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StatTReport April 19, 2007 Zone Change Request #R 07-003 ReQuested by: Horace Leopard, Owner's agent Reouested for: 1.3 ac out of8.2628 acres ofland, East Y2 ofTR 718, 719 LaPorte Outlots Location: 9800 Block ofFainnont Parkway Present Zonin~: Planned Unit Development (P.UD) Reouested Zonin2: Neighborhood Commercial (NC) Back9l"ound: The property in question is approximately 8.2628-acre tract described as east Y2 ofTR 718, TR 719, and adjoining street out of La Porte Outlots, W.B. Lawrence Subdivision, out of the William M. Jones Survey, Abstract 482, City of La Porte, Harris County, Texas. The undeveloped tract is just south of Caniff Road at the northwest corner of Underwood Road and Fairmont Parkway. The property is strategically located in the vicinity of mixed-use developments, i.e. single-family residential districts, apartment complex, church, neighborhood connnercial establishments, and the Bayport Industrial District of La Porte to the south ofFairmont Parkway. In 2001, the owner of the property (Sunnner Winds, LLC) requested to rezone the entire property from Neighborhood Commercial (NC) to Planned Unit Development (PUD) in anticipation of development of an office park there. The project was never submitted to the City for consideration. Recently, the representative from the Methodist Retirement Communities met with Staff to discuss their futme plans for the subject property. The company has purchased the tract (only 7 acres) to develop a nursing home and a future senior assisted living facility. As the proposed development within the PUD zoning district requires a Special Conditional Use Permit, the Connnission reconnnended approval of the SCUP at the March 15,2007, meeting. The remainder 1.3 acres tract is zoned PUD. Section 106-699 of the Code of Ordinances requires that the tract for which a PUD commercial project is proposed shall contain not less than five acres. The applicant is requesting the rezone of this 1.3 acre tract from PUD to Neighborhood Commercial (NC) for commercial and other retail businesses. The applicant is seeking this rezoning as a means to market the property towards fast food restaurant and commercial businesses.