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• • Minutes, Regular Meeting La Porte Planning & Zoning Commission May 16, 1985, Page 4 The 97-acre tract is proposed to development not by the Southern Pacific but by other firms for offices, rail-served warehouses, service centers and other commercial facilities permitted under the zoning ordinances for the City of La Porte. Mr. Osborn said he would like to emphasize that the Company intends to restrict this property from uses for storage or repair of those units, containers or for transit truck stop facilities. Whether those are permitted under the zoning ordinance or not, the Company intends to restrict those from the property. The 97 acres, and the rezoning that is requested will permit an orderly development over that property over a period of time for desirable usage. The General Development Plan for this acreage contemplates utilities and streets, rights-of-way, along with the Company imposed deed restrictions. Precise street location and utility corridors may not be possible at this time, but development of that track and the process we're going through here will depend upon availability of the central services such as streets and utilities, and compatabilities of those with surrounding areas. As indicated in conjunction with the rezoning and development of the 97 acres, the Company will . propose deed restrictions to control architectural and use of this property. Just briefly, those that would prohibit control certain uses as indicated, among other uses such as factories, foundries, junk yards, etc. Also to control construction restrictions on this property through use of deed restrictions so as to require masonry, glass or metal constructions, no wood frame buildings; the buildings will have to have exterior walls and at least the front exterior walls would have to be faced brick or architecturally finished material. The restrictions would also require setbacks consistent with the cities zoning ordinances as well as rail setbacks. They would also include access and parking controls that would be consistent with the Thoroughfare Plan for this area of the property. Otherwise, it would be controlled through the cities permit process and zoning of ordinances. Mr. Osborn went on to say that the Company is not in the business of building buildings, but the business of owning and operating railroad and railroad-related facilities. Consequently, the development of the 97 acres depends upon the business activity and the attraction of industry to the City of La Porte. As indicated, essential planning with the planning and zoning commission and the rezoning of these two tracks will involve the termination of thoroughfares and building corridors to serve these tracks and surrounding areas in •