with the UDC in terms of impervious cover. O'Kelley established that the building footprint would comply with impervious coverage limitations in the UDC. Board Member Diagcomo asked if the structure was built prior to the zoning of the parcel which resulted in the setback. O'Kelley confirmed that the structure pre -dates the zoning of the parcel to RS- Single Family. The encroachment into the setback created by the rezone makes the structure non -conforming, and since their proposed addition is greater than 50% of the original structure, it requires a special exception from ZBA. Vice -Chair Williams asked if the criteria that staff has deemed as not compliant will be resolved in the future. Sofia Nelson, Planning Director, approached the podium to address the Board and established that the non -compliant determination is based off of staffs analysis of the case, which the Board may disagree with. Staff provides the Board with their assessment, but it is up to the Board to determine if the special exception should be approved. Victoria and Leonard Wallace, Applicants, approached the podium to address the Board. Victoria established that they have been working with this property for 2 years, and had originally pursued a demolition approval by the Historic and Architectural Commission, who denied the request due to the house still being livable and the request being more of a want than a need. The addition proposed is for a kitchen, master bedroom, and a 2- car garage. The addition is effectively doubling the square footage of the house. Discussion on the process for demolishing the house vs adding onto it. Vice -Chair Williams opened and closed the public hearing with no speakers coming forth. Discussion on interpretation of approval criteria and compliance with the Unified Development Code. Moved by Joseph D. Digiacomo; seconded by Ed Whitmore to Approve this request and allow the existing non -conforming structure to be expanded or enlarged in excess of 50% of its size because it complies with all the approval criteria.. Motion Approved: 4- 0 Voting For: Ed Whitmore, Joseph D. Digiacomo, Catherine Morales, Terry C Williams Voting Against: None Adjournment These inutes were approved at the meeting of D t� , Zo23 Chair % C Attest ot%, ye I,nG1