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Planning and Zoning Commission Regular Meeting <br />September 20, 2018 <br />SCUP 18-91000012 <br /> <br /> <br />Planning and Development Department <br />Staff Report <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />ISSUE <br /> <br />Should the Planning and Zoning Commission recommend approval of a SCUP to allow <br />for administrative offices/equipment rental operations, to locate on a 7.00 acre tract of <br />land legally described as +/- 7 Acres out of 133.93 Acre Tract in the R Pearsall Survey A- <br />265? <br /> <br />DISCUSSION <br /> <br />Location: <br />The subject site is located on the south side of Spencer Hwy. across form the City of La <br />Porte Police Station. <br /> <br />Background Information: <br />The property is currently undeveloped and is part of a larger 134 acre undeveloped <br />tract. The site was previously owned by PPG and is currently zoned Planned Unit <br />Development (PUD). Atlas Copco Rental would like to purchase the property and <br />develop it for a new headquarters. The applicant currently operates out of a facility in <br />Deer Park. They would like to relocate to this site, allowing them to continue to grow <br />their business. <br /> <br /> The newly proposed facility would include a 32,400 square foot building which would <br />be a combination of Office (16,800 sf.), Workshop (10,800sf.), and Storage for parts <br />(4,800 sf.). Additionally, there will be a storage yard for rental equipment to the south <br />with a 2,400 sf wash and test building. The wash building and storage yard will be <br />screened from view of Spencer by the proposed office/workshop building. <br /> <br />The attached Exhibit B shows the zoning of the subject property and surrounding <br />properties. The following table summarizes the surrounding zoning and land uses: <br /> <br /> Zoning Land Use <br />bƚƩƷŷ GC, General Commercial La Porte Municipal Court/Police <br />{ƚǒƷŷ PUD, Planned Unit Development Undeveloped <br />‘ĻƭƷ PUD, Planned Unit Development Undeveloped <br />9ğƭƷ GC, General Commercial Undeveloped <br />1 <br /> <br />