07-15-2004 Regular Meeting and Public Hearing of the La Porte Planning and Zoning Commission

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Preserve at Taylor Bayou ~ • August 19, 2004 Page 5 of 6 Center. In the event County is not interested, it is anticipated that the "Preserve" will be set up with another conservator agency, e.g. Legacy Trust. • New Multi-Family Regulations - At the present time, changes from the previous submittal make this General Plan conform to the regulations. • Army Corps of Engineer Issues: - US Army Corps of Engineers (USAGE) issued a permit on Feb 14, 2000, to fill 9.6 acres of wetlands to construct an apartment complex. This area must be shown on the plan. - According the applicant, this Individual Permit(IP) is valid until December, 2005. - This permit is for a single and complete project that would include all minor deviations mandated by the City. - USAGE agreed with NAI environmental assessment that if the lift station is moved slightly west, along with the force main, on the north end, and a slight alteration of the force main on the south end to miss wetlands, then no alteration of the permit would be required. The applicant's Engineer, David Sepulveda, is working on with the City engineering staff. Based on the above analysis, stafy believes that the current submittal has merit but needs further coordination in the areas of utility planning and Preserve dedication. We solicit the Commission's input while considering the following preli»rinary conditions: 1. An overall density of the multi-family (apartments) and townhomes shall not exceed 14 and 10 dwelling units per acre respectively. 2. The nature preserve "conservation easement" ownership and responsibility for its maintenance must be established. The City requirement for compensating open land will apply. The City must approve the conservancy dedication instrument. 3. The applicant/developer shall be responsible for the maintenance of the 77.52 Conservation Easement until transfer of ownership and/or responsibility. 4. The public shall have access to the conservation area using trails that are constructed and maintained by the applicant/developer. City intends to control the hours of operation. 5. Provide an irrigation system to ensure that all landscaping and screening is properly maintained by the owner/developer. 6. If approved, the design of the detention will be reviewed by staff to ensure consistency with ordinances and the Taylor Bayou Watershed Plan. Permits with Army Corps of Engineers and County Flood Control must be presented to the City. 7. The developer shall contribute to traffic calming devices/tools (e.g. right turn lane) to ensure that traffic congestion does occur as a result of his project.