11-16-06 Regular Meeting and Public Hearing of the La Porte Planning and Zoning Commission

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Port Crossing Business Park - Final Plat Planning and Zoning Commission December 14,2006 Location of Proposed Development 1000 Block of S. 16th Street (Powell Road) Legal Description 286.7 acres of land situated in the George B. McKinstry Survey, Abstract 47, the William P. Harris Survey, Abstract 30, Johnson Hunter Survey, Abstract 35, City of La Porte, Harris County, Texas. Applicant Port Crossing Land, L.P. c/o Russell Plank Present Zoning Planned Unit Development (PUD) Project Name Port Crossing Business Park Acreage Approx. 300 acres Surrounding Zoning North Planned Unit Development (PUD) East Planned Unit Development (PUD) South Planned Unit Development (PUD) West Planned Unit Development (PUD) Land Use Map Co m m ercial/lnd ustrial Activitv Proposed Retail/Co m mercial/I nd ustrial Summary: · This project has an approved General Plan and Special Conditional Use Permit. The current submittal is a Final Plat for overall proposed development of Port Crossing Business Park. · The subject property is located along South 16th Street (Powell Road) West of State Highway 146 South and East of Union Pacific Railroad (UPRR). · The property being platted consists of approx. 286 acres, 13 reserves,S blocks, and 75' wide drainage easement running north and south between restricted reserves for detention area within the project site. · The plan shows various land uses for the respective reserves. These uses comply with the approved General Plan and further defined by the Development Agreement as an exhibit to the approved SCUP. · A 100' building line, landscape buffer, and utility easement is shown for Section I. In addition, a 50' landscape buffer including building line and utility easement is provided along S. 16th Street (Powell Road) and State Highway 146. · South 16th Street (Powell Road) will be widened to 100'ROW up to proposed Wharton Weems Blvd. and extended upto McCabe Road with 60' ROW. In addition, the southwest portion of existing Powell Road will be abandoned by Harris County. · Detention system runs north to south through gravity to regional detention south of Wharton Weems Blvd. and outfall to Taylor Bayou. Drainage and detention system will be public domain as required by HCFCD. The City will transfer future maintenance to the developer and the Property Owner's Association. Recommendation: Staff reviewed the Final Plat and found it to be in conformance with the Development Ordinance. The approved General Plan, Special Conditional Use Permit #SCU06-006, Development Agreement, and Covenants, Conditions, and Restrictions (CCRs) are the prevailing documents to be used as a guideline for the development of the entire project. Staff recommends approval of the Final Plat with the following considerations: · Provisions of the approved SCUP, General Plan, Development Agreement, and CCRs must be applied to the entire project. · Final construction drawings (as built) shall be submitted to the City prior to the formal acceptance of the business park. · As per Development Agreement, the detention system, drainage channel construction and maintenance will be the sole responsibility of the developer and POA. Options available to the Commission are as follows: · Approval of the Final Plat withholding signature and recordation until the above are complied. This will authorize the developer to begin construction of the infrastructure improvements. · Disapproval of the Final Plat and supporting documents as filed. This will require the developer to file a new Final Plat with the required documents. :1I'IU'U(P."lI!:1f 1\ -'}i\ j--.).t r:~!'~' "/ ., , ,', ,1.)"'"