04-16-09 Workshop Meeting of the La Porte Planning and Zoning Commission

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Staff Report Retreat at Bay Forest North & South Vacating of Subdivision Plats May 21, 2009 Requested Action: Vacating recorded subdivision plats Retreat at Bay Forest North and South Requested Bv: Don Meeks, President, Retreat at Bay Forest, L.P. Requested For: North - 3.7599 acres (163,781 sq. ft.) of land described as Lots 1-32, Block 1261, 16' wide alley in the block, 80 feet wide portion of West "T" Street right-of-way closed and abandoned per City Ordinance #1530, Johnson Hunter Survey, Abstract 35, and TR 5N, W.P. Harris Survey, Abstract No.30, La Porte, Harris County, Texas. South - 3.5804 acres (155,963 sq. ft.) of land described as TR A5, W.P.Harris Survey, Abstract No. 30, La Porte, Harris County, Texas. Present Zonine:: Low-Density Residential (R -1) Requested Use: Residential Subdivision - (Single Family Dwellings) Backsfround: Retreats at Bay Forest North and South are residential subdivisions located along South Broadway (Old Highway 146) adjacent to the Bay Forest Golf Course. North Section is located approximately 700' north of Wharton Weems Boulevard and South Section is located at the southwest comer of Wharton Weems Boulevard and South Broadway. Under the terms of Development Ordinance 1444, these are classified as minor subdivisions. As per Section 4.021, Development Ordinance 1444-B, minor plats of ten (10) acres or less and involving four (4) of fewer lots fronting on an existing street and not requiring the creation of any new street or the extension of municipal facilities may be approved by the Director of Planning. List of activities is as follow: . Preliminary Plat - P&Z approved the plats at the January 19, 2006 meeting. . Final Plat - P &Z approved fmal plats at the March 16, 2006 meeting. . Construction Drawings - Approved by Staff and Harris County Flood Control District. . Infrastructure - All construction improvements are complete at site.