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<br />• <br />PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION <br />MINUTES OF FEBRUARY 19, 2004 <br />Members Present: Betty Waters, Dottie Kaminski, Ralph Dorsett, Kirby Linscomb, Jr., Nick <br />Barrera, Alternate Members Hal Lawler and Ross Morris <br />Members Absent: Doretta Finch, Paul Berner <br />Citv Staff Present: Interim Planning Director Nicholas Finan, Planning Coordinator Masood <br />Malik, Assistant City Attorney John Armstrong, Planning Secretary Peggy <br />Lee <br />I. CALL TO ORDER <br />Meeting called to order by Chairperson Waters at 6:00 P.M. <br />II. APPROVE MINUTES OF THE JANUARY 15, 2004, REGULAR MEETING 8 PUBLIC <br />HEARING. <br />Motion by Ralph Dorsett to approve the Minutes of January 15, 2004. Second by Nick <br />Barrera. The motion carried. <br />Ayes: Dorsett, Barrera, Kaminski, Linscomb, Lawler, Morris, and Waters <br />Nays: None <br />Abstain: None <br />III. OPEN PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER REZONE REQUEST #R04-001 FOR 3.00 <br />ACRES OF LAND LOCATED SOUTH OF WHARTON WEEMS BOULEVARD AND <br />EASTERLY RIGHT-OF WAY LINE OF STATE HIGHWAY 146, FURTHER DESCRIBED <br />AS TRACT A2, ABSTRACT NO. 30, W.P. HARRIS SURVEY, LA PORTE, HARRIS <br />COUNTY, TEXAS. THE APPLICANT SEEKS TO REZONE A PROPERTY FROM <br />PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT (PUD) TO GENERAL COMMERCIAL (GC) FOR <br />DEVELOPING A CONVENIENCE STORE AT THIS CORNER. <br />Chairperson Waters opened the public hearing at 6:01 P.M. <br />A. STAFF PRESENTATION <br />Masood Malik presented staff s report and answered questions from the Commission. <br />The applicant, James Elmore, on behalf of Ben Weems, has requested a zone change <br />to General Commercial for three acres at 2501 State Highway 146 to allow <br />construction of a convenience store. A minimum of five acres is required to develop in <br />a Planned Unit Development zone. City Council previously approved a General Plan <br />and Special Conditional Use Permit for the subject tract as part of the proposed La <br />Porte Golf Course Community. <br />Public notices were mailed to 14 surrounding property owners. The City received one <br />response in favor and one opposed to the request. <br />