2000-04-10 Regular Meeting and Public Hearing

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REQUEt FOR CITY COUNCIL AGE~A ITEM Agenda Date Requested: April 10, 2000 Requested By: Doug Kneupper Report Department: Resolution Planning XXX Ordinance Exhibits: 1. Ordinance 1501- 2. Figures Summary & Recommendation The Planning and Zoning Commission, during its March 16, 2000, meeting held a public hearing to receive citizen comments regarding the Rezone Request #R99-005. The joint request submitted by Ms. Zelda Wright and Mr. Eddie Gray, seeks to rezone parts of Tract 8A, 8C and 8E, BLK 2 of the W.J. Payne Survey; part of Tracts 8A and 9A, of the W.J. Payne Survey The Property is located in the 10000 Block of West Main Street (Spencer. Highway). The applicants are seeking a zone change to allow construction of a building and additional parking for the expansion of an existing business, Two Cajuns Cafe. The Requested zone change is from High Density Residential (R-3) to General Commercial(GC). The site under consideration comprises 5.08 acres, which includes the La Petite Academy, and Two Cajuns care and an undeveloped parcel. This site is currently zoned R-3. The surrounding area is comprised of apartments to the west undeveloped land to the north, residential to the ~ and south. The Two Cajuns Cafe is a nonconforming use and the proposed expansion of the restaurant is prohibited under Section 106-263 of the Code of Ordinance under its current zoning of Residential (R-3). Before any expansion of the restaurant occurs, the site must be rezoned to General Commercial (GC), where restaurant is a permitted use. The effect of the change in zoning from R-3 to GC should not have an adverse impact upon the infrastructure. The overall impact on public services should be minimal. Spencer Highway, a major thoroughfare should have the additional capacity to aCcOinmodate the traffic generated by the restaurant. The impact upon the public health, safety, and welfare of the City will be minimal. The zone change from R-3 to GC would fit into the character of the local area. A restaurant and other possible uses that are allowed in a GC district would be compatible in an area that includes a mixture of single fiunily, apartment and other. commercial uses. The proposed zoning change would be in character with the current land use plan, which calls for either commercial or high-density residential land use for the site under consideration. Action Reauired bv Council: Consider approval of an ordinance rezoning parts of Tract 8A, 8C, and 8E, BLK 2 of the W.J. Payne Survey; part of Tracts 8A and 9A, of the W.J. Payne Survey. Located in the 10000 Block of West Main Street La Porte, Harris County, Texas from High Density Residential (R-3) to General Commercial (GC). "fo11..~ J.f - ls, - 2 0(;)0 Date