07-15-1993 Public Hearing and Regular Meeting of the La Porte Planning and Zoning Commission

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• Rezoning Request #R93-002 • Jan Stevenson/&10-93 Page 3 of 5 r~ L In order to justify a rezoning of property, it is necessary to demonstrate that at least one of the above criteria has been satisfied. It should be noted that the burden of proof, in terms of justifying the rezoning, is placed on the applicant. This request does not conform with the intent and recommendations of the City's Comprehensive Plan. Following the 1988 Bay MUD annexation, the Planning and Zoning Commission began the task of integrating the newly annexed area into the City's Comprehensive Plan. On April 27, 1989, the Commission issued the Preliminary Report Regarding Permanent Zoning; Classifications to be Assigned to Property Annexed into the City of La Porte by Ordinance #1626. This report, which was adopted by reference as a part of Ordinance 1501-J, has been endorsed by the Planning and Zoning Commission as an appendix to the Comprehensive Plan. The report excerpt, which has been attached as Exhibit "C" details the Comprehensive Plan's recommendations for the Bay Oaks Subdivision and the surrounding area. In brief, the Plan, as it applies to this request, recommends a land use of "Low Density Residential Land Use". This recommendation is borne out in the R-1 zoning that has been assigned to the area. The zoning and land use designations are intended to both conserve and promote neighborhoods of single family homes on individual lots. A manufactured housing park does not conform to the recommendations and regulations established for this area by the Comprehensive Plan and Zoning Ordinance. The recommendations of the Comprehensive Plan regarding this area have not been made in error. As detailed in Exhibit "C", the recommendations of the Plan were made with consideration given not only to the character and history of Bay Oaks, but also that of surrounding neighborhoods and developments. One of the intents of the Comprehensive Plan is to effectively integrate different areas in a manner that benefits the City as a whole. The R-1 zoning, in conjunction • with the Low Density Residential land use designation is not