Planning & Zoning Commission (P&Z)

PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES TUESDAY – August 18, 2020 – 6:30 PM 2801 Ranch Road 1869 – Liberty Hill CALL TO ORDER The Liberty Hill City Planning and Zoning Commission Meeting was called to order at 6:30 PM by Chairperson Brian Williams on Tuesday – August 18, 2020 at Council Chambers – 2801 Ranch Road 1869 in Liberty Hill. Invocation was given followed by reciting the Pledge of Allegiance and Texas Pledge. Quorum was established. Planning and Zoning Commission members present were as follows: Brian Williams, Josh McGinty, Cheryl New, Steve Messana, and Steve McIntosh. REGULAR AGENDA Discuss and Consider approval of minutes from the regular Planning & Zoning Commission meeting held August 4, 2020. Outcome: On motion by Josh McGinty and second by Steve McIntosh, the Commission approved the minutes from August 4, 2020. Motion passed on vote of 5 ayes, 0 nays, and 0 abstentions. Discussion, consideration, and final action on a request to remove legacy trees, per §6.07.E of the Unified Development Code, on the property located at the South / Southeast corner of State Road 29 and Ranch to Market Road 1869 (13701 West SR 29) inside the City’s limits and identified as Lot 1, Block A, McCoy’s Liberty Hill Addition, Williamson County, TX (WCAD ID No. R022091 and R349109. Outcome: David Stallworth – Senior Director of Planning stated this site development plan was brought to Council on August 13, 2020 and was unanimously approved. However, tree removal was determined to be necessary. Staff finds the application complete and submits to the Commission for approval. Developer is paying into the City’s Tree Mitigation Fund as part of their agreement. Following discussion, Steve Messana made a motion, seconded by Steve McIntosh, to approve removal of legacy trees, per §6.07.E of the Unified Development Code, on the property located at the South / Southeast corner of State Road 29 and Ranch to Market Road 1869 (13701 West SR 29) inside the City’s limits and identified as Lot 1, Block A, McCoy’s Liberty Hill Addition, Williamson County, TX (WCAD ID No. R022091 and R349109. Motion passed on vote of 5 ayes, 0 nays, and 0 abstentions. Discussion and recommendation on final action regarding the Omega Ranch Preliminary Plat, located north of State Road 29 and east of Kaufmann Loop inside both the city’s ETJ and Planning and Zoning Commission 1 of 2 August 4, 2020 Williamson County Municipal Utility District No. 23, and identified as 147.39 acres out of the Greenlief Fisk Survey, ABS 5, Williamson County, TX (A portion of WCAD ID No. R021698). Outcome: David Stallworth, Senior Director of Planning stated that this plat is 147.39 acres. In March of 2016, Council adopted an ordinance absorbing the 223 are parent tract into the ETJ. Mr. Stallworth provided a verbal timeline of the development. He also stated that the street width on Sun Grove Trail is not designed to collector road standards. Following discussion of changing the size of that approximately 250’ of the street, Cheryl New made a motion, seconded by Steve Messana, to approve with conditional approval from the county the Omega Ranch Preliminary Plat. Motion passed on vote of 5 ayes, 0 nays, and 0 abstentions. ADJOURNMENT David Stallworth, Senior Director of Planning provided a reminder to the Commission to carefully review their copies of the UDC and provide feedback and/or concerns they might have. On motion by Josh McGinty and second by Cheryl New, the meeting of the Planning and Zoning Commission was adjourned at 7:02 PM. Motion passed on vote of 5 ayes, 0 nays, and 0 abstentions. ____________________________ Wes Griffin Chair – Planning and Zoning Commission Planning and Zoning Commission 2 of 2 August 4, 2020