08-19-2004 Regular Meeting, Public Hearing, and Workshop Meeting of the La Porte Planning and Zoning Commission

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KM Staff Report Preserve at Taylor Bayou September 16; 2004 General Plan & Special Conditional Use Permit #SCU 04-013 Re uest: Approval of General Plan for 107.19 acre tract. and Special Conditional' Use Permit. Requested -By: W. Robert Burchfield, Burchfield Development, L.P. Requested For: ' A 107,19-acre tract out of the W. P. Harris Survey, A-30, La Porte, Harris County, Texas. This property is fu ther . described as being located in' the 1200 Block of McCabe Road.. - Present Zoning: Planned Unit -Development (PUD) ;. Requested Use: ..Multi -Family Residential, Townhomes, Neighborhood Commercial- and . Preserve. Background: This property is located at .the 'southeast corner of. SH 146 and McCabe Road. It is bounded on the east by Shady River Subdivision and on the south . -6Y,Sh6]6eacres. Several years -ago, the Commission and Council approved'a General Plan and Special: Cgiiditiorial°Use Pemut (SCUP) for this -location.. t- In. '200I; a: one year extension was granted; however, no construction = ` occurred and the permit expired in November 2002. 'I Yie, `appli'cant siilimitted �:a';..General ' P.lan .arid: applied for a SCUP' in December. 2002. During:.. the - Commission's . April - -17,. 2003. meeting, Mr. Burchfield presented his proposed'deneral' Plan. During the presentation, Mr:' Burchfield .provided the lay out .of 400+.uniti situated on 28 acres. The - proposed development included a ' 4-acre. detention. pond/water feature. surrounded by jogging 'trails, and play areas.: On March 16, 2004, the City . notified the . applicant'' of unresolved issues: _ concerning the details -of. the dedication of the Preserve,'. drainage, sanitary sewer, Army Corps of Engineer requirements. and financing..: . The issue was again •Beard on. March 24, 2004, .with SCU .004-003. for a multi -family complex. P&Z recommended denial- of the application based . upon issues including - excessive density of 418 units, lack of .information concerning the Preserve, financing and outstanding Army Corps of Engineer_ documentation. - Chapter 106, Code `of Ordinances. allows' a maximum cap of 180 units within. apartment complexes. City. Council denied the request on April 269 2004: . The developer filed . an . application for: new-. General Plan and Special Conditional Use. Permit. #SCU04-013.. The. Planning ..and Zoning Commission- held a public hearing- on.. August.19, 2004, to receive citizen input, on the .new concept -and reserved. their-. recommendations till - next. . meeting. _ . SXHIBU