06-19-2003 Regular Meeting and Public Hearing of the La Porte Planning and Zoning Commission

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}+ • • Staff Report - La Porte Golf Community August 27, 2003 General Plan And Special Conditional Use Permit #SCU 03-002 Request: Approval of a General Plan and Special Conditional Use Permit for single- family, multi-family, and commercial developments. Requested Bv: Arete Real Estate &~ Development Co. and Hettig Management Corp. Requested For: 150± acres of land located in the W. P. Harris Survey, A-30, La. Porte, Harris County, Texas. This property is further described as being located between - ~ State Highway146 and the Bay Forest Golf Course. . Present Zoning: Planned Unit Development (PUD) . Requested Use: Single-Family Residential, Multi-Family Units, and Commercial Background: This property is located at the northeast corner of SH 146, Wharton Weems Boulevard, and McCabe Road. It is bounded on the east by the Bay Forest Golf Course. Mr. Joe Fogarty, President of the Arete Estate and ;~~~ _ • , . ; ,.- , M, Development Company, met with the City staff on several occasions to ~s~<~,r '~~ ;•.°,::K~;~"-~f y ~;.~~~ ~' ~•:. • - ~':~°~`~ present conceptual layouts for residential development on approximately 150 s`..>' 7= .. • f ' ",s ~~'~`; ` '"~~ acres surrounding Bay Forest Golf Course. . 7~ F ~` • ` '`" '~ ` ``-~'' At the Commission's March 20 2003 meeting, Mr. Joe Fogerty described ~ : - '~ '~ ` ~ °Y =.k,•: °~•~~~ ~ his development plans for the proposed golf course community. Mr. Alton ~ =:~ ~ -~~.r -. :~ •, ~r° ". '4~ ;~ ~'~.~ Porter, Chairman of the Board of Directors, Tax Increment Reinvestment t°~~•;~~ ;~Y~-=, ~• • - ••'t' Zone (TIRZ) also addressed. the Commission. He indicated that the TIRZ ~'~~ • ~ ..• f:• •' • board supported the subject project. ,. '• ~ ~ ~ ~ ' After the presentation the Commission offered the following comments: ~' ~: _ ~~ ° ~ ~ ~~4 :. • Consider relocating the proposed multi-family development to either at 5 ;.~~- .: ,~ ~~.,.: ,~ ~.., } the Wharton Weems Blvd. intersection or McCabe Road intersection; ~:' ~ ' ; ' °.` * ~`:.ti':`" °•~~ ~ • ~~ • Provide pocket parks within the proposed development. ~•~_, ~. • Design a landscape berm that serves as an effective buffer and screens ~'•;;.•~ ~ V':~f:."..,,;, ~ ~ from noise and other impacts associated with SH 146. Development in a PUD zoning district requires that a General Plan (for the entire proposed project) and a Special Conditional Use Permit (SCUP) be submitted and processed simultaneously. After approval of the General Plan and SCUP by City Council, the applicant would .be authorized to submit a Preliminary Plat. This Plat would be reviewed and acted upon by the Commission. Approval of the preliminary and final plats would allow the applicant to submit building plans for review and then to Begin construction ofthe project.