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<br />REVISED DRAFT MARCH 23, 2012 <br />To address future drainage problems, the plan discussed two <br />Spencer Landing Joint Use Park <br />common approaches: on-site detention and regional detention. <br />and Detention <br />While there are benefits and costs for each, consideration <br />shouldmust be given to the fact that the City has a finite area <br />remaining for both physical and economic development purposes. <br />When regional detention is used, it creates multiple opportunities. <br />First, it lessens the amount of land needed to be set aside on each <br />individual site and maximizes the amount of land that is available for <br />taxable purposes, e.g., residences and businesses. When there is <br />plenty of land left to develop, this may not seem as important. <br /> <br />Spencer Landing Park is one the <br />However, when there is limited land left to develop, i.e., the limited <br />infill areas remaining in La Porte, it becomes increasingly important. <br />park system and it serves a dual <br />Indeed, many of the remaining infill lands may be undeveloped <br />purpose of providing both regional <br />because they are constrained in one form or another, e.g., limited <br />detention and passive and active <br />size, presence of floodplain, incompatibility with adjacent property, <br />recreation. <br />etc. So there may be mutual benefit to multiple property owners to <br />pursue regional detention options. Second, regional detention <br />Source: Kendig Keast Collaborative <br />provides opportunity for the joint purpose of detention and active <br />and passive recreation. Coincidentally, the Citywide Drainage Study identifies <br />regional detention lo <br />coincide with or abut areas of park need as identified in Map 2.5, <br />Brookglen Regional Detention <br />WĂƌŬ^LJƐƚĞŵWůĂŶ. Coordinating regional detention efforts with park <br />expansion efforts would be a good way to improve flood control and <br />maximi <br />same time. <br /> <br />Finally, although the Citywide Drainage Study did not specifically <br />identify buy-outs of flood prone homes, it did recognize that some <br />buy-out may be necessary in the future. Currently, HCFCD has been <br /> <br />working in collaboration with willing home-owners to buy-out some <br />of the most flood prone homes in the Brookglen Subdivision. <br /> <br />However the City chooses to mitigate increased drainage stemming <br />from future development, i.e., on-site, regional, or a combination of <br />both, it is recommended that it be designed and constructed to <br />combine functionality with the cross purpose of creating an <br /> <br />attractive and sustainable public amenity that provides citizens with <br />The Brookglen Detention Ponds, <br />accessible opportunities for active and passive recreation, <br />which are currently under <br />particularly trails. <br />construction, are a good example of <br /> <br />an after-the-fact retrofit to solve <br />Key Planning Considerations <br />existing drainage problems within <br />Key planning considerations regarding the planning needs to improve <br />the City. <br /> <br />flood control and drainage, include: <br />Source: Kendig Keast Collaborative <br />1)Implementing the recommendations of the Citywide <br /> <br />Drainage Study so that it leads to actionable results. <br />3.4 <br /> <br /> <br />Chapter 3 <br /> <br />