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<br /> <br />. <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />City of La Porte <br />Established 1892 <br /> <br />May 16, 2003 <br /> <br />Honorable Mayor Nonnan Malone and City Council <br />City of La Porte <br /> <br />Dear Mayor Malone: <br /> <br />The La Porte Planning and Zoning Commission, during a regular meeting on May 15, 2003, <br />considered a Special Conditional Use Permit #SCU 03-001. The applicant, Port of Houston <br />Authority, seeks approval to allow a truck pre-check facility along E, Barbour's Cut Boulevard. <br />Earlier, the Commission heard their development proposal as a workshop item during the April <br />17, 2003 meeting, . <br /> <br />After careful consideration, the Planning and Zoning Commission has, by unanimous vote, <br />recommended that City Council consider approval of Special Conditional Use Permit #SCU 03- <br />001 with the following conditions in place: <br /> <br />1. Adhere to the terms provided in the Home Owner's Assurance Plan. <br />2. Ensure that at least 30 percent of the property consists oflandscaping and/or <br />screenmg, <br />3, Provide detailed landscape and screening plans during site plan submittal, Allow <br />existing trees and shrubs to remain as natural buffer, Provide "in fill" plantings of <br />trees and shrubs. <br />4. Provide an irrigation system to ensure that all landscaping and screening is properly <br />maintained by the owner/developer. <br />5. Erect a sound wall constructed with a "rough" texture to decrease the likelihood of <br />graffiti and to increase the likelihood that vines/greenery will attach to the wall. <br />6, Adhere to the provisions and details shown in facilities lighting plan. Ensuring that <br />all illumination occurs on site and does not affect nearby residences, <br />7, Enhance the building fa~e that is architecturally and aesthetically pleasing, Design <br />must be approved by the Planning and Zoning Commission, <br />8. Prohibit the overnight parking of trucks at the facility. <br />9. Hours of operation shall be no earlier than 7 am and later than 6 pm. <br />10, The applicant will pay the public hearing costs. <br />11, The Developer shall comply with all other applicable laws and ordinances of the City <br />of La Porte and the State of Texas. <br /> <br />Respectfully Submitt~ <br />f5J~c.JcJe:-~ <br /> <br />Betty T, Waters <br />Planning and Zoning Commission, Chairperson <br /> <br />604 W. Fairmont Pkwy. · La Porte, Texas 77571 · (281) 471-5020 <br /> <br />BHIBif C <br />