02-21-1991 Meeting of the Planning and Zoning Commission

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647 Shoreacres Blvd. . La Porte, Texas 77571 . (713) 471-4580 DECKER McKIM, INC., REAL TORSID January 30, 1991 RECEIVED ;2- 1- CJ /1LfJrr. COMM.DEV. Planning and Zoning Commission City of La Porte 604 West Fairmont Parkway La Porte, Texas 77571 RE: Annual Zoning Ordinance Review Dear Chairman: As an active participant in the ongoing development of La Porte, our firm would like to respectfully submit for your commission's review several guidelines within the present zoning ordinance that warrant reconsideration. We at Decker McKim, Inc., Realtors are continually contacted by both companies making initial inquiries about La Porte and companies already committed to relocating within La Porte if the right land or space is available. The majority of these companies would be classified within the industrial parameters of our present zoning ordinance. This activity has allowed us to become very familiar with the guidelines of the three industrial zones. We believe that while the Light Industrial and Heavy Industrial guidelines are practical and serve the city and new businesses well, the Business Industrial ("B-1") guidelines as they pertain to setback parameters demand your commission's attention and reconsideration. Specifically, we recommend that the B-1 setbacks be reestablished as follows: Setbacks Front - 30ft Rear - 15ft Side - 15ft The present 8-1 guidelines, in their practical effect, severely restrict development in 8-1 zones to only large tracts of land. As a result, smaller companies seeking to locate to property that happens to lie within 8-1 zoning are faced with the unfortunate choice of either moving to a less restrictive zoned property, which typically requires a larger capital expenditure, or not locating in La Porte. F8r example, consider the typical 100,000 square foot [B REALTOR- Serving the Real Estate Industry for a Quarter of a Century