06-20-13 Regular Meeting, Public Hearings and Workshop of the La Porte Planning and Zoning Commission

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Commissioners Present: Commissioners Absent: City Staff Present: 1. Call to order. Planning and Zoning Commission Minutes of June 20, 2013 Richard Warren, Phillip Hoot, Les Bird, Danny Earp, Lou Ann Martin, Mark Follis, and Hal Lawler Helen LaCour and Doretta Finch Planning Director Tim Tietjens, City Planner Masood Malik, Assistant City Attorney Clark Askins, and Office Coordinator Peggy Lee Meeting called to order by Chairman Hal Lawler at 6:05 p.m. 2. Roll Call of Members. Commissioners Warren, Hoot, Martin, Follis, Earp, Bird, and Lawler were present for roll call. 3. Consider approval of April 18, 2013, meeting minutes. Motion by Commissioner Martin to approve the April 18, 2013, meeting minutes. Second by Commissioner Warren. Motion carried. Ayes: Commissioners Warren, Hoot, Martin, Follis, Earp, Bird, and Lawler Nays: None 4. Open Public Hearing to receive public input on Rezone Request #12-92000001, which has been requested for 0.5280 acre tract of land located along South Broadway, further described as Lots 17 through 24, Block 1437, Town of La Porte, Johnson Hunter Survey, Abstract No. 35, La Porte, Harris County, Texas. Joe Farella c/o Monroe Properties, LLC., seeks to have this property rezoned from Low Density Residential (R-1) to High Density Residential (R-3) for proposed multi -family development. Chairman Lawler opened the public hearing at 6:08 p.m. A. Staff Presentation City Planner Masood Malik presented the staff report. The applicant has requested a 0.5280 acre tract along S. Broadway near Little Cedar Bayou be rezoned from Low Density Residential to High Density Residential for the purpose of constructing an eight - unit apartment building. Public hearing notices were mailed to five property owners located within 200' of the subject site. The City received one response in favor of the rezone.