08-19-2004 Regular Meeting, Public Hearing, and Workshop Meeting of the La Porte Planning and Zoning Commission

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MANNING AND ZONING COMMISSIOP MINUTES OFAUGUST 19, 2004 Members Present: Betty Waters, Dottie Kaminski, Doretta Finch, Nick Barrera, Paul Berner, Kirby Linscomb, Jr., Hal Lawler (Alt. A), and Ross Morris (Alt. B) Members Absent: City Staff Present: Planning Coordinator, Masood Malik; City Prosecutor, Clark Askins; Planning Secretary, Peggy Lee Note: District 6 position vacated by Ralph Dorsett; Hal Lawler voting as Alt. A 1. CALL TO ORDER Meeting called to order by Chairperson Waters at 6:00 P.M. 2. APPROVE MINUTES OF THE JULY 15, 2004, REGULAR MEETING & PUBLIC HEARING. Motion by Doretta Finch to approve the Minutes of July 15, 2004. Second by Paul Berner. The motion carried. Ayes: Finch, Berner, Kaminski, Barrera, Linscomb, Lawler, and Waters Nays: None Abstain: None 3. CONDUCT- PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDER RECOMMENDATION TO CITY COUNCIL.;..=: ' EGARDINO REZONE REQUEST #R04-008 FOR 1.75 ACRES OF LAND LOCATED IN THE 9700 BLOCK OF SPENCER. HIGHWAY, FURTHER DESCRIBED AS TRS 11A AND 11B, BLOCK3; W.J... -PAYNE SUBDIVISION,.W.M. JONES SURVEY, A-482, LA PORTE, HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS.:TH.E, CITY OF LA PORTE SEEKS TO REZONE THE PROPERTY FROM LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL (R-1) TO GENERAL COMMERCIAL (GC) FOR AN EXISTING COMMERCIAL STRIP INCLUDING�A PROPOSED SITE FOR FIRE STATION NO. 2 TO BE LOCATED AT 9710 SPENCER HIGHWAY. ' Chairperson Waters opened the public hearing at 6:00 P.M. Planning Coordinator, Masood Malik, outlined the material presented to the Commission. Staffs review of the Zoning. Map revealed an existing commercial strip site at the southeast corner of Spencer Highway and Underwood Road zoned Low -Density Residential (R-1), however commercial establishments have been operating at the site for several years as pre-existing and non -conforming. The City plans to build a new Fire Station (#2) adjacent to this site, at 9710 Spencer Hwy. The requested rezone would include the fire station site and would also bring the existing non -conforming commercial strip into a more conforming use. There were no comments from the audience. Chairperson Waters closed the public hearing at 6:05 P.M. Motion by Paul Berner to recommend to City Council, approval of Rezone Request #R04-008 for 1.75 acres of land located in the 9700 Block of Spencer Highway from Low -Density Residential (R-1) to General Commercial (GC). Second by Kirby Linscomb, Jr. The motion carried. Ayes: Berner, Linscomb, Barrera, Kaminski, Finch, Lawler, and Waters Nays: None Abstain: None