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, Section Twelve January 15, 2004 Preliminary Plat Requested Action: Consideration of Preliminary Plat for Fairmont Park East, Section Twelve Requested By: Mr. Eddie V. Gray, Trustee Requested For: A 15.655 acre tract out of the William M. Jones Survey, Abstract No. 482, Harris County, Texas. Present Zoning: General Commercial (GC) Requested Use: Residential Subdivision — (Single Family Dwellings) Bacimround: The subject tracts are approximately 15.6 acres of land out of W. M. Jones Survey, A-482, LaPorte, Harris County, Texas. The property is located along both sides of Farrington Boulevard just south of Fairmont Park, Section 2. The 9.7 acre tract is bounded by single-family residential subdivision (Fairmont Park Central Section 2) on the north, commercial uses to the south along Fairmont Parkway, east with Farrington Boulevard, and adjacent to the Big Island Slough on the west. While, the 5.9 acre tract is bounded by Fairmont Park Central Section 2 to the north, adjacent to existing commercial uses and unrestricted reserves along Fairmont Parkway on the south, and west on Farrington Boulevard. The developer applied for a zone change request with the City in March, 2003. The public hearing for Rezone Request #R03-002 was continued to the next meeting of the Planning and Zoning Commission. During plan review, staff suggested increased setbacks and deeper lots be considered to buffer the Low- Density Residential (R-1) from General Commercial (GC). These items have not been addressed. Currently, the zoning of the area is General Commercial (GC). On December 19, 2003, Mr. Gray submitted a Preliminary Plat for Fairmont Park East Section Twelve, a proposed residential subdivision off Farrington Boulevard at Fairmont Parkway. As shown, there are 3 blocks and 65 lots with two reserves; unrestricted reserve (0.73 acre) and restricted reserve (1.57 acre) for detention area.