09-15-2005 Regular Meeting of the La Porte Planning and Zoning Commission

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r - Prelimina Plat • Gulf Port D~str~but~on Cente ry Planning and Zoning Commission October Z0, 2005 Location of Pro osed Develo ment 1000 Block of S. 16` Street owell Road Legal Description A 39.27 acre tract of land situated in the George B. McKinstry League, Abstract 47, La Porte, Harris Count , TX. A licant La Porte 146 Venture, Ltd. c/o Lar Frith Present Zonin Planned Unit Develo ment (PUD Project Name Gulf Port Distribution Center (Texas Im ort/Ex ort Park Acreage 39.27 acres Surrounding Zoning North Planned Unit Development (PUD) East Planned Unit Development (PUD) South Planned Unit Development (PUD) West Planned Unit Develo ment PUD Land Use Ma CommerciaUIndustrial Activit Pro osed Office/Warehouse and distribution facilit Summary: • This project has an approved General Plan, SCUP, and Developer's Agreement. The current submittal is a Preliminary Plat for proposed development of Gulf Port Distribution Center. • The subject property is located along South 16~' Street (Powell Road), one block south of West "M" Street West of SH 146 and East of UPRR. • The property being platted consists of approx.39 acres, Commercial Reserve `B' (27.184 acres) to the east of Powell Road and Commercial Reserve `A' (9.125 acres) to the west of Powell Road adjoining UPRR. • The applicant is proposing industrial, office/warehouse and distribution facility at this site. Corresponding uses complies with the approved General Plan. • The plan also shows Export Drive, a 60' public right-of--way constructed south of Commercial Reserve B between Powell Road and SH 146. • The applicant has submitted the plat as per guidelines of the Development Ordinance. However, the conditions of the Developer's Agreement have not been addressed. • The elements of the Development Agreement and all supporting documents contained therein need to be presented in final form to be considered by the Commission and approved by the City as a unified project to be known as Texas Import/Export Park. Recommendation: . Based on the above analysis, staff believes the plat is substantially complete but some outstanding issues of the Developer's Agreement still need to be resolved. The developer will need to coordinate with the south side development in the area of drainage and traffic impact analysis. At this time, staff recommends disapproval for the following reasons: The approved SCUP is not applicable to any specific development anticipated or proposed by the General Plan of the Texas ImpordExport Pazk (TIEP). Coordinate with the developer to the south for addressing elements of the Developer's Agreement. As, the developer recognizes and understands that any future construction or development of the private or public improvements anticipated by the approved SCUP and the General Plan shall require further submittal and approval of plats, site plans, construction drawings, traffic impact or engineering analysis, covenants, etc. Options available to the Commission are as follows: Approval of the Preliminary Plat, as filed. This will authorize the developer to proceed with the final plat submittal. Conditional approval of the Preliminary Plat as filed. This will require the developer to address the conditions and resubmit the Preliminary Plat. Disapproval of the Preliminary Plat as filed. This will require the developer to file a new Preliminary Plat. ~:~. ~ s s