03-20-2003 Regular Meeting and Public Hearing of the La Porte Planning and Zoning Commission

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Staff Report April 17, 2003 Zone Change Request #R 03-003 Requested by: GSL Investmerrt, Inc. Requested for: TRS 692 & 693 La Porte Outlots Location: 3337 Canada Road Land Use: Mid -to -High Density Residential Present Zoning: Medium Density Residential (R 2) Requested Zoning: Planned Unit Development (P.U.D.) Surrounding Zoning: North Low -Density Residential (R 1) South Medium -Density Residential (R 2) East Medium & Low Density Residential (R-2 & R-1) West Manufactured Housing (MIT) Background: The property in question is 13.5632-acres in area described as TRS 692 & 693 La Porte Outlots, W.B. Lawrence Subdivision, out of the William M. Jones Survey, Abstract 482, City of LaPorte, Harris County, Texas. The subject tract has an existing 65,800 sq.ft. dock high, tilt -up warehouse. The facility has been used for trucking, warehousing, and cratinglassembly site since the mid 1980's or long prior to annexation. The property is adjoined by Carlow Lane to the north, three vacant residential land tracts to the south consisting of ±35 acres bounded by H.C.F.C.D ditch to the north and east, Fairmont Parkway on the south and Canada Road on the west. The property to the west of Canada Road and south of the H.C.F.C.D. ditch is a 33 acres undeveloped land for the City of La Porte's proposed park. The applicant's stated purpose for this rezoning request is to allow expansion of warehouse site with 100,000 sq.ft. addition to the existing building. The facility is currently located in a Medium Density Residential (R 2) zoning district. The use of the facility is for general warehousing, which is not an allowed use in R 2. The building and current use are considered pre-existing, non -conforming and can continue to operate within the existing facilities. However, expansion of the facilities and use cannot occur. The only zoning districts that support the currerrt use are .Light Industrial, Heavy Industrial, and Planned Unit development. The applicant feels PUD offers the best solution for his particular circumstances.