02-19-2004 Regular Meeing and Public Hearing of the La Porte Planning and Zoning Commission

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• • Staff Report March 24, 2004 Zone Change Request #R 04-002 Reauested bv: Transport Realty, Inc. Reauested for: TRS 692C, 693B, 706, & 707, W. B. Lawrence Subdivision. Locations: 3300 Block of Canada Road Present Zoning: Medium-Density Residential, R-2 (Max. allowable density 8-10 DU/A) Reauested Zoning: High-Density Residential, R-3 (Max. allowable density 14 DU/A) Background: The subject tracts comprise approximately 18.3473 acres of land out of William Jones Survey, LaPorte, Hams County, Texas. The said property is just south of an existing 65,800 sq.ft. dock high, tilt-up wazehouse located at 3337 Canada Road. That facility has been used for trucking, wazehousing, and crating/assembly site since the mid 1980's or longer prior to annexation and is a legal pre-existing, non-conformity. The property is adjoined by vacant tracts to the south consisting of ~ 5 acres zoned R 2 and some NC, bounded by H.C.F.C.D ditch to the east, Fairmont Pazkway on the south and proposed Canada Road on the west. The property to the west of Canada Road and south of the H.C.F.C.D. ditch is 33 acres of undeveloped land for the City of La Porte's proposed pazk. The applicant seeks a rezone from Mid-Density Residential (R 2) to High- Density Residential (R-3) for multi-family developments. Analysis: In considering this request, Staff reviewed the following Comprehensive Plan elements: Land Use, Thoroughfare System, Parks and Recreation, Utility Infrastructure, and Residential Developmern. The specific issues considered aze as follows: Land Use -- Review of the City's Land Use Plan shows the subject tract developing as mid-to-high density residential. In addition, some commercial uses aze shown adjacent to Fairmont Pazkway. Currently, the adjacent properties aze single-family residential (Pecan Crossing Subdivision). The surrounding existing uses aze primarily single- family residential with manufactured housing, vacant property and the City's pazkland in the vicinity. The proposed rezone seems to be compatible to these uses. Conformance of a zoning request with the land use plan is one consideration among several criteria to be considered in approving or denying a rezoning application. Other criteria may include: Ls~'..