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<br />PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION <br />MINUTES OF JUNE 19, 200S <br /> <br />Members Present: <br /> <br />Pat Muston, Dottie Kaminski, Doretta Finch, Nick Barrera, Paul Berner, Kirby Linscomb, <br />Jr., and Hal Lawler (A It 1) <br /> <br />Claude Meharg and Les Bird (Alt 2) <br /> <br />Members Absent: <br /> <br />City Council Present: Council Members Louis Rigby, Georgia Malone, and Tommy Moser <br /> <br />City Staff Present: <br /> <br />City Manager, Ron Bottoms; Planning Director, Tim Tieljens; City Planner, Masood <br />Malik; Assistant City Attorney, Clark Askins; Planning and Zoning Secretary, Peggy Lee <br /> <br />Others Present: <br /> <br />Numerous citizens <br /> <br />1. CALL TO ORDER. <br /> <br />Meeting called to order by Chairperson Muston at 6:00 p.m. <br /> <br />2. CONSIDER APPROVAL OF MAY 15, 200S, MEETING MINUTES. <br /> <br />Motion by Dottie Kaminski to approve the Minutes of May 15, 2008. Second by Paul Berner. The <br />motion carried. <br /> <br />Ayes: <br />Nays: <br />Abstain: <br /> <br />Kaminski, Berner, Finch, Barrera, Linscomb, Lawler, and Muston <br />None <br />None <br /> <br />3. OPEN PUBLIC HEARING TO RECEIVE CITIZEN INPUT ON SPECIAL CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT <br />REQUEST #SCUOS-002 FOR 2.5 ACRES OF LAND, LOTS 1 THRU 32, BLOCK 1150, AND <br />ABANDONED ALLEY, TOWN OF LA PORTE, JOHNSON HUNTER SURVEY, ABSTRACT 35, LA <br />PORTE, HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS AS REQUESTED BY HKP INVESTMENT, INC. FOR THE <br />DEVELOPMENT OF A HOTEL TO BE LOCATED AT 1332 SOUTH STH STREET. HOTELS AND <br />MOTELS ARE CLASSIFIED AS A CONDmONAL USE WHEN ADJACENT TO RESIDENTIAL <br />ZONED PROPERTIES PER THE CODE OF ORDINANCES. <br /> <br />Chairperson Muston opened the public hearing at 6:02 p.m. <br /> <br />A. STAFF PRESENTATION <br /> <br />Staffs Report was presented by Masood Malik, City Planner. The applicant, HKP Investment, <br />Inc., has requested a special conditional use permit to develop a three-story hotel at 1332 South <br />8th Street <br /> <br />Public notices were mailed to 24 property owners located within 200' from the subject property. <br />The City received five responses in opposition from property owners within 200' and one in <br />favor. Two responses in opposition were received from property owners outside the 200' <br />boundary. <br /> <br />B. PROPONENTS <br /> <br />Ken Patel, of Baytown since 1977, addressed the Commission. Mr. Patel proposes to develop <br />a Choice Hotel, Sleep Inn and Suites. The hotel would generate tax revenue and employment <br />opportunities for the City, benefiting the community and local economy. <br />