03-20-1997 Regular Meeting of the La Porte Planning and Zoning Commission

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• Staff Report Staff encourages the Commission to review the Background section that describes the land use/zoning history for a proposed P.U.D. development. Upon review of previous records it appears that the Commission granted the P.U.D. zone based on arguments and information supplied that implied the P.U.D. designation (and proposed apartments) would be integrally planned with the entire 107± acre tract. The staff report of April 21, 1994 indicated that a new General Plan for the entire tract would be required, If this was not the Commission's intent then we can shift focus to review of just the 17 acre P.U.D There were two items on the April 17, 1997, Agenda that related to the development of a Planned Unit Development (P.U.D.) within a P.U.D district previously approved by the Planning and Zoning Commission and City Council. To appropriately review and evaluate this P.U.D. it is important to provide a history of the Commission's previous Land Use2oning recommendations and the general plans that have been submitted. To assist the Commission and Staff in reviewing and evaluating these requests we have provided a short overview of the P.U.D. process, background on previous Land Use /Zoning actions and checklists for: Ord. Section ^ Procedure for Establishing/Developing P.U.D. 8-401 ^ Review and Evaluation Criteria 8-402 ^ Termination 8-403 ^ Subsequent Procedures 8-404 The applicant is currently in the initial phase of a Planned Unit Development where the submittals are more general in nature. After review by the Planning and Zoning Commission and approval by City Council the applicant proceeds to the subsequent phase where submissions become more specific and detailed. The following is a synopsis of the P.U.D. process. The full process, evaluation and specific requirements are in Articles 8 and 10 of the Zoning Ordinance (other sections of the Zoning Ordinance and other Ordinances and policies of the City also apply).