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• <br />• <br />Staff Report November 20, 2003 <br />Zone Change Request #R 03-009 <br />Requested by: Bayou Housing Partners, Inc. <br />Reauested for: Lots 11 & 12, Block 84, Town of La Porte <br />Location: 310 North 1~` Street <br />Land Use: Commercial <br />Present Zoning:. General Commercial.(GC) <br />Requested Zoning: Low Density Residential (R-1) <br />Surrounding Zoning: <br />North -General Commercial (GC) <br />South -General Commercial (GC) <br />East - General Commercial (GC) <br />West -Low Density Residential (R-1) <br />Background:. In December 2002, the City of La Porte accepted a grant from the <br />Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HCTD's) HOME grant <br />program through Harris County's Office of Housing and Economic <br />Development Department. The City designed a program that will build 11 <br />new homes in the Northside neighborhood. To generate urterest in the <br />program, the City is building two homes. These homes will be located on 7~' <br />and Sa' streets. <br />In addition, the- City is also looking for other suitable sites in the Northside <br />neighborhood. The property located at 310 N. 1~` Street, described as lots 11 <br />and 12; Block 84 is a ;possible location. But, the property in question is <br />zoned General .Commercial. As a part of this request, the City is including <br />lots 1 thru 10 -and 13 thru 16, ;for comprehensive rezoning of the area. A <br />zone change would result in one-half of Block 84 being rezoned to Low- <br />Density Residential (R-1), while the other half block along S. Broadway <br />remains General Commercial (GC). <br />The subject tract comprises approximately 1.1478 acres of land out of <br />Johnson Hunter Survey, A-35, Town of La Porte, Hams County, Texas. The <br />property is located along North 1~` Street between West :`Adams' & `Tyler' <br />