10-13-08 Drainage and Flooding Committee minutes

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k lot z 4~. ass 0 cia t e s SECTION 2 DRAINAGE AND FLOODING CONDITIONS 2.1 Background Information The City lies entirely within Harris County, Texas, and encompasses approximately 19.7 square miles. It is located on the extreme east side of Harris County on the shores of Galveston Bay (see Exhibit 2-1). The City is bounded by the City of Deer Park on the west, the east-west State Highway 225 on the north, and the community of Shore Acres and properties of the Port of Houston on the south. State Highway 146, extending in a generally north-south direction approximately bisects the City. Key thoroughfares in addition to State Highways 225 and 146 are Fairmont Parkway, Spencer Highway-Main Street, and Broadway (see Exhibit 2-1). The City has a mixture of residential, industrial and commercial land uses. The area between Fairmont Parkway and Spencer Highway is composed primarily of small residential lots. Areas north of Spencer Highway have not only typical residential medium to small lot developments (with lots commonly in the range of 0.15 to 0.25 acres) but also some large rural lot residential areas (with lot sizes typically in the 3 to 5 acre range). Areas east of SH 146 include residential lot developments, commercial areas, and industrial areas. 2.1.1 Land Use The City has a wide variety of land use: rural, urban, industrial, and commercial. Exhibit 2-2 shows an aerial of the City. The City area lying east of SH 146 and adjacent to Galveston Bay, often referred to as "Old La Porte," is predominately residential and commercial land. The southwest side of the City east of Sens Road is predominately residential. The northern side of the City is an industrial area composed of primarily 2-1 Klotz Associates Project No. 0127.008.000 January 2009 La Porte Citywide Drainage Study City of La Porte