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Planning and Zoning Commission <br />Minutes of July 16, 2015 <br />Page 2 of 7 <br /> <br />Consider recommendation to the La Porte City Council on a proposed amendment to the <br />5. <br />Future Land Use Map component of the La Porte Comprehensive Plan by amending a 6.9547 <br />acre tract of land further described as Tracts 718B, 719, and 719A, La Porte Outlots, situated in <br />the Enoch Brinson Survey, A-5, City of La Porte, Harris County, Texas, from “Neighborhood <br />Commercial” to “Mid to High Density Residential.” <br /> <br />City Planner Eric Ensey presented the staff report on an amendment to the Future Land Use <br />Map as a result of an application by Brownstone Ventures, LLC, for a Special Conditional Use <br />Permit to allow construction of a luxury multifamily apartment complex on a tract of land <br />located at the southwest corner of Caniff Rd. and Underwood Rd. <br /> <br />Commission action on this item was deferred until the conclusion of the staff presentation and <br />public hearing for agenda item #6. <br /> <br />Motion by Commissioner Follis to recommend to City Council, denial of an amendment to the <br />Future Land Use Map component of the La Porte Comprehensive Plan for a 6.9547 acre tract of <br />land located at the southwest corner of Underwood Rd. and Caniff Rd. <br /> <br />Second by Commissioner Smith. Motion carried. <br /> <br />Ayes: Commissioners LaCour, Barrera, Martin, Follis, Smith, and Warren <br />Nays: None <br /> <br />Open public hearing to receive input on an application for Special Conditional Use Permit #15- <br />6. <br />91000003, a request by Brownstone Ventures, LLC to allow for construction of a multifamily <br />luxury apartment complex at the southwest corner of Underwood Rd. and Caniff Rd. <br /> <br />Vice-Chairman Warren opened the public hearing at 6:16 p.m. <br /> <br />a.Staff Presentation <br /> <br />City Planner Eric Ensey presented the staff report on a request by Brownstone Ventures, LLC <br />for a Special Conditional Use Permit to allow construction of a Class A 124-unit residential <br />multifamily luxury apartment complex located at the southwest corner of Underwood Rd. <br />and Caniff Rd. <br /> <br />The written staff report included a number of items that staff requested be included in the <br />motion if the Commission were to recommend approval of the Special Conditional Use <br />Permit. <br /> <br />b.Applicant Presentation <br /> <br />Doak Brown, with the Brownstone Companies, addressed the Commission. Mr. Brown <br />showed a slide presentation of one of their developments with the same architecture and <br />buildings currently being proposed. The anticipated rental range is as follows: <br /> <br /> <br />