06-17-2004 Regular Meeting and Public Hearing of the La Porte Planning and Zoning Commission

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City of LaPorte -` Special Conditional Use Permit # SCU 04 12 This permit is issued to: Arete Real Estate & Development Co. Owners 340 N Sam: Houston Parkway East. $uite#140 Houston, TX 77060 Address For Development of: Proposed Lakes at Fairmont Greens Development Name Located at SH 146 south of Baypoint townhomes Address Legal Description: 135.4+/- acres of land beinc located in the W.P. Hams Survey: A-30 City of La Porte, Hams County, Texas Zoning: Planned Unit Development (PUD) Use: Single-family residential and commercial Permit Conditions: Land Use: 1. Allow single-family- lots with .70' . along the Golf Course and 60' to. 65'. width lots in other areas. 2. Maintain the redesign of the single-family lot layout so that lots do not front on 8" Street. 3. Allow commercial development near McCabe & SH 146 (approximately 5 acres thereby. qualifying for a PUD). A further. refinement of the ' commercial activity will be determined. when the Development Agreement is created: 4: A 20 acres tract in center of development. remains PUD without land use designation. But, underlying land use from the Comprehensive Plan indicates single-family residential. Streets: 1. Remove existing chain link fencing on border of golf course property. 2. .Avoid using a Street during construction phases. of deveeopment 3. - Provide emergency access to the golf course from McCabe Road area (alley and gate) to allow, ambulance into this area of the course. 4. . Center turn lanes on Wharton Weems should be considered.- 5. Traffic signal on Wharton Weems and S.H: 146 is -needed at the time the subdivision is developed. -- The Developer should coordinatewith TXDOT.- Traffic impact study shall be initiated to look at the need for widening and additional lanes at -Wharton Weems with crossover consideration in conjunction withimprovements on S.H. 146 6. 8m Street not to go through. .Design a dead-end with a temporary cul-de-sac added until it is determined if additional ROW,is needed for park access. 7. A possible redesign of Section 5 may be needed to allow secondary access to S.H. 146 and roads may have temporary cul-de-sacs to plan for future tie-ins between Section 5 and Section 3.' Detention: 1. Ensure that lakeldetention areas are continuous. Provide wrought iron fencing to prevent free movement of pedestrian traffic between the golf course and the subdivision. Install . wrought icon fencing along the rear of each 'lot overlooking the -golf courseldetentiori lake'. area or between detention. lakes and golf course, or other fencing alignment/material approved by City Staff. 2. Size outflow piping so that water is retained. sufficiently to prevent flooding on the golf course or the subdivision. 1' Discuss rounding right angle comers of detention areas, (possibly utilizing City=owned land to do so); this will increase detention capacity for the lake system..