02-15-2001 Regular Meeting and Public Hearing of the La Porte Planning and Zoning Commission

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• • Staff Report Pleasant Hill Baptist Church March 15, 2001 Special Conditional Use Permit # SCU 01-002 Reques: Special Conditional Use Permit Request #SCU 01-002 Requested By: Ms. Deborah Johnson Requested For: Approximately 0.93-acre (40,625 sq. ft.) tract of land described as lots 1 thru 13 of Block 79, Town of LaPorte, Harris County, Texas. The property is located in the 300 Block of North 6t' Street. Present Zoning: Low -Density Residential (R-1) Requested Use: Applicant is seeking a Special Conditional Use Permit (SCUP) for the purpose of allowing construction of a.Church. Section 106-331 of the Code of Ordinance classifies this type of development as a Conditional Use. Background: Ms. Deborah Johnson, a representative on behalf of the Pleasant Hill Baptist Church, is working towards building a new church facility. Currently, Pleasant Hill Baptist Church is conducting services in an existing wood framed structure, which occupies lots 15 and 16 of the same'block. The church was built in' the early 1950s. Due to increase in the attendance, a new building for the church is being considered now. A church. within low - density residential districts is described as a Conditional Use. Apalysis: Section 106-217 of the Code of Ordinances establishes the following review criteria and conditions for approval of Special Conditional Use Permits: • That the specific use will be compatible with and not injurious to the use and enjoyment of the other, property, nor significantly diminish or impair property values within the immediate vicinity. • That the conditions placed on such use, as specified in each district, have been met by the applicant. • That the applicant has agreed to meet any additional conditions imposed, based on specific site constraints necessary to'protect the public interest and welfare of the community. Staff would note that the property is in the northside neighborhood, primarily a single-family residential community. The tract in question is at the corner of W. Tyler Street and North 6 h Street. This proposed location is currently vacant and just north of the existing church. There are some trees on the east