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MEMORANDUM November 2, 1978 -Page 2 • concerns a single property owner. Therefore, I will request that Mr. Askins determine the validity of the Monarch request =from that perspective. • In this same vein, I am in receipt of a memorandum from Pat Muston, Chairman of the Planning and Zoning Commission (attached) that outlines some of the items they are considering and requesting guidance on. Because of Mrs. Muston's memorandum, the Creekmont item, and comments from Council concerning a desire to review not only our zoning ordinance but the subdivision ordi- nance as well, I have made preliminary arrangements with Dr. Roe- seler of A&M to assist the Council and Planning and Zoning Com- mission in a revision of the zoning and subdivision ordinances. .Estimated initiation of the assistance would be in January of .1979 with completion estimated to be June or July of 1979. The approximate cost of the assistance would be $12,000 to $14,000 dollars. Keeping in mind that the above verbiage has not answered the Creekmont question but raised other questions and issues because ~f the complexities involved, I see that we have several options -open to us. 1. Ignore the requirements of the zoning ordinance and let the builder continue per his plans. 2. -Grant the builder a variance on the item with legal sanction (per Askins). '3. Grant the builder a variance on the item without legal sanction (per Askins). 4. Amend the zoning ordinance so the builder may continue per his plans and/or with some modifications. 5. Make the builder comply with the existing ordinance .until a review and update of the ordinance(s) can be completed in July of 1979. 6. Combine option number 5 with any one of options 1-4. Beau-Bay Development and Monarch both have an investment in the Creekmont subdivision with the former being the most substan- tial. Considering the amount of capital investment and the need for housing in La Porte, I fermi we should respond to their request as soon as practical . / ,~% / , j ~tl: Hudgens ity Administrator JRH/cb Enc .