03-17-2005 Regular Meeting, Public Hearing, and Workshop Meeting of the La Porte Planning and Zoning Commission

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• • Staff Report Lakes at Fairmont Greens April 21, 2005 Extension of Special Conditional Use Permit #SCU04-012 Request: One-Year Extension of Special Conditional Use Permit #SCU04-012, Proposed development of Lakes at Fairmont Greens within a Planned Unit Development (PUD) Zone. Requested By: Arete Real Estate & Development Co. c/o Brown & Gay Engineers, Inc. Requested For: 135± acres of land located in the W. P. Harris Survey, A-30, La Porte, Harris County, Texas. This property is further described as being located between State Highway146 and the Bay Forest Golf Course. Present Zoning: Planned Unit Development (PUD) Requested Use: Single-Family Residential Background: This property is located at the northeast corner of SH 146, Wharton Weems Boulevard, and McCabe Road. It is bounded on the east by the Bay Forest Golf Course. Mr. Joe Fogarty, President of the Arete Estate and Development Company, presented plans for proposed Golf Course Community, a single-family residential, multifamily and commercial development on approximately 150 acres surrounding Bay Forest Golf Course. Initially, the Commission considered a General Plan and Special Conditional Use Permit #SCU03-002, at their August 27, 2003 meeting. In 2004, Mr. John Hettig redesigned the multi-family concept to 100 free- standing, single family rental units financed partially using Housing Tax Credits. Given this change to the General Plan, Mr. Hettig submitted a request for an amendment to SCU#03-002. The amending SCUP#04-007 went before the Commission on May 20, 2004, and forwarded to Council. City Council, in turn, remanded SCU#04-007 back to the Commission for additional consideration. Later, Mr. Hettig withdrew his plan. With both the land swap and Mr. Hettig's portion of the project held in abeyance, Mr. Fogarty requested a new SCUP to forward a new General Plan without the land swap or the multi-family development. A new General Plan shows 411 lots and 18 Reserves on 135.4 acres. This General Plan excludes the Hettig parcel of land adjacent to, and north of Fogarty's Section 5, south of Section 7 and bordering S.H. 146. `~0~