HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda_2030SC_08.01.2019Notice of Meeting for the
2030 Comprehensiv e P lan Update Committee
of the City of Georgetown
August 1, 2019 at 6:00 P M
at Community Room, City Hall, 808 Martin Luther K ing J r Street, Georgetown, T X
78626
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L egislativ e Regular Agenda
A C ons id eratio n and p o s s ib le approval of the minutes o f the S teering C ommittee meeting o n July 22, 2019.
- Mirna G arc ia, Management Analyst
B P resentation and dis c ussion of d raft land us e polic ies . - Nat Waggo ner, AI C P, P MP, Lo ng R ange
P lanning Manager
C P resentation and dis c ussion on land us e c ategories . – Nat Waggoner, AI C P, P MP, Long R ange P lanning
Manager
D P ub lic C omment
E Next Meeting Date/Time/Agenda. - S o fia Nels o n, P lanning Directo r
Adjournment
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City of Georgetown, Texas
2030 Comprehensive Plan Update Committee
August 1, 2019
S UB J E C T:
C o nsideration and pos s ible ap p ro val o f the minutes of the S teering C ommittee meeting on July 22, 2019. -
Mirna G arcia, Management Analyst
IT E M S UMMARY:
F IN AN C IAL IMPAC T:
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S UB MIT T E D B Y:
Mirna G arcia, Management Analyst
AT TAC H ME N T S:
D escription Type
Minutes Backup Material
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Minutes of Meeting of the
2030 Comprehensive Plan Update Steering Committee
City Hall, Community Room
808 Martin Luther King, Jr., St. Georgetown, Texas 78626
Monday, July 22, 2019 6:00 pm
In attendance: Mayor Dale Ross; Ercel Brashear; Josh Schroeder; Lou Snead; Linda McCalla; Danelle
Houck; Suzy Pukys; Paul Secord; Doug Noble; Hugh Brown; Rhonda Mundhenk
Staff present: David Morgan; Wayne Reed; Sofia Nelson; Nat Waggoner; Andreina Davila-Quintero;
Mirna Garcia; Michael Patroski; Ethan Harwell; Patrick Bauer; Steve McKeown
Regular Session –
Mayor Dale Ross called the meeting to order at 6:00 pm.
A. Consideration and possible approval of the minutes of the Steering Committee meeting on June
17, 2019. – Mirna Garcia, Management Analyst
Motion by Mayor Ross to approve the minutes, second by Brashear. Approved unanimously
(11-0).
B. Presentation and feedback on the Update to the Land Use Element – Sofia Nelson, Planning
Director and Nat Waggoner, Long Range Planning Manager
Item Summary: Staff provided the Steering Committee a summary of the 7/5 survey results,
shared recent feedback from the Planning and Zoning Commission and led a general discussion
of land use issues and development trends since 2008. As part of this item, staff sought feedback
from the Committee on land use issues related to the 2030 Goals, specifically asking: “Are there
additional land use issues you think need to be addressed in the update which have not been
previously identified? If so, with what goal does this issue belong? What actions should/could
the city take to address these land use issues? What does success look like?”
Summary of Discussion: Davila-Quintero led an activity to obtain feedback from Steering
Committee members on issues and solutions for 2030 goals related to land use. Members
provided answers to those questions, and the responses from each member were displayed and
reviewed. Those responses were grouped together based on similar topics and were then
designed a common theme. These responses will be used to develop strategies which will be
incorporated into land use policies.
The discussion during the activity consisted of further explanation on Committee members’
responses, comments and questions relating to the policies. Staff provided clarification for
Committee members on the rest of the process and implementation of the Land Use Element.
Nelson also discussed three options for Committee members to vote on regarding frequency of
the meetings. Mayor Ross recommended option two, where the Committee will meet twice a
month. Committee members agreed.
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C. Public Comment - Nat Waggoner, Long Range Planning Manager
No public speakers signed up for public comment.
D. Next Meeting Date/Time/Agenda – Sofia Nelson, Planning Director
Next meeting August 1, 2019
Adjournment – Motion for adjournment
Meeting was adjourned at 7:35 pm.
_____________________________________ ____________________________________
Approved, Mayor Dale Ross Attest,
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City of Georgetown, Texas
2030 Comprehensive Plan Update Committee
August 1, 2019
S UB J E C T:
P res entation and d is cus s io n o f draft land us e p o licies . - Nat Waggoner, AI C P, P MP, Long R ange
P lanning Manager
IT E M S UMMARY:
At the 7/22/2019 meeting, staff led the 2030 C ommittee thro ugh an interactive exercis e to generate
s o lutio ns to addres s land use challenges . T he S teering C o mmittee was first as ked, “W hat are the things we
can do as a C ity to achieve ad d res s the is s ues yo u id entified ?” Like solutio ns were group ed and then
named. S even (7) s olution gro ups emerged: G reen S p ace, C ollaboratio n, F lexibility in Development
P atterns, Trans portation, Ho using Diversity, Ec o nomic Develo p ment, Intentio nal Infras tructure.
At this meeting, the s taff will p res ent a d raft of the land us e polic ies based on the input o f the S teering
C o mmittee and as k:
Does the draft polic y capture yo ur id ea?
Do the draft land us e polic ies ac c o mp lis h thes e go als ?
I s there anything yo u s aid whic h we did not c ap ture?
Are there any mis s ing polic ies ?
F IN AN C IAL IMPAC T:
N/A
S UB MIT T E D B Y:
Nat Waggoner, P MP, AI C P
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City of Georgetown, Texas
2030 Comprehensive Plan Update Committee
August 1, 2019
S UB J E C T:
P res entation and d is cus s io n o n land use catego ries . – Nat Waggo ner, AI C P, P MP, Lo ng R ange P lanning
Manager
IT E M S UMMARY:
T he projec t team will provid e an overview of the exis ting land us e c atego ries in c ontext with the develo p ing
land use p o lic ies . T he s taff is s eeking feed bac k fro m the S teering C o mmittee: W hat changes are needed to
the c atego ries in o rd er to sup p o rt land use polic ies and go als .
F IN AN C IAL IMPAC T:
N/A
S UB MIT T E D B Y:
Nat Waggoner, P MP, AI C P
AT TAC H ME N T S:
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Exhibit 1 - Land Us e Categories Exhibit
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LAND USE CATEGORIES
Residential Use
The residential land use categories on the Future Land Use Map designate areas that are
intended to be used in the future for residential development. While, in some cases, residential
uses may already exist—and will remain in the future—in other cases the land is presently
undeveloped and subject to future rezonings for residential development. The residential categories
defined below are intended to accommodate a variety of housing types, the variety of household
types and sizes, housing preferences, and income levels among the population. These housing
types include single-family detached and attached dwellings (such as duplexes and townhomes),
and various forms of multi-family housing, both rental units and condominiums. Rural residential
developments are also included under this heading, since the land is primarily committed to
residential use.
The density ranges in these land use categories are provided in terms of dwelling units per
gross acre. It is recommended that the City similarly adopt a density-based zoning system to regu-
late residential concentrations in the zoning districts corresponding to these land use categories,
instead of imposing lot size requirements as the zoning structure does today.
These categories typically include supportive uses such as schools, churches, parks and may
include neighborhood-serving commercial uses that are not depicted on the Future Land Use Map.
An important consideration for these uses is to ensure that they are as compatible as possible with
the adjacent residential use.
Agricultural / Rural Residential
This broad land use designation is intended to accom-
modate very low levels of population, retain rural character
and require a very limited array of public services.
This category applies in areas that are located outside
the present city limits and are part of the proposed Tier
Growth 3 (Long-Term Growth Area). Generally, such
designations represent a “holding zone” for land areas
prior to their future development for more intense urban
development following annexation. Rural subdivisions,
particularly conservation developments that protect open
space in perpetuity, may be considered permanent uses in
some circumstances.
This land use designation is regulated, to some extent,
by the UDC, as granted by the State of Texas. The more limited “agricultural” designation is
intended to retain the viability of agricultural areas and uses involving grazing of livestock or crop
production, while accommodating minimal levels of population growth consistent with agricul-
tural operations. The “rural residential” designation, on the other hand, is intended to permit low
density residential uses, consistent with rural character, but not necessarily retaining agriculture.
Conservation subdivision
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In such areas, conservation developments which preserve substantial
open space by clustering development in smaller lots are strongly encour-
aged here over conventional “large lot” development. In addition, for
new subdivisions created adjacent to agricultural operations that use
generally acceptable management practices, a “right-to-farm” easement
should be considered to require acknowledgement by new residents that
nearby agricultural operations will generate noise, odors, light, dust, and
other impacts.
Some commercial uses are anticipated to occur in this district. Such
uses, however, should be limited to retail and service functions that meet the needs of a rural
population and the operational needs of agriculture.
Low-Density Residential
This category includes the city’s predominantly single-family
neighborhoods that can be accommodated at a density between 1.1
and 3 dwelling units per gross acre. Conservation subdivisions are also
encouraged in this land use district. Modifications to development
standards applicable to this category could address minimum open space
requirements, public facility impacts, and greater roadway connectivity.
This category may also support complementary non-residential
uses along arterial roadways such as neighborhood-serving retail, office,
institutional, and civic uses, although such uses may not be depicted on
the Future Land Use Map. Standards should be established to maximize
compatibility of these uses with adjacent land uses, minimize traffic
congestion and overloading of public infrastructure, and also ensure a
high standard of site, landscape, and architectural design.
Moderate-Density Residential
This land use category comprises single family neighborhoods that
can be accommodated at a density ranging between 3.1 and 6 dwelling
units per gross acre, with housing types including small-lot detached and
attached single-family dwellings (such as townhomes).
As in the preceding category, the Moderate-Density Residential
category may also support complementary non-residential uses along
arterial roadways such as neighborhood-serving retail, office, institu-
tional, and civic uses, although such uses may not be depicted on the
Future Land Use Map. Standards should be established to maximize Townhomes
Rural commercial use
Single family home
Small lot residential
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compatibility of these uses with adjacent land uses, minimize
traffic congestion and overloading of public infrastructure, and
also ensure a high standard of site, landscape, and architectural
design.
This category includes most of the land area known as “Old
Town.” This area is planned to remain predominantly residential
and, although this Plan calls for greater density and infill in Old
Town over time, the utility plans for the area are currently antici-
pated for mostly moderate-density development. The reason Old
Town is in the Moderate Density Residential category is because it fits the historic pattern of the
area. The Plan does not seek widespread increases in density or changes in land use that differ
from present-day Old Town. Yet Old Town, like the Downtown area, is expected to face some
increase in density, provide a greater mix of uses in the future and redevelop completely in certain
areas. The historic nature of the buildings, street patterns, natural resources, etc. will continue to
be an important part of Georgetown and a concerted effort to increase the utility capacity in this
area would have to take place for any significant changes to occur.
High-Density Residential
This category provides for residential uses developed at a minimum density of 6.1 dwelling
units per gross acre. These higher density areas provide opportunities to diversify the housing
stock by accommodating dwelling types that still maintain a compatible neighborhood scale and
character, such as patio homes and townhomes, yet respond to
the demographic shift toward smaller households looking for
alternatives to the large-lot single family home and younger
families looking for affordability.
This category accommodates duplexes, triplexes, fourplexes,
apartments, condominiums, life care and other forms of multi-
family housing types. As with the preceding land use category,
creating opportunities for diverse types of housing will become
increasingly important to respond to demographic shifts and the
continued need for affordable housing within Georgetown. This land use classification is ideally
suited near major activity and employment centers and in areas suitable for future transit service.
The High-Density Residential category may also support complementary non-residential uses
along arterial roadways such as neighborhood-serving retail, office, institutional, and civic uses,
although such uses may not be depicted on the Future Land Use Map. Standards should be estab-
lished to maximize compatibility of these uses with adjacent land uses, minimize traffic conges-
tion and overloading of public infrastructure, and also ensure a high standard of site, landscape,
and architectural design.
Apartments / condominiums
Duplexes
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Commercial Use
Commercial areas are those where the predominant activities involve the production, distribu-
tion, and/or sale of goods and services. The land use categories described below accommodate
a range of such existing and future commercial activities, consistent with the Future Land Use
Map. These areas strengthen the city’s commercial base and create employment opportunities for
the community. As with the commercial services allowed in the preceding Residential categories,
standards in the Commercial designations should be established to maximize compatibility of
these uses with adjacent land uses, minimize traffic congestion and overloading of public infra-
structure systems, and ensure a high standard of site, landscape, and architectural design.
Community Commercial
This category applies to areas that accommodate retail, professional
office, and service-oriented business activities that serve more than
one residential neighborhood. These areas are typically configured as
“nodes” of varying scales at the intersection of arterial roads, or at the
intersection of arterials and collectors. Community commercial areas
typically will include some neighborhood-serving commercial uses as
well as larger retail uses including restaurants, specialty retail, mid-box
stores, and smaller shopping centers. They may also include churches,
governmental branch offices, schools, parks, and other civic facilities.
Regional Commercial Destination
This category applies to large concentrations of commercial
uses that serve or draw a regional market, such as major shopping
centers, stand-alone big-box retail, tourist attractions and supporting
accommodations, and automobile-oriented commercial uses that rely
on convenient access from major transportation routes and highway
interchanges. Such properties are often configured in a manner or
located in areas that may not be suitable for the introduction of
mixed-uses.
Regional commercial destination
(Wolf Ranch)
Community commercial
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Mixed-Use
The various mixed-use categories refer to areas that combine retail, service, and other
commercial uses with office and/or residential use in the same building or on the same site.
Mixed-use areas can create vibrant pedestrian-oriented urban environments by bringing comple-
mentary activities and public amenities together in one location at various scales. As a historic
city, Georgetown retains mixed-use characteristics in some areas, such as the downtown. New
mixed-use areas are intended to create similar higher density, pedestrian-friendly environments
where the variety of uses enables people to live, work, play, and shop in one place. The proximity
of diverse uses and pedestrian orientation of these areas make it possible to reduce vehicular trips
and to encourage the use of transit. Some of the larger-scale or more intensely developed areas can
become destinations for the city or even the region.
Mixed-uses can be integrated vertically in a single structure, with the upper floors used for
office or residential use and the ground floor for retail or service uses. They can also be integrated
horizontally; for example, when a single structure provides retail or service uses in the portion
fronting the public street and office uses or residential behind. Mixed-use development can also
be horizontally integrated if two or more structures are developed on one site to provide retail,
service, office, and even light industrial uses in part of the structure, usually fronting the public or
private street, and lower intensity uses such as residential in separate structures.
To support new land use policies aimed at promoting more compact, sustainable development
patterns—reducing auto trips, increasing connectivity, encouraging walking and the use of transit,
and expanding the supply of higher density, affordable housing near employment and activity
centers—the Future Land Use Map contains significant amounts of land for a variety of mixed-use
forms throughout the city. These land use categories differ primarily in the scale and intensity of
development encouraged in them, and all of them should be implemented through the application
of zoning and development standards that encourage appropriate form and character.
Mixed-Use Community
This category is intended for large tracts of undevel-
oped land, which are appropriate for larger scale, creatively
planned communities, where a mix of residential types
and densities are complemented by supporting retail, small
to medium-scale office development, and integrated open
spaces, where appropriate. Compatibility among these
various uses will be maintained through design standards
that address the locations, character and relationships
between uses, while affording greater development flexibility
than provided by standard zoning district classifications.
Instead of specifying a range of allowable residential densities, the residential mixed-use
designation encourages a balanced mixture of residential types as the predominant use in this
category, at densities consistent with those provided for each housing type in the base residential
categories described previously. Development in this category is best served in planned unit devel-
opment form or specific mixed-use zoning standards.
Planned development communities
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Mixed-Use Neighborhood Center
This designation applies to smaller areas of mixed commercial
use within existing and new neighborhoods. These areas are
primarily proposed adjacent to, or as part of, larger residential
neighborhoods. Neighborhood-serving mixed-use areas abut roadway
corridors or are located at key intersections. They often function as
gateways into the neighborhoods they serve.
These compact and often “walk-to” centers provide limited retail
goods and services to a local customer base, while having minimal
impact on the surrounding residential uses. They accommodate
(but do not require) mixed-use buildings with neighborhood-serving
retail, service, and other uses on the ground floor, and offices or residential units above. They may
also include stand-alone high density residential development.
Uses in these areas might include a corner store,
small grocery, coffee shops, hair salons, dry cleaners and
other personal services, as well as small professional offices
and upper story apartments. They may also include non-
commercial uses such as churches, schools, or small parks.
In new neighborhoods, in particular, the exact size, location,
and design of these areas should be subject to a more specific
approval process, to ensure an appropriate fit with the
surrounding residential pattern
Neighborhood commercial mixed-use area
Neighborhood-serving commercial uses
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Specialty Mixed-Use Area
This designation accommodates large-scale mixed-use devel-
opments that are mostly commercial and usually near intense
regional commercial uses and the I-35 corridor. This category
encourages the creation of well planned “centers” designed to
integrate a variety of complementary uses, with an emphasis
on retail, offices, and entertainment activities. These centers
may also include civic facilities and parks or other green spaces.
Housing, in the form of apartments, townhomes, condominiums,
and live-work spaces, is also encouraged in these mixed-use areas,
generally in higher densities. These areas should be designed in a
pattern of pedestrian-oriented, storefront-style shopping streets,
with shared parking and strong pedestrian linkages to the
surrounding areas.
This category also applies to downtown Georgetown,
reflecting its role as a regional destination for services, cultural,
and civic functions. This emphasizes the urban character and
the mix and intensity of uses uniquely suited to this center of
activity. The designation is intended to permit a true mix of
uses (except industrial and mining), with unique development
standards tailored to the character of the area, such as the down-
town area or TOD site(s). As promoted by the Downtown Master
Plan, the intent is to move the downtown area towards becoming a center of activity not only in
the day, but also at night and on weekends, by promoting a mix of commercial, entertainment,
residential, and civic uses. Creative forms of housing are encouraged, such as attached homes,
“lofts,” and live-work units. To protect the historic character of downtown, the Land Use Element
recommends maintaining the maximum building height in this district, while allowing maximum
residential densities to be controlled by the building height, setback, landscape, impervious cover-
age, and other regulatory limitations.
This land use category will accommodate development that supports light rail and other
forms of transit and is best accommodated by a planned unit development or specific mixed-use
zoning standards.
Employment Center
This designation is intended for tracts of undeveloped
land located at strategic locations, which are designated for
well planned, larger scale employment and business activi-
ties, as well as supporting uses such as retail, services, hotels,
and high density residential development (stand-alone or in
mixed-use buildings) as a conditional use.
Many Employment Center designations will include
undeveloped properties identified by the City as opportunity
sites for centers of commerce or employment. These sites may
be acquired and developed through public-private partnerships. Primary uses include offices, flex
Downtown activity center
Business park
Regional mixed-use development
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offices, and technology research and development, as well as environ-
mentally friendly manufacturing. These uses should be encouraged
to develop in a campus-like setting with generous, linked open space
to maximize value, promote visual quality, and encourage pedestrian
activity between employment areas and areas of supporting uses such as
retail, restaurants, and residential.
These areas often act as a transition between more intensely devel-
oped commercial uses and residential neighborhoods. For this reason,
standards should be developed to ensure that development of these activi-
ties is compatible with the character of the surrounding area.
Industrial uses that already exist or are anticipated to continue for
the foreseeable future are a part of this designation. Such uses include
light industrial uses like manufacturing, assembly, wholesale, and
distribution activities. Care should be taken to protect adjacent uses
from adverse impacts potentially associated with these uses (truck traffic,
outside storage, etc.), using buffering and/or performance-based develop-
ment standards.
Mining
This category accommodates existing activities that involve land
excavation for the extraction of minerals and similar substances. They
are primarily located in the northern and southern fringes of the city
along SH 195 and Leander Road. In most cases, these activities are
anticipated to continue for the foreseeable future. Care should be taken
to protect adjacent uses from adverse impacts associated with these
activities. There are some current mining uses not shown on the map, as
they will cease operations in the short-term.
Institutional Use
The institutional category refers to individual or concentrations of
government operations and uses, including government administrative
offices, libraries, police, fire and EMS services, airports, correctional
facilities, and infrastructure. Schools, university and college campuses,
and similar educational uses and centers are also a part of this designa-
tion, as are community institutions that are privately or semi-privately
owned, such as churches and major medical and health care facilities.
Quarrying / mining activities
Educational uses
(Southwestern University)
Light industrial
Offi ce
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Parks, Recreation and Protected Open Space
This designation applies to existing public parks, golf
courses, and protected open spaces of city-wide significance,
which are expected to remain as open space in perpetuity.
Potential future large-scale park acquisitions, as well as smaller
neighborhoods parks and recreational uses are shown in the Parks
and Open Space Master Plan.
Ultimate City Boundary Line
The Ultimate City Boundary Line represents the planned expansion boundary of the city
limits, by virtue of agreements with, and actions taken by, adjacent communities regarding their
intentions to expand to accommodate growth. The Ultimate City Boundary Line is not set in
stone but a guide to plan for future infrastructure and growth.
Public parks (San Gabriel Park)
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