01-19-06 Regular Meeting and Public Hearing of the La Porte Planning and Zoning Commission

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PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MINUTES OF JANUARY 19, 2006 Members Present: Pat Muston, Dottie Kaminski, Nick Barrera, Doretta Finch, Kirby Linscomb, Jr., Paul Berner, Claude Meharg, Hal Lawler (Alt. 1) and Les Bird (Alt. 2) Members Absent: None. City Staff Present: Planning Director, Wayne Sabo; City Planner, Masood Malik; Assistant City Attorney, Clark Askins; and Planning and Zoning Secretary, Traci Koenig 1. CALL TO ORDER. Meeting called to order by Chairperson Muston at 6:00 p.m. 2. APPROVE MINUTES OF THE DECEMBER 15, 2005, REGULAR MEETING. Motion by Paul Berner to approve the Minutes of December 15, 2005. Second by Kirby Linscomb, Jr. The motion carried. Ayes: Nays: Abstain: Muston, Kaminski, Barerra, Finch, Linscomb, Berner, Meharg. None None 3. ADMINISTER OATH OF OFFICE TO REAPPOINTED MEMBER CLAUDE MEHARG. Assistant City Attorney, Clark Askins, read the Oath of Office to Reappointed Commissioner Claude Meharg. 4. CONSIDER PRELIMINARY PLAT FOR "RETREAT AT BAY FOREST NORTH SUBDIVISION" TO BE LOCATED ALONG SOUTH BROADWAY (OLD HIGHWAY 146). One Staff Report was given by Masood Malik, City Planner, for agenda items 4 and 5. The applicant, Don Meeks, is requesting approval of a Preliminary Plat for proposed Bay Forest North and South Subdivisions, to be located along South Broadway. The applicant is proposing 18 and 10 single-family residential lots in the North and South sections, respectively. The plats are in accordance with the City's Development Ordinance. Mr. Malik answered the questions of the Commission, involving drainage and plat boundaries. Bill Green of Goldston Engineering, Project Engineer for the two developments, addressed the Commission in favor of granting approval of the Preliminary Plats. He explained that a drainage study has been done to calculate the drainage requirements, and that his firm will be meeting with the City to discuss fencing requirements. Motion by Nick Barrera to approve the Preliminary Plats of Bay Forest North and Bayforest South, with the following conditions: . Construction drawings shall indicate off-site drainage improvements to ensure proper drainage of the adjacent properties. . The developer is responsible for installation of sidewalks along both sides of all public streets within the subdivision and along entrances off Broadway towards the end of the subdivision line. . Fencing standards shall be stated in the covenants and deed restrictions to be approved by the City.