11-10-16 (Cancelled) Special Meeting of the Zonining Board of Adjustment Meeting

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City of La Porte Planning and Development Department Established 1892 City of La Porte Zoning Board of Adjustment Agenda Notice is hereby given of a Special Meeting of the La Porte Zoning Board of Adjustment to be held on Thursday, November 10, 2016, at 6:00 p.m. at City Hall Council Chambers, 604 West Fairmont Parkway, La Porte, Texas, regarding the items of business according to the agenda listed below: 1. Call to order. 2. Roll call of members. 3. A public hearing to consider Variance Request 16-93000011, a request by George Lowery for the tract of land located at 2602 W. Main, legally described as Lots 21-30 & Tracts 1-10 & 12-20 Block 707 & Abandoned Alley and Tract A Town of La Porte Subdivision. The applicant is seeking approval of a variance that would allow him to build a 292.24 square foot sign. This is contrary to the provisions of Section 106-874 (a)(3)(b)(1), which caps the size of freestanding on-premises signs in a General Commercial zone at 150 square feet. a. Staff Presentation b. Applicant Presentation c. Public Comments d. Question and Answer 4. A public hearing to receive public input on Variance Request 16-93000012, a request by Donna Eckels for the tract of land located at 402 W. E Street, legally described as Lots 30, 31 & 32, Block 129 Town of La Porte Subdivision. The applicant is seeking approval of a variance that would allow her client to replat one lot (East) to be 5,625 square feet and the other (West) to be 3,750 square feet in size. Both of these lot sizes are contrary to the provisions of Section 106-333 (a), which requires single family detached lots to be a minimum of 6,000 square feet in size. a. Staff Presentation b. Applicant Presentation c. Public Comments d. Question and Answer 5. A public hearing to receive public input on Variance Request 16-93000013, a request by Jose Gonzalez for the tract of land located at 324 W. Main Street, legally described as Lots 11, & 12 Block 58 Town of La Porte Subdivision. The applicant is seeking approval of a variance that would allow his client to place a freestanding sign in the Main Street District that is 50 square feet in size, and is 24 feet in height for an existing building that is not setback. This is contrary to Section 106-874 (a)(4)(c) which requires that new freestanding signs can only be used when the building is setback and cannot exceed 24 square feet in size or 14 feet in height. a. Staff Presentation b. Applicant Presentation c. Public Comments d. Question and Answer 6. A public hearing to receive public input on Variance Request 16-93000014, a request by Charles Pfeiffer for the tract of land located at 202 ½ N. 16th St., legally described as Block 686,Lots 1-16&17- th 32 & Abandoned E ½ N. 14 St, Town of La Porte Subdivision. The applicant is seeking approval of a variance that would allow him to forego installation of planters in a parking area; contrary to the provisions of Section 106-800 (c)(1)(c), which requires a minimum ratio of one planter for every ten parking spaces. a. Staff Presentation City of La Porte 604 W. Fairmont Parkway Phone: (281) 471-5020 Planning and Development La Porte, TX 77571-6215 Fax: (281) 470-5005 www.laportetx.gov