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Staff Report <br />Zone Change Request <br />#13-92000002 <br />September 19, 2013 <br />Requested by: Ken Schick on behalf of Lawrence B. Chapman, Trustee <br />Requested for: Proposed Single -Family Residential Subdivision (Beazer Homes -Builder) <br />Legal Description: 17.3705 acres of land situated in the Richard Pearsall Survey, Abstract No. <br />625, La Porte, Harris County, Texas, and being all of lots 56 7 57 and <br />portions of Lots 58, 59, 60, 63, 64 & 65 of the La Porte Outlots as recorded <br />under Volume 59, Page 313 of the Harris County Deed records, and being <br />out of a called 6.6322 acre tract conveyed to Lawrence B. Chapman, trustee <br />as recorded under Harris County Clerk's File No. H205928, and out of a <br />called 25.8292 acre tract conveyed to Lawrence B. Chapman, Trustee as <br />recorded under H.C.C.F. No.G933350 and previously apportioned and <br />occupied area of the north -south excess in the Block between North D Street <br />and Spencer Highway. <br />Location: Sens Road @ Spencer Highway <br />Present Zoning: General Commercial (GC) <br />Requested Zoning: Low Density Residential (R-1) <br />Surrounding Zoning: <br />North — Large Lot Residential (LL) & General Commercial (GC) <br />South — General Commercial (GC) <br />East — General Commercial (GC) <br />West — Low Density Residential (R-1) <br />Background: Approximately 33 acres of undeveloped land is located at the northwest <br />corner of Spencer Highway and Sens Road near the intersection with Bay <br />Area Blvd. The adjoining property to the west is Spencer Landing <br />Subdivision. Several years ago, the subject property was rezoned from <br />Large Lot (LL) and High Density Residential (R-3) to General Commercial <br />(GC) for future commercial activities. <br />Previous rezoning was requested following the recommendations & <br />conclusions of a retail study conducted in 2006. Buxton has selected Site 42 <br />(Bay Area Blvd. & Spencer Highway) as having retail trade potential. <br />