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Staff Report September 21, 2006 Zone Change Request #R06-002 Requested by: Joseph E. Brown, Manager, Transportation Projects, Philip Services, on behalf of Air Products, L.P., the property owner Requested for: 9.3817 acres, part of lots 331, 350, 351, and 352, La Porte Outlots in the Enoch Brinson Survey, Abstract 5, La Porte, Harris County, Texas. Location: State Highway 225 & North P Street Present Zonin2: Large Lot Residential (LL) Requested Zonin2: Light Industrial (Ll) Surroundin2 Zonin2: North - Light Industrial (Ll) South - Large Lot District (LL) East - Large Lot District (LL) West - Large Lot District (LL) Back2round: The property in question is a 9.37-acre tract of undeveloped land, described as TRS 351A, 352A, TR 8D-1, Lots 350 & East V2 of lot 331 and TR 8C-1, F.A. STAASHEN Subdivision, Enoch Brinson Survey, A-5, La Porte, Harris County, Texas. The subject tract is located just south of Louisiana Chemical and Philip Services along State Highway 225. A 7.63 acre tract of land bisecting a 40' wide pipeline easement is located north of an existing 40' wide drainage easement running east and west. In addition, the 1.75 acre tract is located to the south a of drainage easement. The property is surrounded by Exxon Pipeline to the East, an undeveloped tract of land owned by Louisiana Chemical to the West, Louisiana Chemical and Philip Services along State Highway 225 to the North, and a drainage ditch with large lots owned by various private owners along North P Street to the South. The property is strategically landlocked and located in the vicinity of industrial developments. City Council created the Large Lot Zoning District in 2005. All of the properties previously zoned Low-Density Residential (R-1) and Medium Density Residential (R-2) in the area are now classified as the Large Lot District (LL). The Large Lot proposal was submitted as a method to keep the area rural in nature and as a protection of the privilege to own and keep large animals. In addition, there was a fear that animal grazing or breeding activities would be lost if normal residential were allowed. The Large Lot District designation for the subject tracts were assigned to undeveloped land.