12-07-1995 Special Called Public Hearing and Regular Session of the La Porte Planning and Zoning Commission

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• Commission to require pedestrian sidewalks when it feels their inclusion will serve the public interest. Staff would recommend the inclusion of sidewalks within the Pecan Crossing Subdivision. Responsibility for construction of the walks should be specified by covenant. Development Ordinance, Section 4.03.B requires that "following review of the Preliminary Plat, the Commission shall ...take one of the following actions." 1. Approve the Preliminary Plat as filed; 2. Conditionall~+ approve the Preliminary Plat as filed, provided, the reasons are stated in writing and a copy of the statement is signed by the Chairman of the Planning Commission. 3. Disapprove the Preliminary Plat as filed, provided, the reasons for such disapproval are stated in writing and a copy of the statement is signed by the Chairman of the Planning Commission. As noted, the revised Preliminary Plat substantially complies with applicable ordinance requirements. Staff therefore, recommends that the revised Pecan Crossing, Section I Preliminary Plat be conditionally approved subject to the considerations noted above. Under the terms of the Development Ordinance, a conditional Preliminary Plat approval authorizes the developer to proceed as follows: • Submit Final Plat and Covenants. • Make payment to the City in lieu of parkland dedication. (Based on a total of 65 residential lots assessed at $175 per lot, the total payment for Section I will equal $11,375.) • Submit subdivision construction drawings. (Already submitted.) Staff will review the Final Plat, Covenants, and construction drawings. This is also the point in the review process when staff will ensure that issues such as easement dedication, street lighting, and flood control approvals have been finalized. Following this review and resolution of any outstanding issues, the Final Plat may be approved by the Commission. At this point, the developer will be given a development authorization to begin construction of public improvements. As an alternate, the developer may, at his option choose to post a bond to cover the cost of infrastructure construction. If a bond is posted, the Final Plat may be recorded prior to public improvement construction; otherwise following completion of construction and City acceptance of public improvements, the Final Plat will be released for filing with Harris County Department of Deed Records.