04-17-2003 Regular Meeting and Public Hearing of the La Porte Planning and Zoning Commission

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Staff Report Port of Houston Authority May 15, 2003 Special Conditional Use Permit #SCU 03-001 Requested by: Port of Houston Authority c/o Brenda K. McDonald, Real Estate Manager represented by Kent Marsh, Knudson and Associates Requested for: 20.7 acres of land being lots 17-32 of block 438; lots 1-32 block 439; lots 1-16 block 974; lots 1-32 of blocks 975, 976, 977, 978, thru 979; and adjoining alleys within these blocks and portions of 101, 11t', 1PAvenues, Brownell, Nugent, Holmes and Carroll Streets, out of the Johnson Hunter League, Abstract-35, City of LaPorte, Harris County, Texas. Location: E. Barbour's Cut Boulevard (near the City of La Porte's city limits) Present Zoning: Planned Unit Development (PUD) Requested Use: Entry Pre -check Facility Background: This site consists of 20.7 acres located on East Barbour's Cut Boulevard. The city limits of La Porte lines run parallel to the property line along Barbour's Cut Boulevard. The Port of Houston Authority's container facilities are located on the north of the said property across Barbour's Cut Boulevard. At the site in question, the Port of Houston Authority is proposing a truck pre -check facility with a combined total of 14 truck lanes. The facility would have two entry points and an exit gate along Barbour's Cut Boulevard. The Planning and Zoning Commission, during its December 19, 2002 meeting, held a public hearing to receive citizen comments regarding rezone request by the Port of Houston Authority. The Commission recommended to Council approval of this rezone from Business Industrial (BI) to Planned Unit Development (PUD). City Council approved your recommendation at their January 13, 2003 meeting. The purpose of the PUD zoning district is to provide for the development as an integrated coordinated unit as opposed to traditional parcel -by -parcel, piecemeal, sporadic, and unplanned approach to development. The PUD zoning assigned to this tract is to a great extent based on the large amount of undeveloped, unsubdivided acreage located in this area. The PUD development requirements are an effective means to ensure that development of this tract would be in accordance with the sound planning guidelines.