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 4 August 11 & 12, 2008 8. Council to consider approval or other action regarding Ordinance 1501-G6. Assistant City Attorney Clark Askins read Ordinance 1501-G6, AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE, CHAPTER 106, MORE COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE, BY CHANGING THE ZONING CLASSIFICATION FROM GENERAL COMMERCIAL AND LARGE LOT RESIDENTIAL TO PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT AS REQUESTED FOR 21.289 ACRE TRACT OF LAND DESCRIBED AS LOTS 367,368,369A AND 370, LA PORTE OUTLOTS (VOLUME 61, PAGE 374 AS PER H.C.D.R.) BEING SITUATED IN THE ENOCH BRINSON SURVEY, ABSTRACT NO. 5 AND N. CLOPPER SURVEY, ABSTRACT NO. 198, CITY OF LA PORTE, HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS, LOCATED AT 1241 UNDERWOOD ROAD; 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 Malone to deny the rezoning request. Seconded by Councilmember Mosteit. Motion carried. Ayes: Mosteit, Clausen, Rigby, Moser, Malone, Engelken, Ebow and Porter. Nays: Black Abstain: None Absent: None 9. Public Hearing - Council to consider recommendation of Planning and Zoning Commission regarding Special Conditional Use Permit (SCUP) Request#SCU08-004 for a 21.289 acre tract of land described as lots 367,368,369A and 370, La Porte Outlots, at 1241 Underwood Road, for exterior material storage and operation of lay down yard in PUD Zone. On advice of the City Attorney, the public hearing was dismissed by the City Council and not held due to the action taken on item 8 to deny the rezoning request for the same property. 10. Council to consider approval or other action regarding Ordinance 1501-H6. On advice of the City Attorney, consideration of the ordinance was dismissed by the City Council and not held due to the action taken on item 8 to deny the rezoning request for the same property. 11. Public Hearing-Council to consider recommendations of Planning and Zoning Commission to approve Special Conditional Use Permit(SCUP) Request#SCU08-005 for a 10.64 acre tract being Reserve D out of±207 acres of land located along Old Underwood Road south of State Highway 225, for development of office/warehouse facility in PUD Zone. Open Public Hearing — Mayor Porter opened the Public Hearing at 7:04 p.m.