12-16-21 Regular Meeting of the Planning and Zoning Commission

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HAL LAWLER Chairman DONNA O'CONNER Commissioner At Large A JOE MOCK Commissioner At Large B NOLAN ALLEN Commissioner District 1 RICHARD WARREN Commissioner District 2 Vice Chairman MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE LA PORTE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION DECEMBER 16, 2021 JAMES WALTER Commissioner District 3 MARK FOLLIS Commissioner District 4 LOU ANN MARTIN Commissioner District 6 CHRISTINA TSCHAPPAT Commissioner District The Planning and Zoning Commission of the City of La Porte met in a regular meeting on Thursday, December 16, 2021, at the City Hall Council Chambers, 604 West Fairmont Parkway, La Porte, Texas, at 6-00 p.m., with the following in attendance: Commissioners present: Chairman Hal Lawler; Commissioners Christina Tschappat; Richard Warren; Donna O'Conner; Lou Ann Martin, Joe Mock, Mark Follis and James Walter. Commissioners absent: Commissioner Nolan Allen. City Staff present: Ian Clowes, City Planner; Teresa Evans, Planning and Development Director; Chase Stewart, Planning Technician; Corby Alexander, City Manager; Clark Askins, Assistant City Attorney. 1. CALL TO ORDER— Chairman Lawler called the meeting to order at 6:04 p.m. 2. ROLL CALL OF MEMBERS: —Commissioner Allen was absent. Commissioner Follis arrived 6:07. Commissioner Walter left the meeting at 6:41. 3. CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE MEETING MINUTES: a. Approve the minutes of the meeting held on November 18, 2021. Commissioner O'Conner moved to approve the meeting minutes: the motion was adopted, 7-0. 4. ZONE CHANGE REQUEST ft21-92000005: Open a public hearing on Zone Change Request #21- 92000005, a request by Paul Pittman of Gulf Coast Crating, applicant and owner, for approval of a Zone Change from Medium Density Residential (R-2) to Planned Unit Development (PUD), on a 6.264 — acre tract of land located at 3337 Canada Road, legally described as Tracts 692 & 693, La Porte Outlots, Harris County, Texas. City Planner Ian Clowes presented the Zone Change recluest and proVided back round information regarding the zone change request. Applicant Paul Pittman presented additional information explaining that the urchased the property to run their crating/packa-ging operation. After purchasing the property, they were informed that property was no Ion er considered a pre-existing non -conforming property because of an extended period of vacancy. The Commission had a number of questions regarding the process in which the applicant acquired the property and also regarding the proposed business operations at the site. 5. ADJOURN PUBLIC HEARING: 7:23 PM. Commissioner Follis moved to recommend denial of Zone Change Request #21-92000005 as presented -the motion was adopted, 7-0. 6. FUTURE LAND USE MAP AMENDMENT: Consider a recommendation to the LaPorte City Council on a proposed amendment to the Future Land Use Map component of the La Porte Comprehensive Plan by amending the land Page 1 of 2 December 16, 2021 - P&Z Commission Meeting Minutes