08-24-15 Regular Meeting of La Porte City Council

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REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM Agenda Date Requested: August 24, 2015 Appropriation Requested By: E. Ensey Source of Funds: N/A Department: Planning & Development Account Number: N/A Report: Resolution: '�, Ordinance: Amount Budgeted: N/A Other: N/A Amount Requested: N/A Attachments : Budgeted Item: YES NO 1. Ordinance 2. P&Z Recommendation Letter 3. Future Land Use Plan SUMMARY & RECOMMENDATIONS At the request of the owners of Port Crossing Business Park, the Council held an executive session at the June 8, 2015 City Council meeting regarding whether or not Port Crossing is grandfathered from the 2014 Zoning Ordinance revisions due to a previously approved SCUP which specified permissible land uses. Council directed staff to facilitate the original vision for development by grandfathering the intended land uses as previously detailed in the 2006 SCUP. Although this item is not a request by the applicant, the proposed modification to the Future Land Use Plan, as adopted in the Comprehensive Plan, will accurately reflect the development that was and is intended to take place within the Port Crossing area and specifically between Highway 146 and S. 16th Street and between W. M Street and McCabe Road. The following is a summary of the proposed modifications to the Future Land Use Plan: All the parcels of land fronting on S. 16th Street have been modified from "Business Industrial' use to "Light Industrial' use. This change in land use designation will correlate with the warehousing and distribution uses that will develop on these properties. 2. The detention pond on the north portion of the development is proposed to be modified from "Business Industrial" use to "Park and Open Space" use to accommodate the existing retention pond on this site. 3. At the southern portion of the site along Highway 146, a portion of the tract is proposed to be modified from "Park and Open Space" use to "Business Industrial' use. The applicant has demonstrated that there is not a need to expand the existing detention ponds from their current size. As a result the need for this tract of land to accommodate detention is no longer necessary and the applicant is requesting consideration to allow this tract to develop with "Business Industrial" land uses. The Planning and Zoning Commission reviewed this request at the July 16, 2015 and August 6, 2015 meetings and voted to recommend approval of the proposed modifications to the Future Land Use Plan.