08-16-2001 Regular Meeting and Public Hearing of the La Porte Planning and Zoning Commission

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• • Staff Report September 20, 2001 Zone Change Request #R 01-005 Requested by: Dan Dompier, Owner's agent Requested for: East '/2 of TR 718, TR 719 La Porte Outlots Location: Fairmont Parkway at Underwood Road Land -Use Map: Mid -to -High Density Residential and Low Density Residential Present Zoning: Neighborhood Commercial (NC) Requested Zoning: Planned Unit Development (P.U.D) Background: The property in question is approximately 8.2628-acres in area described as East '/2 of TR 718, TR 719, and adjoining street out of La Porte Outlots, W.B. Lawrence Subdivision, out of the William M. Jones Survey, Abstract 482, City of La Porte, Harris County, Texas. The undeveloped tract above is just south of Caniff Road at the northwest corner of Underwood Road and Fairmont Parkway. To the north of the property in question is low -density residential development (Summer Winds Subdivision); to the west is a church, there is an existing convenience storelgas station on a small parcel at the corner of Fairmont Parkway and Underwood Road; to the south and across Fairmont Parkway is the Bayport North Industrial Park; and to the east and across Underwood Road is high -density residential development (Fairmont Oaks Apartments) along with a commercial strip center. The applicant's stated purpose for this rezoning request is to allow mixed - use commercial office building development. If approved, the applicant's initial project would be a banking facility fronting Fairmont Parkway. The balance of the development would be office buildings with various uses. When the applicant examined our zoning ordinance, most of the uses he considered applicable to his development were included within the Neighborhood Commercial section. However, there are additional office - based uses the applicant would like to market his office space to that are under the General Commercial category in our zoning ordinance. The applicant considered a request for General Commercial zoning, but determined that particular category of uses too intense with the existing adjacent low -density residential development. If PUD zoning is approved, the applicant would pursue approval of a list of office and retail type uses acceptable within his office buildings. This list