02-27-17 Regular Meeting of the La Porte City Council

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The proposed SCUP outlines land uses permitted with reference to the La Porte Town Center General Plan, which was approved by the Planning and Zoning Commission at the January 31, 2017, special meeting. There are uses permitted in the GC, General Commercial, District that have been excluded from this proposed development, which generally are those more intense commercial uses. The Planning and Zoning Commission conducted a public hearing at the January 19, 2017, meeting concerning this request. The Commission voted to table the item in order to allow for more time to review the proposal. A special meeting of the Planning and Zoning Commission was held on January 31, 2017 to discuss the tabled item. At that meeting, the commission voted to unanimously recommend approval of the proposed SCUP subject to the following conditions: 1.A site development plan shall be submitted in accordance with applicable requirements of the City of La Porte’s Development Ordinance and shall comply with all provisions of Chapter 106, “Zoning” of the City’s Code of Ordinances and all other department reviews and applicable laws and ordinances of the City of La Porte and the State of Texas. 2.All buildings shall meet or exceed the Design Standards outlined in Article IX, Chapter 106 of the Code of Ordinances. 3.Land uses permitted in accordance with the La Porte Town Center General Plan, as may be amended from time-to-time. Any modifications to the approved General Plan require approval by the Planning and Zoning Commission in accordance with the city’s Development Ordinance. 4.Land uses permitted in the commercial area (all areas excluding residential land uses) shall be in accordance with the uses permitted in Chapter 106, Zoning, of the city’s Code of Ordinances Use Chart under GC (General Commercial) at the effective date of this SCUP, excluding the following uses: a.Automobile repair and maintenance (811111-811198); b.Construction, Mining and Forestry Machinery and Equipment Rental and Leasing (532412); c.Office Machinery and Equipment Rental and Leasing (532420); d.Other Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment Rental and Leasing (532490); e.Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation (485111-485999); f.Motor Vehicle Parts and Dealers (441110-441228); g.Furniture and Related Product Manufacturing (337110-337122); h.Construction of Buildings (236115-236118); i.Contractors (238110-238390). 5.The commercial area shall be developed in accordance with the requirements for the General Commercial zone district. However, if the developer desires to subdivide the commercial area, then setbacks shall be as follows: external property line adjacent to Highway 146 – 25 feet; external property line adjacent to north and south public right-of-way – 10 feet; internal property lines – 0 feet. 6.The residential land uses identified in the General Plan as “Townhouse” shall be constructed in accordance with the requirements outlined in Section 106-333 of the Code of Ordinances and applicable building code requirements and shall be limited to townhouse development only – not multifamily apartments or condominiums. The townhouse development may exceed the (12) twelve unit maximum for attached units and front setbacks for the townhouse development shall be permitted at a minimum of 5 feet from the front property line. 7.Additionally, the “Live-Work” units are permitted and shall comply with applicable setbacks that would be required for buildings in the Main Street Overlay District. If an attached garage is provided, then the rear setback for the building shall be 5 feet.