10-16-2003 Regular Meeting and Public Hearing of the La Porte Planning and Zoning Commission

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• Staff Report November 20, 2003 Zone Change Request #R 03-007 Reauested bv: Eddie V. Gray, Trustee Fairmont Park, N. Reauested for: Pt. TR 8A, W. J. Payne Subdivision. Locations: 10000 Block of Spencer Highway Present Zoning: Low-Density Residential (R 1). Reauested Zoning: General Commercial (GC) Background: The subject tracts comprise approximately 0.550 acre of land out of W. J. -Payne Subdivision, La Porte, Harris County, Texas. The tract is a remainder of 17-acres tract, earlier rezoned to low-density residential for the proposed Fairmont Park- East Section Eleven. Proposed Fairmont Park East Section Eleven is bounded on the north by the Creekmont Subdivision, on the south by Spencer Highway, on the east by the Big Island Slough, and on the west by Harbour Bay Apartments. The applicant seeks a rezone from Low-Density Residential (R-1) to General Commercial (GC). Analysis: In considering this request, Staff: reviewed the following Comprehensive Plan elements: Land Use, Thoroughfare System, Parks and Recreation, Utility Infrastructure, and Residential Development. The specific issues considered are as follows: Land Use =- Review of the City's Land Use Plan shows the subject tracts developing. as ,mid-to-high density residential with some commercial uses. Currently, the adjacent. properties are a mixture of mid-density and single- . family residential and commercial uses. The proposed rezone is appropriate with these uses. Transportation -The tracts in question gain access on Spencer Highway. Spencer Highway, a primary arterial with 100' ROW, can accommodate the additional traffic generated by future development. Sidewalks -'The developer is responsible to provide sidewalks on the tract along Spencer Highway. In .addition, future -development plans should address pedestrian connectivity: The City's pedestrian plan incorporates Big