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MINUTES - JOINT PUBLIC HEARING
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OF THE
CITY COMMISSION AND PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION
LA PORTE, TEXAS - APRIL 7, 1975
7:00 P.M.
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MEMBERS OF THE CITY COMMISSION PRESENT: Mayor E. A. Thomas,
Commissioners C. D. C ristensen, I. J. Kibodeaux, A. Uel
Price, and C. D. Boyle.
MEMBERS OF THE CITY COMMISSION ABSENT: None.
MEMBERS OF THE PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION PRESENT: Walter
Ro erson, C airman; Wm. S. Love, Jr., Secretary; Lois Compton,
J. H. Smith, and Wm. R. Shedelbower.
MEMBERS OF THE PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION ABSENT: None.
OTHER CITY OFFICIALS PRESENT: Larry L. Broussard, Director
of Finance; Margie Goyen, City Clerk; Knox Askins, City
Attorney; Larry Morton, Director of Public Works; Robert Hall,
Assistant Chief of Police; Joe Sease, Fire Chief; D. R.
McLaughlin, Fire Marshal.
OTHER CITY OFFICIALS ABSENT: Chief Herb Freeman, attending
am u ance sc ool.
OTHERS PRESENT: Mr. A. J. Busch, Jr., Busch, Hutchison &
Associates, Inc.
PRESIDING: Mayor Thomas.
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1. CALL TO ORDER - Mayor Thomas called the meeting to order.
2. INVOCATION - The invocation was given by Commissioner
Ki odeaux.
3. JOINT PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER REZONING LOTS 17 THROUGH
26, LOTS 27 AND 28, BLOCK 12 , TOWN OF LA PORTE, FROM
RESIDENTIAL TO COMMERCIAL - Mayor Thomas opened t e point
public hearing y asking if there was anyone desiring to
speak in favor of the rezoning:
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• A. Mr. Jake~Harris, 10235 Old Orchard Rd., stated that he
had requested t at Lots 27 and 28, Block 125, Town of
La Porte, be rezoned. These lots back up to other property
owned by Mr. Harris, which is zoned commercial and he
has a commercial establishment on the other property. Mr.
Harris stated that he felt by rezoning the property, would
be the only way that it would be of value to himself or
anyone else.
B. Mr. Llo d Wells, 1114 Doris, Deer. Park, stated that he
owned Lots 17 t roug 26, Bloc 125, Town of La Porte,
and could not get good use of the property because it was
zoned residential and backed up to commercial. No one would
buy this property for a residence because of commercial
classification. The only way to get the real value of the
property was to rezone it for commercial.
Mayor Thomas asked if there was anyone desiring to speak
in opposition of the rezoning:
A. Mr. Ronald P. Sims, 525 So. 7th - stated that this had
been is rest ence or eig t years and was very much opposed
to the rezoning. He was aware that the alley was the dividing
line between the residential and commercial classification
and wanted to see it remain this way.
• B. Mrs. Calvin Smith, 601 So. 7th - Mrs. Smith stated that
her home woul a directly across from Mr. Harris' property
and was very much opposed to the rezoning and wanted it to
remain residential.
C. Mr. Walter Roberson, Chairman, Planning and Zoning
Commission - stated that he had received a telegram from
anoti~ r property owner within the 200 feet of said property
in question, who was unable to attend the hearing, and was
opposed to the rezoning unless her property was rezoned
commercial also.
Mr. Roberson stated that the line had been established for
the alley to be the dividing line between the residential and
commercial classification and did not feel that this was the
time to change it.
With no one else desiring to be heard, the joint public
hearing was declared closed.
Mayor Thomas read the recommendation from the Planning
and Zoning Commission as follows: Motion by Smith,
seconded by Love that no change in existing zoning clas-
sification in Block 125. The motion carried three to one.
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• A copy of said recommendation is attached and made a part
of these minutes.
Motion by Commissioner Christensen, seconded by Commissioner
Kibodeaux, to accept the recommendation of the Planning and
Zoning Commission and not rezone Lots 17 through 26, Lots
27 and 28, Block 125, Town of La Porte, and they would remain
residential. Motion carried by the following vote:
AYES: Commissioners Christensen, Kibodeaux,
• Price, and Boyle.
NAYS: None.
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Margie yen, Ci Clerk
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