09-15-2005 Regular Meeting of the La Porte Planning and Zoning Commission

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Planning and Zoning Commiss'I'bn Minutes of Sepetmber 15, 2005 Page 2 Ayes: Muston, Kaminski, Barerra, Finch, Lawler, Bird, and Linscomb. Nays: None Abstain: None 4. CONSIDER PRELIMINARY PLAT FOR PRESERVE AT TAYLOR BAYOU TO BE LOCATED AT McCABE ROAD AND STATE HIGHWAY 146. Staff report was given by Wayne Sabo, Director of Planning. The applicant is requesting approval of a preliminary plat for the Preserve at Taylor Bayou to be located at the southeast corner of McCabe Road at SH 146 near Taylor Bayou, further described as TRS 8, 8A, 5F-1, 49, 49A, and 96 out of W.P. Harris Survey, A-30. _ The applicant is proposing single-family residential, multi-family, townhouses, and commercial development at the site. The proposal is comprised of 42 acres of residential property and dedication of a 65 acre Nature Preserve to the City by a separate instrument, which must be left in its natural terms per an Army Corps. of Engineers permit. Mr. Birchfield answered questions of the Planning and Zoning Commission. As noted in the Staff Report, approval of the preliminary plat for Preserve at Taylor Bayou was recommended. Motion to approve the preliminary plat was made by Nick Barerra with the following conditions: • A letter guaranteeing the construction of the residential portion of the development shall be submitted with the final plat. • See Staff Report for additional conditions. Second by Dottie Kaminski. The motion carried. Ayes: Muston, Kaminski, Barerra, Finch, Lawler (Alt. 1), Bird, and Linscomb. Nays: None Abstain: None 5. OPEN PUBLIC HEARING TO RECEIVE CITIZEN INPUT ON REZONE REQUEST #R05-005 REQUESTED FOR THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 502 NORTH BROADWAY. THE APPLICANT, P8~0 COLD LOGISTICS, SEEKS TO REZONE THE PROPERTY FROM MEDIUM DENSITY RESIDENTIAL (R-2) AND BUSINESS INDUSTRIAL (BI) TO PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT (PUD). CHAIRPERSON MUSTON OPENED THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 6:24 PM. A. STAFF PRESENTATION Staff Report was given by Masood Malik, City Planner. The property consists of 11.48-acres that are a part of a 24.88 acre tract located near the southeast quadrant of North Broadway (Old Hwy. 146) and Barbour's Cut Boulevard, further desribed as Lots 1 through 16 in Blocks 415, 420, Lots 1 through 32 of Blocks 416, 417, 418, 419, 433, 434, and 435, Town of. La Porte, recorded in Volume 1, page 27 of the Deed Records of Harris County; Texas. The applicant is requesting a Re-zone from the current zoning of Business Industrial (BI), Medium Density Residential (R-2), and Planned Unit Development (PUD) to strictly Planned Unit Development (PUD). The applicant would like to construct a fence surrounding the entire