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• Special Meeting 5/30/79 2 2. JOINT MEETING WITH COMMISSION, PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION, AND REPRE'SENTAT'IVES'OF TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY TO DISCUSS REVISIONS TO ZONING AND SUBDIVISION ORDINANCES - The City Administrator stated that Dr. Virgil Stover and David Pugh were present to present some preliminary land use information and get guidance from the Commission. He then turned the meeting over to Dr. Virgil Stover. Dr. Stover presented charts projecting the population growth of La Porte. Presently approximately 11,400 for 1979; 1985, approximately 16,600; 1990, approximately 20,400. Existing Land Use Chart: Residential, 28.8$, La Porte having approximately 42~; Commercial, 3.0$; Industrial., 25.2$, La Porte having 13$; Public/Quash Public, 11.8; Streets, 31.28, La Porte having 28~. Dr. Stover stated that the older area of La Porte being the southern area had remained stirred. Development is moving in the east/west area and would probally continue. He stated that we have strip type commercial zoning and should • continue to encourage stip commercial development. Dr. Stover stated that there were be two different areas that A & M would be working on: A Comprehensive Plan; and then Zoning and Subdivision Plan. David Pugh asked what La Porte would like in the way of development. Mayor Meza stated that the industrial growth was established; there is concern in multi-family dwelling. Commissioner Tomerlin felt there was a need for a buffer zone between residential and multi-family. The City Attorney felt there was a need for sub-classifications; something for service companies for the industrial companies; container storage, freight handling. David Pugh stated that he proposed to combine the Subdivision and Zoning Ordinances into one loose leaf document and call it the La Porte Land Development Code. It could be easily amended and then just change the pages. There was a brief discussion regarding different types of zoning. •