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StaffReportNovember15,2012 <br />ZoneChangeRequest <br />#12-92000002 <br />Requestedby <br />:M.D.Evansc/oMajoeVentures,LLC.,PropertyOwner <br />Requestedfor <br />:4.30acres,Lots1through32,Block672,andTRS1through16,Block673, <br />TownofLaPorte,JohnsonHunterSurvey,AbstractNo.35,LaPorte,Harris <br />County,Texas. <br />Location <br />:North‘C’Street <br />PresentZoning: <br />BusinessIndustrial(BI) <br />RequestedZoning: <br />LightIndustrial(LI) <br />SurroundingZoning: <br />North–BusinessIndustrial(BI) <br />South-GeneralCommercial(GC) <br />East–LightIndustrial(LI) <br />West–BusinessIndustrial(BI) <br />Background <br />:Thepropertyinquestionisapproximatelyfouracresofundevelopedland, <br />rd <br />situatedbetweenNorth23StreetandSensRoadalongNorth‘C’Street. <br />ThesubjecttractislocatedtothewestofPhoenixServicesInc.,acrossfrom <br />theCity’sPublicWorksDepartment.Thepropertyisstrategicallylocatedin <br />thevicinityofcommercialandindustrialdevelopments. <br />Thenatureofbusinessoperationsarepredominantlyon-siteservices,i.e. <br />heattreating,fieldmachining,mechanical,technical,andspecialtyservices <br />cateredtoplants,petro-chemicalrefineriesandotherareaindustries. <br />Existingcompanyhasbeenanactiveparticipantinthelocalareaand <br />surroundingbusinessenvironmentforovertwentyyears.Withthe <br />continuousgrowthofthebusinessandworkforce,theintentistoincreasethe <br />sizeofthefacilitytoaccommodateadditionalparking,buildings,andlay <br />downareaforequipmentandcompanyvehicles. <br />Thesubjectpropertyisadjacenttotheexistingpropertyandisideallysuited <br />forextensionoftheexistingestablishment.Themainentrancewouldbe <br />rd <br />alongNorth23Street,asexisting,andexpansionornewdevelopment <br />wouldmovewestwardthroughthebackofexistingpropertyintothenew <br />property.PertheCity’sZoningMap,theexistingfacilityiszonedLight <br />Industrial(LI)andpropertyforproposedexpansioniscurrentlyzoned <br />BusinessIndustrial(BI).Theproposedpetition,ifapproved,will <br />consolidateexistingandproposedpropertiesintoonezoning(Light <br />Industrial)classification. <br /> <br />