08-25-08 Regular Meeting of the La Porte City Council

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Special Called Regular Meeting, Public Hearings and Budget Workshop Meeting 3 August 11 & 12, 2008 RECOVERY CENTER AT 942 SOUTH 14TH STREET IN A LIGHT INDUSTRIAL (LI) ZONE; MAKING CERTAIN FINDINGS OF FACT RELATED TO THE SUBJECT; FINDING COMPLIANCE WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS LAW; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF; Motion was made by Councilmember Engelken to approve Ordinance 1501-F6 and Special Conditional Use Permit SCU08-003 as presented by Mr. Tietjens. Councilmember Malone seconded the motion. Motion carried. Ayes: Mosteit, Clausen, Rigby, Moser, Black, Malone, Engelken, Ebow and Porter. Nays: None Abstain: None Absent: None 7. Public Hearing —Council to consider recommendation of Planning and Zoning Commission regarding Rezone Request#R08-001, for rezone of a 21.289 tract of land described as Lots 367, 368, 369A and 370, La Porte Outlots, at 1241 Underwood Road from General Commercial (GC) and Large Lot Residential (LL) to Planned Unit Development(PUD). Open Public Hearing —Mayor Porter opened the Public Hearing at 6:26 p.m. Planning Director Tim Tietjens presented summary and recommendations and answered Council's questions. Public Input—The following citizens addressed City Council: Johnny Wehba—9915 N. P Street—informed Council of his concerns with flooding. He is not in favor of request unless flooding issues are resolved Denny Beecham—9823 N. Ave. P. —read a letter from another resident expressing concerns with the SCUP request. Property owners are concerned with a loss of property values, noise, drainage and aesthetics. Mary Cummings—9822 North P. —informed Council she is not in favor of this request. Roy Fuller—9919 N. P. —spoke in favor of the request. Marcus Deal—of Shaw Maintenance, Inc. — 1241 Underwood Rd. —explained the company's reason for the request and encouraged Council to approve. He noted the expansion was for storage and a lay down yard. Recommendation of Planning and Zoning Commission —City Council to consider approval of Rezone Request#R08-001, rezoning the reference property from General Commercial (GC) and Large Lot Residential (LL) to Planned Unit Development(PUD) The Public Hearing was closed at 6:58 p.m.