10-20-1994 Public Hearing and Regular Meeting of the La Porte Planning and Zoning Commission

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• • • Staff Report October 20, 1994 Spenwick Place, Section I Replat Request Item No. IV on the agenda is to consider a replat of Lot 129; Block 9 of Spenwick Place, Section One. This subdivision was platted in March of 1953 and was part of the Collegeview Municipal Utility District at that time. The area was annexed by the City of La Porte in 1984. The owner has proposed the replat in order to subdivide one large lot into two. The existing lot contains 13,992.93 sq ft, which greatly exceeds the City of La Porte minimum lot size requirements for single family residential. The proposed lots will still exceed the City's size requirements and allow construction of two homes instead of one. • The City's Development Ordinance No. 1444 and State Law allows for a replat or resubdivision of a recorded subdivision plat, or a portion thereof, but M without vacation of the immediate previous plat and is hereby expressly authorized to be recorded and shall be deemed valid and controlling when: a. It has been signed and acknowledged by only the owners of the particular property which is being replatted or resubdivided. b. It does not attempt to alter, amend or remove any covenants and restrictions. c. There is compliance, when applicable, with Section 212.014 and 212.015 of V.T.C.A. local government codes. d. It has been approved by the Commission after being prepared and filed as though it were an original plat as specified in Section 4.04 of the Ordinance; and e. All expenses incurred by the City or the subdivider in the Replat process shall be borne by the subdivider, including costs of notice of public hearing. The Commission may within thirty (30) calendar days of the filing date, take • one of the following actions.