03-19-09 Regular Meeting,Public Hearings,and Workshop Meeting of the La Porte Planning and Zoning Commission

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Planning and Zoning Commission Minutes of March 19, 2009 Page 2 of 4 Vice Chairperson Kaminski opened the public hearing at 6:27 p.m. A. Staff Presentation Staff's report was presented by Masood Malik, Cit~ Planner. The applicant, Troulon Realty Ltd., and Oak Park, LLC. of 1400 North 10t Street, have requested a rezone from Business Industrial (BI) to Planned Unit Development (PUD). The property is located east of State Highway 146 frontage road (formerly 10thStreet), west of 8th Street, north of "L" Street and south of Union Pacific. Staff recommended approval of the rezone request with an understanding that any further development would require a Special Conditional Use Permit. B. Proponents There were none. C. Opponents There were none. 4. Close Public Hearing. Vice Chairperson Kaminski closed the public hearing at 6:34 p.m. 5. Consider recommendation to City Council regarding Rezone Request #R08-003. Motion by Nick Barrera to recommend to City Council, approval of Rezone Request #R08-003. Second by Kirby Linscomb. Motion carried. Ayes: Dottie Kaminski, Nick Barrera, Doretta Finch, Kirby Linscomb Jr., Paul Berner, and David Janda (Alt 1). None None Nays: Abstain: Chairman Lawler returned to chair the meeting at 6:43 p.m. 6. Consider approval of a General Plan for the Preserve at Taylor Bayou. Masood Malik presented staffs report. The preserve at Taylor Bayou is an ongoing project. The property is located at the southeast corner of State Highway 146 and McCabe Road. Several years ago the City approved a General Plan and a Special Conditional Use Permit for this project. Previously the Commission granted two one-year extensions. The applicant requested a third extension last year, which the Commission denied. The General Plan shows two phases with nine sections. Phase one shows section five as an apartment complex; section one as a townhome and section six is commercial retail. In Phase two, section two has single family development, section four has single family patio home, section three is retention pond, section eight is a nature preserve, and section nine is a roadway. A review letter was sent to the project engineer on March 03, 2009, that outlined items to be addressed. No revised site plan was received. Deborah Mason addressed the Commission. Ms. Mason gave a brief rundown of the project and was confident they would be able to work with the City on the list of outstanding items. She described the detention plans for the project. Ms. Mason responded to questions from the Commission regarding drainage/detention, traffic study, entrances, and if the multifamily project was subsidized.