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e La Porte 33, L.L.C. . 450 N. Som Houston Parkway. East. Suite 152 Houston. TX 77060 BD Reolty Advisors. L.L.C,. Manager Telephone (281) 272-2560 Fax (281) 272-2561 April 5, 2001 Via: Overnight Mail Airborne Express No. 6443077152 Mayor Norman L. Malone City of La Porte 604 West Fairmont Parkway La Porte, TX 77572 Re: Rezoning Request #R 01-001 Dear Mayor Malone: This letter is in response to the public hearing for the rezoning request #R 01-001 meeting scheduled for April 9, 2001. We are opposed to the rezoning for the following reasons: · La Porte 33. L.L.C. owns one acre of land out of the seven acres under the rezoning request. The one acre could not be reasonably developed into the permitted uses under the R-3 requested zoning. The existing zoning, Neighborhood Commercial (NC), allows for the highest and best use of the property. A one acre tract of land located on Spencer Highway (Main Street) is not suited for residential uses and is only suited for commercial uses as dictated by it's size and location. The R-3 zoning would for all practical purposes, render this property unusable and unsalable. · The property was purchased from the City of La Porte in October, 2000, less than 6 months ago. We bid on the property on August 16, 2000 and the City accepted the bid on August 28, 2000. The existing NC zoning was in place when the property was purchased, and was a significant material consideration in the sale/purchase price of the property, which the City knew at the time. The City received from us a significantly higher selling price than would have been paid if the property had been zoned R-3 at that time. The City's Planning and Zoning Commission recommendation for the rezoning to the City Council was based upon the approved Comprehensive Plan. The Comprehensive Plan was adopted by City Council on January 22, 2001, which was 3 months atter the land was purchased. · There are numerous other commercial businesses alongl Spencer Highway in the City of La Porte that are not located at a street corner, so having the City use this as a reason for the zoning change does not appear valid or consistent with previous and current practices of the City. Any actions by the City to rezone this property from the existing NC zoning, would be construed by us as the City acting and dealing in "bad faith" based on the City selling us the property less than six months ago and then rezoning it at a direct material loss in value to us