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<br />PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION <br />MINUTES OF OCOTOBER 16, 2008 <br /> <br />Members Present: <br /> <br />Hal Lawler, Dottie Kaminski, Nick Barrera, Les Bird, Kirby Linscomb, Jr., Paul <br />Berner and David Janda (Alt 1), <br /> <br />Members Absent: <br /> <br />Doretta Finch, and Lou Ann Martin (Alt 2) <br /> <br />City Staff Present: <br /> <br />Planning Director, Tim Tietjens; City Planner, Masood Malik; Assistant City <br />Attorney, Clark Askins; Planning Assistant, Shannon Green; Main Street <br />Coordinator, Debra Dye; and Chief Building Official, Debbie Wilmore <br /> <br />Others Present: <br /> <br />Numerous citizens <br /> <br />1. CALL TO ORDER. <br /> <br />Meeting called to order by Chairman Hal Lawler at 6:03 p.m. <br /> <br />2. CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE AUGUST 21, 2008, MEETING MINUTES <br /> <br />Motion by Dottie Kaminski to approve the Minutes of August 21, 2008. Second by Nick Barrera. <br />The motion carried. <br /> <br />Ayes: <br /> <br />Hal Lawler, Dottie Kaminski, Nick Barrera, Les Bird, Kirby Linscomb, Jr., David <br />Janda, and Paul Berner <br />None <br />None <br /> <br />Nays: <br />Abstain: <br /> <br />3. OPEN PUBLIC HEARING TO RECEIVE CITIZEN INPUT ON SPECIAL CONDITIONAL USE <br />PERMIT REQUEST #SCU08-008 FOR APPROX. 1-ACRE TRACT, DESCRIBED AS 241B, <br />OUT OF OUTLOTS 241, LA PORTE OUTLOTS, AS RECORDED IN VOLUME 60, PAGE 114, <br />HARRIS COUNTY DEED RECORDS, ENOCH BRINSON SURVEY, ABSTRACT 5, LA PORTE, <br />HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS AS REQUESTED BY MR. DEAN WYMAN FOR THE <br />DEVELOPMENT OF BED AND BREAKFAST FACILITY AT 2226 SENS ROAD. BED & <br />BREAKFAST IS CLASSIFIED AS A CONDITIONAL USE IN GENERAL COMMERCIAL (GC) <br />ZONING DISTRICT PER THE CODE OF ORDINANCES. <br /> <br />Chairman Hal Lawler opened the public hearing at 6:08 p.m. <br /> <br />A. STAFF PRESENTATION <br />Staffs Report was presented by Masood Malik, City Planner. The applicant; Dean <br />Wynman, has requested a Special Conditional Use Permit for development of a two room <br />rental Bed and Breakfast facility at 2226 Sens Road. <br /> <br />Public Notices were mailed to eight property owners located within 200' from the subject <br />property. The City received four responses in favor and one opposed to the request. <br /> <br />B. PROPONENTS <br />Maggie Anderson, of 909 Garden Walk, favors new business in La Porte and welcomes <br />a new Bed & Breakfast. <br /> <br />C. OPPONENTS <br />Bob Schlenk, of 2231 & 2235 Sens Road, was opposed if the zoning was to be changed. <br />Chairman Lawler informed Mr. Schlenk the zoning would not be changed. Mr. Schlenk <br />then said he was in favor of the Bed and Breakfast. <br />