03-21-1991 Meeting of the Planning and Zoning Commission

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Page 2 of 5 The Planning and Zoning commission shall have the following powers and duties: To cause studies to be made by City staff or other professionals which project plans for the improvement of the City, with a view toward its future development and extension, and to recommend to the City Council all matters for the development and advancement of the City's facilities, layout and appearance, and to perform all duties imposed on the City Planning and Zoning commission by the statutes of the state. During consideration of this latter group of issues, the Commission should use as its guide, the Comprehensive Plan of the City of La Porte. Impact on the plan should be carefully considered in making any decision or recommendation regarding the Zoning Ordinance. As not all current members were sitting on the Commission during the initial development of the Plan, a brief history and overview of the plan will be presented below. In the early 1980's, La Porte found itself developing in a somewhat chaotic and "unplanned" manner. Many residential neighborhoods, the bayfront area and older commercial areas were deteriorating. Approximately one hundred amendments, many of them as a result of speculative rezonings, had been added to the Zoning Ordinance in effect at the time (Ordinance 780). In response to this situation, (quoting now from the introduction to the Comprehensive Plan)... The City of La. Porte, in an effort to manage future growth in an orderly and rational manner, retained Turner Collie & Braden Inc. in association with LWFW Inc. and Vernon G. Henry & Associates to develop a Comprehensive Plan for La. Porte, Texas. The Comprehensive Plan updates the existing Master Plan of La. Porte and provides the basis for review of La. Porte · s existing zoning ordinance and subdivision regulations. In addition, the Comprehensive Plan provides the City with a general development framework for: