10-16-08 Regular Meeting and Public Hearing of the La Porte Planning and Zoning Commission

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#R 08-002 P&Z 11/20/08 Page 2 of3 The first option involves non-conforming issues associated with this site; e.g. pump station, storage tank, radio tower are non-conforming uses in GC, and exterior material storage within the Large Lot (LL) residential district is prohibited. The second option is to request a zone change. The tract in question comprises 26 acres, of which, approximately 15 acres are zoned LL. If rezoned, the new zoning district would be surrounded on all sides by residentially zoned property, except along Underwood Road. There is a Planned Unit Development (PUD) zoned property abutting this tract to the north, which is a 187 -acre tract owned by Clay Development, Inc. MIS Underwood Business Park. The applicant has pursued the second option of rezone to Planned Unit Development (PUD). Using this scenario, the applicant is requesting to rezone the property from GC and LL to PUD. If the zone change is approved, the future use or development shall be subject to a Special Conditional Use Permit. Analvsis: The relationship of the applicant's proposal to the Comprehensive Plan needs to be emphasized as much as possible. In considering this request, Staff reviewed the following elements of the Comprehensive Plan. Land Use - The City's Land Use Plan indicates this area developing with commercial and public uses. Conformance of a zoning request with the land use plan is one consideration among several criteria to be considered in approving or denying a rezoning application. Other criteria may include: . Character of the surrounding and adjacent areas; . Existing use of nearby properties, and extent to which a land use classification would be in harmony with such existing uses or the anticipated use of the properties; . Suitability of the property for the uses to which would be permissible, considering density, access and circulation, adequacy of public facilities and services, and other considerations; . Extent to which the designated use of the property would harm the value of adjacent land use classifications; . Extent to which the proposed use designation would adversely affect the capacity or safety of that portion of the road network influenced by the use; . Extent to which the proposed use designation would permit excessive air pollution, water pollution, noise pollution, or other environmental harm on adjacent land use designations; and, . The gain, if any, to the public health, safety, and welfare due to the existence of the land use designation.