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Staff Report September 21,2006 Zone Change Request #R06-001 Requested by: Judy F. & Roelof K. Nieuwenhuis Requested for: Lots 1 thru 9, Block 412, Town of La Porte, Johnson Hunter Survey, A -5, La Porte, Harris County, Texas. Location: 200 Block of North Iowa Street Present Zonine: General Commercial (GC) Requested Zonine: Main Street District (MS) Surroundine Zonine: North - Planned Unit Development (PUD) South - Main Street District (MS) East - General Commercial (GC) West - General Commercial (GC) Back2:round: The property in question consists of approximately 0.65 acre of vacant land, described as Lots 1 through 9 in Blocks 412, Town of La Porte, Johnson Hunter Survey, Abstract No.5, La Porte, Harris County, Texas. The property is located one block east of North Broadway and Iowa Streets. The subject tract is adjacent to the Main Street/Overlay District, a Zoning District created in November 2004. The area identified as the District is one block deep both north and south of Main Street from State Highway 146 to Broadway (referred to as Five Points) and extending one block north to First Street and one block south to A venue A with the inclusion of Virginia and Broadway two blocks south to A venue B. Within the district is an overlay portion that extends from SH 146 to Kansas and includes one half blocks north to the alley between First Street and Main Street to one half blocks south to the alley between A venue B and Main Street. (Map attached) The Main Street District needed regulations that had more flexibility than any of the zoning classifications allowed. The end result was a mixed-use zone allowing commercial and residential activities. The interior of this district, however, had some unique characteristics that needed additional