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Planning and Zoning Commission Regular Meeting <br />December 17, 2015 <br />La Porte Town Center SCUP <br />Planning and Development Department <br />Staff Report <br />ISSUE <br />Consider a recommendation to the City Council on a request by the applicant Turfway <br />FEC, LLC for a Special Conditional Use Permit (SCUP) to allow construction of an <br />entertainment, commercial and residential mixed use development on a 20 acre tract <br />described as Tracts 1L, Johnson Hunter Survey, Abstract 35, La Porte, Harris County, Texas. <br />RECOMMENDATION <br />Should the Commission desire to consider a recommendation for approval of this <br />request, staff recommends considering various conditions, as included in the SCUP. <br />DISCUSSION <br />The Planning and Zoning Commission conducted a public hearing of this item at the <br />November 19, 2015 meeting. The Commission closed the public hearing and tabled the <br />item to this meeting to allow the applicant the opportunity to address a number of <br />concerns discussed by the Commission. Following the meeting, staff met with the <br />applicant to further discuss those concerns. The attached Exhibit B is a letter from the <br />applicant addressing many of the concerns addressed by the Commission. <br />Additionally, staff is proposing some modifications to the Special Conditional Use Permit <br />in response to the Commission's concerns. All modifications have been shown in "red" <br />in the attached Exhibit A and are further discussed below. <br />a. The applicant indicated that the commercial area of the development is intended <br />to be subdivided into pad parcels. As a result, setbacks would be measured from <br />those property lines. Staff is recommending some flexibility to allow buildings to <br />be built up to the street right-of-way to create a "Main Street" feel. Staff has <br />addressed this in Condition #5. The condition has been worded to maintain the <br />setbacks around the perimeter of the commercial area, while allowing flexibility <br />for buildings internal to the site. <br />b. For the townhouse development, flexibility is recommended for alley -loaded <br />garages. In instances where those are utilized, recommendation is to allow for a <br />5-foot front setback. (See Condition #6) <br />c. For the live/work units, setbacks are being recommended based on the Main <br />Street District with Overlay. However, if alley loaded attached garages are <br />