11-17-2005 Regular Meeting and Public Hearing of the La Porte Planning and Zoning Commission

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0 Planning and Zoning Commission • Minutes of November 17, 2005 Page 3 • The applicant shall ensure that the truck circulation will not cause congestion on the streets and proper signage shall be installed to control vehicles turning southbound on Underwood Road. • Fire truck access, fire suppression requirements, and fire hydrant placement shall be specified on the development site plans. • A rail access, spur design, and UPRR approval shall be required prior to the issuance of building permit. • Ensure that at least six percent of the property consists of landscaping and/or screening. Landscaping calculations shall be added to the site plans. • Provide landscape and screening plans during site plan submittal. Allow existing trees and shrubs to remain as natural buffer. Provisions of the Tree Preservation and Tree Replacement per Section 106-801 and 106-802 shall be applicable. • Provide an irrigation system to ensure that all landscaping and screening is properly maintained by the owner/developer. • Development abutting residential district to the south shall be screened and landscaped in compliance with required screening and landscaping provisions of the zoning ordinance of the City. A site plan and/or separate plans shall be submitted in conjunction with the building permit application. • Submit construction drawings and/or profile for on & off -site utilities with capacities. The tie-in of sanitary sewer and/or dedication of easement to the City for sanitary sewer extension or lift station shall be indicated on the plans. • A statement from the owner/developer specifying clear responsibility for maintenance of detention basin system including channel/ditch shall be noted on the plans. • The building shall be sprinklered in accordance to NFPA. • The pressure test of the sprinkler system shall be witnessed by a representative of the City's Fire Marshal office. • A final flow/drain test shall be witnessed by a representative of the Fire Marshal's office. • Contact the Fire Marshal office 24 hours in advance to schedule the pressure and the final flow/drain test. • The sprinkler system shall be monitored off -site. • Fire extinguishers shall be installed according to NFPA requirements and/or every 75 foot of travel. • Smoke and/or heat venting shall be provided by engineering means and in accordance to NFPA 204:7.1. Second by Doretta Finch. Ayes: Kaminski, Barerra, Finch, Linscomb, Berner, Bird. Nays: None Abstain: None 8. OPEN PUBLIC HEARING TO RECEIVE CITIZEN INPUT REGARDING SPECIAL CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT #SCU 05-008 (AMENDING #SCU 05-004) AND AMENDED GENERAL PLAN FOR 28.48 ACRES OF LAND LOCATED IN THE 1200 BLOCK OF MCCABE ROAD AND STATE HIGHWAY 146, FURTHER DESCRIBED AS 107± ACRE TRACT IN THE W.P. HARRIS SURVEY, ABSTRACT 30; LA PORTE, HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS, AS REQUESTED BY BURCHFIELD DEVELOPMENT, L.P., PROPOSED FOR THE PRESERVE AT TAYLOR BAYOU WITHIN A PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT (PUD) ZONE. A. STAFF PRESENTATION The staff report was given by Wayne Sabo, Director of Planning. This project has an approved General Plan and Special Conditional Use Permit. The applicant, Robert Burchfield, is currently requesting approval of an amended general plan, and Special