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Staff Report McCabe Road Property January 15, 2004 <br />Special Conditional Use Permit #03-004 <br />Re uest: Special Conditional Use Permit Request #03-004 <br />Requested Bv: Mr. Scott Rodriguez, Property Owner <br />Requested For: A 5.89 acre tract, described as TRS 5G & 5H; Abst. 30, W. P. Harris Survey, <br />LaPorte, Harris County, Texas. This property is further described as being <br />located in the 800 Block of McCabe Road. <br />Present Zoning: Planned Unit Development (P.U.D.) <br />Requested Use: Single -Family Residential (R-1) w/Accessory Building <br />Background: The subject property is located in the southeast portion of the City of La <br />Porte. The site is a 5.89-acre tract that fronts on the south of McCabe Road <br />between SH 146 and Broadway (Old Highway 146). The property is in <br />rectangular shape with approximately 480' frontage and 350' depth. There is <br />a 25' wide Harris County drainage easement to the west of the tract <br />identified as "West Branch Taylor Bayou". <br />Applicant is seeking a Special Conditional Use Permit (SCUP) for the <br />purpose of developing a one-story, two -bed -room house on approximately <br />2900 square feet area and one garage (accessory building) of approximately <br />6000 square feet to house cars and motorcycle collections. A Special <br />Conditional Use Permit is required for a development in the Planned Unit <br />Development (PUD) district per Section 106-659 of the Ordinances. <br />Once identified as a large lot residential development, Staff considered <br />regulations that were applicable to the size of the proposed accessory <br />(garage) structure. Zoning Ordinance Section 106-741(e)(2) states: <br />"Accessory buildings in single-family residential large lots may not exceed <br />2,000 square feet of floor area. Accessory buildings with a floor area in <br />excess of 1,000 square feet must be located at least thirty -feet (30') from any <br />property line and thirty -feet (30') behind the rear of the primary structure". <br />Staffs review identified the following two issues: <br />• A 6,000 square feet (60'x100') accessory structure exceeds a maximum <br />of 2,000 square feet allowed per zoning ordinance. <br />• An oversized accessory structure is not located within the minimum of <br />30' behind the primary structure. <br />allAOTT ji <br />