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Staff Report Preliminary Plat June 19, 2003 <br />Sens Road Business Industrial Park <br />Property Owner: <br />ADD~iCa~t: <br />Location• <br />Sens Road Properties, Ltd. <br />c% Joe Verdall <br />H. Carlos Smith <br />2220 Sens Road <br />Legal Description: A 37.8 acres of land, being TR 8 as 21.21 acres and TR 3A as 16.6 acres, <br />out of the Enoch Brinson Survey, Abstract 5, Harris County, Texas and <br />further descn`bed in the deed recorded in the Hams County Clerk's File No. <br />V384795, LaPorte, Harris County, Texas. <br />Present Zoning: Business Industrial (Bn & Light Industrial (LI) <br />Land Use: Commercial/Industrial <br />Background: Applicatrt is platting 37.8 acres of land into 3 Blocks, 151ots, and 1 Reserve <br />for a Business Industrial Park along Sens Road in the City of La Porte. The <br />Planning and Zoning Commission; during its May 15, 2003 meeting, <br />considered the preliminary plat and approved subject to the condition that a <br />20' wide future ROW easement should be dedicated to the City of La Porte. . <br />The applicant made the required changes on the preliminary. plat and <br />resubmitted it for the Commission's consideration. <br />Analysis: Owner/Developer plans to develop the tract for industrial uses. The <br />developer will construct streets and a storm drainage/detention system that <br />will connect with the regional systems in accordance with the policies of the <br />City and Harris County Flood Control District. In addition, staff reviewed <br />the following elements of the Comprehensive Plan in relation to the <br />applicant's proposed development. . <br />Land Use: The City's Land Use Plan indicates this area envisioned as <br />developing commercial industrial uses. The zoning and use of the nearby <br />properties is also commercial and industrial in nature. The current land use <br />and development pattern conforms to the proposed use. Furthermore, the <br />development within the subject tract should not have any adverse impact <br />on the surrounding area. <br />Streets: The plat shows a U-shaped park with a proposed streets right-of- <br />way of 60'. All streets within this subdivision are classified as collector <br />streets with a 60/32 designation (right-of-way/pavement width). The <br />primary function of these streets is to provide access to the proposed <br />business park predominantly used by heavy truck traffic; therefore, these <br />.~~~~ <br />