10-16-2003 Regular Meeting and Public Hearing of the La Porte Planning and Zoning Commission

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• • #R 03-008 PBcZ 11/20/03 Page 3 of 4 Anatvsis: The City is composed of numerous types of development, which aze closely interrelated and interdependent with one another. With cazeful consideration and planning, this irnerrelationship may be beneficial to the whole community. The relationship of the applicant's proposal to the Comprehensive Plan needs to be emphasized as much as possible. In considering this request; Staff reviewed the following elements of the Comprehensive Plan. Land Use -The City's Land Use Plan indicates this azea developing with commercial and residential uses. These uses aze typically not as irnense as the industrial land use, which the applicant's request would be categorized. Conformance of a zoning request with the land use plan is one consideration among several criteria to be considered in approving or denying a rezoning application. Other criteria may include: • Chazacter of the surrounding and adjacent azeas; • Existing -use of nearby properties, .and extent to which a land use classification would be in harmony with such existing uses or the anticipated use of the properties; • Suitability of the property for the uses to which would be permissible, considering density, access and circulation, adequacy of public .facilities and services, and other considerations; _ • Extent to which the designated use of the property would harm the value of adjacent land use classifications; • Extent to which the proposed use designation would adversely affect the capacity or safety of that portion of the road network influenced by the use; • Extent to which the proposed use designation would permit excessive air pollution, water pollution, noise pollution, or other environmental harm on adjacent land use designations; and, • The gain; if any, to the public health, safety, and welfare due to the existence of the land use designation Transportation -The property in question has approximately 500 feet frontage along .Underwood Road. Any proposed expansion may increase traffic to the azea. But, Underwood Road, which -runs into Battleground Road, a primary arterial with 100-ft. right-of-way, should accommodate the traffic generated by this developmem. However, additional study would be required to determine if additional parking would be needed and to determine the extent of the increase in traffic to the site.