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Staff Report November 17, 2011 Port of Houston Authority Special Conditional Use Permit #11-91000006 Requested By: Port of Houston Authority c/o Jim Bielstein, P.E. Requested For: Approval of amended Special Conditional Use Pen -nit. This request is an amendment to the existing SCUP403-001 approved for this site. Legal Description: 20.769 acres of land described as lots 17-32 of block 438, lots 1-32 of block 439 and adjoining alley, lots 1-16 of block 974, lots 1-32 of blocks 975 thri 978, lots 1-16 of block 979, and adjoining alleys within these blocks, and portions of loth, llth, and 12th Avenues, Brownell, Nugent, Holmes, and Carroll Streets, Johnson Hunter Survey, Abstract 35, La Porte, Harris County, Texas. Location: 600 E. Barbour's Cut Boulevard Present Zoning: Planned Unit Development (PUD) Land Use Map: Commercial / Industrial Background: This site consists of 20.7 acres located along East Barbour's Cut Boulevard. The City limits of La Porte run parallel to the property line along Barbour's Cut Boulevard. The Port of Houston Authority's container facilities are located to the north of this property across Barbour's Cut Boulevard. At the site in question, the Port of Houston Authority has developed a trick pre - check facility with a combined total of 14 trick lanes. The facility has two entry points and an exit gate along Barbour's Cut Boulevard. Development in the PUD zone requires approval of a General Plan with a Special Conditional Use Permit (SCUP) and a Major Development Site Plan. The historical timeline of the project is as follow: • Presentation by POHA at the Planning and Zoning Commission Meeting on April 17, 2003. • Special Conditional Use Permit (SCU 03-001) request submitted April 23, 2003. • Planning and Zoning Commission held a Public Hearing on May 15, 2003, and recommended approval of a General Plan and Special Conditional Use Permit 4SCU03-001. • Presentation by POHA at workshop meeting of City Council on May 19, 2003. • City Council considered the Ordinance 1501-ZZ for approving SCUP and General Plan at the August 11, 2003, meeting. • Major Development Site Plan was approved on January 15, 2004, with the condition that a subdivision plat for the entire 20.7-acre tract shall be submitted for approval by the City before filing with the Harris County.