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• ~~~ <br />907 Hackber.ry Avenue ~ ~/`j <br />La Porte, Texas 77571 ~ ~/~~ ~a• <br />April 22, 1989 ~~t' ~ J ' <br /> <br />The Mayor and Members of City Council <br />City of La Porte <br />P. O. Box 1115 <br />La Porte, Texas 77572-1115 <br />BayMUD Zoning <br />_ ~FO9c~~ <br />On April 13, I wrote you a letter requesting that former <br />BayMUD be classified as R1 Low Density Residential. Since <br />then, I attended both workshops held by the Planning and <br />Zoning Commission and conducted a meeting of the Shady <br />River Civic Association, at which the subject of zoning <br />was discussed. In the interest of preserving and improv- <br />ing property values, I once again request that the for- <br />mer BayMUD area. be classified as R1, recognizing that <br />some Neighborhood Commercial (N.C.) is desirable. Specific <br />comments are: <br />• <br />e The area to the west of Shady River is now planned <br />to be Planned Unit Development (P.U.D.). The fear <br />of the unknown plays a part here. Not having exper- <br />ience with P.U.D., we must stick with our request <br />for R1. The Zoning Classification Explanations <br />sheet states that "a proposed P.U.D. must be com- <br />patible with the underlying land use designation <br />.... " Perhaps, if the zoning maps or papers were <br />specfic that the underlying use for this land was <br />in fact R1, our fears would be allayed. <br />• The area north of Shady River is planned to be R2. <br />This is choice wooded area that butts directly <br />against Shady River, and R1 would seem to be the <br />ideal classification for future development. <br />• When one enters .the former BayMUD area, he encoun- <br />ters a maze of visual-delights, such as a few beer <br />joints, a delapitated, former roller rink, an <br />abandoned gas station and the like -not much of <br />an impression for a prospective home buyer who <br />would like•to live in La Porte. Again in the in- <br />terest of -preserving and improving•proper.ty values, <br />we request ,that both sides of old 146 be classified <br />R1. Some N.C. is desirable - the area on the east <br />side of 146 now proposed as N.C. would seem suf- <br />ficient. <br />Sincerel y rs <br />James R. ler <br />President, Shady River <br />Civic Association <br />cc Planning and Zoning Commission <br />