Minutes of the  Planning and Zoning Commission City of Georgetown, Texas Tuesday, August 20, 2024  The Georgetown Planning and Zoning Commission met on Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 6:00 PM at 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  Council and Court Building, 510' W. 9th Street.  Relay Texas at 711.  The following Members were in attendance:  Present were: Scott A Allen, Stephen F Dickey, Michael D Charles, Lance A Morgan, Shelley  GGF Rodocker  Public Wishing to Address an Advisory Board  On a subject that is posted on this agenda: Please fill out a speaker registra on form which can be found on the table at the entrance to the mee ng room. Clearly print your name and the le er of the item on which you wish to speak and present it to the Board Liaison prior to the start of the mee ng. You will be called forward to speak when the Board considers that item. Only persons who have delivered the speaker form prior to the mee ng being called to order may speak. 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 me to speak. No more than six minutes for a speaker may be granted. The requestor gran ng me to another speaker must also submit a form and be present Onas subject not posted on the agenda: Arequest 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 address the  at the meeting.  Board or Commission members. No action can be taken at this meeting.  Call to Order Pledge of Allegiance Comments from the Chair Announcements Action from Executive Session 1. Statutory Consent Agenda  The Statutory Consent Agenda includes non-controversial and routine items that may be acted upon with one: single vote. Ani item may be pulled from the Consent Agenda in order that it be discussed and  acted upon individually as part of the Regular Session.    1.A Meeting Minutes  Consideration and possible action to approve the minutes from the August 06, 2024, regular meeting of the Planning & Zoning Commission - Erica Metress, Planning  Specialist  Moved by Scott A. Allen; seconded by Michael D Charles to Approve the minutes from the August 6, 2024, regular meeting of the Planning & Zoning Commission. Voting For: Scott A Allen, Stephen F Dickey, Michael D Charles, Lance Al Morgan,  Motion Approved: 5-0 Shelley G G Rodocker Voting Against: None  2. Regular Session  2.A 2024-9-WAV 1218 S Church St. Driveway Variance  Public Hearing and possible action on a Subdivision Variance from residential driveway spacing pursuant to Section 12.08.010 of the Unified Development Code, for the property generally located at 1218 S. Church Street, Georgetown, Texas 78626, bearing the legal description of a 0.34-acre tract of Block "F" of the J.C.S. Morrow Addition, located in the Clement Stubblefield Survey, Abstract No. 558 in Williamson County 2024-9-WAV): - Grace Kelly presented the staff report. Please note that the recording of this meeting Chair Dickey asked if the applicant intends to abandon the existing driveway. Kelly confirmed that the applicant intends to abandon the existing driveway. Commissioner Allen asked if there were easement requirements along the property Wesley Wright, Systems Engineering Director, approached the podium to address the Commission and noted that if there is an easement pavement would be allowed on top of it. Wright acknowledged that there are no overhead electric lines. Wright concluded that the driveway should not interfere with the easement if there was one present. Chair Dickey opened and closed the public hearing with no speakers coming forth. Moved by Stephen F Dickey; seconded by Scott A. Allen to Approve the subdivision  Grace Kelly, Engineering Technician  began during the review of the approval criteria.  line.    variance based on the criteria that the granting of the variance will not be detrimental to the public health, safety or welfare or injurious to other property in the area or to the City in administering this Code, that the granting of the variance would not substantially conflict with the Comprehensive Plan and the purposes of this Code, that the conditions that create the need for the variance do not generally apply to other properties in the vicinity, and where literal enforcement of these regulations would result in an  unnecessary hardship. Motion Approved: 5-0 Shelley G G Rodocker Voting Against: None 2.B Discussion Items  Voting For: Scott. A Allen, Stephen F Dickey, Michael D Charles, Lance A Morgan,  Updates, Commissioner questions, and announcements = Travis Baird, Assistant Travis Baird reminded the Commission that there will be a City Council workshop on  Planning Director - Current Planning  landscaping and tree preservation on August 27, 2024.  Adjournment These  approved at the meeting of  3"2024  Attest  IR  K