03-15-2001 Regular Meeting and Public Hearing of the La Porte Planning and Zoning Commission

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Planning and Zoning Commission Minutes of March 15, 2001 Page 3 B. DISCUSS REZONE #RO1-001 FOR APPROXIMATELY SEVEN ACRES OF LAND THAT INCLUDES LOTS 69 & 70, PT. OF TRACT 71 LA PORTE OUTLOTS, EAST OF THE PIPELINE CORRIDOR ALONG SPENCER HIGHWAY. THE CITY IS SEEKING TO REZONE FROM NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL (NC) TO HIGH DENSITY RESIDENTIAL (R-3), BASED ON THE NEWLY ADOPTED COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND THOROUGHFARE PLAN. Mr. Malik presented an overview of RO1-001, for the rezoning of approximately seven acres on the north side of Spencer Highway adjacent to Bayshore Baptist Church. The requested rezone from NC (Neighborhood Commercial) to R•3 (High Density Residential) is based on the recent adoption of the Comprehensive Plan and Thoroughfare Plan, which does not contain a north/south arterial roadway in that area. The previous plan included a road that would have been aligned through a portion of Spencer Landing Subdivision. The 1984 Land Use Plan provided for commercial uses in an area that would have been, a major intersection and the NC zoning was established at the intersection of the proposed roadway and Spencer Highway. Now, with no -arterial roadway in the vicinity, commercial land uses and NC zoning is no longer desirable: Nine (9) notices of public hearing were mailed to property owners surrounding the area in question. The City received one (1) response in opposition. 1. PROPONENTS There were no proponents. 2. OPPONENTS Brad Dill, representative for.La Porte 33, LLC, addressed the Commission. Prior to the meeting, Mr. Dill submitted a letter stating his opposition to the rezoning. His company acquired twenty (20) acres, which included one -acre along Spencer Hwy. zoned neighborhood commercial. The one -acre is a portion of the seven acres currently being considered for rezoning. Mr. Dill noted that the value of the neighborhood commercial zoning of the one -acre was a consideration at the time they purchased the land. A land swap with Bayshore Baptist Church has since occurred, with the exception'of the one -acre along Spencer Hwy. zoned neighborhood . commercial. Mr. Dill noted it would be detrimental to his ownership -to have a zone change. from commercial to residential for property located along a thoroughfare such as Spencer Hwy.