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Staff Report Fairlane & S. H. 146 Truck Stop Zone Change Request #R04-005 May 20, 2004 Requested by: Niranjan S. Patel & Ajay Jain c/o Bobby Grisham. Requested for: TR 1, Block 4, Nebraska Syndicate, Johnson Hunter Survey, Abstract No. 35 La Porte, Harris County, Texas Locations: 700 Block of State Highway 146 Present Zonine: General Commercial, GC Requested Zonine: Business Industrial, BI Back2:round: The subject tract is approximately 2.52 acres of land out of Johnson Hunter Survey, La Porte, Harris County, Texas. The said property is bounded by Fairlane to the north, S.H. 146 to the east, Bay Shore motel to the south, and 11th Street (a half paved street) to the west. The sketch plan shows that the applicant seeks to develop a truck stop using primary access onto feeder road of S.H. 146 and secondary access onto Fairlane. The land use surrounding the site shows an empty tract to the north zoned for a PUD, an existing truck stop to the east zoned BI, the motel to the south in a GC zone, and a residential subdivision to the west zoned R-1, low density, single family. The applicant seeks a rezone from General Commercial (GC) to Business Industrial (BI). Analvsis: In considering this request, Staff reviewed the following Comprehensive Plan elements: Land Use, Thoroughfare System, Pedestrian Connectivity, Utility Infrastructure, and Residential Development. The specific issues considered are as follows: Land Use -- Review of the City's Land Use Plan shows the subject tract developing as general commercial uses along the western side of S.H. 146. With adjacent tracts as single-family residential and PUD, general commercial use is compatible. Section 106-441 Table A, Commercial Uses, allows service stations (SIC 544) but specifically excludes Truck Stops. While the BI zone across S.H. 146 (a good buffer) is compatible to the development of a truck stop, the adjacent residences to this site possibly make this proposed rezone incompatible. Conformance of a zoning request with the land use plan is one consideration among several criteria to be considered in approving or denying a rezoning application. Other criteria may include: