01-17-13 Regular Meeting and Workshop of the La Porte Planning and Zoning Commission

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Planning and Zoning Commission Minutes of January 17, 2013 Commissioners Present: Richard Warren, Helen LaCour, Phillip Hoot, Mark Follis, Doretta Finch, Les Bird, and Hal Lawler Commissioners Absent: Danny Earp and Lou Ann Martin City Staff Present: City Planner Masood Malik, City Engineer Julian Garza, Assistant City Attorney Clark Askins, and Office Coordinator Peggy Lee 1. Call to order. Meeting called to order by Chairman Hal Lawler at 6:01 p.m. 2. Roll Call of Members. Commissioners Warren, LaCour, Hoot, Follis, Finch, Bird, and Lawler were present for roll call. 3. Consider approval of November 15, 2012, meeting minutes. Motion by Commissioner Bird to approve the November 15, 2012, meeting minutes. Second by Commissioner Hoot. Motion carried. Ayes: Commissioners Warren, LaCour, Hoot, Follis, Finch, Bird, and Lawler Nays: None 4. Open Workshop to discuss Planning and Zoning Commission Subcommittee's recommended options for amendments to Dust Free Surface regulations. Chairman Lawler opened the workshop at 6:02 p.m. City Engineer Julian Garza presented a summary of the subcommittee's recommended options for amending the ordinances pertaining to dust free surfacing. Commissioners offered suggestions for clarification, which are reflected below: • With the various land use possibilities in a Planned Unit Development (PUD), the underlying land use will be applicable, unless the actual use is greater than the underlying use, in which case the strictest use would apply. • Continue to allow storage areas to be grassed to control dust if behind the fenced area, graded to drain, and access is limited. • Redevelopment of a property, in this case the area shown on a site plan that is being redeveloped, would require meeting the proposed dust free ordinance conditions, excluding residential development. • Proposed minimum design standards for GC and Industrial zones, TXDOT Spec 300 - specify exact section from TXDOT code that applies to the chip seal application. • Eliminate references to Enviroguard and replace with TXDOT specifications for application. • Be consistent with references to lay down yards and storage areas.