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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes_P&Z_08.19.2025Minutes of the Planning and Zoning Commission City of Georgetown,, Texas Tuesday, August 19, 2025 The Georgetown Planning and Zoning Commission met on Tuesday, August 19, 2025 at 6*00 PM at Council and Court Building, 510 W. 9th Street. 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: Scott A Allen, Travis Perthuis, David "Alan" McDonald, Pierce P Macguire, Michael D Charles, Lance A Morgan, Jeri Bradac, Michael L Price, Joseph D. DiGiacom* Public Wishing to Address an Advisory Board On a subiect that is posted on this aRenda: Please fill out a speaker registra on form which can be found on the table at the entrance to the mee ng room. ClearIV print Your name and the le er of the item on which Vou wish to speak and present it to the Board Liaison prior to the start of the mee ng. You will be called forward wn- delivered the syeaker form %rior to the mee ng being called to order maV speak. Speakers will be allowed up to three minutes to speak. If Vou wish to speak for six minutes, it is permissible to use another requestor's granted me to speak. No more than six ii-iduntow-for,rc syeaker ma,,YA be gra-ritett-The-j-P P gpestoor gwo-oy m -tni and be present at the meeting. Call to Order Pledge of Allegiance Comments from the chair Announcements 1. Statutory Consent Agenda The Statutory Consent Agenda includes non -controversial and routine items that may be acted upon acted upon individually as part of the Regular Session. 1.A Mooting Minutes Consideration and possible action to approve the minutes from the July 15, 2025, regular meeting of the Planning & Zoning Commission -- Erica Dunlop, Planning •* Moved by Scott A Allen-, seconded by Pierce P Macguire to Approve the minutes frorm. the July 15, 2025, regular meeting of the Planning & Zoning Commission. Motion Approved: 7- 0 Voting For: Scott A Allen, Travis Perthuis, David "Alan" McDonald, Pierce P Macguirli Michael D Charles, Lance A Morgan, Michael L Price Voting Against: None 2. Regular Session 2.A 2025-4-REZ 609 S. Church St. Public Hearing and possible action on a request for a Zoning Map Amendment to rezone .16 Acres out of Lot 7, Block 11, Glasscock Addition, from the Residential Single Family zoning district to the Mixed Use Downtown zoning district, for the property generally located at 609 S Church Street 2025-4-REZ -- Olivia Beams, Historic and Downtown MEMO= ,ommissioner ; ien inquire ne concern o Commission, HARC, member that voted against the request. Beams believed that the concern was related to the allowed uses within the Mixed -Use Downtown, MUDT, zoning district in comparison to what would be allowed in the Residential Single Family zoning district. • asked for clarification • the finding for the rezoning criteria that referred to suitability for uses permitted by the zoning district. Beams shared that the criteria was not compliant because the site did not have enough parking to serve the proposed zoning district and the structure would not meet the setback requirements. Beams explained that because the property would be brought into area two, the request would meet the parking, 0-foot setback, and buffering requirements. Harley Coons, owner, approached the podium to address the commission and noted that there was no desire to allow a band, live music, bar, or anything to that nature. Coons explained that the difference between the Richards tract and this site was that golden rule was across the street which causes some noise concerns. Coons shared that there was no desire to add square footage or changes to the exterior of the home and would like the • to utilize the space as an • space. MV lTffT,# -1 :, =d?* Wis oxenTo an jrlTffT"#; !I Chair Perthuis opened the •• ',• a motion. Wi Moved by Michael L Price-, seconded by Lance A Morgan to Approve the request. Motion Approved: 7- 0 Voting For: Scott A Allen, Travis Perthuls, David "Alan" McDonald, Pierce P Macguire, Michael D Charles, Lance A Morgan, Michael L Price Voting Against: None 23 2025-1-SUP ADU - Country Club Public Hearing and possible action on a request for a Special Use Permit (SUP) for the specific use of an Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) in the Residential Single -Family (RS) zoning district on the property located at 910 Country Club Road, Georgetown, TX 78628, bearing the legal description of Lot 9, Block E of the Country Club Acres Subdivision (2025-1 -SUP) -- Haley Webre, Planner Annemarie Diaz, applicant, approached the podium to address the commission and noted that the request would be downstream from the street front. Diaz highlighted tha her neighbor to the east signed a letter of support for the request. Diaz noted that they would not go beyond the original encroachment. Diaz shared that the original homeowners of 1977 provided a letter from the neighbor who supported the encroachment, so Diaz took the same approach and obtained a letter from the neighbi s openea an e u i1c nearing,"Ifn no speax—efs cominTj Chair Perthuis opened the floor to a motion. Moved by Pierce P Maguire; seconded by Scott A Allen to Approve the request. Motion Approved: 7- 0 Voting For: Scoff A Allen, Travis Perthuis, David "Alan" McDonald, Pierce P Maguire, Michael D Charles, Lance A Morgan, Michael L Price Voting Against: None 2.0 2025-4-ANX Shell Spur Tract PUD and Ahnexation Public Hearing and possible action on a `♦ for a Zoning Map Amendment to zone, upon annexation, approximately 43.13 acres in the Williams Roberts Survey, Abstract 524, as the Planned Unit Development (PUD) zoning district, with portions of Right -Of - Way for Shell Road and Shell Spur, for the property generally located at 2200 Shell Road, Georgetown, Texas (2025-4-ANX) -- Ryan Clark, AICP, Senior Planner Chair Perthuis inquired about the number of times a property may be disannexed and annexed back into the ETJ. Clark shared that there were no limitations to the process, Commissioner Allen asked for more information regarding the feedback from the city council about complying with the Transportation Impact Fee, TIF, policy versus the request from the applicant in removing the Traffic Impact Analysis, TIA. Clark explained that the applicant would pay for the TIF which was a flat fee applied to all development. Clark explained that the developer was typically responsible for traffic improvements in an area. Lua Saluone, Transportation Planning Manager, approached the podium to address the commission and noted that a development would be required to complete a TIA if it generated over 5,000 trips. Saluone explained that the full policy would be to have the development pay their TIF and conduct a TIA to note other impacts that it may cause with the number of trips generated. Commissioner Allen inquired about the lack of extensions of roads, no public street network, and no inter -parcel connectivity throughout the development. Clark acknowledged that the request did not include proposals for public streets within the site or connections between parcels, which leaves uncertainty around internal circulation and may limit efforts to mitigate traffic on Shell Road and Shell Spur. Commissioner Charles expressed concern regarding the request to waive the TIA despite anticipated traffic within the neighborhood. Alternate Commissioner McDonald asked if the unimproved road on the site had adequate distance between proposed entrances to the neighborhood. Saluone explained that the unimproved road was intended to be an emergency access and commented that it did not meet the standards for a right -in -and -right -out. Saluone explained that the unimproved road would need to be gated and locked for fire access only. Amanda Brown, applicant, approached the podium to address the commission and provided a presentation. Chair Perthuis inquired about the request to omit the TIA. Brown explained that the reason for the provisions with the TIA was because the applicant had a strong desire to annex into the city limits with a vision of the traffic improvements they would like to make. Per Brown, as a compromise, the best way to mitigate added traffic would be to include right deceleration lanes into the site from Shell Road and Shell Spur. Chair Perthuis asked if there was flexibility with the request to omit the TIA. Brown explained that there was no flexibility. Commissioner Price asked if there was flexibility with regard to the trees on site. Brown acknowledged that they would be able to remove the request for 50% reduction in the cost of mitigation. Commissioner Price shared his concern with the removal of heritage trees and the omission of the TIA. Commissioner Allen referred to the two right -in lanes and inquired about left turns. Brown acknowledged that there were no modifications for left turns and noted that the preference would be a signal light at Shell Road and Shell Spur. Brown indicated that the intersection does not currently warrant a signal light. Commissioner Allen asked if the applicant would have concerns with the possibility to table the request so that they could work and refine it. Brown shared that the preference would be to move forward. Chair Perthuis opened the public hearing. Kirsten Lawley, 1603 Shinnecock Hills Drive, approached the podium to address the commission and shared that it was difficult to leave her driveway due to the traffic that cuts through Shinnecock Hills Drive to get to the Serenada neighborhood. Lawley believed that the TIA needed to be a part of the process and added that sidewalks were needed on Shell Spur. Lawley highlighted that there was uncertainty of timing to add a traffic light with new development occurring around the area. Heath Culp, 383 Logan Ranch Road, approached the podium to address the commission and shared that the option of building a wastewater plant may not be suitable for wells in the area. Culp explained that the neighborhood committee's focus was to mitigate impact to surrounding neighborhoods. Culp explained that they were unsuccessful with their goals due to the gas station and commercial uses request. Culp highlighted that the C3 zoning district typically allows for larger uses and asked that the commission consider the potential uses. Culp acknowledged that the request did not appear to adhere to mitigation standards. Culp asked the commission to consider that the request exceeded the requirement for Edwards Aquifer Recharge zone. Culp believed that the TIA omission may delay traffic improvements for the area and highlighted that the two return lanes offered in the request would not benefit consumers or residents that need to leave the property. Culp highlighted that the backyards of the request could be fenced to the property line and noted that masonry walls were not allowed. Culp shared that the public agenda did not mention construction staging and asked for clarification on that. Culp believed that the PUD request was used to avoid the standard UDC zoning requirements rather than improve and increase on the development in ways that could be beneficial. Chair Perthuis closed the public hearing and opened the floor to a motion. Moved by Michael L Price; seconded by Scott A Allen to Deny the request. Commissioner Price noted that there were many concerns which included trees, recreation, and TIA. Commissioner Allen explained that he was inclined to deny the request based on feedback from applicant about postponement. Alternate Commissioner McDonald expressed that the thought of a development coming in with no recourse or city control was concerning and added that the development needed additional time to work out some of the concerns mentioned in the meeting. Commissioner Charles and Commissioner Morgan agreed with the previous sentiment. With no further discussion, the commission proceeded to vote on the motion. Motion Approved: 7- 0 Voting For: Scott A Allen, Travis Perthuis, David "Alan" McDonald, Pierce P Macguire, Michael D Charles, Lance A Morgan, Michael L Price Voting Against: None 2. D UDC Text Amendment 6C" UDC Chapters 8, 11, 12, 16 Public Hearing and possible action on a proposed Unified Development Code Text Amendment to amend Section 8.01 General, Section 8.02 Tree Preservation, Section 8.05 Review and Approval Process, Section 11.02.010 Impervious Cover Limitation, Sec. 12.02.020 Developer Responsibilities, Section 12.03.030 Local and Neighborhood Streets, Section 12.05.020 Streets and Blocks, Section 12.05.030 Inter -Parcel Connectivity, Section 12.06 Design and Technical Standards, and Section 16.02 Definitions -- Zane Brown, Development Support Manager ninissiTner lien Intsilea a.71=117TRIe z orell an* drip line. Brown explained that the terms are similar, but the CRZ is a circular region, based on the diameter of the tree, whereas the drip line may vary depending on the tree and the way it is oriented. Commissioner Allen referred to 12.05.03O.B and asked if there would be standards or criteria to evaluate the request. Lua Saluone, Transportation Planning Manager, approached the podium to address the commission and explained that this standard stems from multi -family being next to commercial or residential that would require a connection into the residential development. Saluone explained that this would provide the director with discretion on thl use type and connectivity. Moved by Michael L Price, seconded by Lance A Morgan to Approve item 2.D as presented including the minor correction on slide 19. Motion Approved- 7- 0 Voting For: Scoff A Allen, Travis Perthuis, David "Alan" McDonald, Pierce P Macguire, Michael D Charles, Lance A Morgan, Michael L Price Voting Against: None 2,E Discussion Items Updates, Commissioner questions, and announcements -- Travis Baird, Assistant Planning Director — Current Planning There were no discussion items. Adjournment These minutes were approved at the meeting of Chair Xttest