10-20-2005 Regular Meeting and Public Hearing of the La Porte Planning and Zoning Commission

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Special Conditional Use Perm•SCU05-008 • Planning and Zoning Commission November 17, 2005 Location of Pro osed Develo ment 1200 Block of McCabe Road Legal Description TRS 8, 8A, SF-l, 49, 49A, & 9B; W. P. Harris Surve , A-30. A licant Robert Burchfield Present Zonin Planned Unit Develo ment PUD Project Name Preserve at Taylor Bayou Acreage 28.508 acres, 78.652 acres (nature preserve) Surrounding Zoning North Ptanned Unit Development (PUD) East Low Density Residential (R-1) South Low Density Residential (R-1) West Planned Unit Develo ment PUD Land Use Ma Residential Activity Proposed Single-Family, Multi-Family Residential, Townhomes, CommerciaURetail and Nature Preserve Summary: • This project has an approved General Plan and Special Conditional Use Permit #SCU05-004. • The current submittal is an amended General Plan along with a Special Conditional Use Permit. • The subject property is located at the southeast corner of McCabe Road at SH 146 near Taylor Bayou. • The proposed development will consist of 28.508 acres of land out of 107 acres tract located south of McCabe Road and the easterly right-of--way line of State Highway 146. • The developer is proposing single-family detached, small single-family (Patio Homes), multi-family, townhome, and commercial/retail at this site. • The plan also shows two points of entrance/exit along McCabe Road. • The current plan still intends to dedicate a 78.652 acre nature preserve shown as Section VIII (74.80 ac) and 3.852 acres included with Section V. This dedication will be performed by a separate instrument. • Harris County has expressed an interest in the Preserve dedication. • The permit from the Army Corps. of Engineers (ACOE) is expiring in December 2005. Renewal of the permit would be required. • The sanitary sewer infrastructure is not available for this development. It is anticipated that the proposed development will connected to the new trunk main going north for sanitary sewer through the Lakes at Fairmont Green. The developer needs to coordinate with the north side development and the City for this venture. • Detention reserve acreage is reduced due to the change in developable area. Consideration is being given to upstream improvements. • The Environmental Assessment and Traffic Impact Analysis studies have been completed for the said project. Recommendation: Based on the above analysis, staff believes there a are few outstanding issues yet to be resolved. Staff will continue to conduct further coordination in the area of utility planning and the Preserve dedication. Staff recommends approval of the amended General Plan and Special Conditional Use Permit with the following conditions: 1. An overall density of the multi-family (apartments) and townhomes shall not exceed 14 and 10 dwelling units per acre respectively. 2. The nature preserve "conservation easement" ownership and responsibility for its maintenance must be established. The City requirement for compensating open land will apply. The City must approve the conservancy dedication instrument. 3. The applicant/developer shall be responsible for the maintenance of the 78.652 acre Nature Preserve/ Conservation Easement until transfer of ownership and/or responsibility. 4. Provide an irrigation system to ensure that all landscaping and screening is properly maintained by the owner/developer. 5. The design of the detention will be reviewed by staff to ensure consistency with the Ordinances and the Taylor Bayou Watershed Plan. Permits with Army Corps of Engineers and County Flood Control must be presented to the City. 6. The developer shall contribute to traffic calming devices/tools (e.g. right turn lane) to ensure that traffic congestion does not occur as a result of his project.