03-29-2004 Regular Meeing and Public Hearing of the La Porte Planning and Zoning Commission

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• •. Stan Report Green Crest Subdivision April 15, 2004 Preliminary Plat Reauested Action: Requested By: Requested For: Present Zoning: Requested Use: Background: Analysis: Consideration of Preliminary Plat for proposed Green Crest Subdivision. Richard W. Cansler, Trustee . . A 12.950 acre tract out .of lots 411 and' 412, La Porte Outlots, Volume 1, Page 33, H.C.M.R. in the Nicholas Clopper Survey, Abstract No. 198 and the Enoch Brinson Survey,, Abstract No. 5, La Porte, Harris County, Texas. Low -Density Residential (R-1) & General Commercial (GC) Residential Subdivision — (Single Family Dwellings) . . Green Crest is it residential subdivision to be located along .North "L" Street approximately 350' east. of Underwood Road. Under the terms of . . Development Ordinance 1444, it is classified as a major subdivision.. As proposed, the subdivision has two blocks, 54 lots, and five restricted reserves including. a detention reserve 1.5 .. acre towards west of the. subdivision. About' -four dwelling units per acre conform to the City's - Comprehensive Plan - and Section 106-333, Table B, residential area requirements of the Code of Ordinances. The lot sizes, however, are smaller than one acre discussed for the Lomax area. Section 4.03 and Appendix D of the City's Development .Ordinance establish review criteria for major subdivisions. Staff also used criteria in the City.'s Zoning Ordinance and Comprehensive Plan to review this project. Land Use — The project's proposed residential use conforms to the character . Of the surrounding land uses and the R-1 zoning district.. Properties adjacent to the site are overwhelmingly residential with some commercial properties along Underwood Road and a public school. Remainder of lot 411(approx. 7.0 acre) to, the west of the subdivision along. Underwood Road is for commercial use. The said property is appropriately zoned GC. Transportation/Interior Circulation The proposed project is situated . approximately 350' east of Underwood Road and north of "V' Street. The main access to the proposed subdivision is along North "L" Street, which has So' right-of-way (ROW). Underwood Road, a primary arterial with 100' of ROW, may accommodate the traffic generated by this development.