11-18-10 Regular Meeting and Public Hearing of the La Porte Planning and Zoning Commission

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Planning and Zoning Commission Minutes of November 18, 2010 Page 2 of 3 6. Consider recommendation to City Council regarding Special Conditional Use Permit Request #SCU10-001 for property located at 2301 Underwood Road. Motion by Kirby Linscomb to approve SCU10-001 for the property located at 2301 Underwood Road, with the 12 conditions listed by staff and the 3 conditions added by the Commission: Commission Conditions: 1. Owner shall plant Oleanders on back fence line of property. This will serve as a buffer for the resident located at 1029 Willow Creek. 2. Car stops will be installed on the property to protect the resident located at 1029 willow Creek from out of control vehicles. 3. Change the entrance to the north of the property and the exit on the south of the Property. Staff's Conditions: 1. SCU#10-001 is specifically limited to the proposed development of Beverage Mart at 2301 Underwood Road. 2. This permit does not become valid until a Certified Development Site Plan is submitted to the City; reviewed and approved in accordance with the requirements of the Development Ordinance. 3. Drainage system shall be applied in accordance with the approved site plan. 4. Parking/striping shall be removed from front to accommodate drive through vehicles. Required parking shall be provided to the south side of the property. 5. All lighting in the parking lot shall be hooded and arranged to deflect light away from the adjacent residential properties in compliance with Section 106-521 (a) of the Code of Ordinances. 6. Proper traffic control signage shall be installed at existing driveways denoting south driveway as entrance and north driveway as exit only. 7. Owner shall remove front yard fence installed illegally along the front of the property. 8. Owner shall be responsible to install sidewalk to match with the adjacent property. 9. Front and side landscape areas need to include 'Waxleaf Ligustrum' at 36" spacing. 10. All new signage shall require a separate permit from the City's Inspections Division. 11. A 1 O'utility easement along the north property line and an 8' utility easement along the east property line shall be kept clear of any gravel, asphalt and/or concrete surface. 12. The Developer shall comply with all other applicable laws and ordinances of the City of La Porte and the State of Texas .Second by Richard Warren. Motion carried. Ayes: Les Bird, Dottie Kaminski, Danny Earp, Doretta Finch, Kirby Linscomb Jr., Richard Warren, and David Janda (Alt 1). None None Nays: Abstain: 7. Open public hearing to receive public input on proposed amendments to Sections 106-62 and 106-63 of the Code of Ordinances, Chapter 106, more commonly referred to as the Zoning Ordinance of the City of La Porte, to convert the two alternate positions on the Planning and Zoning Commission to regular members. Vice Chairperson Dottie Kaminski opened the public hearing at 6:30pm.