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Meeting: October 25, 2018
City of Georgetown, Texas
Historic and Architectural Review Commission
Minutes
Thursday, October 25, 2018 at 6:00 p.m.
Council and Courts Building
101 E. 7th Street Georgetown, TX 78626
Members present: Lee Bain; Art Browner; Catherine Morales; Amanda Parr; Shawn Hood, and
Terri Assendorf-Hyde
Absent: Lawrence Romero
Staff present: Nat Waggoner, Long Range Planning Manager; Madison Thomas, Historic and
Downtown Planner; and Karen Frost, Recording Secretary
Call to order by the Chair at 6:01 pm. Commissioner Hood read the meeting procedures.
A. Consideration of the Minutes from the September 27, 2018 HARC meeting. Karen Frost,
Recording Secretary
Motion by Bain, second by Morales to approve the minutes as presented. Approved 6 – 0.
B. Public Hearing and possible action on a request for a Certificate of Appropriateness for the
Demolition of four structures at the property located at 2800 N IH 35, bearing the legal
description of 44.29ac. Berry, J. Sur. Subdivision, (COA-2018-042). Madison Thomas, Downtown
Historic Planner
Thomas presented the staff findings and the findings of the demolition subcommittee. She
stated all four buildings are being considered for demolition and all four structures lack
significance and are past repair and reuse. Staff recommends approval of the demolitions based
on compliance with the criteria for the definition of the lack of significance.
Chair Browner opened the public hearing and with no speakers coming forth closed the
hearing.
Motion by Parr to approve the demolitions for the structures of COA-2018-042 based on the
finding that is meets the criteria of UDC Section 3.13.030. Second by Hood. Approved 6 – 0.
C. Updates, questions and comments. Sofia Nelson, Planning Director
Waggoner gave a short update for Nelson, stating that staff is working to gather input from the
surveys that went out to the community in regards to the Commission and the preservation of
old town and downtown, as instructed by City Council. The survey results and suggestions
will be taken to the Council Workshop on November 27th and the Commission was invited to
attend.
Adjournment
Motion to adjourn by Bain, second by Assendorf-Hyde. Meeting adjourned at 6:28 pm.
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Approved, Art Browner, Chair Attest, Lawrence Romero, Secretary