07-15-1999 Regular Meeting and Public Hearing of the La Porte Planning and Zoning Commission

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• 11 Staff Report Bayou Forest Apartments August 19,1999 Location: A 107 acres tract out of the W.P.Han is Survey, Abstract No. A-30, Harris County, Texas. The property is located at the corner of Hwy. 146 and McCabe Road (Exhibit A). 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, zoning classification was assigned to the various tracts and subdivision (Ordinance 1501-J). The zoning designation assigned to the tract in question was P.U.D. On July 15, 1993, La Porte Planning and Zoning Commission considered approval of rezone request #R93-001 for 100.6034 acres 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 goals & objectives of the Comprehensive Plan. The rezoning was requested in conjunction with the submittal of a General Plan for development of a single-family subdivision and a small commercial area. On April 21, 1994, the Planning and Zoning Commission was again asked to look at this tract. The property owners had re-evaluated their development options and asked to rezone of a portion of R-1 property (17 acres) to P.U.D. which opens the possibility of placing Mid to Higher Density Residential (apartments). The rezone request #R94-001 asked that a 17 acres tract be rezoned from R-1 to P.U.D. The rest of the tract would be composed of 83.59 acres zoned R-1 and 6.7526 acres zoned NC. The Commission recommended approval to the City Council. On May 23, 1994, City Council passed and approved Ordinance 1501-R, which authorized the P.U.D. zoning of new 17 acres tract.