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<br />MEMORANDUM <br />• October 7, 1980 <br />T0: Mayor and City Council <br />FROM: Planning & Zoning <br />• <br />SUBJECT: Request to Rezone 4.562 Acre Tract from Commercial <br />to Industrial - Marco Equipment Rentals, Inc., <br />Robert Weathersby <br />Mr. Weathersby's tract of land faces Fairmont Parkway, and <br />is presently surrounded by industrially-zoned property. Mr. <br />Weathersby has operated a heavy equipment rental company for two <br />years at this site. That particular use is not in compliance <br />with our present zoning ordinance (13-301(56), p. 22). <br />Mr. Weathersby's purpose in requesting rezoning is to lease <br />part of the property to an oil well servicing company which would <br />store explosives and radio-active materials on the site. He and <br />representatives of the Schlumberger Corporation have met with <br />David Paulissen (Code Enforcement) and Paul Hickenbottom (Fire <br />Marshal) to discuss possible problems resulting from their use. <br />Correspondence from Hickenbottom and Paulissen indcates that the <br />use would fall within the Code of the City of La Porte. <br />• The lease in question is contingent upon re-zoning of the <br />property. Such future use is not considered applicable to the <br />request for rezoning. P & Z agrees that the property should be <br />classified as light industrial, and has so recommended in the <br />preliminary zoning map. The use intended by Schlumberger would <br />fit into a light industrial classification. <br />P & Z commends Mr. Weathersby for his openness in such <br />request. We hereby request a joint public hearing to consider <br />the request. Our preliminary recommendation is that the property <br />be rezoned to industrial. <br />Respectfully, <br />Pat Muston, Chairman <br />PM/cb <br /> <br />