06-19-1997 Workshop Meeting, Regular Meeting, and Public Hearing of the La Porte Planning and Zoning Commission

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Staff Report Bayou Forest Apartments July 17,1997 PUD Process for Preliminary Plat Requested By: Mr. Edward Cooke and Mr. Edward Dutke, on behalf of Forest Holdings L.L.P., and Mr. Jim Clifton of Sterling Development Requested For: A 10.57 acre tract out of a 6.926 acre tract and a 100.430 acre tract out of the W. P. Harris Survey, Abst. A-30, Harris County, Texas Present Zoning: Planned Unit Development (P.U.D.) Requested Use: Planned Unit Development (P.U.D.) with an underlying land use of Mid to High Density Residential Background: The tract in question became part of the City of La Porte in December 1988. It was taken into the City as part of the annexation of the former Bayshore Municipal Utility District (Ordinance 1626). Subsequent to annexation, the City updated and amended the Comprehensive Plan in order to apply it to the newly incorporated areas. As a part of this process, permanent zoning classifications were assigned to the various tracts and subdivisions (Ordinance 1501-J). The zoning designation assigned to the tract in question was P.U.D. The assigned land use designations were Low Density Residential and Commercial. • On July 15, 1993, the Planning & Zoning Commission considered approval of Rezone Request #R93-001. The request asked for the rezoning of an 100.6034 tract to Low Density Residential (R-1) and the remaining 6.7526 acres to Neighborhood Commercial (NC). The Commission recommended approval to City Council. • On August 9, 1993, City Council passed and approved Ordinance 1501-Q which authorized the R-1 and NC zoning of the property. These designations were found to be compatible with the intent and goals of the Comprehensive Plan. The rezoning was requested in conjunction with the submittal of a General Plan (identified as Bayou Forest Phase Three —Master Plan) for development of a single family home subdivision and small commercial area.