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Council approves mixed‑use downtown zoning for 601 S. Church but denies overlay extension

City of Georgetown City Council · March 24, 2026
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Summary

Following a hearing and applicant testimony, council rezoned 0.1652 acres at 601 S. Church to mixed‑use downtown but voted not to extend the downtown historic overlay, citing parking entitlements and reluctance to expand overlay entitlements into adjacent blocks.

The Georgetown City Council approved a zoning map amendment to rezone 0.1652 acres at 601 South Church Street to the Mixed Use Downtown (MUDT) zoning district but denied a request to extend the downtown historic overlay to that parcel.

Allison (planning staff) said the request met three of five approval criteria for the base zoning and that HARC and PNC had recommended approval for the overlay and base zoning earlier in the review process; staff also noted the property is surrounded by…

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