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Such measures would include 1) shielding of security lights to reduce the <br />amount of light impacting the adjacent residential area 2) dust free parking <br />surfaces, within the storage area, to reduce the amount of dust generated by <br />moving vehicles and 3) ample landscaping to reduce the visual impact of a <br />large structure such as a warehouse or storage shed within a residential area. <br />The proposed change would not be consistent with the La Porte Future Land <br />Use Plan, which calls for this area to remain residential in nature. <br />Some of the uses allowed in a Neighborhood Commercial District: <br />Antique stores <br />Hardware stores <br />Doctors and dentists offices <br />Parking Garages and Ramps <br />Drugstores <br />Personal services <br />Eating places <br />Professional offices <br />Financial <br />Recreational facilities <br />Other Planning Considerations: <br />Staff researched the ability to merge this tract with the Summer Winds <br />Section 3. This was not a feasible option at the time because the subdivision <br />was plated without roads that could be connected to the tract in question. <br />Recommendation: Staff recommends denial based upon the fact that this rezoning request is not <br />consistent with the future land use map, which calls for this area to remain <br />residential. <br />