11-20-2003 Regular Meeing and Public Hearing of the La Porte Planning and Zoning Commission

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Staff Report Fairmont Park East Business Park January 15, 2004 Unrestricted Reserves — Preliminary Plat Requested Bv: Eddie V. Gray, Trustee, Fairmont Park, N. Requested For: A 4.619 acre tract out of an 10.5974 acre tract (TR 32, Fairmont Park, JV.), located in the William M. Jones Survey, Abstract-482, City of La Porte, Harris County, Texas. Location: 10400 Block of W. Fairmont Parkway, at the northeast corner of Fairmont Parkway and Farrington Blvd. Present Zoning: General Commercial (GC) Background: During the March 20, 2003 public hearing for zone change request #R 03- 002, the Commission asked the Developer to consider the following items related to this project: • Incorporate additional GC tracts to rezone to R-1. This may provide better layout/design for the future residential development. • Secure controlled driveway access of GC along Fairmont Parkway. • Determine buffers and screening mechanisms to protect proposed residences from commercial developments. To accomplish the above, the Commission agreed to continue the public hearing for zone change request. The applicant owns approximately 20-acre tract or parcels of land along both sides of Farrington Blvd. The area under consideration comprises 4.619 acres of land to the east of existing commercial uses along Fairmont Parkway. The property will be identified as Fairmont Park East Business Park, Unrestricted Reserves 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6. The owner has proposed unrestricted commercial reserves for the purpose of developing commercial uses. Staff held meetings with the developer to address the above issues and secure controlled access easement along Fairmont Parkway. As directed by the Commission, the easement would provide pedestrian access to connect Big Island Slough to the Exxon -Mobil Pipeline as described in the City's pedestrian plan. These issues need to be resolved as of date. The current plan shows the building lines at 55'from the property line. Each reserve has about 125' to 150' of frontage along Fairmont Parkway. However, buffering and screening measures have not been determined.