04-27-2000 Regular Meeting of the La Porte Planning and Zoning Commission

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• Motion by Sandie George to grant cone-year extension for Special Conditional Use Permit #SCU98-001. Motion seconded by Dottie Kaminski. All were in favor and the motion carried. VI. OPEN PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER ZONE CHANGE REQUEST #R00- 003 FOR THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 3600 UNDERWOOD ROAD, LA ~PORTE, HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS. THE PROPERTY IS FURTHER DESCRIBED BY THE HARRIS COUNTY APPRAISAL DISTRICT AS TRACT 813 & N 300 FT OF LOTS 698 & 699; LA PORTE OUTLOTS. THE APPLICANT IS SEEffiNG A ZONE CHANGE FROM MID DENSITY RESIDENTIAL (R-2) TO NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL (NC) TO ALLOW CONSTRUCTION OF A BOAT & RV STORAGE FACILITY. Chairperson Waters opened the Public Hearing at 6:08 PM. Mr. Ellis presented staff's report. Reverend Oliver Stillwell, of First Assembly of God Church, requested a zone change from R 2 to NC for property located in the 3600 Block of Underwood Rd. in order to sell the property to a buyer wanting to construct a boat and RV. storage facility. 1. PROPONENTS Reverend Oliver Stillwell addressed the Commission. Rev. Stillwell, pastor of First Assembly of God Church, located at 316 E. Fairmont Pkwy., stated the property in question was acquired through a merger with the church on Underwood that burned, Fairmont Assembly of God Church. Selling this land would give the church an opportunity to continue doing things at their location on Fairmont Pkwy. 2. OPPONENTS Fred Young, who resides in the Summer Winds Subdivision, addressed the Commission. Mr. Young does not want the property to be rezoned because he feels that aboat/RV storage facility is an undesirable business to be located next to a residential subdivision. Increased traffic, excessive lighting, and a decrease in surrounding property values, were all reasons Mr. Young gave for being opposed to the rezoning. He brought 17 signatures from area neighbors also opposed. Russell Hargett, who resides at 3617 E. Desert Drive, addressed the Commission. Mr. Hargett doesn't like the idea of having a business located behind his home. He expressed his opposition to the rezone. Mike Mazariegos, who resides at 9501 Old Desert Rd., addressed the Commission. Mr. Mazariegos researched the area before he purchased his home and liked the fact there were no businesses nearby.