Georgetown council approves annexation, zoning changes and development agreement for Shell Spur project amid neighborhood concern

Georgetown, Texas — The Georgetown City Council on April 14 approved annexation and zoning changes for a roughly 43‑acre proposal at Shell Road and Shell Spur and adopted a development agreement that requires the developer to build intersection improvements before vertical construction.

Staff planning manager Ryan Clark told the council the application (item 6a for 28.93 acres and item 6b for 14.2 acres) partially met approval criteria: the proposal would bring commercial services and connect the site to city wastewater infrastructure but raised compatibility, tree‑preservation and transportation concerns for nearby low‑density neighborhoods. Clark said the current PUD iteration did not include the buffering and transition standards the council previously requested.

Amanda Brown of HD Brown Consulting, presenting for the applicant, said annexation would allow the developer to withdraw a pending Texas Commission on Environmental Quality on‑site wastewater permit and tie the site into Georgetown’s wastewater system. She described a development agreement that requires construction of a traffic signal, a left‑turn lane and a right‑turn lane at Shell Road and Shell Spur with the project’s first phase, and estimated the developer’s impact‑fee and improvement contribution at…