07-22-19 Regular Meeting of the La Porte City Council

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City of La Porte Special Conditional Use Permit #19-91000004 This permit is issued to: Port of Houston Authority Owner or Agent P.O. Box 2562 Houston, TX 77252 Address For Development of: Port of Houston Authority Pre-check truck facility Development Name 900 E Address Legal Description: 20.769 acre tract being legally described as Reserve A, Block 1, Port of Houston Authority, La Porte, Harris County, Texas. of the Johnson Hunter League, A-35 City of La Porte, Harris County, Texas. Zoning: Planned Unit Development (PUD) Use: Pre-check truck facility Permit Conditions: 1. Adhere to the terms of the Property Owners Value Assurance Program (as described in Exhibit F-1). 2. Sign an interlocal agreement with the City of La Porte regarding the Property Owners Value Assurance Program. 3. Comply with the General Plan approved by the City as shown in the attached Exhibit F-2 approved by the Planning and Zoning Commission. 4. Ensure that at least 30 percent of the property consists of landscaping and/or screening which shall include landscaped ponds (either dry or wet) with native grasses at completion of the project. 5. Provide detailed landscape and screening plans during site plan submittal. Allow existing trees and shrubs exterior to the sound wall to remain as natural buffer. Provide plantings of trees and shrubs. ponds with native grasses and planting of drought-tolerant trees along the boulevard R.O.W., which provides for one year of established watering. 6. Provide an irrigation system to ensure that all landscaping and screening is properly maintained by the owner/developer. 7. Erect a sound wall constructed with a texture to decrease the likelihood of graffiti and to increase the likelihood that vines/greenery will attach to the wall. 8. Adhere to the provisions and details shown in facilities lighting plan. Ensuring that all illumination occurs on site and does not affect nearby residences. The revised lighting plan shall adhere to the requirements of applicable City Ordinances. 9. Enhance the building façade so that it is architecturally and aesthetically pleasing. The Planning and Zoning Commission must approve the design new building and canopies. 10. Prohibit the overnight parking of trucks at the facility between 6 pm and 6 am. 11. Hours of operation shall be no earlier than 7 am and no later than11 pm. 12. Pay the public hearing costs. 13. Comply with all other applicable laws and ordinances of the City of La Porte and the State of Texas. Failure to begin construction within 12 months after issuance or as scheduled under the terms of a special conditional use permit shall void the permit as approved, except upon an extension of time granted after application to the Planning and Zoning Commission. If construction is terminated after completion of any stage and there is ample evidence that further development is not contemplated, the ordinance establishing such special conditional use permit may be rescinded by the City Council, upon its own motion or upon the recommendation of the Planning and Zoning Commission of the City of La Porte, and the previous zoning of the entire tract shall be in full effect on the portion which is undeveloped. Validation Date: Director of Planning City Secretary