August 2016 Newsletter

1. Inside views and news
The SKINNY
G E O R G E T O W N - S C O T T C O U N T Y
P L A N N I N G C O M M I S S I O N
August 2016
July
Construction Progress
The new Bojangles on
Lexington Road hopes to
open in mid October.
New building permits
City 46
County 37
Subdivision plats
reviewed and recorded 9
LOC sureties $ 4.4M
Cash sureties $ 490K
Mapping Your World
What’s up in GIS? Whitley
is working on an interactive
map for the City Engineer’s
Stormwater Master Plan public
meeting that will map areas of
concern. She’s also the secre-
tary for this year’s Leadership
Scott County Steering Commit-
tee!
Ryan is working on the
Future Land Use Map for each
of the cities and the new pro-
posed USB map. He’s also a
member of this year’s Leader-
ship Scott County class!
Polina is digitizing the loca-
tion of sidewalks on an aerial
map for the Cityworks Asset
Management software, which
will track sidewalk condition
and aid in prioritizing repairs.
Recognizing Excellent Development
The Planning Office recognizes some of the excellent development
that we have here in Scott County. These projects demonstrate exceptional
practices that go above and beyond our regulations and set examples of
quality development that we should appreciate for years to come.
Residential
The open space island/park in the McClelland View
subdivision, constructed by Ball Homes, is a
welcoming site.
Commercial
Dollar General and Bojangles have installed underground
stormwater storage systems that allow their parking lots to be
constructed on top of them. This is a more efficient use of
land and does away with those unsightly drainage basins!
Kohl’s designed their building with two entrances,
making two sides of the building attractive and
providing customers with a choice of entrances.
Roosters’ architectural design and building materials
make an attractive addition to our southern Georgetown
commercial area.
If you ever sit in Central Bank’s downtown drive-thru
aisles, you can’t help but enjoy the beautiful trees in their
parking lot. What a difference their landscaping makes!
Industrial
Toyota is pursuing LEED certification on their new
180,000 sq. ft. engineering building and has included many
“green” elements in the design, including rain gardens, solar
energy capture, passive building design, enhanced landscap-
ing, and pervious pavements that will be a model for
future office and industrial building projects.
Staff held a training workshop
for Planning Commissioners and
Board of Adjustment members on
August 2. The members earned
required H.B. 55 Continuing Edu-
cation credits.