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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes_UDCUSC_02.29.2024Minutes of the UDC Update Steering Committee City of Georgetown, Texas Thursday, February 29,. 2024 The Georgetown UDC Update Steering Committee met on Thursday, February 29, 2024 at 2:00 PM at Georgetown Health Foundation Community Rooms, 2423 Williams Drive, Suite 101, Room C, 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. The following Members were in attendance: Present were: Brian Birdwell, Stephen F Dickey, Wendy S Cash, Michael J Walton, Shawn Hood, Josh Schroeder, Kris Kasper Public Wishing to Address the Board *n a sub ect triat is ostect on this a 77 5- ?1ea—s-e-TiTF5ut a speaker registration orm wn can be tounU-6-5--ffie— table at the entrance to the meeting room. Clearly print your name and the letter of the item on which you wish to speak and present it to the Board Liaison prior to the start of the meeting. You will be called forward to speak when the Board considers that item. Only persons who have delivered the speaker form prior to the meeting being called to order may sp.ak, Speakers will be allowed up to three minutes to speak. If you wish to speak for six minutes, it is permissible to use another requestor's granted time to speak. No more than six minutes for a speaker may be granted. The requestor granting time to another speaker must also submit a form and be present at the meeting. A request must be received by the Advisory Board or Commission Liaison prior to the day the agenda for this mee ng is posted. Each speaker will be given three minutes to 1. Regular Session 1.A Meeting Minutes Consideration and possible action to approve the minutes from the January 25, 2024 meeting of the UDC Update Steering Committee -- Jessica Lemanski, Associate Planner Moved by Stephen F Dickey-, seconded by Shawn Hood to Approv Motion Approved- 6- 0 1 Voting For: Brian Birdwell, Stephen F Dickey, Wendy S Cash, Michael J Walton, Shawn Hood, Kris Kasper Voting Against: None (.B Update frorn City council Workshop Presentation and Discussion on direction from City Council 2/27/24 Workshop Update I 1C Review of Rezoning, Special Use Permit, and IUD Criteria Discussion on Unified Development Code (UDC) Section 3.06.030 (Approval Criteria for Rezoning), Section 3.07 (Approval Criteria for Special Use Permits), and Section 3.06.040 (Approval Criteria for Planned Unit Development) -- Sofia Nelson, CNU-A, Planning Director ison ex�m ea 7 it firill itcllTit * tits r tF 1777,711, the approval criteria and find pain points and improvement opportunities. The Committee was separated into two groups to discuss the criteria. Group 1 consisted of Committee Members Schroeder, Dickey, and Kasper, who discussed the Planned Unit Development (PUD) approval criteria. Group 2 consisted of Committee Members Cash, Hood, Birdwell, and Walton, who discussed the Special Use Permit REMMMMEEMIM 11 1 � 11701 11�� EMHM= Group I discussed when a PUD application is appropriate, and concluded that PUD applications should be utilized for unique projects and properties, and when a net superior standard is achieved when it would otherwise not able to be accomplished with straight UDC standards and zoning. Suggestions for approval criteria and other considerations when considering a PUD included creating a threshold for the percentage of criteria that needs to be met in order to be approved, a percentage of variances versus enhancement requests, and creating a qualifying condition for applying (i.e. the size of the property or unique considerations) to control when the application can be utilized. Overall, the group was satisfied with criterion 2, 3, and 5, and they felt that criterion 1, 4 and 6 are too broad to be applied to all PUD applications. The Group also suggested that language be added to guide applicants on when it is necessary to utilize PUD applications. Ryan Clark, Senior Long -Range Planner, shared with the larger group the summary of Group 1's discussion on PUD criteria. Group 2 discussed the subjectivity within SUP criteria, noting that SUPs are more subjective requests considering they are usually utilized for uses that are overconcentrated or only appropriate in certain locations, warranting a closer look at the request by P&Z and City Council. Group 2 had no major recommendations for changes to the criteria, but noted that the word "detrimental" feels a bit strong and could be replaced with a better word to get the point across when harmful uses are not appropriate or would not meet the criteria. The group suggested adding additional criteria to restrict gas station and car wash uses. Zane Brown, Planner, shared with the larger group the summary of Group 2s discussion on SUP criteria. Nelson shared the feedback that staff collected from the UDC Advisory Committee on the criteria. Overall, the UDCAC felt that the criteria regarding completeness of the application is redundant and unnecessary, but Criteria B is a good one to keep. UDCAC struggled With the "promotes the health, safety, and general welfare" portion of Criteria C, as well as Criteria D and identifying what constitutes a "neighborhoodsuggesting that word be 1.D 1st Public Draft of Chapter 6 and 7 of the UDC Presentation of Chapter 6 and 7 (1st public draft) of the Unified Development Code (UDC) -- Sofia Nelson, CNU-A, Planning Director Nelson noted that this item is intended to provide the Committee and the public with the first chapters of the drafted Code to being looking at for future meetings. No action was taken by the Committee on this item. Adjournmem These minutes /e approved at the, g of Tn -leff", Chair Y Attest