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Board of Adjustment Meeting <br />June 28, 2018 <br />Special Exception Request #18-94000001 <br />Planning and Development Department <br />Staff Report <br />ISSUE <br />Should the Board of Adjustment approve a request for a Special Exception by Alan Mueller (on behalf of <br />Beazer Homes)for the property locatedat 3500 Bay Area Blvd, legally described as Reserve “A”, <br />Recreation Center, Morgan’s Landing, which would grant the applicant permission to waive or reduce <br />off-street parking requirements if deemed unnecessary by the board for the proposed use of the <br />building or structure. <br />The applicant is requesting to utilize on-street parking for the proposed building. This process is outlined <br />in Section 106-191, (3) of the La Porte Code of Ordinances. <br />DISCUSSION <br />Subject Site: <br />The subject sitemakes up a 4.1acre tractof land located at 3500 Bay Area Blvd. The attached <br />Exhibit B is an area map that shows the location of the property in question. The site is <br />currently vacant and is situated in a Planned Unit Development. The proposed special exception <br />approaches the board for a reduction of required off-street parking or waiving the requirement <br />completely. <br />ZoningInformation: <br />The site is currently zoned Planned Unit Development, PUD, as shown in the attached Exhibit C. <br />The following table summarizes the surrounding zoning and land uses: <br />Zoning Land Use <br />North GC, General Commercial Commercial <br />SouthBI, Business Industrial Industrial <br />West R-1, Residential Single Family Homes <br />East PUD, Planned Unit Development Multiple <br />Applicable Code Provisions: <br />Section 106-191, outlines the right of the applicant to apply for a waiver/reduction of required <br />parking for their proposed development, within the City of La Porte’s Code of Ordinances. <br /> <br />