02-17-2005 Regular Meeting and Public Hearing of the La Porte Planning and Zoning Commission

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Preserve at Taylor Bayou • • March 17, 2005 Page 4 of 5 off SH 146. Based upon the preliminary studies, the Preserve at Taylor Bayou, if hooked up to the new 24" trunk main going north for sanitary sewer would represent 31.2% of the total anticipated capacity. Coordination and contribution shall be required for the system upgrade to handle both developments with each developer being expect to share the prorated cost of construction. Drainage -This property lies within the Taylor Bayou Watershed. The City has a master drainage plan for the Taylor Bayou Watershed that was performed by the Civil Tech. The plan calls for regional detention for this area. Efforts should be made to work with the developer north of McCabe Road towards .the implementation of this master drainage plan. The channel improvements to Taylor Bayou are not designed to directly receive storm water runoff from this project. The General Plan, therefore, shows that storm water will be detained using a basin system in each phase to regulate run-off. Outfalls have to be determined and coordinated with the Army Corps of Engineers and the Harris County Flood Control District. The copies of the permits must be presented to the City. • Nature Preserve -The applicant is willing, and the Army Corps of Engineer permit states that the dedication of approximately 75.16 acre nature preserve is to be made to the County/City. The issues are being worked towards resolution. The City of La Porte remains a party to facilitating any dedication to Harris County or other agency. These issues may be coordinated and approved in a separate dedication instrument. • New Multi-Family Regulations - At the present time, changes from the previous submittal make this General Plan conform to the regulations. In addition, the total development is located within Planned Unit Development (PUD)Zone. • 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. The applicant's Engineer, David Sepulveda, is working on with the City Engineering staff.