08-28-2003 Regular Meeting and Public Hearing of the La Porte Zoning Board of Adjustment

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Y CITY OF LA PORTE APPLICATION FOR SPECIAL CONDITION USE PERMIT: SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION This document addresses questions raised in section 106-659 of the LaPorte Code for the purposes of obtaining the necessary permits to begin construction on the following property: 5.8926 ACRES VACANT TRACT KNOWN AS TRACT 5H OUT OF W.P. HARRIS ABSTRACT NO.30 HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS Site description: The subject property is located in the southeast portion of the City of La Porte, in Harris County, Texas. The site is a 5.8926 acre tract that fronts on the south line of McCabe Road between SH 146 and Old Highway 146. The site is rectangular in shape and has 483 feet of road frontage and a depth of 531 feet. The west 50' of the site is encumbered by a Harris County drainage easement that is identified as "West Branch Taylors Bayou". This easement is indicated on the attached site survey and shown on the attached photographs. The easement encumbers a site area of +/- .6101 acres resulting in a usable site area of 5.28254 acres (5.8926 less 0.6101 ac.). Ownership: The subject property was purchased in February of 2003 by, and is currently owned by, -Scott D. Rodriguez. Rodriguez has been employed by Lockheed Martin Space Operations for the last five years in the role of Operations Management and Program Controls at NASA's Johnson Space Center. Rodriguez also owns property in Houston, Pasadena, and Wichita Falls, Texas: 106-659 (a) (3) a. Uses The intended use of this property is as a single-family estate -type residence. Owner intends to construct a one-story, two -bedroom residence of approximately 2467 square feet, one garage of approximately 6000 square feet to house an extensive car and motorcycle collection, a natural stone and wrought iron fence running the length of the McCabe Road frontage with an electrically operated wrought iron ornamental gate, extensive landscaping including a swimming pool, SportCourt, a number of small ornamental ponds, decking and stone patios, and a concrete driveway. The owner has long term plans of replacing the original house with a larger (approximately 4000-5000 square foot) house on the same general footprint as the original house. 106-659 (a) (3) b. Zoning The site is zoned PUD which serves as an interim district subject to review rezoning in accordance to proposed development plans. A single-family subdivision adjoins the subject property to the south and presently there is no commercial development on McCabe Road between SH146 and Old Highway 146. Owner would be agreeable to property remaining zoned PUD.