02-20-2003 Regular Meeting and Public Hearing of the La Porte Planning and Zoning Commission

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LJ F,IL Staff Report March 20, 2003 Zone Change Request #R 03-001 Requested by: Eddie V. Gray, Trustee Fairmont Park, JV. Requested for: TRS 8A, 9A, 9A-7 & 9A-8, W. J. Payne Subdivision. Locations: Spencer Highway; Myrtle Creek Drive Present Zoning: Neighborhood Commercial (NC), General Commercial (GC), & High - Density Residential (R 3) Requested Zoning: Low -Density Residential (R 1) Background: The subject tracts comprise approximately 20 acres of land out of W. J. Payne Subdivision, LaPorte, Harris County, Texas. The 17-acre tract is bound on the north by the Creekmont Subdivision, on the south by Spencer Highway and the Harbour Bay apartments, on the east by the Big Island Slough, and on the west by Myrtle Creek Drive. The 2-acre tract is bound on the north by the Creekmont Baptist Church, on the south by Southtrust Bank, on the east by Myrtle Creek Drive, and on the west by vacant land. The applicant seeks a rezone from Neighborhood Commercial (NC), General Commercial (GC) and High -Density Residential (R-3) to Low -Density Residential (R-1) for single-family dwellings. Analysis: In considering this reques t, Land Use -- Review of the City's Land Use Plan shows the subject tracts developing as mid -to -high density residential with some commercial uses. Currently, the adjacent properties are a mixture of mid -density and single- family residential and commercial uses. The proposed rezone is appropriate with these uses. Transportation — The tracts in question gain access along Myrtle Creek Drive and Spencer Highway. Spencer Highway, a primary arterial with 100' ROW, can accommodate the additional traffic generated by future residential development. Myrtle Creek Drive, with a :60' ROW, is considered a minor arterial but can also accommodate additional traffic. . Hiarr �4