03-20-1997 Regular Meeting of the La Porte Planning and Zoning Commission

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• • Staff Report Boncosky Trucking Terminal Apri117,1997 General Plan Reauested Bv: John Boncosky of Boncosky Services Reauested For: A 6.3192 acre tract of land out of a portion of Blocks 1203 and 1204; Town of La Porte, now known as Tract 1K, Johnson Hunter, Abst. 35, and portion of Tract 37A & 37B, George B. Mc Kinstry, Abst. 47, which is further described as being located in the 1700 Block of South 16~` Street, La Porte, Texas. Present Zoning: Planned Unit Development (P.U.D.) with Special Conditional Use Permit #SCU 96-003. Reauested Use: Trucking Operation with Tank Truck Cleaning Background: The tract in question was assigned a P.U.D. zoning designation in September, 1989 when the City adopted the current City Zoning Map, in conjunction with the new Zoning Ordinance. The current P.U.D. zoning designation with the Special Conditional Use Permit for the tract in question was assigned in November, 1996. On the west side of South 16~' Street, between the street and the raikoad tracks, there is currently three (3) zoning designations. Closest to Fairmont Parkway is a General Commercial (GC) zone and moving south the zoning becomes Light Industrial (LI). The third zoning designation, which includes the tract in question, is P.U.D. (See Exhibit A) On the east side of South 16~` Street, between the street and Hwy. 146 there are two (2) zoning designations. The property closest to Fairmont Parkway is zoned GC and the remainder of the property to the south is P.U.D. A large portion of the properties immediately east of Hwy. 146 are also zoned P.U.D. (See Exhibit A) This tract was reviewed by the Planning & Zoning Commission in 1996. The applicant had requested a zone change (Zone Change Request #R96-005) from P.U.D. to Heavy Industrial (HI). However, based on concerns raised, staff suggested an Intra- district P.U.D. with a Special Conditional Use Permit to allow the trucking operation including tank truck cleaning.