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

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#R 03-003 P&Z 4/17/03 Page 2 of 4 Analysis: The City is composed of numerous types of development, which are closely interrelated and interdependent with one another. With careful consideration and planning, this interrelationship may be beneficial to the whole community. The 'relationship of the applicant's proposal to the Comprehensive Plan needs to be emphasized as much as possible. In considering this request, Staff has reviewed the following elements of the Comprehensive Plan. Land Use — The City's Land Use Plan indicates this area envisioned as developing as a mixture of mid -to -high density and low density residential uses. While, the surrounding uses are primarily single-family residential with manufactured housing in the vicinity. Conformance of a zoning request with the land use plan is one consideration among several criteria to be considered in approving or denying a rezoning application. Other criteria may include: • Character of the surrounding and adjacent areas; • Existing use of nearby properties, and extent to which a land use classification would be in harmony with such existing uses or the anticipated use of the properties; • Suitability of the property for the uses to which would be permissible, considering density, access and circulation, adequacy of public facilities and services, and other considerations; • Extent to which the designated use of the property would harm the value of adjacent land use classifications; • Extern to which the proposed use designation would adversely affect the capacity or safety of that portion of the road network influenced by the use; • Extent to which the proposed use designation would permit excessive air pollution, water pollution, noise pollution, or- other environmental harm on adjacent land use designations; and, • The gain, if any, to the public health, safety, and welfare due to the existence of the land use designation. However, the tract in question is not suitable for rezoning per cited criteria above. As, the intended district would be surrounded on all sides by residentially zoned property. Furthermore, there is no other industrially zoned property or industrial business in close proximity to this tract.