07-21-1998 Regular Meeting and Public Hearing of the La Porte Planning and Zoning Commission

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Staff Report Tezas Import/Export Park, Phase I August 20,1998 Special Conditional Use Permit #98-001 Request: Special Conditional Use Permit Request #98-001 Proposed Development within a Planned Unit Development (PUD) Zone Reauested Bv: La Porte 81, Ltd., La Porte 82, Ltd., La Porte 115, Ltd., by Stuart Haynsworth, General Partner. Reauested For: Approximately 103 acres out of a 342.262 acre tract in the Geo B. McKinstry, A-47; Wm. P. Harris Survey, A-30; Johnson Hunter Survey, A- 35 City of La Porte, Harris County, Texas. The property is located in the 2000 Block of Powell Road (So. 16~' Street). Present Zoning: Planned Unit Development (PUD) Requested Use: Industrial, Commercial and Multi-Family Residential Background: Texas Import/Export Park is a proposed industrial, commercial and multi- family residential development to be located in an area south of Fairmont Parkway, north of McCabe Road and between existing Southern Pacific railroad tracks and State Highway 146 South. As part of a Planned Unit Development (PUD), the applicant is responsible for submitting a Special Conditional Use Permit (SCUP) Request and a General Plan. The SCUP request and General Plan have been submitted by the applicant. Staff has added the SCUP request to the Agenda as a discussion item only, to ensure the Commission and staff have ample time to address issues. This early review of the SCUP and General Plan Sketch will allow the applicant to make any changes and provide the Commission with all requested information. When the SCUP request is added to the Agenda as an action item, the General Plan will be added as well. This will allow them to be processed simultaneously as described in Sect. 106-659 of the City's Code of Ordinances. Analysis: After discussions with the applicant and staff's review of the General Plan, there are a few issues which will need to be addressed. These issues are shown below: Land Use ^ The City's Land Use Map has been reviewed and staff finds the proposed uses, shown on the General Plan, are similar to the City's Land Use Map. ^ The General Plan identifies all proposed uses and zones for each phase of this project.