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HomeMy WebLinkAbout10-20-16 Regular Meeting of the Planning and Zoning Commission City of La Porte Planning and Development Department Established 1892 Tim Tietjens, Director City of La Porte Planning and Zoning Commission Agenda Notice is hereby given of a Regular Meeting of the La Porte Planning and Zoning Commission to be held on Thursday, October 20, 2016 at 6:00 p.m. at City Hall Council Chambers, 604 West Fairmont Parkway, La Porte, Texas, regarding the items of business according to the agenda listed below: 1. Call to order. 2. Roll call of members. 3. Consider approval of meeting minutes: July 21, 2016. 4. Consider approval of meeting minutes: September 15, 2016 5. Consider approval or other action of a Major Development Site Plan #16-83000002; a request by the Port of Houston for the proposed warehouse/railyard, at 400 N. L, legally described as a 55.106 th Street th and 6 Street all closed by order of the Commissioners Court of Harris County, save and except GH&SA Railway ROW and save and except 1-1/2 acres of the northwest side of Lot 27, Nebraska Syndicate an addition to the City of La Porte. 6. Administrative reports. 7. Commission comments on matters appearing on the agenda or inquiry of staff regarding specific factual information or existing policy. 8. Adjourn. A quorum of City Council members may be present and participate in discussions during this meeting; however, no action will be taken by the Council. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, The City of La Porte will provide for reasonable accommodations for persons attending public meetings. To better serve attendees, requests should be received 24 hours prior to the meetings. Please contact Patrice Fogarty, City Secretary, at 281-470-5019. CERTIFICATION I certify that a copy of the Thursday, October 20th, 2016, agenda of items to be considered by the Planning and Zoning Commission was posted on the City Hall bulletin board on the _____ day of ____________________, 2016. Title: City of La Porte 604 W. Fairmont Parkway Phone: (281) 471-5020 Planning and Development La Porte, TX 77571-6215 Fax: (281) 470-5005 www.laportetx.gov Planning and Zoning Commission Minutes of July 21, 2016 Commissioners Present: Richard Warren, Nick Barrera, Hal Lawler, Lou Ann Martin, Wyatt Smith, Trey Kendrick, Mark Follis Commissioners Absent: Larry Stockham, Helen LaCour City Staff Present: Director of Planning and Development Tim Tietjens, City Planner Eric Ensey, Assistant City Attorney Clark Askins, and Planning Technician Ryan Cramer 1. Call to order. Chairman Hal Lawler called the meeting to order at 6:03 pm. 2. Roll call of members. Commissioners Warren, Barrera, Martin, Kendrick and Chairman Lawler were present for roll call. Commissioner Follis arrived at 6:27 pm. 3. Consider approval of meeting minutes: June 16, 2016, Meeting. Motion by Commissioner Kendrick to approve the meeting minutes of June 16, 2016. Second by Commissioner Barrera. Motion carried. Ayes: Warren, Barrera, Lawler, Martin, Smith, Kendrick Nays: 4. Open a public hearing to receive input on a request for approval of Replat #16-97000004 by the Port of Houston for the proposed Barbours Cut Industrial Park Subdivision, a replat of a 55.106 acre tract legally described as Lots 22, 23, 25, 26, 27 and a por Street and 6th Street all closed by order of the Commissioners Court of Harris County, save and except GH&SA Railway ROW and save and except 1-1/2 acres of the northwest side of Lot 27, Nebraska Syndicate an addition to the City of La Porte. Chairman Lawler opened the public hearing at 6:05 pm. a. Staff Presentation City Planner replat #16-97000004. Staff recommended approval of the plat with the condition the applicant be required to add a driveway for emergency access. Planning and Zoning Commission Minutes of July 21, 2016 Page 2 of 4 b. Applicant Presentation Karen Rogers of M2L Associates noted that the Port of Houston Authority was ready to comply with any requirements placed upon them by the City. c. Public Comments (for, against, or questions) There were no public comments. d. Question and Answer The Commission did not have any questions. 5. Close public hearing Chairman Lawler closed the public hearing at 6:15 pm. 6. Consider approval or other action on replat request #16-97000004. Motion by Commissioner Warren to approve Replat #16-97000004 by the Port of Houston for the proposed Barbours Cut Industrial Park Subdivision, a replat of a 55.106 acre tract legally described as Lots 22, 23, 25, 26, 27 and a portion of Nort of the Commissioners Court of Harris County, save and except GH&SA Railway ROW and save and except 1-1/2 acres of the northwest side of Lot 27, Nebraska Syndicate an addition to the City of La Porte. Second by Commissioner Kendrick. Motion carried. Ayes: Warren, Lawler, Barrera, Kendrick, Martin, and Smith Nays: 7. Map removing Spencer Highway from 16th Street to Underwood Road. Map be adopted and City Council had just approved an amendment to the map. Commissioner Kendrick asked if City Council had approved it unanimously and City Planner Ensey confirmed that it had. Motion by Commissioner Kendrick to approve Road Map removing Spencer Highway from 16th Street to Underwood Road. Second by Commissioner Barrera. Motion carried. Planning and Zoning Commission Minutes of July 21, 2016 Page 3 of 4 Ayes: Warren, Lawler, Barrera, Kendrick, Martin, and Smith Nays: 8. Consider approval or other action on a recommendation to the La Porte City Council on Bylaws for the Planning and Zoning Commission. City Planner Ensey gave a description of the Bylaws proposed by a subcommittee staffed by Commissioners Smith and Kendrick. Commissioner Follis suggested changing wording in Section 6.9 Commissioners discussed the use of parliamentary procedure in meetings. Commissioner Smith asked what he was and was not allowed to discuss with an applicant outside of a P&Z meeting. It was determined that a Commissioner could talk about the agenda item but could not indicate which way they were going to vote. Due to this conversation the Commission Motion by Commissioner Stockham to recommend to City Council approval of the proposed Bylaws for the Planning and Zoning Commission. Second by Commissioner Follis. Motion carried. Ayes: Warren, LaCour, Barrera, Follis, Stockham, and Lawler Nays: 9. Administrative reports. Planning Director Tim Tietjens notified the Commission that their recommendation on the Warwick Homes rezone did not pass with City Council. Commissioner Follis said that they need to look into some of the NAICS codes that are allowed in certain zones, possibly even splitting car repair shops, veterinarians and the like by type so 18 wheeler repair shops cannot locate in General Commercial zones. 10. Commission comments on matters appearing on the agenda or inquiry of staff regarding specific factual information or existing policy. Commissioner Follis said that it may be time to look at the Future Land Use Map and discuss the usefulness of the Neighborhood Commercial zone. 11. Adjourn. Motion by Commissioner Martin to adjourn. Planning and Zoning Commission Minutes of July 21, 2016 Page 4 of 4 Second by Commissioner Smith. Motion carried. Ayes: Warren, LaCour, Barrera, Follis, Stockham, and Lawler Nays: Chairman Lawler closed the meeting at 7:14 PM. Respectfully submitted, Ryan Cramer Secretary, Planning and Zoning Commission Passed and Approved on __________________ ______, 2016. Hal Lawler Chairman, Planning and Zoning Commission Planning and Zoning Commission Minutes of September 15, 2016 Commissioners Present: Richard Warren, Nick Barrera, Hal Lawler, Lou Ann Martin, Larry Stockham, Helen LaCour Commissioners Absent: Wyatt Smith, Mark Follis, Trey Kendrick City Staff Present: Director of Planning and Development Tim Tietjens, City Planner Eric Ensey, Assistant City Attorney Clark Askins, and Planning Technician Ryan Cramer 1. Call to order. Chairman Hal Lawler called the meeting to order at 5:59 PM. 2. Roll call of members. Commissioners Warren, Martin, Barrera, Stockham and Chairman Lawler were present for roll call. Commissioner LaCour arrived after roll call. 3. Open a public hearing to receive input on an application for a Special Conditional Use Permit #16-91000003, a request by Kenneth and Joanne Humphries to allow for construction of a secondary dwelling unit on the property located at 2711 Crescent Drive, legally described as Tract 1, Crescent View Subdivision. Chairman Lawler opened the public hearing at 6:00 a. Staff Presentation Planning Technician Ryan -91000003. Staff recommended approval of the SCUP with conditions that the applicant must produce all documents necessary to receive a building permit, the building must meet all applicable laws and the building must be used strictly for residential purposes. Commissioner Warren asked if the water heater in the unit would be electric or gas, Commissioner Martin and Planning Technician Cramer agreed the Building Department would make sure all applicable codes would be followed. b. Applicant Presentation Kenneth Humphries confirmed that the house would be used as a place for family and friends to gather on the weekends and holidays. He also affirmed there were no plans for it to be used as a rental property. Planning and Zoning Commission Minutes of September 15, 2016 Page 2 of 3 c. Public Comments (for, against, or questions) There were no public comments. d. Question and Answer The Commission did not have any questions. 4. Close public hearing Chairman Lawler closed the public hearing at 6:09 5. Consider approval or other action on Special Conditional Use Permit request #16-91000003. Motion by Commissioner Barrera to recommend approval of Special Conditional Use Permit #16- 91000003, to allow for construction of a secondary dwelling unit on the property located at 2711 Crescent Drive, legally described as Tract 1, Crescent View Subdivision. Second by Commissioner Martin. Motion carried. Ayes: Warren, Lawler, Barrera, Martin, Stockham, LaCour Nays: 6. Administrative reports. Planning Director Tim Tietjens and City Planner Eric Ensey bid farewell to the Commission as both are leaving their positions with the City. 7. Commission comments on matters appearing on the agenda or inquiry of staff regarding specific factual information or existing policy. Commissioner Warren asked if the City of La Porte was still sending a group to the APA Conference in San Antonio, City Planner Ensey confirmed the City would. All the Commissioners gave their farewells to Planning Director Tietjens and City Planner Ensey 8. Adjourn. Motion by Commissioner Warren to adjourn. Second by Commissioner LaCour. Motion carried. Ayes: Warren, LaCour, Barrera, Martin, Stockham, and Lawler Nays: Planning and Zoning Commission Minutes of September 15, 2016 Page 3 of 3 Chairman Lawler closed the meeting at 7:20 PM. Respectfully submitted, Ryan Cramer Secretary, Planning and Zoning Commission Passed and Approved on __________________ ______, 2016. Hal Lawler Chairman, Planning and Zoning Commission City of La Porte, Texas Planning and Zoning Commission October 20, 2016 AGENDA ITEM 5 Consider approval of a Major Development Site Plan (#16-83000002) to allow for construction of a new Warehouse/Rail Yard Facility for the property located between N. L Street and the rail yard to the east of Highway 146 (400 N. L Street). Applicant: Port of Houston Authority wǤğƓ /ƩğƒĻƩͲ tƌğƓƓźƓŭ ĻĭŷƓźĭźğƓ tƌğƓƓźƓŭ ğƓķ 5ĻǝĻƌƚƦƒĻƓƷ 5ĻƦğƩƷƒĻƓƷ /źƷǤ ƚŅ \[ğ tƚƩƷĻͲ Ļǣğƭ Planning and Zoning Commission Regular Meeting October 20, 2016 Major Development Site Plan Port of Houston Authority Planning and Development Department Staff Report ISSUE Should the Planning and Zoning Commission approve a request by Port of Houston Authority for a Major Development Site Plan for a new warehouse/rail yard facility located at 400 North L Street? RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends approval of the proposed Major Development Site Plan subject to the following condition: 1. Before the site plan is executed, the applicant shall resolve the remaining review comments by the Chief Building Official and Utilities Superintendent. 2. Before the site plan is executed, the applicant shall record the approved plat for . DISCUSSION Applicant/Property Owner: Port of Houston Authority : The applicant is seeking to construct a new warehouse/rail yard facility, which is referred to as rs Cut Industrial Park. The proposed facility will be a 457,833 square foot building with associated development, including a rail yard, parking, drainage, utilities, landscaping, etc. The subject site currently has a one story building that will be removed. The attached Exhibit A is the proposed site development plan and other information provided by the applicant. Background Information: The subject site is 55.106 acres in size, and is proposed to be platted as Unrestricted Reserve A, Barbours Cut Industrial Park plat. This plat has been approved by the City, but at the time this staff report was written, it has yet to be recorded with Harris County. The site is north on N. J; east of State Highway 146. The attached Exhibit C is an Area Map showing the location of the subject property. 1 Planning and Zoning Commission Regular Meeting October 20, 2016 Major Development Site Plan Port of Houston Authority The site is split zoned LI and HI, Light Industrial and Heavy Industrial, and is partially developed with one building in the LI portion and one with a container yard in the HI. The attached Exhibit D is the Zoning Map for the site. The proposed use, warehouse/rail yard distribution, is permitted in the LI zone. The City Plan identifies the part of the parcel in which the building will sit as LI. Exhibit E is a Land Use Map exhibit showing the subject site and surrounding properties. The following table summarizes the surrounding zoning and land uses: Zoning Land Use bƚƩƷŷ LI, Light Industrial Southern Pacific Railroad Company {ƚǒƷŷ LI, Light Industrial & HI, Heavy Undeveloped property Industrial ‘ĻƭƷ BI, Business Industrial & PUD, Existing warehouse building and storage yard (1400 & Planned Unit Development 910 Hwy. 146 N.) 9ğƭƷ HI, Heavy Industrial Existing building (300 N. J St. #32) Analysis: This site development plan was reviewed according to the provisions of Chapter 86-7 (c). Because the overall site is greater than 10 acres in size, it requires consideration by the Planning and Zoning Commission. The site plan is also subject to all applicable requi Ordinances). Planning staff has reviewed the proposed site development plan and concluded that the application complies with all applicable code requirements. The following is a description of various considerations: {źƷĻ LƒƦƩƚǝĻƒĻƓƷƭ͵ The site will include a 457,833 square foot building, new parking lots with a total of 64 automobile parking spaces, truck loading docks on the south side of the building, site circulation, utility connections, landscaping, and drainage improvements for lease by the Port of Houston Authority. \[ğƓķƭĭğƦźƓŭ. The site development plan includes proposed landscaping in accordance with the provisions of Section 106-800 of the Code of Ordinances. The applicant is proposing planting shade trees and shrubs along N. J Street frontage. The applicant is proposing trees and shrubs in planters within the parking lot areas in order to visually break up the parking lot as well as provide future shade relief. Staff has reviewed the landscaping proposed and finds that it is consistent with the landscaping required in Section 106-800 of the Code of Ordinances. 2 Planning and Zoning Commission Regular Meeting October 20, 2016 Major Development Site Plan Port of Houston Authority tğƩƉźƓŭ ğƓķ ĭźƩĭǒƌğƷźƚƓ. Section 106-839 of the Code of Ordinances warehouse/distribution uses. The requirements are as follows for this development: 4 minimum, plus 3 per 1,000 S.F. of office space plus 1 per non-office employee. In this case a total of 56 parking spaces are required by code. The applicant is proposing a total of 64 parking spaces with the development. The applicant is also providing the necessary ADA parking spaces required. The proposed driveways comply with all separation, width, radius and other dimensions outlined in Section 106-835, Figure 10-3. This is a standard practice for all development in the city. /ƌĻğƩźƓŭ͵ The applicant received a clearing permit on 11/9/15. It was determined they would have to replace 240 trees, whether through planting new trees or paying $250 per tree to the tree fund. The most recent site plan shows the applicant planting 26 trees, in turn this means that they will have to pay $53,500 to the tree fund before a building permit can be issued. 9ğƭĻƒĻƓƷ 5ĻķźĭğƷźƚƓ͵ The applicant has granted an emergency access easement for the asphalt strip that th circles the building as well as a public utilities easement going up the former N. 6 and in the N. L St. R.O.W. These rights-of-way were vacated many years ago. 5ƩğźƓğŭĻ ğƓķ ķĻƷĻƓƷźƚƓ. Harris County Flood Control District has reviewed and approved the drainage plan for this site. ƷźƌźƷźĻƭ. There are sufficient public utility facilities in proximity of this site to meet the needs of the proposed development. The site will tap into an existing 8-inch sanitary sewer and water lines in the N. L St. R.O.W. Department has reviewed the site plan and has no objection water and sewer lines as proposed. Conclusion: Based on the analysis above, staff finds that the proposed Major Development Site Plan for the Port of Houston railyard building complies with the various applicable code requirements and should be considered for approval subject to resolution of any building and utilities comments resulting from the latest review of the site plan which is included as Exhibit B. 3 Planning and Zoning Commission Regular Meeting October 20, 2016 Major Development Site Plan Port of Houston Authority ATTACHMENTS Exhibit A: Application Form Exhibit B: Port of Houston Authority Railyard Site Plan Exhibit C: Area Map Exhibit D: Zoning Map Exhibit E: Land Use Map 4 EXHIBITA EXHIBITB EXHIBITB EXHIBITB EXHIBITC AREA MAP L L ST UT BLVD BOURS C W BAR 1 inch = 600 feet EXHIBITD ZONING EXHIBIT LI L E L ST L ST HI PUD BI Legend GENERAL COMMERCIAL GC BUSINESS INDUSTRIAL LIGHT INDUSTRIAL UT BLVD BOURS C W BAR HEAVY INDUSTRIAL PLANNED UNITY DEVELOPMENT 1 inch = 600 feet EXHIBITE FUTURE LAND USE EXHIBIT OUT BI LI PI L L ST HI COM Legend LOW-DENSITY RESIDENTIAL COMMERCIAL BUSINESS INDUSTRIAL LIGHT INDUSTRIAL UT BLVD BOURS C W BAR HEAVY INDUSTRIAL LDR PUBLIC / INSTITUTIONAL 1 inch = 600 feet