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PlanningandZoningCommission <br />MinutesofJanuary21,2016 <br />Page3of6 <br />Motion byCommissionerBarreratorecommendapprovaltoCityCouncilofanamendmenttothe <br />FutureLandUsePlancomponentoftheLaPorteComprehensivePlanbyamendingthelanduse <br />designationfora0.575acretractoflandlocatedatthesoutheastcornerofN.1stStreetandthe <br />unimprovedEStreetrightofwayalsoknownasLots18,Block108,TownofLaPorteSubdivision <br />fromͻ/ƚƒƒĻƩĭźğƌͼusetoͻ\[ƚǞDensitywĻƭźķĻƓƷźğƌͼuse. <br />Second byCommissionerLaCour.Motioncarried. <br />Ayes:LaCour,Warren,Barrera,Follis,Stockham,andLawler <br />Nays: <br />OpenapublichearingtoreceiveinputonanapplicationforZoneChangeRequest#1592000004, <br />8. <br />arequestbyWarwickHomesInc.andtheCityofLaPortetorezoneanapproximately3.9acre <br />tractoflandlocatedonFairmontParkwayeastofWillmontRoadfurtherdescribedasReserveB <br />andC,WillmontCommercialParkAmendedSubdivision(ownedbyWarwickHomes)andTract <br />33TreatPlantSite,Abstract482,WilliamsJonesSurvey(ownedbytheCityofLaPorte)from <br />NeighborhoodCommercial(NC)toGeneralCommercial(GC). <br />a.StaffPresentation <br />CityPlannerEricEnseypresentedthestaffreportforagendaitems811concurrently.The <br />proposalwasazonechangerequestfora3.9acretractonFairmontParkwaybetweenBig <br />IslandSloughandWillmontRoad.ThiswasbroughtforwardbyWarwickHomesinaneffortto <br />makethelandmoremarketable.Theproposedzonechangewouldbeinlinewithother <br />GeneralCommercialzonedtractsalongFairmontParkway.Writtennoticemailedtoownersof <br />realpropertywithin200feetofthesitewithin10daysofthehearingandinthiscase.TheCity <br />receivedsixresponsesfromthemailout,fivewereopposedandonewasinsupport. <br />b.ApplicantPresentation <br />ApplicantTomCauthen(4620NBraeswoodHouston,TX)purchasedthesubjectpropertyfrom <br />theCityofLaPorte.Mr.CauthenworkedwiththeCitytorezonethepropertytoNeighborhood <br />Commercial.Therewasdiscussionondrainage,intendeduseandtrafficcirculation.Mr. <br />CauthenclaimedthatitwillnotsellasNeighborhoodCommercialzonedproperty. <br />CommissionerBarreraaskedwhatheintendstobuildonitandMr.Cauthendidnotknow,it <br />justdependsonwhobuysit.ItǞƚƓ͸Ʒbearetailcenter. <br />CommissionerStockhamdiscussedaccesstothesite. <br />CommissionerStockhamquestionedifthe/źƷǤ͸ƭliftstationwaslandlocked.Staffconfirmed <br />thatitdoeshaveanaccesspoint. <br />CommissionerWarrendiscussedaboutMr./ğǒƷŷĻƓ͸ƭinabilitytoselltheproperty. <br /> <br />