2007-05-21 Special Called Regular Meeting, Public Hearing and Workshop Meeting of LP City Council

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City Council Special Called Regular Meeting, Public Hearing and Workshop Meeting -May 21, 2007 Page 6 CITY OF LA PORTE, BY CHANGING THE ZONING CLASSIFICATION FROM LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL TO GENERAL COMMERCIAL AS REQUESTED FOR THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED AS 0.65 ACRE PARCEL OF LAND DESCRIBED AS LOTS 5 AND 6, BLOCK 1, SPENCER HIGHWAY ESTATES HEREIN DESCRIBED; MAKING CERTAIN FINDINGS OF FACT RELATED TO THE SUBJECT; FINDING COMPLIANCE WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS LAW; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF; Motion was made by Council member Chuck Engelken to approve Ordinance 1501-T5 #R07-002 as recommended bv Planning & Zoning Commission. Second by Council member Louis Ri~by. The motion carried unanimously. Ayes: Rigby, Moser, Beasley, Clausen, Engelken, Ebow and Porter. Nays: None Abstain: None. Absent: ~ fnDs-tCirJ 16. Public Hearing - Council to consider approval or other action on recommendation by the Planning & Zoning Commission to approve Rezone Request #R07 -001, rezoning the referenced property from Medium Density Residential (R-2) to Neighborhood Commercial (NC). Open Public Hearing - Mayor Porter opened the Public Hearing at 6:47 p.m. Planning Director Wayne Sabo presented summary and recommendation and answered Council's questions. Public Input: There were no citizens wishing to provide input. Recommendation of Planning & Zoning Commission - City Council consider approval of Rezone Request #R07-001, rezoning the referenced property from Medium Density Residential (R-2) to Neighborhood Commercial (NC). The Public Hearing was closed at 6:50 p.m. 17. Council to consider approval or other action regarding Ordinance 1501-U5 Assistant City Attorney Clark Askins read: Ordinance 1501-U5- AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE, CHAPTER 106, MORE COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE, BY CHANGING THE ZONGING CLASSIFICATION FROM MEDIUM DENSITY RESIDENTIAL TO NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL, AS REQUESTED FOR 4.53 ACRES OF LAND MORE OR LESS, AND 0.39 ACRE TRACT LOCATED IN THE WILLAIM M. JONES SURVEY, ABSTRACT 482, FURTHER DESCRIBED AS TR 33, TREATMENT PLANT SITE AND LOT 49, BLOCK 39, FAIRMONT PARK WEST, SECTION FIVE, RESPECTIVELY, LA PORTE, HARRIS COUNTY, HEREIN DESCRIBED; MAKING CERTAIN FINDINGS OF FACT RELATED TO THE SUBJECT; FINDING COMPLIANCE WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS LAW; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF;