12-16-1999 Regular Meeting of the La Porte Planning and Zoning Commission

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PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MINUTES OF DECEMBER 16,1999 Members Present: Betty Waters, Melton Wolters, Dottie Kaminski, Hal Lawler Members Absent: Sandie Staniszewski, Jim Zoller, Michael Jetty (Resigned) City Staff Present: Assistant City Manager John Joems, Planning Director Doug Kneupper, City Planner Masood Malik, City Attorney Knox Askins, Planning Secretary Peggy Lee 1. CALL TO ORDER. Meeting called to order by Chairperson Waters at 6:00 PM. II. APPROVE MINUTES OF THE NOVEMBER 18, 1999 PUBLIC HEARING AND REGULAR MEETING. Motion by Dottie Kaminski to approve the minutes of November 18, 1999. Second by Hal Lawler. All were in favor and the motion passed. III. OPEN PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER ZONE CHANGE REQUEST #R99-004. THIS REQUEST SEEKS A ZONE CHANGE FOR A 0.512 ACRE TRACT OUT OF THE W.P. HARRIS SURVEY, ABSTRACT 30, AND THE L.T. MOODY 14.484 ACRE TRACT OUT OF THE 200 ACRE W.W. RALSTON TRACT, HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS, THE SAID PROPERTY, TRACTS 1A & 2A, BLOCK A, IS LOCATED ALONG SUNRISE DRIVE. THE FOLLOWING PROPERTIES WILL BE LOOKED AT AS A COMPREHENSIVE REZONING OF THE AREA. MOODY L.T. U/R: ABSTRACT 30, W.P. HARRIS: SUNRISE TOWNHOUSES: BAY COLONY CONDOS LOTS 3, 4, & 5, BLOCK A, TRACTS 1 B & 26, BLK. A, LOTS 1-5, BLK. B; TR 13C-1, 13C-2, & 13C-3 UNITS 1-25, BLDGS. I, 11, & III; UNITS A-L, BLDGS. A, B, & C. THE PRESENT ZONING IS PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT (PUD) AND THE REQUESTED ZONING IS MEDIUM DENSITY RESIDENTIAL (R-2). Chairperson Waters opened the public hearing at 6:00 PM. Masood Malik presented staffs report. The applicant, Charles Whittenton, on behalf of the property owner, Bernice Polly Whittenton, requested the zone change in order to build a single family dwelling on property along Sunrise Drive. The current zoning is Planned Unit Development (PUD). The requested zoning is Medium Density Residential (R-2). Development of a single-family residence on an existing subdivided lot is not considered to be an effective use of PUD zoning. In addition to the Whittenton's property, some existing subdivided lots, existing townhouses, and condos were included by staff in the rezone request in order to place them in a more appropriate Medium Density Residential (R-2) zone.