GEORGETOWN, Texas — The City of Georgetown will hold a virtual Open House to get public input on its newest updates to the guidelines for its Downtown and Old Town Overlay Design Guidelines. The online event is set for Wednesday, December 16 from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. via Zoom and Facebook Live.
View the map of the Historic Properties Overlay Districts.
A public survey will be made available to those who want to participate starting December 16 and running through December 30.
City Council adopted changes to the Certificate of Appropriateness review requirements at a meeting in April 2019, and they are listed in City Ordinance 2019-21.
According to information posted on the city’s website, “The updates to the guidelines include allowable materials, commercial signage, demolitions, and residential infill, and follow changes made by City Council in 2019 to the Certificate of Appropriateness requirements. The design guidelines were last updated in 2012.”
“Most of the buildings on the Square are more than 100 years old, and while things change over time, we want to manage that change, so we can continue to enjoy the historic charm into the future,” Downtown and Historic Planner Britin Bostick said in the news release. “While the guidelines primarily affect property and business owners in the historic district, the way our historic districts look and feel is something we all love about Georgetown. Through this process, we want to learn what residents think it looks like to protect that historic character.”
The completion timeline for updates is summer of 2021.
Information is below on how to join the Virtual Open House on December 16:
Please click the link below to join the webinar:
https://georgetowntx.zoom.us/j/99719136027?pwd=bTVFdlJFRUNCa21OZS9nUzdiYnliQT09
Webinar ID: 997 1913 6027
Passcode: 119236
Watch live on the City of Georgetown Facebook page. The replay of the meeting will be posted online for those who are unable to participate or watch the live meeting.