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Council approves annexation and zoning map amendment for large Paints Depot Road project
Summary
The council unanimously approved annexation and a multi-zone rezoning for a large Paints Depot Road property, clearing the way for a multi-use development conditioned on annexation and further planning approvals.
The Georgetown City Council voted 7–0 on March 10 to approve two separate ordinances that advance a large development on Paints Depot Road.
The council first adopted an annexation ordinance to bring about 120.38 acres (the lower portion referenced in the packet) into the city limits; the second ordinance rezoned approximately 178.89 acres at or around Paints Depot Road from agricultural (A-1) to a combination of B-5 PUD (general commercial park), C-1 (conservation), R-1C PUD (single-family residential) and R-3 PUD (higher-density residential). The rezoning ordinance includes explicit language that it is contingent on the annexation taking legal effect (the zoning will not become effective unless and until the parcel is annexed into the city limits).
City staff and the applicant clarified the procedural sequence: annexation is required before the new zoning can be applied; other development approvals (site plans, PUD plan specifics and any zoning conditions) will follow planning commission review and additional council action. The council also introduced, on first reading, a smaller annexation for an upper portion of the property (about 12.19 acres); that item was at first reading only and will return for a subsequent vote.
The votes were roll-call 7–0 for both the annexation and the zoning amendment; no council member registered a nay or abstention. Planning staff said they are continuing to work with the applicant and the planning commission to ensure subsequent development plan items conform to the new zoning and any PUD provisions.
Council members asked procedural clarifying questions about parcels, adjacent paddock uses and exceptions for certain equestrian paddock activity; staff said relevant code provisions and a later development-plan review will resolve specific land-use questions.
