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

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• i Preserve at Taylor Bayou . _ September 16, 2004. Page 2 of 7 The Staff analysis for this project uses. Chapter 106, Zoning Ordinance guidelines for comparing standards. The Commission isreminded that.". in a PUD, it may vary from strict terms of the. Code of Ordinances. . : The current application submits a. General Plan for:. • .180 Multi -Family units and 1507ownhome units on 28.43 acres • 1 lot,.Neighborhood Commercial on 1.35 acres . 1 lot, Private Park on 2.25 acres . • 1 lot, Nature Preserve on 75.16 acres. • The apartment density is'. 13.85 units' per. acre (14 allowed"Per. . . . Chapter 106). • The townhome density is 9.72 per acre (10 allowed per Chapter. 106).' 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 by City. Council, the applicant would be authorized to: proceed . '. _-_,1"m ;;tl a platting and'development plans for the site: : " Ank►sis. Section 106-659 of the Code of Ordinances establishes the following criteria. for. review,of development projects within a PUD zoning district;,'.. : - v.yTi•,•;;n "''�='F.::..!•i�y:_ _ '_ .ism.-x .-;;:Z%ia`.'' r Uses: —Review of .the City's Land Use Plan indicates this 107-acre.. . area was'envisioried as developing as low density residential with- - - • :small : 'comer for commercial uses.: However, this proposed' development is not -considered to be low -density residential. In. addition, Mr. Burchfield stated that the 77.5 'acre Conservation Easement would serve as: a buffer between. their proposed development and surrounding properties. Streets`— The proposed development is located at.the corner of 91H146 and McCabe . Road' The developer is proposing two points. of entrance/exit off McCabe Road. The General plan needs to delineate. internal streets. ' . Further coordination with TXDOT for future plans for. -S.H. 1.46 is needed.. The possible addition of turn lanes on McCabe road .. should also'be considered. •Traffic Analysis: -The applicant has -submitted a -traffic analysis: study report. The report previously had taken into account a full development ' of 418' apartments for.. a. build -out " in' 2007. It. also included the Commercial Strip Center and Nature Preserve as an estimate with no other detail. of. -their nature.. The current General Plandepicts less density: