Adopted March 10, 2020 - Georgetown, Texas
Transcript of Adopted March 10, 2020 - Georgetown, Texas
Adopted March 10, 2020
Ordinance No. 2020-27
City Council
Dale Ross, Mayor
Valerie Nicholson, Mayor Pro Tem
Mary Calixtro
Steve Fought
Tommy Gonzalez
Rachael Jonrowe
Kevin Pitts
Mike Triggs
John Hesser (former)
Anna Eby (former)
Comprehensive Plan Steering Committee
Ercel Brashear
Hugh Brown
Wendy Cash
Tommy Gonzalez
Danelle Houck
Linda McCalla
Rhonda Mundhenk
Greg Noble
Suzy Pukys
Dale Ross
Josh Schroeder
Paul Secord
PJ Stevens
Lou Snead
Scott Stribling
Anna Eby (former)
Planning & Zoning Commission
Ercel Brashear, Chair
Tim Bargainer, Vice-Chair
Aaron Albright
Roger W. Chappell
Kaylah McCord
Marlene McMichael
Travis Perthuis
Gary Newman (former)
Glenn Patterson (former)
Kevin Pitts (former)
Josh Schroeder (former)
Ben Stewart (former)
Housing Advisory Board
Randy Hachtel
Jennyce Hume
Mary Calixtro
Lou Snead
Bob Weimer
Nikki Brennan
Nathaniel Bonner
Community Partners
Georgetown Health Foundation
Georgetown Independent School District
Georgetown Chamber of Commerce
Georgetown Ministerial Alliance
Southwestern University
Acknowledgements
The City of Georgetown would like to thank the community members who participated in this important process to plan for the City’s future. Their input has been
critical to the development of this 2030 Plan. The City would also like to recognize the following people who provided knowledge, insight, and assistance to make
this planning process possible.
City Staff
David Morgan, City Manager
Laurie Brewer, Assistant City Manager
Wayne Reed, Assistant City Manager
Sofia Nelson, Director of Planning
Nathaniel Waggoner, Long-Range Planning Manager (PM)
Susan Watkins, Housing Coordinator (PM)
Britin Bostick, Historic and Downtown Planner
Patrick Bauer, Planning Intern (former)
Andreina Davila-Quintero, Current Planning Manager
Chelsea Irby, Senior Planner (former)
Ethan Harwell, Planner
Steve McKewon, Landscape Planner
Michael Patroski, Planner
Mirna Garcia, Management Analyst
Stephanie McNickle, Planning Technician
Tammy Glanville, Planning Technician
Brandy Heinrich, Development Account Specialist
Wesley Wright, Systems Engineering
Michaela Dollar, Economic Development
Ray Miller, Public Works
Jackson Daly, Community Services
Keith Hutchinson, Communications
Beth Wade, Communications
Consultants
Freese and Nichols, Inc.
Community Development Strategies
Contents
PLAN FRAMEWORK .................................................. 1
Foreword ................................................................................................................... 2
Purpose of the Plan ................................................................................................. 4
Planning Area .......................................................................................................... 5
Demographics .......................................................................................................... 6
Community Input Process ................................................................................... 10
Georgetown’s Vision Statement ......................................................................... 12
2030 Plan Update Themes .................................................................................... 13
2030 Plan Update Goals ........................................................................................ 16
Plan Alignment ...................................................................................................... 20
LAND USE .............................................................. 25
Introduction............................................................................................................ 26
Existing Conditions .............................................................................................. 28
Population Projections ......................................................................................... 31
Growth Scenarios .................................................................................................. 33
Target Areas ........................................................................................................... 34
Future Land Use Policies ..................................................................................... 35
Future Land Use .................................................................................................... 43
WILLIAMS DRIVE GATEWAY PLAN ........................... 55
Introduction............................................................................................................ 56
Existing Conditions .............................................................................................. 57
Williams Drive Gateway Plan Policies ............................................................. 65
Connectivity ........................................................................................................... 66
Land Use ................................................................................................................. 69
Opportunities for Partnerships ........................................................................... 82
GATEWAYS & IMAGE CORRIDORS ........................... 83
Introduction ........................................................................................................... 84
Existing Conditions .............................................................................................. 86
Gateways & Image Corridors Policies .............................................................. 88
Gateway Features ................................................................................................. 90
Image Corridor Vision ......................................................................................... 91
Enhanced Intersections ...................................................................................... 104
Corridor Aesthetics Summary .......................................................................... 105
HOUSING ............................................................. 107
Introduction ......................................................................................................... 108
Existing Conditions ............................................................................................ 110
Future Housing Need ......................................................................................... 113
Housing Policies ................................................................................................. 122
PLAN IMPLEMENTATION ....................................... 127
Plan Amendments, Monitoring, and Updates ............................................... 128
Implementation Plan ......................................................................................... 129
APPENDICES ....................................................... 147
Appendix A: Glossary ........................................................................................ 149
Appendix B: Public Engagement Plan ............................................................. 155
Appendix C: Public Input Reports ................................................................... 157
Appendix D: Major Milestones of Steering Committee .............................. 171
Appendix E: Goal Development Crosswalk ................................................... 185
Appendix F: Land Use Policy Guide ................................................................ 188
Appendix G: Housing Policy Guide ................................................................ 196
Appendix H: Gateways Policy Guide .............................................................. 203
Appendix I: Fiscal Impact/Growth Scenario Memo ...................................... 208
Appendix J: State of the City ............................................................................. 213
Appendix K: Existing Land Use by FAZ ......................................................... 238
Appendix L: Density Analysis Memo ............................................................. 240
Appendix M: Future Land Use Map Iterations .............................................. 243
Appendix N: Sensitive Areas Map ................................................................... 247
Appendix O: Gateways Existing Conditions ................................................. 248
Appendix P: Housing Inventory ....................................................................... 263
Appendix Q: Housing Subarea Profiles .......................................................... 267
Appendix R: Housing Toolkit ........................................................................... 282
Appendix S: Housing Affordability Analysis ............................................... 307
Appendix T: Senior Housing Memo ................................................................ 329
Appendix U: Williams Drive Study ................................................................. 336
Note: Appendices are not included in this hard copy. Please visit
2030.Georgetown.org to view the complete document with Appendices.
Figures
Figure 1. Planning Area and Surrounding Region ............................................... 5
Figure 2. Georgetown City Limits and ETJ Boundaries ...................................... 6
Figure 3. Historic Population ................................................................................... 7
Figure 4. Population Change 2010-2016 .................................................................. 7
Figure 5. 2018 Population Estimate ......................................................................... 7
Figure 6. Regional Median Age Comparison ........................................................ 8
Figure 7. Race and Ethnicity ..................................................................................... 8
Figure 8. Regional Age Distribution Comparison ................................................ 8
Figure 9. Highest Level of Education ...................................................................... 8
Figure 10. Median Household Income Statistics .................................................. 9
Figure 11. Employment Rates ................................................................................... 9
Figure 12. Employment by Industry ....................................................................... 9
Figure 13. Summary of Community Input Process ............................................ 10
Figure 14. Photos from the On The Table Community Event ........................... 10
Figure 15. Flow of Community Input ................................................................... 12
Figure 16. On the Table and Survey #1 Input Highlights ................................. 13
Figure 17. Participation Summary of On The Table and Survey #1 ................. 13
Figure 18. January 10, 2019 Joint Workshop on Goal Setting ........................... 16
Figure 19. Charter Element Status ......................................................................... 21
Figure 20. Existing Land Use Acreage (as of 1/22/2020) ...................................... 28
Figure 21. Existing Land Use Map (as of 1/22/2020) ............................................ 29
Figure 22. Existing Zoning Acreage (as of 1/22/2020) ......................................... 30
Figure 23. Existing Zoning Map (as of 1/22/2020) ................................................ 31
Figure 24. Population Projection Scenarios ......................................................... 32
Figure 25. Growth Scenarios Process Summary .................................................. 33
Figure 26. Target Area Identification Steering Committee Exercise ............... 34
Figure 27. General Arrangement of Land Use Patterns ..................................... 44
Figure 28. Corridor (Section 1) ............................................................................... 45
Figure 29. Node (Section 2) ..................................................................................... 45
Figure 30. Area (Section 3) ....................................................................................... 45
Figure 31. Homes along County Road 100 ............................................................ 46
Figure 32. Georgetown Village ............................................................................... 46
Figure 33. Old Town Overlay District ................................................................... 47
Figure 34. Service Oriented Businesses on Williams Drive .............................. 47
Figure 35. Sheraton Hotel & Conference Center ................................................. 48
Figure 36. St. David’s Georgetown Hospital........................................................ 48
Figure 37. Downtown Georgetown ....................................................................... 49
Figure 38. Georgetown Public Library .................................................................. 49
Figure 39. Fishing Area ............................................................................................ 50
Figure 40. Garey Park ............................................................................................... 50
Figure 41. Quarry Operation ................................................................................... 51
Figure 42. Future Land Use Acreage ...................................................................... 52
Figure 43. Future Land Use Acreage ...................................................................... 52
Figure 44. Future Land Use Map ............................................................................ 53
Figure 45. Williams Drive Gateway Small Area ................................................. 56
Figure 46. Williams Drive Gateway Small Area Aerial Imagery ..................... 57
Figure 47. Existing Land Use Acreage ................................................................... 58
Figure 48. Public Use on Williams Drive ............................................................. 58
Figure 49. Williams Drive Gateway Small Area Existing Land Use ................ 59
Figure 50. Existing Zoning Acreage ....................................................................... 60
Figure 51. Shopping Center on Williams Drive .................................................. 60
Figure 52. Williams Drive Gateway Small Area Existing Zoning .................... 61
Figure 53. Proposed Roadway Connections ......................................................... 66
Figure 54. Proposed Bike and Pedestrian Connections...................................... 67
Figure 55. Williams Drive Gateway Small Area Future Land Use ................... 69
Figure 56. Williams Drive Corridor ....................................................................... 77
Figure 57. Austin Avenue from South Fork of San Gabriel River to
Northwest Boulevard ............................................................................................... 78
Figure 58. Rivery to I-35 ........................................................................................... 79
Figure 59. Golden Oaks to Rivery ......................................................................... 80
Figure 60. Lakeway to Golden Oaks ..................................................................... 81
Figure 61. Williams Drive TIRZ Boundaries ....................................................... 82
Figure 62. Examples of Gateway Features ............................................................ 84
Figure 63. Examples of Image Corridors .............................................................. 85
Figure 64. Existing Gateway Features ................................................................... 86
Figure 65. Existing Gateway Overlay Districts ................................................... 87
Figure 66. Existing and Proposed Gateway Features ......................................... 90
Figure 67. Proposed Gateway Overlay Districts ................................................. 91
Figure 68. Highway Corridors ................................................................................ 92
Figure 69. Highway Corridor Vision ..................................................................... 93
Figure 70. Urban Corridors ..................................................................................... 94
Figure 71. Urban Corridor Example ...................................................................... 95
Figure 72. Scenic Corridors ..................................................................................... 96
Figure 73. Scenic Corridor Vision .......................................................................... 97
Figure 74. Downtown Corridors ............................................................................ 98
Figure 75. Downtown Corridor Vision ................................................................. 99
Figure 76. Williams Drive Corridor ..................................................................... 100
Figure 77. Vision for Williams Drive Corridor between Serenada Drive to
Lakeway Drive ........................................................................................................ 101
Figure 78. Vision for Williams Drive Corridor between Cedar Lake
Boulevard to Serenada Drive ............................................................................... 102
Figure 79. Vision for Williams Drive Corridor between Jim Hogg Road to
Cedar Lane Boulevard ........................................................................................... 103
Figure 80. Example of Landscaping Enhancements Concentrated at
Intersections ............................................................................................................ 104
Figure 81. Summary of Aesthetics by Corridor Type ....................................... 105
Figure 82. Comprehensive Housing Strategy .................................................... 108
Figure 83. Summary of Existing Housing and Households (City Limits, 2016)
................................................................................................................................... 110
Figure 84. Comparison of Leasing Rates by Year within the Planning Area 111
Figure 85. Comparison of Sales Price by Year within the Planning Area..... 111
Figure 86. Georgetown Households by Defined Income Levels (City Limits,
2016) .......................................................................................................................... 112
Figure 87. Projected Housing Units Needed in Georgetown by 2030 ........... 113
Figure 88. Existing Housing Units and Additional Housing Units Needed by
Income Range .......................................................................................................... 113
Figure 89. Median Income, Housing Costs, 2008-2018 ..................................... 114
Figure 90. Supply and Demand for Focus Groups............................................ 114
Figure 91. Share of Multi-Family Units by Subarea ......................................... 116
Figure 92. Percentage of Housing Units as Single-Family Homes ................. 116
Figure 93. Housing Unit Types............................................................................. 117
Figure 94. Median Year Built by Subarea ........................................................... 118
Figure 95. Year of Structure Construction .......................................................... 119
Figure 96. Change in For-Sale Cost Per Square Foot (2008-2018) ................... 119
Figure 97. Addressing Community Housing Needs ......................................... 121
Figure 98. Existing Gateway Corridors ............................................................... 248
Figure 99. Multi-Family Share .............................................................................. 263
Figure 100. Year of Home Construction .............................................................. 264
Figure 101. Median Home Value ......................................................................... 264
Figure 102. Median Lot Size .................................................................................. 265
Figure 103. Median Home Size ............................................................................. 265
Figure 104. Percent of Owner-Occupied Housing ............................................ 266
Figure 105. Percent of Units Occupied ................................................................ 266
Figure 106. Subarea Boundaries ........................................................................... 267
Figure 107. Subarea 1 Housing Profile ................................................................ 268
Figure 108. Subarea 1 Boundaries ........................................................................ 268
Figure 109. Subarea 2 Housing Profile ................................................................ 269
Figure 110. Subarea 2 Boundaries ........................................................................ 269
Figure 111. Subarea 3 Housing Profile ................................................................ 270
Figure 112. Subarea 3 Boundaries ........................................................................ 270
Figure 113. Subarea 4 Housing Profile ................................................................ 271
Figure 114. Subarea 4 Boundaries ........................................................................ 271
Figure 115. Subarea 5 Housing Profile ............................................................... 272
Figure 116. Subarea 5 Boundaries ........................................................................ 272
Figure 117. Subarea 6 Housing Profile ............................................................... 273
Figure 118. Subarea 6 Boundaries ........................................................................ 273
Figure 119. Subarea 7 Housing Profile ............................................................... 274
Figure 120. Subarea 7 Boundaries ........................................................................ 274
Figure 121. Subarea 8 Housing Profile ............................................................... 275
Figure 122. Subarea 8 Boundaries ........................................................................ 275
Figure 123. Subarea 9 Housing Profile ............................................................... 276
Figure 124. Subarea 9 Boundaries ........................................................................ 276
Figure 125. Subarea 10 Housing Profile ............................................................. 277
Figure 126. Subarea 10 Boundaries ...................................................................... 277
Figure 127. Subarea 11 Housing Profile ............................................................. 278
Figure 128. Subarea 11 Boundaries ...................................................................... 278
Figure 129. Subarea 12 Housing Profile ............................................................. 279
Figure 130. Subarea 12 Boundaries ...................................................................... 279
Figure 131. Subarea 13 Housing Profile ............................................................. 280
Figure 132. Subarea 13 Boundaries ...................................................................... 280
Figure 133. Subarea 14 Housing Profile ............................................................. 281
Figure 134. Subarea 14 Boundaries ...................................................................... 281