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<br /> <br />e <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />City of La p(Q)]ftce <br />Established 1892 <br /> <br />March 28, 2005 <br /> <br />Honorable Mayor Alton Porter and City Council <br />City of La Porte <br /> <br />Dear Mayor Porter: <br /> <br />During the regular meeting on March 17,2005, the La Porte Planning and Zoning <br />Commission, held a public hearing to consider General Plan and Special Conditional Use <br />Permit #SCU05-004 for proposed project "Preserve at Taylor Bayou" to be located at the <br />southeast corner of State Highway 146 and McCabe Road. Mr, Robert Burchfield, Burchfield <br />Development, L.P., seeks to develop single-family residential, town homes, multi-family, <br />and flex buildings within the Planned Unit Development (PUD) zoning district. <br /> <br />, <br /> <br />The Planning and Zoning Commission, by unanimous vote, recommends approval of a General <br />Plan and Special Conditional Use Permit #SCU05-004, with the following conditions: <br /> <br />1. An overall density of the multi-family (apartments) and townhomes shall not <br />exceed 14 and 10 dwelling units per acre respectively, <br />2. The Nature Preserve "conservation easement" ownership and responsibility for <br />its maintenance must be established, The City requirement for compensating <br />open land will apply. The City must approve the conservancy dedication <br />instrument. <br />3. The applicant/developer shall be responsible for the maintenance of the 75.16 <br />acre Nature Preserve/ Conservation Easement until transfer of ownership and/or <br />responsibility . <br />4. Provide an irrigation system to ensure that all landscaping and screening is <br />properly maintained by the owner/developer. <br />5. The design of the detention will be reviewed by staff to ensure consistency <br />with ordinances and the Taylor Bayou Watershed Plan, Permits with Army <br />Corps of Engineers and County Flood Control must be presented to the City. <br />6, The developer shall contribute to traffic calming devices/tools (e.g, right turn <br />lane) to ensure that traffic congestion does not occur as a result of his project. <br />7, The applicant must secure a maintenance bond, according to the City's multi- <br />family provisions, or seek an approved alternate showing evidence of bonding <br />insurance or participate in a "reserve fund mechanism" that establishes an <br />account for the sole purpose of maintenance to the project. This fund is for the <br />lifetime of the project. <br /> <br />604 W. Fairmont Pkwy. 0 La Porte, Texas 77571 0 (281) 471-5020 ~~rrnm~\Df (C <br />