O-2005-1501-T4 large lot district

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REQI:ST FOR CITY COUNCIL AINDA ITEM 24 2005 Appropriation Source of Funds: N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Department: Planninl! Account Number: Report: Resolution: Ordinance: X Amount Budgeted: Exhibits: 1. Ordinance & Large Lot District Map 2. Letter to P & Z, 9-9-05 3. Comment Summary (Public Hearing) 4. Minority Report August 15,2005 5. Information Paper October 7, 2004 6. Public Responses Amount Requested: Budgeted Item: SUMMARY & RECOMMENDATION The City of La Porte Comprehensive plan 2000-2020 establishes Objective 9.2a to create a Large Lot Residential Land Use Designation (District). On August 3, 2004, a town hall meeting was hosted by the Planning and Zoning Commission and City Staff at the Lomax City Hall. All citizens were invited to attend. The Commission heard input by residents interested in creating a large lot, large acreage, and suburban/rural type of development district. Hearing overwhelming support, the Planning and Zoning Commission directed that a Committee be fonned to study issues with creating the District and start a review of zoning regulations of the area. The Large Lot Committee met monthly from September 2004 to March 2005. Meetings were open to the public and residents attended throughout the process. Flyers and other informative letters were sent to property owners within the proposed District. Input throughout the process was considered. On March 5, 2005, the Committee reached a 70% consensus to fonnally recommend regulations, boundaries and a zoning change to create the Large Lot District zoning classification. The Planning and Zoning Commission heard the matter in a workshop on April 21, 2005, and taking the Committee's recommendation, directed Staff to conduct another public meeting to present the recommendations to the public. This hearing was completed on June 9, 2005. On July 21,2005, the Planning and Zoning Commission held a workshop for the proposed Large Lot Zoning District, and discussed citizen's input gathered during the Town Hall Meeting on June 9,2005, at the Lomax Elementary School. The Commission, after a review of citizen input from the June 9th hearing, had reservations about some of the recommendations made by the Large Lot Committee (Citizen Comment Summary enclosed at exhibit 4). The Commission directed staff to assess and make suggestions for the following issues: . Minimum lot width of 100' . 45' height proposed for accessory buildings . No control proposed for outside equipment or exterior storage . Rules for Grazing An imals . Allowances for FF A/4H type of programs As directed by the Planning and Zoning Commission, Staff conducted a workshop for the above considerations at the August 18, 2005, meeting. All input considered, the Large Lot Committee presented the majority's final recommendation together with the City Staff modifications at the September 15,2005, meeting. Mr. Sid Grant, a member of the Large Lot Committee and representing the three (3) dissenting votes, presented the minority opinion opposing the creation of the District. (Minority Report enclosed at exhibit 5). The Planning and Zoning Commission, during their September 15, 2005 meeting, held a public hearing to receive citizen comments regarding creation of a Large Lot District and consider additional regulations for the district, adopt the boundaries, and rezoning from Low-Density Residential (R-l) and Medium Density Residential (R-2) to Large Lot District (LL). ~( ,