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<br />e <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />Rezone Request R89-005 <br /> <br />Page 4 <br /> <br />an emergence of development patterns unforseen by the <br />Comprehensive Plan. These changes have come in the form of the <br />increased activity and the current $80 million expansion of the <br />Port of Houston's Barbour's Cut Terminal. <br />The increased Port activity has had the effect of increasing <br />demand for property on which to develop port related business. <br />It has also decreased the likelihood of viable residential <br />neighborhoods or General Commercial centers developing in the <br />area under consideration. <br />Ready access to Barbour's Cut Blvd. and the presence of an <br />existing railroad R.O.W. both serve to make the tract in question <br />attractive and suitable for Business Industrial type development. <br />The applicant's reasoning regarding this tract appears to be <br />sound and worthy of careful consideration by the Commission. <br />If this rezoning is granted, North Broadway will become the <br />line of demarcation between Industrial and (to the west) non <br />industrial uses. The General Commercial zone which runs along <br />East Main will act as a buffer for the residential neighborhoods <br />located to the south. <br />It appears, that with proper property controls in place, <br />B.I. type development may well be the highest and best use of <br />land in this area. Duel however, to the potential scope of <br />development in this area and the close proximity of residential <br />neighborhoods, B.I. zoning may not be the most appropriate zoning <br />designation for this tract. A zoning designation of P.U.D. with <br />