Council annexes 13.67 acres and rezones adjoining 24.74 acres along Shell Road to RS

The Georgetown City Council voted unanimously to annex about 13.67 acres and to rezone an adjoining 24.744‑acre tract along Shell Road from Residential Estate (RE) to Residential Single‑Family (RS).

City staff presented the two items together because the properties are contiguous. The annexation covers the portion outside the city limits; the rezoning applies to a 24.744‑acre area already inside the city that currently carries RE zoning. Sophia (city staff) said the RS request would reduce minimum lot sizes from one acre under RE to RS minimums of 5,500 square feet, bringing net density closer to the levels encouraged in the comprehensive plan’s mixed‑density neighborhood designation.

Staff noted the site sits near a planned community commercial node at the intersection of Shell Road and Shell Spur and characterized the broader future‑land‑use map as coarse at the scale of planning nodes. “Mixed density neighborhood allows single‑family detached, but it also encourages some attached product and some neighborhood commercial serving uses,” staff said.

The Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval of both the annexation and rezoning; staff reported one written comment in favor and none opposed. Councilmembers asked staff to confirm whether the city had included the adjacent road in the annexation; staff said they would confirm catalog details before second reading.

Council moved and seconded approval of both items; both motions passed unanimously. The annexation ordinance and the zoning amendment will return for second reading and final adoption.