Planning & Zoning Commission
<br />September 19, 2013
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<br />parcel is located in the industrial zone in which there is an observed FAR of 0.10 (ratio of usable employment
<br />space built to land area built upon) for an industrial uses.
<br />Employment Capacity = 3.5 x 0.10 x 43560 / 1000=15employees
<br />Source: Employment Density Study, Snohomish County 2007 Buildable Land Project
<br />Employment Density:
<br />Employment Density for various Logistics MarketSegments is shown in the table below:
<br />Market SegmentEmployee Density (jobs/acre)
<br />Light Warehousing27
<br />Industrial Park20
<br />Light Industrial, Heavy Warehousing16
<br />Intermodal/Trucking Terminal2
<br />Source: EconomicEffects of the logistics Initiative,HDR/HLB Decision Economics, Inc. January 2006
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<br />Staff’s research of existing facilities in La Porte is as follows
<br />Existing Truck Terminal Statistics
<br />Name/AddressArea (sq.ft.)Building (sq.ft.)FARImprovement Value
<br />($)
<br />POHA-401 North L Street449,53922,8000.050
<br />Texas Transload & Log. –300 North J Street458,68620,0000.04323,213
<br />Gulfwinds –100 North Broadway236,79200
<br />Gulfwinds –110 North Broadway65,62300
<br />Overland Express –100A North Broadway28,12500
<br />Old Landfill Site –901 North Broadway2,078,20200
<br />Frontier Port Prop. –801 North Broadway287,55013,7250.048162,411
<br />Frontier Port Prop. –701 North Broadway105,6243,4200.03239,648
<br />Joseph Cunningham –910 SH 146 N353,70720,1000.056350,866
<br />All American Rigging Co. –2205 SH 146 N119,79000
<br />A&J Leasing Co. 1901 SH 146 166,3995,6200.033300,314
<br />Dragon Products –201 Strang Road142,7551,2500.008
<br />GIS –101 Strang Road435,6007,2540.016347,297
<br />J&S Services –1728 Old La Porte Road110,49800
<br />Tiger Industrial –12803 SH 225193,27500
<br />Crenshaw Dev. –500 North ‘E’ Street100,0001,4500.014537,986
<br />Gus Brieden –1701 North 17 th Street100,00000
<br />Buzbee –326 S. 16 th Street200,0005,0000.025206,800
<br />HTI –502 S. 16 th Street236,80010,0700.042479,149
<br />Core Trucking –501 S. 16 th St.54,0001,5040.028
<br />Average Building/Improvement Value for Trucking Terminals/Yards= $ 0.96/s.f.
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