06-17-10 Regular Meeting and Workshop of the La Porte Planning and Zoning Commission

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Planning and Zoning Commission Minutes of June 17, 2010 Page 2 of 3 · Within 30 days of the issuance of a building permit, it is to be enclosed within a building attached to the frame of the container to be tied down to the ground. · Maintenance is the sole responsibility of the owner. · Failure to comply with the permit conditions shall require compliance with the stated conditions or removal of the container from the property at the owner's expense. Staff presented a comparison with the neighboring cities regulations, i.e. Deer Park, Bay town , Pasadena, Seabrook, League City, and Texas City. Conclusion: Staff suggests that the Planning and Zoning Commission forward their official position for action by City Council on possible amendments to the Code of Ordinances. Chairman Hal Lawler asked if anyone in the audience wishes to speak. · Chuck Rosa of 812 S. Virginia, spoke in favor of the shipping containers in residential zone. · Rev. Haggerty of Jerusalem Church, located at 210 W Polk Street, requested to keep the storage container on the church property. Rev. Haggerty requested a zone change for his church to keep the storage container on church property. · Mike Jackson of 435 Baywood, Shoreacres, TX, has a business at 1300 W. Adams. Mr. Jackson explained that his business requires him to use containers. These containers are filled with equipment and are moved to job sites. His concern is that the containers are placed on his property between jobs. Mr. Jackson asked Commission to take in consideration a time line as to what is permanent. Commission agreed to take in to consideration. · Mr. & Mrs. Davis are currently working with the City staff. Mr. & Mrs. Davis recently purchased the Feed Store and are currently in process of covering a container located on the property. Mr. Davis explained to the Commission the container is a valuable part of their business. It's used to store hay and feed. The property is zoned Light industrial. · Councilman John Zemanek addressed the Commission. In Heavy Industrial you can do whatever you want with storage containers. In Light Industrial, with the current ordinance, no container is allowed what so ever. Residential, no containers what so ever. What I think staff and Council wants Planning and Zoning Commission to try is, in light industrial can they keep a container if they put a fa9ade on it. Commission discussed pre-existing & non-conforming container. If a building is grandfathered and is sold, can the new owner be considered pre-existing? Per the ordinance, the Planning Director has the authority to determine pre-existing & nonconforming status. Commission directed staff to come up with a map showing containers scattered all over the town specifically industrial zoning districts. As, they are leaning towards allowing storage containers in light industrial zoning districts. Commission also asked staff to look at the type of siding allowed. 5. Close Workshop Chairman Hal Lawler closed the workshop at 7:57 pm.