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Council approves first-reading rezoning for 606 West 18th Street from Office to single-family RS
Summary
Council voted to approve on first reading a map amendment to rezone a 0.128-acre portion of Outlot 6, Division A at 606 West Eighteenth Street from Office (OF) to single-family RS, after staff said the property conforms with the Track Ridge Grasshopper small area plan and the city's UDC standards.
The Georgetown City Council approved on first reading an ordinance to rezone about 0.128 acres at 606 West Eighteenth Street from Office (OF) zoning to residential single-family RS zoning.
Travis Baird, assistant planning director for current planning, described the request as straightforward and said the parcel sits on the south side of Eighteenth Street just east of Leander Street. The site had been demolished under a demolition permit and, Baird said, has operated as a single-family property for decades despite the OF designation that persisted under the city's prior zoning regime. "These are about as straightforward as you get," Baird said during his presentation.
Staff found the rezoning consistent with the city's comprehensive plan and the Track Ridge Grasshopper (TRG) small-area plan, which identifies the lot's future land use as mixed-density housing and supports preservation of the neighborhood's community character. The RS district allows single-family homes, group homes and certain minor utility services; the RS district minimum lot size noted in the presentation is 5,500 square feet with a minimum lot width of 45 feet. Baird noted the subject parcel is 43 feet wide, two feet shy of the district minimum, but recommended approval based on the parcel's long-standing configuration and continued residential use.
Public-notification details in the record show 28 property owners received notice within a 300-foot buffer and a notice was published in the Sun newspaper. To date, staff reported one written comment in favor and none in opposition. The Planning & Zoning Commission recommended approval, 7-0, at its February meeting.
Council opened and closed the public hearing with no speakers and approved the first-reading ordinance on a motion to "approve item 6 b as read." The meeting transcript does not identify the motion's mover or seconder by name. The ordinance caption recorded in the meeting identifies the item as an ordinance to amend the official zoning map for the described parcel, repealing conflicting ordinances and establishing an effective date.
