05-15-2003 Regular Meeting and Public Hearing of the La Porte Planning and Zoning Commission

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• • Staff Report June 19, 2003 Zone Change Request #R 03-005 Requested bv: Robert R Burchfield of Burchfield Development, L.P., on behalf of Forest Holdings, L.L.P., and Mr. Edward Dutko Requested for: A 13.73 acre tract (Pts. TRS 8, 9B & SF) out of a 90 acre tract, W. P. Harris Survey, A-30, La Porte, Harris County, Texas. Locations: McCabe Road @ S.H. 146 Present Zoning: 16 acres Planned Unit Development (PUD), 90 acres Low-Density Residential (R 1), and 1.35 acres Neighborhood Commercial (NC) Requested Zoning: Planned Unit Development (PUD) Background: The subject tracts comprise of a combined total of ±107 acres of land out of W. P. Hams Survey, A-30, La Porte, Harris County, Texas. The property is located at the southeastern corner of McCabe Road and State Highway 146. The property became part of the City of La Porte in December 1988. It was taken into the City as a part of the annexation of the former Bayshore .Municipal Utility District (Ordinance No. 1626). Subsequent to annexation, the City updated the Comprehensive Plan in order to apply it to the newly incorporated areas. As a part of this process, zoning classifications were assigned to the various tracts and subdivisions. The zoning designation assigned to this tract was P.U.D. In addition, Low-Density Residential and Commercial were the assigned land uses. On July 15, 1993, the Planning and Zoning Commission considered a zone change request for rezoning of 100.6034 acre tract to Low Density Residential (R 1) and the remaining 6.7526 acres to Neighborhood Commercial (NC). The Commission recommended approval to City Council. The Ordinance 1501-Q authorized the R 1 and NC zoning of the property. On Apri121, 1994, the Planning and Zoning Commission was asked to look at this tract. The property owners re-evaluated their development options and requested the rezoning of a portion of R 1 property (approx 17 acres) to P.U.D. with land use designation of Mid to High Density Residential, which opens the possibility of proposing amulti-family development. The Commission recommended to City. Council and Ordinance 1501-R confirmed the P.U.D. zoning of the new 17 acre tract. ~qgR A