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<br />Staff Report <br /> <br />December 15, 2005 <br /> <br />Canada Road at Fairmont Parkway <br />Zone Change Requests <br /> <br />Requested By <br /> <br />Requested For <br />Acreage <br />Present Zoning <br />Requested Zoning <br /> <br />Back!!:round: <br /> <br />Analvsis: <br /> <br /> <br />GrisharnlT olar <br />(Bobby Grisham) <br />TR 712 <br /> <br />8.6522 <br /> <br />R-2 <br /> <br />GC <br /> <br />F airpark, Ltd. <br />(Douglas Tollett) <br />TR 713 <br /> <br />8.0280 <br /> <br />R-2 <br /> <br />GC <br /> <br />Jack Howard, W. <br />Floyd, Larry Allen <br />TRS 710A, 711 <br /> <br />17.8060 <br /> <br />R-2 & NC <br /> <br />GC <br /> <br />The subject tracts comprise approximately 34.5 acres of land out of William <br />M. Jones Survey, Abstract-482, La Porte, Harris County, Texas. The said <br />properties are located at the intersection of Canada Road and Fairmont <br />Parkway. The properties are also in the vicinity of a pre-existing <br />warehouse/storage facility, manufactured housing, and a single-family <br />residential subdivision along Canada Road. The adjoining property to the <br />northwest of Canada Road and adjacent to the Harris County Flood Control <br />District (HCFCD) facility consists of 33 acres of land intended for use as the <br />proposed "West Side Park" of the City of La Porte. <br /> <br />The applicants seek to rezone their respective properties from Medium <br />Density Residential (R-2) and Neighborhood Commercial (NC) to General <br />Commercial (GC) for commercial/retail purposes. <br /> <br />In considering this request, Staff reviewed the following Comprehensive <br />Plan elements: Land Use, Thoroughfare System, Utility Infrastructure, and <br />Economic Development. The specific issues considered are as follows: <br /> <br />Land Use -- Review of the City's Land Use Plan shows the subject tract <br />developing as mid-to-high density residential, however, some commercial <br />uses are shown at the intersection of Canada Road and Fairmont Parkway. <br />The adjacent properties across the Big Island Slough (B 1 09-00-00) are <br />single-family residential (Pecan Crossing Subdivision). Other surrounding <br />existing uses to the north are single-family residential, a manufactured <br />housing park, and a storage/warehouse facility along Canada Road. An <br />undeveloped vacant property and the City's proposed "West Side Park" are <br />also in the vicinity. The Bayport Industrial District of La Porte is to the <br />south ofFairmont Parkway. <br />