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Home My WebLink AboutMinutes_P&Z_06.27.2023Minutes of the flanning and Zoning CommissloP City of Georgetown, Texas Tuesday., June 27,, 2023 The Georgetown Planning and Zoning Commission met on Tuesday, June 27, 2023 at 11-30 AM at Inner Loop Annex Building, 295 SE Inner Loop. 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. This is a joint meeting between the Planning And Zoning Commission and the City Council for a Workshop on the Update of the Future Land Use Plan and Future Mobility Plan. The following Members were in attendance: Present were: Travis Perthuis, Timothy E Haynie, Chere Heintzmann, Michael L Price, Stephen F Dickey, Colin McGahey Agenda Notice The council and commission are invited to come early and receive lunch before starting the meeting at noon. The regular workshop will not start prior to noon. 1. Regular Session !.A FUture Land USe and Future Mobility Plan Presentation, update and discussion on the Future Mobility Plan and Future Land Use Update - Mayra Cantu, Strategic Support Manager, and Sofia Nelson, Director of Planning, and Kimley Horn and Associates This was a joint meeting between the Georgetown City Council and the Planning and Zoning (P&Z) Commission to discuss the Future Land Use (FLU) Plan and Future mzzmflu.iW The following Councilmembers were present at the meeting' Mayor Josh Schroeder ' Amanda Parr, Councilmember District 1, Shawn Hood Councilmember District 2, Ron Garland Councilmember District 4, Kevin Pitts Councilmember District 5 and Mayor Pro Tem, Jake French Councilmember District 6, Ben Stewart Councilmember District 7. Mike Triggs Councilmember District 3 was not present. The following staff members were present: David Morgan, City Manager, Nick Woolery, Assistant City Manager, Wayne Nero, Assistant City Manager, Laurie Brewer, Assistant City Manager, Andrew Culpepper, Senior Assistant City Attorney, Sofia Nelson, Planning Director, Kimberly Spencer, Development Administration Program Manager, Cesar Acosta, Neighborhood and Housing Program Manager, Jessica Lemanski, Planning Specialist, Diane Johnson, Principal Planner, Zane Brown, Planner, Grant White, Planner, Andrew Spence, Planning Intern, Jessica Clarke, Assistant to the City Manager, Seth Gipson, Development Support Manager, Nathaniel Waggoner, Transportation Planning Coordinator, Mayra Cantu, Strategic Support Manager, Wesley Wright, Systems Engineering Director, Jorge Hernandez, Public Works Engineer, and Karen Frost, Assistant City Secretary Mayor Schroeder called the meeting to order at 12:00 p.m. Prior to the staff presentation starting, James (Jim) Dongog spoke about bike friendly transportation and proposed that the Council apply to become a bicycle friendly community through a formal process. He then noted the Bike Plan from 2019 and spoke to benefits of becoming a bike friendly city, including increased mobility, tourism boosts, and competitive advantages. Beth Rabine, Mr. Dongog's wife, ceded time to him to allow him to speak for 6 minutes. Woolery introduced the teams involved in the FLU and FMP and spoke to the background of today's workshop. He then spoke to the growth of the region and Georgetown; legislative changes in the past two sessions; and stressed the importance of our Comprehensive Plan and updating the Future Land Use Plan and the Future Mobility Plan (previously Overall Transportation Plan). Woolery noted the Williams Dr. enhancement study, sidewalk master plan, bike plan, transit development plan, Austin Avenue corridor study, and Downtown Master Plan are all being updated in sync with the Comprehensive Plan. Nelson presented on the Future Land Use Plan and covered: how the Future Land Use Element is used in staff reports and pre -application meetings, using Council's recommendations and sharing with applicants; reasons for updating the FLUP including catching up with the massive growth in the area where it maybe wasn't anticipated in the past, region centers have evolved in the past few years, sometimes into employment centers, based on Council and P&Z recommendations, and changes seen today weren't necessarily anticipated the last time these were updated; and focus areas of SH195 and I- 35 area, 1-35 corridor, Hwy 29 East SH130, property along Berry Creek, property along Dry Berry Creek, SH195 and Ronald Reagan, and area surrounding future GISD High School #4. She reviewed the land use ratios for residential versus non-residential and how they have come out of designations and guiding principles. Nelson noted that if priorities have changed or need tweaking, staff wants to hear that. She then shared the description of each future land use district as follows: Regional Center which has the most density, focus on regional commercial services for Georgetown and surrounding communities; Community Center which has commercial services closer to residential neighborhoods, and density in regional and community centers, possibly establish minimum density in those areas; Neighborhood which has detached single family residential, and a small percentage of commercial along major arterials; Mixed Density which has duplexes, townhomes, transition between single family and communi centers, MF- I (multi -family) is put here frequently, and the City gets the most requests for low density residential; Rural Residential which allows for large lots and is seen east of 1-35 and near 130 Employment Centers which has some residential includi I retail, restaurants, warehouse distribution; Special Area which is downtown and sometimes used for small area claims to allow for more detailed planning. General discussion among Council and staff regarding the following- focusing on the areas of SH 195 and 1-35; the ability to develop without connecting to wastewater and associated issues; land use categories that represent the largest amount of acreage; when utility evaluations should be required; consider minimum density for some land Us categories; areas served by Jonah Water utility; what types of requests are coming in foll different areas of the City; review of regional nodes; where future growth is expected to take place; how City involvement leads to better quality • development; location of quarries-, Dry Berry creek interceptor; Jackson Shaw development; potential future MU requests; what level of participation is needed by Williamson County; challenges in the southeast portion of the City; lower density in the Mixed -Density Neighborhood areas; t struggle with the amount of multi -family on the North side of the City; spreading mixed - use projects throughout the community; special area designations like Wolf Lakes, Southwestern, and downtown; the need for additional entertainment hubs in the City; where retail/mixed use developments are possible; and gateway designations. I JOSle Ortiz and Jake Gutekunst with Kimley-Hom presented with staff and reviewed. background to plan-, main use is planning for infrastructure growth-, provides ROW for future development; goals of FMP; cross sections needed to plan for right -of- way reservations; shared use is are good; how the adoption of • sections would i• cost to build and developers; needed calming effects on traffic, high quality crossings; Travel Demand Modeling; draft Thoroughfare Plan-, additional connectivitV conflicts between plans; and performance Measures to rank projects coming out of plan and scoring roadway projects. I Public Wishing to Address an Advisory Board Please fill out a speaker registra on form which can be found on t table at the entrance to the mee ng room. Clearly print your name and the le er of the item on which you wi I to speak and present it to the Board Liaison prior to the start of the mee ng. You will be called forward to spe- when the Board considers that item. only persons who have delivered the speaker form prior to the mee being called to order may speak, Speakers will be allowed up to three minutes to speak. if you wish to speak f]