02-20-1997 Regular Meeting of the La Porte Planning and Zoning Commission

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• i PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MINUTES OF FEBRUARY 20,1997 Members Present: Chairman Betty Waters, Commission Members Eugene Edmonds, Dottie Kaminski, Chuck Engelken, Howard Ebow, Melton Wolters, Jim Zoller Members Absent: None City Staff Present: Director of Planning Guy Rankin, Assistant City Attorney John Armstrong, Planning Secretary Peggy Lee (Audience: City Manager Robert Herrera, Assistant City Manager John Joerns) I. CALL TO ORDER. Meeting was called to order by Chairman Waters at 6:00 PM. II. APPROVE MINUTES OF THE JANUARY 16,1997, PUBLIC HEARING AND REGULAR MEETING. A motion was made by Howard Ebow to approve the Minutes of January 16, 1997. The motion was seconded by Chuck Engelken. All were in favor and the motion passed with Dottie Kaminski abstaining. III. ADMINISTER OATH OF OFFICE TO NEWLY APPPOINTED MEMBER, JAMES ZOLLER. The Assistant City Attorney administered the Oath of Office to Mr. Zoller. N. OPEN PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER ZONE CHANGE REQUEST #R97-001, WHICH HAS BEEN REQUESTED FOR THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 1701 S. BROADWAY (OLD HIGHWAY 146). THE APPLICANT IS SEEKING A ZONE CHANGE FROM HIGH-DENSITY RESIDENTIAL (R-3) TO NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL (N.C.). Chairman Waters opened the Public Hearing at 6:04 PM. Mr. Rankin presented staff's report for #R97-001. He reported the property owner/applicant, Ben Ritchie, requested a zone change for the property located at 1701 S. Broadway (Old Highway 146). l~Ir. Rankin noted that in Mr. Ritchie's initial application with the City, he requested a zone change from High Density Residential (R-3) to Neighborhood Commercial (NC). Since that time, the applicant has decided he would like the property zoned General Commercial (GC) instead of NC. Mr. Rankin reported there are currently three buildings on the property, a beauty shop and two metal buildings. The following is a brief history of the property's zoning. October 1977 Zoning IV1ap -Property zoned "Commercial"