02-18-10 Special Called Meeting and Public Hearings of the La Porte Planning and Zoning Commission

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Planning and Zoning Commission Minutes of February 18, 2010 Page 3 of 4 and slabs. Staff recommends elevating the coverage criteria to a higher percentage of the lot for single-family detached from 40% to 50%. After discussion, Commission requested staff change the wording in the ordinance to read you can have 50% if it a subdivision with designated detention and 40% if you don't have designated detention. The Commission asked staff to bring back with corrections for a public hearing. C. Masood Malik, City Planner, gave staffs report on the use of Shipping Containers. As per Sect. 106- 751 of the Code of Ordinance shipping containers may be used as temporary storage facility in non- residential zoning districts. However, commercial construction such as a church in residential area may only use a shipping container as a temporary storage, which must be removed after occupancy. Tim Tieljens, Director of Planning, addressed Commission to explain the recent requests brought to staff by a number of property owners. Several property owners experienced recent Code Enforcement due to the use of containers. Staff is asking the Planning and Zoning Commission about how they feel about use of containers in a non-residential zone. The Commission recommends staff to enforce the current ordinance, which allows shipping containers only in Heavy industrial Zones. D. Masood Malik, City Planner, gave staffs report on the use of Revisions of zoning map. Our Comprehensive plan outlines goals and objectives and addresses to review zoning ordinance and zoning map on regular basis to ensure property development compatibility and to ensure continuity between these two documents. Staff has identified (6) six locations on the zoning map for Commissions consideration. 1. Rezone Block 327 from General Commercial (GC) to Business Industrial (BI). 2. Rezone La Porte Outlots located along Underwood Road, 367-370 from General Commercial (GC) and Large Lot (LL) to PUD. 3. Rezone Fairmont Park East Section 6, 7, 8, and detention area east of Driftwood from High Density Residential (R-3) to Low-Density Residential (R-1) for consistency with neighborhoods to the west. 4. Rezone portions of Spencer Landing Section 1 & 2 along Spencer Highway and Section 4 along North D Street from High Density Residential (R-3) to Low-Density Residential (R-1) for consistency with existing subdivisions. 5. Rezone portion of PPG property between Bay Area Blvd. and Harris County Flood Control Channel (A104-07) from Business Industrial (BI) & Heavy Industrial (HI) to Planned Unit Development (PUD). 6. Rezone Blocks 62-67 from Low-Density Residential (R-1) to Medium Density Residential (R-2) for future housing needs by providing a variety of housing options. Commission directs staff to bring items 3, 4, 5, & 6, back for a publiC hearing as single action item. Commission took no action on items 1 & 2. 4. Close Workshop Chairman Hal Lawler closed the Workshop at 7:35 pm. 5. Administrative Reports Tim Tieljens, Director of Planning, gave Administrative reports. Main Street Town Plaza grand opening is March 25th. 2000 ft of beach has been installed at Sylvan Beach. West side Ball field is scheduled to be open in the spring.