Please schedule a pre-application meeting if you have any questions regarding your proposed project. Pre-Application meetings between applicants and City staff are optional and highly encouraged. These meetings take place prior to application submittals, where staff will explain the application process, note relevant codes and ordinances applicable to the proposed project and answer any questions.

Once you have determined the type of application you will submit, please review the relevant application checklists, forms and fees to ensure you have a successful and complete submittal.

All development applications are accepted and reviewed online through MyGovernmentOnline.

A Shot Clock Waiver is requested to waive the deadlines for action by the City of Georgetown in Local Government Code 212.009, 212.0091, 212.0095. Waiving shot clock deadlines allow your submittal to be staff review and comment only. As a result of this waiver, final approval of this
application will require approval by the Planning & Zoning Commission only once all comments have been addressed/cleared. To learn more, please visit the following link: Shot Clock Waivers

Intake staff will send an invoice through MyGovernmentOnline to the owner and applicant listed in the application. Please make payments online by credit card or in-person by check.

New subdivision-related applications that are deemed complete at submittal will be presented to the Planning & Zoning Commission within 30 days after the application is filed.

Resubmittals are presented to the P&Z within 15 days from the resubmittal date.

You can view and track the status of your project through your Customer Portal online through MyGovernmentOnline.

City staff receive electronic notifications when applicants submit new applications/resubmit documents for their project. Please make sure you click ‘Submit’ when working on a project to ensure staff receive your application. Staff will not receive your application or resubmittal if ‘Submit’ is not clicked.

The Planning and Zoning Commission is the final approval body for:

• Construction Plans
• Driveway Access Permits
• Floodplain, stormwater and water quality (spring and stream buffers) variances
• Heritage Tree Removal/Pruning
• Site Development Plans
• Stormwater Permits
• Subdivision plats
• Subdivision variance
• Traffic Impact Analysis (TIA)

The Planning and Zoning Commission is the recommending body to City Council for:

• Comprehensive Plan Amendments
• Development Agreements
• Rezoning (Zoning Map Amendment includes Planned Unit Development)
• Special Use Permits
• UDC Text Amendments
• 2030 Plan Elements

All staff comments and updates are provided electronically through your Customer Portal online through MyGovernmentOnline.

• Subdivision-related application comments are sent the Friday before the P&Z meeting date
• Most new land use and zoning-related application comments are sent within 20 business days. 2nd round comments are sent within 15 business days. 3rd round comments are sent within 10 business days. Subsequent rounds (if needed) comments are sent within 10 working days.
• Planned Unit Developments, Special Use Permits, and Mixed Use Rezoning comments for new applications are sent within 25 business days. 2nd round comments are sent within 20 business days. 3rd round comments are sent within 15 business days. Subsequent rounds (if needed) comments are sent within 10 working days.

Yes, you can submit different applications related to the same development within each application group listed below. Approval consideration of the different applications shall occur in the sequence as listed.

Policy Applications

• Annexation (Voluntary)
• Development Agreement
• Comprehensive Plan
• Zoning
• Preliminary Plat
  • Exception: a preliminary plat shall not be submitted until final approval of a Planned Unit Development (PUD) zoning request.

Development Applications

• Construction Plans
• Final Plat
• Certificate of Appropriateness
• Site Development Plan

Please contact us to speak with a planner to address any questions regarding your project, either in-person, by phone at (512)930-3575 or by email at planning@georgetown.org. We look forward to speaking with you!

This table summarizes the decision-making authority of each review body for the City.

The City reviews applications related to subdivision and sign provisions of the UDC to the City’s ETJ.

New applications go through a Completeness Review that is complete within 4 days of the submittal dates. If an application is deemed complete, the application moves to the technical review (1st review), which may take anywhere from 4 – 5 weeks depending on the application type. The approval process is subject to the completeness of an application, whether additional rounds of reviews are needed, and the applicant’s response to staff comments. Please take a look at our review process for additional information.