09-21-17 Regular Meeting of the Planning and Zoning Commission

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Planning and Zoning Commission Regular Meeting September 21, 2017 SCUP #17-91000003 Planning and Development Department Staff Report ISSUE Consider a recommendation to the City Council on a request by Alan Calaway, applicant; to allow for an Indoor Gun Range and Retail Space, to locate within the La Porte Town Center SCUP, located of Tract 1L, Johnson Hunter Survey, Abstract No. 35. DISCUSSION Location: The subject site is located on the east side of State Highway 146, north of Wharton Weems Blvd. The proposed project will be located within the approved La Porte Town Center. Applicant Request: The applicant is looking to relocate their current business from Seabrook to La Porte. Plans call for a new building to be constructed on a 5 acre parcel fronting SH 146. The building will include an indoor gun range and area for retail gun sales. There is no outdoor gun range proposed nor would one be permitted. Background Information: The site is currently zoned Planned Unit Development (PUD) with an approved mixed use SCUP, La Porte Town Center. The proposed gun range will be located within an area set aside in the general plan for General Commercial (GC). The proposed development and use will be in compliance with the approved general plan. The approved SCUP states that all uses within the GC zoning district, as permitted by Chapter 106 of the City Code of Ordinances, are permitted in the GC designated areas of the La Porte Town Center as designated by the general plan. Chapter 106 requires that Shooting Ranges, located within the GC zoning district, must obtain approval of a Conditional Use Permit prior to administrative approval of any building or zoning permits. The attached Exhibit B shows the zoning of the subject property and surrounding properties. The following table summarizes the surrounding zoning and land uses: 1