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

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Planning and Zoning Commis~n • Minutes of July 15, 2004 Page 5 Land Use: 1. Allow single-family lots with 70' along the Golf Course and 60' to 65' width lots in other areas. 2. Maintain the redesign of the single-family lot layout so that lots do not front on 8"' Street. 3. Allow commercial development .near McCabe & SH 146 . (approximately 5 acres thereby qualifying for a PUD). A further refinement of the commercial activity will be determined when the Development Agreement is created. 4. A 20 acres tract in center of development remains PUD without land use designation. But, underlying land use from the Comprehensive Plan indicates single-family residential. Streets: 1. Remove existing chain link fencing on border of golf course property. 2. Avoid using 8~' Street during construction phases of devleopment. 3. Provide emergency access to the golf course from McCabe Road area (alley and gate) to allow ambulance into this area of the course. 4. Center turn lanes on Wharton Weems should be considered. 5. Traffic signal on Wharton Weems and S.H. 146 is needed at the time the subdivision is developed. The Developer should coordinate with TXDOT. Traffic impact study shall be initiated to look at the need for widening and additional lanes at Wharton Weems with crossover consideration in conjunction with improvements on S.H. 146. 6. 8~' Street not to go through. Design adead-end with a temporary cul-de-sac added until it is determined if additional ROW is needed for park access. 7. A possible redesign of,Section 5 may be needed to allow secondary access to S.H. 146 and roads may have temporary cul-de-sacs to plan for future tie-ins between Section 5 and Section 3. Detention: 1. Ensure that lake/detention areas are continuous. Provide wrought iron fencing to prevent free movement of pedestrian traffic between the golf course and the subdivision. Install wrought iron fencing along the rear of each lot overlooking the golf course/detention lake area or between detention lakes and golf course, or other fencing alignment/material approved by City Staff. 2. Size outflow piping so that water is retained sufficiently to prevent flooding on the goff course or the subdivision. 3. Discuss rounding right angle comers of detention areas, (possibly utilizing City-owned land to do so); this will increase detention capacity for the lake system. 4. Maintenance of detention, down to the water level, should be determined in the development agreement. 5. Outflow is needed to gain access to reserve `Z', which is not owned by the applicant. Total volume should be in line with the recommendations by the Taylor Bayou study. Partcs. trails, and~landscaaina: 1. Add at least one 1-2 acre park site in additon to the passive park/detention areas.shown in the 1gt round.