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PlanningandZoningCommissionRegularMeeting <br />February19,2015 <br />LouisianaChemical/QualaWashZoneChange <br />Criterion:StaffFindings: <br />AbilityofinfrastructuretosupporttheAsproposedthesubjectsitewilltieintotheexistingindustrial <br />permitteduse.developmenttothenorthandwilltieintoutilitiesonthose <br />properties,ifrequired. <br />ImpactonthevalueandpracticalityofWiththeagreementoftheapplicanttomaintainaЌЉ͸wooded <br />thesurroundinglanduses.bufferalongthesouthpropertylineandaЋЉ͸bufferalongthe <br />westperimeterofthesiteandtherequiredБ͸fencebetween <br />theparkinglotandthewoodedbuffer,theapplicanthas <br />providedmitigationintendedtominimizeanyimpacton <br />adjacentproperties. <br />ConformanceofazoningrequestwithArequesttoconsideramendingtheĭźƷǤ͸ƭlandusemapisbeing <br />thelanduseplan.presentedconcurrentlywiththisrequest.Theproposedlight <br />industrialuseisconsistentwiththeexistingusesofproperties <br />immediatelyadjacenttothenorthandeastofthesubjectsite. <br />CharacterofthesurroundingandRezoningtoLIisconsistentwiththeexistingLIzonedproperties <br />adjacentareas.tothenorthandwest.Theproposedusewillnotnegatively <br />impactthecharacterofthesurroundingarea. <br />SuitabilityofthepropertyfortheusesTheproposedrezonewouldbeconsistentintermsofdensity <br />whichwouldbepermissible,consideringwithsurroundingpropertiestothenorthandeast.The <br />ThelocationoftheF <br />density,accessandcirculation,andproposeduseisasuitableuseforthesite. <br />adequacyofpublicfacilitiesandservices.1018000drainagechanneladjacenttothewestandsouth <br />makeitdifficultforthesubjectsitetodevelopresidentially. <br />TheextenttowhichtheproposeduseTheproposedrezoningwillnotadverselyimpactthetrafficin <br />designationwouldadverselyaffectthethevicinityasaccesstothesitewillbefromOldLaPorteRoad <br />capacityorsafetyofthatportionoftheandHighway225andthroughtheLouisianaChemicaland <br />road.QualaWashproperties. <br />TheextenttowhichtheproposeduseAlthoughtheproposedusewillbringtrucktraffictothesubject <br />designationwouldcreateexcessiveairsiteandclosertosomeresidentialproperties,theapplicanthas <br />bufferalongthesouth <br />pollution,waterpollution,noiseagreedtomaintainaЌЉ͸wooded <br />pollution,orotherenvironmentalharmpropertylineandaЋЉ͸bufferalongthewestpropertylinethat <br />toadjacentproperties.willsubstantiallyminimizepollutionandotherenvironmental <br />harmtoadjacentproperties. <br />Thegain,ifany,tothepublichealth,Theproposedrezonedoesnotprovideagaintothepublic <br />safety,andwelfareoftheCity.health,safety,andwelfareoftheCity. <br />Conclusion: <br />Basedontheaboveanalysis,staffsupportstherequestbytheapplicanttorezonethe <br />subjectpropertyfromLL,LargeLotResidential,toLI,LightIndustrial.Subjecttothe <br />propertyownerestablishingandmaintainingaЌЉ͸bufferparalleltothesouthproperty <br />lineandaЋЉ͸bufferparalleltothewestpropertylineofthesubjectsitetomitigate <br />potentialimpactsoftheproposeddevelopmentontheexistinglargelotresidentialuses <br />tothesouthandwestofthesite.Theapplicanthasagreednottoremoveanyofthe <br />treesinthebufferarea. <br />4 <br /> <br />