08-19-1993 Regular Meeting of the La Porte Planning and Zoning Commission

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• • Page 3 of 4 • Planning & Zoning Commis.~ion Minutes of August 19, 1993 Based on the above listed considerations, Mr. Harrington stated that staff recommends denial of Zoning Request #R93-002. A. PROPONENTS Jan Stevenson distributed a copy of a license to operate a mobile home park which she said was issued to her by the City of Ii.,a Porte. Mrs. Stevenson stated that with the issuance of this license, the City had given her the right to operate a mobile home park. She stated she would like to have the property rezoned to comply with that license. Mr. James R. Keeney, Jr. stated that the applicant came before the Commission to request a mobile home park permit, not to request a rezoning of the property. Mr. Keeney verified that the Commission had received the letter he had written to them on August 17. • B. OPPONENTS Janice Moore. Ms. Moore wanted to make sure that the City had received her public notice reply expressing her opposition. Mr. Harrington reported that 28 notices were mailed. One (1) reply was returned in favor of the request, and nine (9) were returned in opposition. Three (3) were returned undeliverable. John Armstrong stated there was confusion on the part of the applicant. The Court of Appeals Opinion states that the administrative procedure which Mrs. Stevenson should have followed to obtain a license to operate a mobile home park is set forth in the Mobile Home Park Ordinance and the Zoning Ordinance 1501. Under Section 3 of the Mobile Home Ordinance, Mrs. Stevenson was required to obtain a permit to operate a mobile home park. To obtain that permit she first needed a designation from the City of La. Porte Planning and Zoning Commission that her property was zoned for a mobile home park under the City of La Porte Zoning Ordinance. After obtaining that designation she needed to apply for a mobile home park permit with the permit department of the City of Ia Porte and obtain a valid written approval. •