Ord. 2005-1501- Home Porte SCUP in TIRZ #1

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e e City of La Por~e Established 1892 June 20, 2005 Hon. Mayor Alton Porter and City Council City of La Porte Re: Special Conditional Use Permit #SCU05-006 Dear Mayor Porter: The La Porte Planning and Zoning Commission, during a regular meeting on June 16,2005, considered Special Conditional Use Permit #SCU05-006. The applicant, Mr. Randall Jones, seeks approval to allow Mini-storage/Warehousing, Boat & RV Storage, and Car Wash to be located in the 1200 Block ofS. 13lh Street one block south of West Fairmont Parkway. After consideration, the Planning and Zoning Commission, by a unanimous vote, recommends that City Council consider approval of Special Conditional Use Permit #SCU05-006 with the following conditions in place: I. This SCUP is specifically for a proposed development on Blocks 1136 & 1137. 2. Developer will work with the City to address the drainage corridor and realignment of S.I2'h Street ROW. 3. Additional landscaping shall be required along K Street right-of-way. 4. South 13th Street should be extended to and through of the proposed development consistent with PICM. 5. Utility extension or paved area over drainage corridor will be the responsibility of the owner/developer. 6. Enhance the building fa~ade so that it blends with the existing commercial to be architecturally and aesthetically pleasing. 7. Detention basin shall be screened and landscaped in compliance with required screening and landscaping provisions per Section 106-444(a) of the Ordinances. 8. Provide an irrigation system to ensure that all landscaping is properly maintained by the owner/developer. 9. Ensure that maximum lot coverage does not exceed 40%. 10. This permit does not become valid until a Development Site Plan is submitted to the City; reviewed and approved in accordance with the requirements of the Development Ordinance. 11. The Developer shall comply with all other applicable laws and ordinances of the City of La Porte and the State of Texas. 12. The applicant may not expand the current development and use (mini-warehouse and car wash) into any remaining tracts under his ownership or control and is only permitted to develop commercial/retail activities in the commercial reserve in Block 1136 as outlined in the General Plan and in Block 1135. Any development in the stated tracts must conform to uses permitted in the General Commercial Zoning District per the Zoning Ordinance. Any deviation of use will require a new Special Conditional Use Permit and General Plan. ~;fullY Submitted, Pat Must n Chairperson, Planning and Zoning Commission 604 W. Fairmont Pkwy. 0 La Porte, Texas 77571 0 (281) 471-5020 ~~nl8]f1j C