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PlanningandZoningCommissionRegularMeeting <br />February19,2015 <br />LouisianaChemical/QualaWashZoneChange <br />warrantconsiderationfortheproposedrezone.ThelocationoftheF1018000 <br />drainagechannellocatedparalleltothewestandsouthpropertylineofthesubject <br />siteprovideaphysicalconstraintthat,ineffect,limitsaccesstotheparcelto <br />developasalargelotresidentialuse. <br />2.Access.Althoughthesubjectsiteisadjacenttoapublicrightofwaytothewest <br />(acontinuationofBois5͸!ƩĭDrive),thatR.O.W.iscurrentlybeingutilizedasa <br />significantdrainagechannel.Becauseofthis,accesstothesitetodevelopasa <br />largelotresidentialusewouldbecostlyandverydifficult;requiringculvertingof <br />thechanneland/orconstructionofabridge.Stafffindsthataccesstothe <br />adjacentindustrialparcelstothenorthwouldbemorereasonable. <br />3.Utilities.Waterandsewerlinesarenotinthevicinityofthesubjectsite, <br />orderforthesitetodevelop <br />thereforerequiringextensionsofthoselinesin <br />residentially.Sincetheapplicanthasdirectaccesstopublicwaterandsewer <br />alongOldLaPorteRoad,theycouldtieintotheirexistingprivatesystemsif <br />utilitiesareneeded.However,inthecaseoftheproposedparkinglotexpansion, <br />therewouldbenoneedforwaterorsewerutilities. <br />4.Buffer.Theapplicanthasmetwiththesurroundingpropertyownerstodiscuss <br />theirproposalandaddressanyoftheƓĻźŭŷĬƚƩ͸ƭconcerns.Theapplicanthas <br />agreedtomaintainaЌЉ͸bufferparalleltothesouthpropertylineandaЋЉ͸ <br />buffertothewestpropertylineandnotremovetheexistingwoodedareawithin <br />thatbufferareas.Also,Section106444(a)oftheĭźƷǤ͸ƭCodeofOrdinances <br />outlinesbufferrequirementsthattheapplicantwillneedtoadheretoaspartof <br />theirdevelopment.Asaresult,theapplicantwillberequiredtoprovidean8 <br />foothighsolidwoodormasonryfencetominimizeanypotentialimpacttothe <br />existingresidential.Thelocationofthefencewillbebetweentheparkingarea <br />andthewoodedbuffer. <br />Additionally,the/źƷǤ͸ƭComprehensivePlanidentifiesanumberofitemstobe <br />consideredpriortomakinglandusedecisions.Thefollowingtablebreaksdowneach <br />itemandƭƷğŅŅ͸ƭfinding: <br />3 <br /> <br />