05-15-1997 Workshop Meeting, Regular Meeting, and Public Hearing of the La Porte Planning and Zoning Commission

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e e Staff Report June 19, 1997 Rezone Zone Request #97-003 ReQuested for: A 16.6392 acre tract of land out of Tract 712, and 713 La Porte Outlots. The property in question is located on Fainnont Parkway west of Pecan Crossing and east of the Canada street r-o-w. Current Zonim!:: R2 ReQuested Zonine CR- Staff Recommends Planned Unit Development with a SCUP. ReQuested by: Sverker Mejstedt 1518 Wynfield Deer Park, Tx 77536 Backeround: The applicant seeks to have a zone change for 16.6 acres to build a golf driving range which is not allowed in a Residential District. Enclosed are the preliminary plans of the developer. A Golf Driving Range is conditional in a CR District and would allow many other types of development. The proximity to residential areas and the Fairmont Parkway location warrants greater control on the development impacting this area for various. public safety concerns, including traffic, noise, etc. Analvsis: An intra-district P.UD. is simply a P.UD. development located in a district zoned something other than P.UD. When considering an intra-district P.UD., adherence to perfonnance standards is one of the primary concerns. Using this request as an example, the proposed facility has an assigned SIC use code of 7999. This use code is listed as conditional in C-R zones and not permitted in R-2 zones. The tract in question is zoned R-2. As an intra-district P.U.D., the issue is not whether the use is allowed in an R-2 zone, but rather, will the specific facility being proposed conform with performance standards applicable within R-2 zones. In addition to perfonnance standards there are a number of development standards that are specified by the Zoning Ordinance, These standards are applicable to all P.UD. developments. Discussion of these issues follows: