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REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM Agenda Date Requested: October 23. 2006 Requested By' Wayne sa~ Department: PlanniDl! Appropriation: Source of Funds: N/A Account Number: N/A Report: _Resolution: _Ordinance:....K.- Amount Budgeted: N/A Exhibits: Amount Requested: N/A Ordinance Aerial Map Zoning Map P&Z Staff Report Public Notice Response ,hB~' NIA SUMMARY & RECOMMENDATION The Planning and Zoning Commission, during their September 21, 2006, meeting, held a public hearing to receive citizen comments regarding Rezone Request #R06-002. This request is for the property located north of Avenue P in Lomax area between Harris County Flood Control Drainage channel FIOl and south em boundary line of Louisiana Chemicals and Philip Services along State Highway 225. The subject tract comprises approximately 9.37 acres ofland, described as TRS 351A and 352A, TR 80-1, Lots 350 & East Yz of Lot 331, and TR 8C-l, F.A. ST AASHEN Subdivision, Enoch Brinson Survey, A-5, La Porte, Harris County, Texas. Currently, the property is zoned Large Lot Residential. Industrial facilities, e.g. Philip Services, Louisiana Chemicals, and Sulzer/Hickham are abutting to the north of these tracts. The adjacent properties to the south are single-family Large Lot Residential along North P Street. The applicant, Joseph E. Brown, is requesting a rezone from Large Lot Residential (LL) to Light Industrial (L1). The purpose ofthis rezoning is to provide for parking and storage of truck trailers and chassis. As per physical location of the site, the property can be considered landlocked and difficult to develop. The only access would be through a bridge constructed over the drainage easement. In the future, Fl 01 may be expanded to 130'wide as per study criteria. The developer shall be subject to dedicate additional drainage easement required for the widening ofthis channel. A 1.75 acre parcel of this tract is located just south ofthe drainage easement, which has been recommended by P&Z to be excluded from the requested rezoning. The drainage ditch, a berm with landscaping and some mechanism of screening will serve as a natural buffer between residential and industrial facilities. Proposed development shall be screened from view of adjoining residential district in compliance with Section 106-444(a) of the ordinances. Staff will ensure that all lighting in the parking lot shall be hooded and arranged so as to deflect light away from the adjoining residential zone in compliance with Section 106-521 (a). In addition, the Planning and Zoning Commission has desired to review the site plan at the time of development of the subject tract. Being in the vicinity of several industrial establishments, and given the difficulty of access from the south over the F 1 0 I channel, the property in question is suitable for the requested change to LI. As required by Ordinance, twelve notices of public hearing were mailed to property owners within 200' of the site. The City received one response opposing the rezone. The Planning and Zoning Commission, by a vote (4-2) recommends to City Council approval of Rezone Request #R06-002. Action Required bv Council: 1. Conduct public hearing. 2. Consider taking action on a recommendation by the Planning and Zoning Commission to approve Rezone Request #R06-002 rezoning the referenced property from Large Lot Residential (LL) to Light Industrial (L1). )0 );1"'6 . IDe