02-19-2004 Regular Meeing and Public Hearing of the La Porte Planning and Zoning Commission

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Preserve at Taylor Bayou • • March 24, 2004 Page 2 of 5 In General: Development in a PUD zoning district requires that a General Plan (for the entire proposed project) and a Special Conditional Use Permit (SCUP) be submitted and processed simultaneously. Upon approval of the General Plan and SCUP the applicant would be authorized to submit a Major Development Site Plan and/or a preliminary plat. The Site Plan and/or plat will be reviewed and acted upon by the Commission. Approval of the Major Development Site Plan and/or plat would allow the applicant to submit building plans for review and then begin construction of the project. Analysis: Section 106-659 of the Code of Ordinances establishes the following criteria for review of development projects within a PUD zoning district: • Uses -Review of the City's Land Use Plan indicates this 107-acre area was envisioned as developing as low density residential with a small corner for commercial uses. However, this proposed apartment development is not considered to be low-density residential. The corner commercial (1.35 Ac) is consistent with the City's Land Use Plan. • Streets -The proposed development is located at the corner of SH 146 and McCabe Road The developer is proposing two points of entrance/exit off McCabe Road. In addition, TxDOT has a plan for the right turn lanes, which would also lessen the potential for congestion along McCabe and SH 146. These measures will also be beneficial as traffic congestion could be compounded with the addition of other low and high-density residential developments just north of this project. Traffic Anal: The applicant has submitted a traffic analysis study report. The report takes into account full development of 418 apartments for abuild- out in 2007. Phase I is 198 apartments (2005); Phase II is 220 apartments (2007). It also includes the Commercial Strip Center and Nature Preserve as an estimate with no other detail of their nature. The sampling was 11 hours (0700-1800 hours) on January 22, 2004, and accounts for McCabe Rd. from the East and West, and Northbound SH 146 Mainlane. This sample is relatively light since it appears to have been conducted only once. Most surveys take multiple days (at least two). The study mentions the future TxDOT Highway 146 improvements, but concludes no impact on the study or development. The study gives a cursory mention of other developments but generalizes a 5% annual growth and takes that factor into the estimates for the survey. That rate is average for the HGAC region although local estimates can be much higher. The growth, according to the study, will not have a significant impact on the development or the traffic flow in relation to level-of-service ratings because of the limited access between McCabe Road and SH 146 now and in the future. With Level-Of-Service (LOS) A being the best, LOS D being acceptable and LOS F being severely congested service, the study cites that the development,