02-18-1999 Regular Meeting of the La Porte Planning and Zoning Commission

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Staff Report Texas Import/Export Park, Phase I- March 3,1999 Special Conditional Use Permit #98-001 uest: Special Conditional Use Permit Request #98-001 Proposed Development within a Planned Unit Development (PUD) Zone Requested La Porte 81, Ltd., La Porte 82, Ltd., La Porte 115, Ltd., by Stuart Haynsworth, General Partner, and Daetwyler Enterprises Corp. Requested For: Approximately 292 acre tract in the Geo B. McKinstry, A47; Wm. P. Harris Survey, A-30; Johnson Hunter Survey, A-35 City of La Porte, Harris County, Texas. The property is located in the 2000 Block of Powell Road (So. 16I Street). Present Zoning: Planned Unit Development (PUD) Requested Use: Industrial, Commercial and Multi -Family Residential Background: Texas Import/Export Park is a proposed industrial, commercial and multi- family residential development to be located in an area south of Fairmont Parkway, north of McCabe Road and between existing Southern Pacific railroad tracks and State Highway 146 South. As part of a PUD, the applicant is responsible for submitting a Special Conditional Use Permit (SCUP) Request and a General Plan. The Commission initiated a Public Hearing for the SCUP request and General Plan on July 21, 1998 and concluded that public hearing on August 20, 1998. The SCUP request and General Plan are both on the Agenda as an action item; this will allow them to be processed simultaneously as described in Sect. 106-659 of the City's Code of Ordinances. A Development Agreement containing several exhibits is also a vital part of this approval request Analysis: This analysis portion will attempt to add insight to the significant components of the development submittal. The development submittal is assembled in a fashion where the Development Agreement is the main document and the SCUP, General Plan and other documents are exhibits to the Development Agreement. Development Agreement: Article II General Plan and Land Use — The General Plan is identified as Exhibit "C" and contains general information regarding the development of the entire 292-acre site. Significant features of the General Plan are the contemplated land uses, open space and storm water detention areas, landscape and buffer areas and roadway network. Article H also addresses additional land use restrictions. These are more specifically defined in Exhibit "D" which will be discussed later in this analysis. Article III Restrictive Covenants — Restrictive covenants are identified as Exhibit "E" and are in draft form for this phase of the development. Future stages of this PUD development will require finalizing and recording