06-16-2005 Regular Meeting and Workshop Meeting of the La Porte Planning and Zoning Commission

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• • PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MINUTES OF JUNE 16, 2005 Members Present: Pat Muston, Paul Berner, Dottie Kaminski, Claude Meharg, Nick Barrera, Kirby Linscomb, Jr. Members Absent: Doretta Finch, Hal Lawler (Alt. 1), Les Bird (Alt. 2) City Staff Present: Planning Director, Wayne Sabo; Assistant City Attorney, Clark Askins; and Planning and Zoning Secretary, Peggy Lee 1. CALL TO ORDER . Meeting called to order by Chairperson Muston at 6:00 p.m. 2: APPROVE MINUTES OF THE MAY 19, 2005, REGULAR MEETING AND PUBLIC HEARING. Motion by Dottie Kaminski to approve the Minutes of May 19, 2005. Second by Paul Berner. The motion carried. Ayes: Kaminski, Berner, Barrera, Meharg, Linscomb, and Muston Nays: None Abstain: None 3. OPEN PUBLIC HEARING TO RECEIVE CITIZEN INPUT REGARDING SPECIAL CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT #SCU05-006 FOR THE PROPERTY LOCATED IN THE 1200 BLOCK OF SOUTH 13T" STREET ONE BLOCK SOUTH OF FAIRMONT PARKWAY. THE PROPERTY IS FURTHER DESCRIBED AS LOTS 1 THRU 32 OF BLOCKS 1136,1137, ABANDONED ALLEYS BETWEEN THESE BLOCKS, PORTION OF 14T" STREET BETWEEN WEST K STREET AND WEST L STREET, TOWN OF LA PORTE, JOHNSON HUNTER SURVEY, ABSTRACT 35, HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS. THE APPLICANT, RANDALL JONES, SEEKS APPROVAL OF A SPECIAL CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT OF "HOME PORTE STORAGE" WITH CLIMATE CONTROL, BOAT/RV STORAGE, AND CAR WASH. Chairperson Muston opened the public hearing at 6:00 p.m. A. STAFF PRESENTATION Planning Director, Wayne Sabo, presented staffs report. The applicant, Randall Jones, has requested a special conditional. use permit to develop a climate controlled mini- storage, boat/RV storage, and car wash facility in the 1200 block of S. 13t" St. The proposed plan is different from the General Plan and Special Conditional Use Permit #SCU04-006, previously submitted and approved by Council on June 14, 2004. The previous project included commercial/retail, offices, as well as mini-storage. The new project is a typical storage project with a car wash. B. PROPONENTS Price Blalock, Partner, addressed the Commission. Mr. Blalock confirmed the exterior aesthetics of the storage facility would remain the same as was previously proposed. Mr. Blalock responded to questions from the Commission.