1986-07-21 Workshop and Special Called Meeting

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• • IOM, Block 143/144 WL Ext, Page 2 5. Other than the letters submitted by the applicants (Exhibits A and B), staff has little knowledge of the development plan for the property. Development issues not yet settled are: A. The required Development Site Plan and Building Plans have not yet been submitted. B. How the developer plans to gain vehicular access to the property is not yet clear. C. Developer plans for sanitary sewage disposal via port-a-can are questionable. D. The developer plans to place a small portable office building on the property, which is in the 100 year flood plain. City Ordinance 1452 requires that first floors of all non-residential buildings therein be elevated at or above (or flood proofed below) the base flood elevation of 17 feet. Property elevations shown on City topo maps appear to range from 15 to 17 feet. E. The City and Harris County Flood Control District plan major channel improvements to Little Cedar Bayou which crosses this property. New channel right-of-way requirements have not yet been established. F. Little Cedar Bayou has also been designated a conservation area in the city's official Parks and Recreation Map. G. The western half of the property is currently zoned "Residential 2"; the eastern half is zoned "Commercial". H. Other development issues may surface as a part of site plan review. 6. The Water and Wastewater Improvement Account had an un-encumbered balance of $62,856.50 for water improvements at June 30, 1986. ANALYSIS 1. Staff has determined that the most cost effective means of serving this property is via a route from 16th Street down the north "F" Street right-of-way about 1700 feet at a cost of about $23,000. This route (with future laterals) will serve about 140 acres of vacant land designated for low to mid-density residential usage in the Comprehensive Plan. (See Exhibits E and F).