HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda UDCAC 05.09.2018Notice of Meeting for the
Unified Dev elopment Code Adv isory Committee
of the City of Georgetown
May 9, 2018 at 3:30 PM
at Historic Light and Waterworks Building located at 406 W. 8th Street Georgetown,
TX 78626
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Regular Session
(This Regular S es s io n may, at any time, b e rec es s ed to convene an Exec utive S es s io n fo r any p urpose
authorized b y the Op en Meetings Act, Texas Go vernment Co d e 551.)
A Call to Ord er
B Co nsideration and possible actio n to approve the minutes o f the regular meeting o f F eb ruary 14, 2018.
Karen Fro s t, R ecording Sec retary
C Electio n of Vic e Chair and S ecretary fo r the Unified Develo p ment Co de Ad vis ory Co mmittee. Tim
Haynie, C o mmittee Chair
D Review and d is cus s board p urpose and bylaws . Karen F ro s t, Recording S ec retary
E Dis cus s d ates /times fo r future UDCAC meetings . Karen Frost, Rec o rding Sec retary
F Pres entatio n and d is cus s io n o n the 2018 UDC Annual Review and draft s c hed ule. And reina Dávila-
Quintero , C urrent Planning Manager.
Public Wishing to Address the Board
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agenda.
Adjournment
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CERTIFICATE OF POSTING
I, Shelley No wling, C ity S ecretary fo r the C ity of Geo rgeto wn, Texas , d o hereby c ertify that this Notice of
Meeting was p o s ted at City Hall, 113 E. 8th Street, a p lace read ily acc es s ible to the general p ublic at all times ,
on the ______ d ay o f __________________, 2018, at __________, and remained so p o s ted fo r at leas t 72
c o ntinuo us ho urs p receding the sc heduled time o f s aid meeting.
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S helley No wling, City Sec retary
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City of Georgetown, Texas
Unified Development Code Advisory Committee
May 9, 2018
SUBJECT:
Cons id eration and p o s s ib le ac tion to approve the minutes of the regular meeting of February 14, 2018.
Karen Fro s t, Rec o rd ing S ecretary
ITEM SUMMARY:
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
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SUBMITTED BY:
Karen Fro s t, Rec o rd ing S ecretary
ATTACHMENTS:
Description Type
Minutes _UDCAC_02.14.2018 Backup Material
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UDC Advisory Committee 1
February 14, 2018
City of Georgetown, Texas
Unified Development Code Advisory Committee Meeting
Minutes
Wednesday, February 14, 2018 at 3:00 PM
Historic Light and Water Works Building,
406 W. 8th Street, Georgetown, Texas 78626
Committee Present: P.J. Stevens, Chair; Brett Danaher; Tim Haynie; John Philpott; Philip Wanke,
Vice-chair
Committee Member(s) Absent: Bruce Barton
Staff Present: Sofia Nelson, Planning Director; and Andreina Davila, Current Planning Manager
A. Call to Order Chair Stevens called the meeting to order at 3:06 pm.
Legislative Regular Agenda
B. Consideration and possible action to approve the minutes of the regular meeting of January 10,
2018. Karen Frost, Recording Secretary
Motion by Haynie, second by Bargainer to approve the minutes. Approved 6 – 0. (Barton
absent.)
C. Update to the Committee on future amendments to UDC Chapter 13 – Parkland Dedication. –
Chris Yanez, Planning Director
Yanez reviewed previous discussions and provided recommendations: increase fee-in-lieu of
land dedication, implementation of a parkland improvement fee or the option to make
improvements, allow partial credit for private parks, make changes to the allowable credit for
floodplain, address phasing and how it relates to parks not dedicated in the first phase, and
reduce the number of dedication zones.
The Parks Director is proposing that the fee-in-lieu will cover the cost of both acquisitions and
development. If land is dedicated, then park development will be required or a development
fee will be assessed. This would address the need for improved parkland instead of
undeveloped parkland that currently exists.
There was a discussion of giving credit for private parks, which are maintained by HOA’s. This
would be a 50% credit allowed with caveats. Parks in floodplain would also receive a 50%
credit with caveats. The committee discussed the FEMA flood plain maps being revised and
what this would do to the process. This will be addressed with the Parks Department for
further discussion.
• Approval Process & Method of Dedication
– Requirements prior to submitting an application
– Phased development option
– Land dedicated outside development option
• Park Benefit Zones
– Accounting based on old zones
– Expenditures based on service radius of park type
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UDC Advisory Committee 2
February 14, 2018
D. Discussion and possible direction on the annual review and list of General Amendments to the
Unified Development Code for 2018. Andreina Davila-Quintero, Current Planning Manager
Davila explained that the committee is tasked with reviewing the list and tackling the items
based on priorities. Amendments currently being worked on are mobile food vendors, historic
district standards, parkland dedication and business park district size. Level 1 priorities have
been identified as determination of statutory rights (vesting), appeals, rezoning notifications,
Special Purpose Districts and Development Agreements, TIA requirements and sign variances.
Also being proposed for review and amending this year will include the definition of signs, to
include exempt signs, a Permitted Use Table and zoning districts, masonry requirements for
residential development, the number of units allowed per building for multi-family districts
and administrative clean-up items.
The Board discussed the items. It was discussed that this was a very long list and that perhaps
not all items could be addressed in the coming year. Bargainer suggested reducing the list
further, and certainly not adding to the list. It was discussed that this would take a lot of work.
Nelson explained that the plan is to take this by pieces and to have staff bring concepts to the
board for discussion before writing specific language. Topics that were already removed from
the list are Special Use Permit conceptual site plan requirements, the determination of accessory
uses, the definition of “live music or entertainment” uses, outdoor display and storage and the
screening of mechanical equipment.
Davila explained the process for approval of the list and asked for action by the Board. The list
would then be taken to the Planning and Zoning Commission and City Council for approval
before the work plan can be developed.
The Board unanimously agreed that the list is a good way to move forward.
PJ Stevens and Philip Wanke were appreciated for their service and perspective. This was their
last meeting of the appointments.
Public Wishing to Address the Board
As of the deadline, no persons were signed up to speak on items other than what was posted on the agenda.
Motion by Haynie, second by Barton to adjourn the meeting. Meeting adjourned at 4:30 pm.
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Tim Haynie, Chair attest,
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City of Georgetown, Texas
Unified Development Code Advisory Committee
May 9, 2018
SUBJECT:
Review and dis c us s b o ard purp o s e and bylaws . Karen Frost, Rec o rd ing Sec retary
ITEM SUMMARY:
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
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SUBMITTED BY:
Karen Fro s t, Rec o rd ing S ecretary
ATTACHMENTS:
Description Type
UDCAC Bylaws Backup Material
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City of Georgetown, Texas
Unified Development Code Advisory Committee
May 9, 2018
SUBJECT:
Presentatio n and dis c us sion on the 2018 UDC Annual Review and d raft s chedule. Andreina Dávila-
Quintero, Current P lanning Manager.
ITEM SUMMARY:
Every year, C ity S taff and the Unified Development Code Ad visory Co mmittee (UDCAC) revise a list of
items in the Unified Development Code (UDC ) that need to be rep laced o r updated due to diffic ulties with
the language or o utd ated p ro visions . This lis t was pres ented to City Counc il fo r review and feed b ack at
their April 10, 2018 Wo rksho p session. On April 24, 2018, the City Co uncil approved the 2018 UDC
General Amend ments Lis t via Resolution 042418-X (attached ).
The 2018 General Amendments List identifies the items that will b e reviewed in 2018/19. Eac h item will be
p res ented to the UDC AC, City Counc il and s takeholders fo r inp ut, review and feed b ack prior to finalizing
the Ordinanc e language that will be inc luded in the UDC. Thes e items include revis ions pertaining to:
Adminis trative Clean-Up and c o mp lianc e with Federal and State law
Applic atio n Proc es s es and Req uirements
Pub lic No tific ation requirements for rezoning c as es
Histo ric dis trict and regulatio ns b as ed o n the up d ated Histo ric Resourc e S urvey (in review)
Permitted land us es . T his inc ludes s tandards fo r mobile fo o d vendors as a new s p ecific listed us e (in
review)
Mas o nry s tand ard s for res id ential zoning d is tric ts
Sign s tandards
Parkland dedic ation requirements (in review)
Items will b e s c hed uled fo r future UDCAC meeting d ates fo r inp ut and disc us s io n. It is Staff ’s intent to
b ring these items before the UDCAC in the order o utlined in the attac hed draft S ched ule. F o r eac h
d is cus s io n, we will as k the UDCAC to ans wer three (3) main q uestio ns:
1. What are the challenges and issues pres ented by the current UDC stand ard /regulatio n? (Wh a t is the
p roblem sta tement?)
2. Ho w c an we ad d res s these challenges and is s ues? (Wh a t ca n we do?)
3. What is the o ne change/revis io n we need to includ e? (What sh ould we d o?)
In ad d ition, at the end o f eac h meeting, staff will p res ent a s et o f tas ks fo r the UDC AC to wo rk o n fo r the
next s ched uled meeting.
Rec o mmendations and feedbac k received will b e pres ented to the UDCAC, P lanning and Zo ning
Commission and City Counc il prior to d is cus s ion and adoptio n. Thes e items will b e gro uped into two final
actio n and effec tive dates : December 2018 and Ap ril 2019 (tentative).
While p ublic p artic ip ation is anticipated during the UDCAC meetings , members o f the p ublic will also have
the opportunity to p ro vide input thro ugh o pen ho us es and o nline. The d ates for future p ublic meetings and
o p en hous es will b e availab le on the Planning Dep artment’s website once finalized .
Tasks for the UDCAC fo r the June 13 meeting:
Recu rring ta sks:
Id entify s takeho ld ers to includ e in the pub lic review proc es s for the various to p ics.
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Provide input o n the pub lic review pro c es s (website, news letter, public outreac h, and pub lic
engagement).
Id entify errors , incons is tencies and co nflic ts in the UDC. This may inc lud e references to o utd ated
s ectio ns , typ o s , and mis lab els .
S p ecific ta sks:
Provide rec ommend ations on best prac tic es fo r pub lic p artic ip ation fo r rezoning c as es .
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
None at this time.
SUBMITTED BY:
And reina Dávila-Quintero , Current Planning Manager
ATTACHMENTS:
Description Type
2018 UDC General Amendment Lis t Res 042418-X Backup Material
2018 UDC Annual Review Schedule DRAFT Backup Material
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Acknowledge mobile food trailers as a use within the
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mobile food vendors.Ch. 3 & Ch. 5 10-Jan-18 8-May-18 Q4 2018
Historic Districts In Review 2
Review the standards pertaining to historic districts
and structures based on the revised Historic Resource
Survey
Ch. 3, Sec 3.13 & Ch.
16, Sec 16.02 11-Oct-17 TBD Q4 2018
Parkland In Review 3
Update provisions governing parkland dedication
based on forthcoming recommendations by the Parks
& Recreation Board subcommittee review.Ch. 13, Sec 13.08
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May 14-Feb-18 8-May-18 Q4 2018
Administrative Clean-Up: Federal and State law
compliance In Review
7.A, 9,
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Revisions to standards and requirements to ensure
compliance with Federal and State Law: Review
Authority; Subdivision Regulations: When a plat is
required; Subdivision Regulations: Replat approval
w/out vacating preceding plat; Subdivision
Regulations: Plat Exemptions; Wastewater connection
requirements in ETJ; TUPs (portable classrooms);
Definitions: Household; Definitions: Portable Signs;
Impervious Cover credit for Places of Worship.
Ch. 2, Ch. 3, Ch. 5, Ch.
11, Ch. 13 & Ch. 16 Q4 2018
Administrative Clean-Up: Clarification and Removal
of Inconsistencies 7.B, 10
Permits and Processes; ZBA 45-day review timeline;
CoA Approval Criteria and timeline; CoA Setback,
Building and FAR modifications; Model Homes;
Accessory Structures (size limitations); Definitions;
Conflicting and outdated cross-references and
sub/section numbers All Q2 2019
Application Processes and Requirements 5
Create a process to address requests for vesting
determinations.Ch. 3 Q2 2019
Application Processes and Requirements 17
Review the rezoning public review requirements to
require neighborhood meetings for certain rezoning
cases.Ch. 3, Sec 3.06 Q2 2019
Application Processes and Requirements 6 Create a process to address requests for appeals.Ch. 3, Sec 3.14 Q2 2019
Application Processes and Requirements 8
Expand development agreement language establishing
clear requirements and processes.
Ch. 3, Sec 3.20 & Ch.
13, Sec 13.10 Q2 2019
Land Uses 11
Consider updating the list of Specific Uses in Chapter 5
to include various uses that are not currently listed.Ch. 5 Q2 2019
Land Uses 12
Consider changes to the zoning districts various
Specific Uses may be permitted in.Ch. 5 Q2 2019
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Consider changes to the zoning districts various
Specific Uses may be permitted in.Ch. 5 Q2 2019
Residential Standards 15
Consider masonry requirements for residential
development Ch. 6 Q2 2019
Residential Standards 14
Review the maximum number of units required per
building, and building separation requirements for MF
districts Ch. 6, Sec 6.02 Q2 2019
Signage 18
Review of Ch. 10 including signage for bus stops,
transit vehicles and others (portable signs); sign
variance process
Ch. 10 and Ch. 16, Sec
16.02 Q2 2019
Application Processes and Requirements 16
Clarify what triggers the requirement for a Traffic
Impact Analysis (TIA) and when an appeal may be
made and review the improvements that are
considered or required.Ch. 12, Sec 12.09 Q2 2019
* The UDC Chapter or Section referenced in this column provides the regulation subject to this amendment. However, please note that other sections may need to be amended to address any conflicts and ensure consistency throughout the document.
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