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• • <br />Zone Change Request #R03-007 <br />Planning and Zoning Commission <br />November 20, 2003 <br />Location of Pro osed Chan a 10000 Block of S encer Hi hwa <br />Le al Descri tion of Pro osed Zonin Pt. TR 8A, W. J. Pa ne Subdivision, <br />A licant Eddie V. Gra <br />Present Zonin Low Densit Residential -1 <br />Requested Zoning General Commercial (GC) <br />Acreage to be Rezoned 0.550 acre <br />Surrounding Zoning North Low Density Residential (R 1) <br />East Low Density Residential (R-1) <br />South Spencer Highway . <br />West General Commercial GC <br />Land Use Commercial <br />Activit Pro osed Commercial <br />Summary: • The applicant is requesting a rezoning of this property from Low- <br />Density Residential (R-1) to General Commercial (GC) for commercial <br />purposes. <br />• The adjacent properties are zoned commercial except low-density <br />residential zoning to the north and east <br />• The area is earmarked for commercial uses in the La Porte <br />Comprehensive Plan. <br />• The effect of the change from R-1 to GC should not have an adverse <br />impact upon the infrastructure. <br />• The overall impact on public services should be minimal. <br />• Streets/roads should have adequate capacity to handle the traffic <br />generated by this proposed site. <br />• The impact upon the public health, safety, and welfare of the city should <br />be minimal. <br />Recommendation• Staff recommends approval of the zone change request subject to the <br />following provision: <br />• Provide buffering measures, i.e. site-bearing fence with landscaping <br />including trees along rear and eastern property line to help reduce <br />possible impact of light and noise to the abutting residential land uses. <br />