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Planning and Zoning Commission Regular Meeting <br /> May 21,2015 <br /> Major Development Site Plan—LPJHS <br /> Planning and Development Department <br /> Staff Report <br /> ISSUE <br /> Should the Planning and Zoning Commission approve a request by the La Porte <br /> Independent School District for a Major Development Site Plan to allow construction of <br /> an addition to the existing La Porte Junior High School building located at 401 S. <br /> Broadway? <br /> RECOMMENDATION <br /> Staff recommends approval of the proposed Major Development Site Plan. <br /> DISCUSSION <br /> Applicant/Property Owner: <br /> La Porte Independent School District <br /> Applicant's Request: <br /> The applicant is seeking to construct a 35,818 square foot addition to the existing La <br /> Porte Junior High School located at 401 S. Broadway. Upon completion of the project <br /> building will total 144,192 square feet in floor area. Additionally,the proposal includes <br /> 58 additional parking spaces.The attached Exhibit A is the proposed site development <br /> plan. <br /> Background Information: <br /> The subject site is approximately 26.9 acres and is located on the east side of Broadway <br /> Street between E. D Street and E. E Street.The attached Exhibit B is an Area Map <br /> showing the location of the subject property. <br /> The legal description of the property is"a 24.6914 acres subdivision out of Tracts 10 and <br /> 11, Block 3,W.J. Payne, in the William M.Jones Survey,A-482, City of La Porte, Harris <br /> County,Texas." <br /> The site is currently zoned R-2, Medium Density Residential, and is part of the LPISD <br /> campus that contains La Porte High School and La Porte Elementary School along with <br /> the junior high school.The school is a permitted use in the R-2 District.The City of La <br /> 1 <br />