07-16-09 Regular Meeting and Public Hearings of the La Porte Planning and Zoning Commission minutes

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Planning and Zoning Commission Minutes of July 16, 2009 Page 3 of 4 A. Staff Presentation Masood Malik, City Planner presented staff's report. B. Proponents Brook Wycoff, of 8915 Appomattox addressed the Commission. Mrs. Wycoff voiced her concerns with the fence problems at her home. Since Hurricane Ike the fence at Pecan Plantation has not been replaced. Mrs. Wycoffs home is adjacent to Discount Tire. Mrs. Wycoff has been witness to a person from the parking lot of Discount Tire taking her bicycle from her yard. Her neighbor witnessed the same with her child's bicycle 3 months ago. Mrs. Wycoff expressed concern for her children's safety, and the nuisances of noise from the parking lot and traffic from Canada Road. Mrs. Wycoff told Commission several neighbors have requested management to replace the fence and offered to pay for their own individual fencing, but was denied. C. Opponents There were none. D. Proponents Rebuttal There were none. 6. Close public hearing. Chairman Hal Lawler closed the public hearing at 8:46 pm. 7. Consider recommendation to City Council regarding fence requirement, height, and placement. Motion by Les Bird for the following: . Accept the amendment to manufactured housing fence requirements. . Accept the 8ft height requirement for all residential housing. . Remove the existing fencing for commercial and Industrial zoning district. Second by Dottie Kaminski. The Motion carried. Ayes: Hal Lawler, Paul Berner, Dottie Kaminski, Les Bird, Richard Warren, Kirby Linscomb Jr., and David Janda (Alt 1). None None Nays: Abstain: Commission member Paul Berner requested a correction to Ordinance Sec. 106-792. Commission members and staff agreed the word "not" should be removed from the third sentence and should read as such; Sec. 106-792. Large lot residential lots. In case of large lot residential lots, eiaht feet perimeter fences are permitted as an accessory use. In the case of lots with a front yard directly adjacent to the shoreline of Galveston Bay, four feet front yard fences are permitted parallel and adjacent to the side lot lines. However, such fences shall oot be permitted on the front lot line directly adjacent to Galveston Bay, and shall only be constituted of chain link. These exceptions do not permit structures, grading, or barrier hedges. 8. Administrative Reports Planning Director, Tim Tietjens gave administrative reports. 1. The original tanks that were underground at Town Plaza have been removed. The grading is complete and the pillars are now in. 2. The Gateway project is ongoing; 70% drawings completed. 3. Council authorized the purchase of additional Holiday decorations for Main Street this fall. 4. The Governor has signed a bill which when finalized would transfer maintenance responsibility of Main Street to the City.