01-20-2005 Regular Meeting and Public Hearing of the La Porte Planning and Zoning Commission

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• • Staff Report February 17, 2005 Zone Change Request #R 05-003 Requested for: A 2.08 acres of land described as TR 239A out of La Porte Outlots, Enoch Brinson Survey, Abstract 5, La Porte, Harris County, Texas. Locations: 11820 North `H' Street Present Zoning: Low-Density Residential, R-1 Requested Zoning: General Commercial, GC Background: • The property in question is located along North Avenue H near Sens Road in Lomax area. • At the time of consolidation of Lomax area into the City, the property in question was assigned a zoning classification of R-1 Residential. This was done under the provisions of Ordinance 780, the Zoning Ordinance in effect at that time. • During the zoning map review of 1981 (hand drawn color map), staff found the subject property is zoned Commercial. • Chem Coast, Inc. was founded in 1981. The business began in Galena Park. By 1987, the company moved to a new facility in La Porte. As per HCAD record, the facility was built in 1986. • On January 26, 1987, as part of the comprehensive rezoning of La Porte (Ordinance 1501), the subject property shows zoning as Low-Density Residential (R-1). • Under Ordinance 780, there were no functional differences between various types of commercial zoning designations. Under Ordinance 1501, there are definite differences between Neighborhood and General Commercial zones. • In 1992, the City switched to a computer based format for our zoning map. Zoning map amendments are shown on this computer generated map. • The subject property has commercial establishments operating under the current zoning ordinance 1501 (Chapter 106).