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Home My WebLink About03-08-1979 Called MeetingAGENDA os CALLED MEETING OF THE PLANNING AND ZONING COP'MISSION OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE, TEXAS, TO BE HELD IN THE COMMISSIONERS' CONFER9NCE ROOM OF THE CITY HALL, 604 WEST FAIRMONT PARKWAY ON MARCH 8, 1979, BEGINNING AT 7:00 P.M. 1. CALL TO ORDER. 2. CONSIDER APPROVING PRELIMINARY AND FINAL PLAT OF WEST ONE—HALF OF OUTLOT 3, NEBRASKA SYNDICATE — DECKER MC KIM. 3. DISCUSS REQUEST OF ST. MARY'S CHURCH'FOR A VARIANCE TO ALLOW A PORTABLE BUILDING TO BE USED TO OPERATE A CLOTHING AND FURNITURE STORE — 816 PARK AVENUE. 4. DISCUSS REQUEST OF GUS BRIEDEN FOR A VARIANCE FOR A COURTYARD FOR 239 CRESCENT VIEW, LOT 16, CRESCENT VIEW ADDITION. 5. CONSIDER REQUEST FOR VARIANCE OF SET BACK LINES FOR CAR PORT FOR 422 S. 1ST STREET — BLOCK 11, LOTS 17, 18, AND 19, TEA PORTE — DOYLE WESTERGREN. 6. ADJOURNMENT. PHONE A/C 713 471.2000 • ti St. Mary's Church 816 PARK AVENUE LA PORTE. TEXAS 77571 October 6, 1978 Mrs. Margie Goyen Planning Commission Board City of La Porte LaPorte, Texas 77571 Dear Mrs. Goyen: This letter is for the purpose of giving the Planning Commission a written request to make a special restriction variance to allow St. Mary's St. Vincent de Paul Society of -La Porte to operate a used clothing and furniture store on St. Mary's Church Property located at 816 Park Ave. Please note, on the enclosed sketch, the location of the area that we are talking about. We also wish to purchase a new 14' x 401 metal -portable building and locate it in the area marked "new building". The St. Vincent de Paul Society is a non-profit organization designed to give moral, spiritual and material help to the poor in the La Porte area. All funds raised or donated to it remain with St. Vincent de Paul. We take the money and help the area poor and needy by paying their rent, utilities, food, donate clothing, etc., without regard to race, creed, color or financial status. None of the funds go toward financial assistance of St. Mary's Church. Over the past 7 years we have helped the La Porte Area needs to the tune of over $25,000. If you have any questions regarding this request, please give me a call at my office, 869-8331. Yours Truly, Richard Florance President St. Vincent de Paul Society St. Mary's Church -1 'CO C- Ic e, cl %� A felt IL % PIN AJC p All. KNOX W. ASKINS, J. D. ATTORNEY AT LAW 702 W. FAIRMONT PARKWAY P. 0. BOX 1218 LA PORTE. TEXA$ 77571 GAIL J. HAMILTON. J. D. ASSOCIATE December 5, 1978 Planning and Zoning Commission Pat Muston, Chairman City of La Porte La Porte,Texas 77571 Re: St. Mary's Church proposed portable building Dear Mrs. Muston: TELEPHONE 713 471-1886 The application of St. Mary's Church to erect a prefabricated building at 816 Park Aveune, to be used for charitable dis- tribution of goods runs afoul of two provisions of the City's Zoning Ordinance 780, those being the nature and placement of the building and the use thereof. The building is to be a prefabricated accessory building, in which no one will live. The placement of such as proposed by the Church would be in violation of Section 13-201(8) of the Zoning Ordinance, in that it would not be located 75 feet from the front property line. This problem may be cured by a special exception under Section 16-201(1), concerning modification of the required yard area and spacing. The intended use, charitable distrubution of goods, is a use which is not.specifically allowed in R-1 districts. Section 13-201(3), speaking of Churches and their uses, does not specifically list such as a valid Church function and it is not listed as a use which is exclusive to types of districts other than R-1. Section 16-201(6) provides for the determination of classifications not specifically named in the Ordinance. In this case, such determination should include a finding that the proposed use is in keeping with the uses specifically named in the regulations for the R-1 district. If it is the policy of the City that such a use should be allowed, a holding that charitable distribution of goods, -where such is clearly ancillary to the main function of the Church property, is in keeping with the uses of Church property specifically named in the R-1 regulations, would be appropriate in order to allow this use. "I1� Pat Muston December 5 City of La Porte Page 2 Should the Commission decide that granting the request of St. Mary's is proper and desirable, the needed action may be accomplished by the enclosed resolution or by similar action. If you have further questions in this matter, please let me know if I may be of assistance. Yours very truly, Gail J. Hamilton GJH bl cc: Mr. Jim Hudgens City Administrator Hon. Mayor and City Commissioners City of La Porte RESOLUTION NO. A RESOLUTION ALLOWING A SPECII%L EXCEPTION FOR THE PLACEMENT OF AN ACCESORY BUILDING AT 816 PARK AVENUE; AND FINDING THAT " CHARITABLE DISTRIBUTION OF GOODS" IS A USE IN KEEPING WITH THAT OF CHURCH PROPERTY. - WHEREAS, this Commission has determined that the charitable distrubution of goods is a use reasonably contemplated for Church property; and WHEREAS, Zoning Ordinance 780 lists Churches as` an appro- priate use within the R-1 District; Now therefore: BE IT RESOLVED BY THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE, TEXAS: THAT, St. Mary's Church is hereby granted a special ex-• ception under Section 16-201(1) of Zoning Ordinance 780 to place a prefabricated accessory building as near as feet to the front yard line at 816 Park Avenue; and . THAT, this Commission hereby finds under Section 16-201(6) that the "charitable.distribution o.f goods", where such is clearly ancillary to the main function of Church property, is in keeping with the uses of Church property specifically named in the R-1 regulations. PASSED AND APPROVED this day of . 19_• ATTEST: Secretary PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE By: PAT MUSTON, Chairman iss' 1 �9•y is 0 1 • a4- • -ov 1118 S. 18TH ST.'AND SPENCER HWY. LA PORTE. TEXAS 77571 471-3440 GUS R. BRIEDEN REAL ESTATE COUNSELOR RENTAL PROPERTIES • INVESTMENTS TRAILER PARKS G & B CONSTRUCTION EL RANCHO WELDING & FABRICATING PHoNc 663.2309 PORTADLB & SHOP SHRVICH DEVINE. TEXAS 15121 i .q.5 Administration CITY OF LA PORTE INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM TO: MAYOR & CITY COMMISSIONERS DATE: MARCH 12, 1979 FROM: PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION PAT MUSTON, CHAIRMAN SUBJECT: PRELIMINARY PLAT OF WEST ONE-HALF OF OUTLOT 3, NEBRASKA SYNDICATE - DECKER MC KIM The Planning & Zoning Commission recommends that the preliminary plat of above property be approved. Respectfully, Pat Muston �q 6 • 1 BU GH, HUTCHISON & ASSOCIATES, INC. CONSULTING ENGINEERS .� 1107 FLEETWOOD DRIVE - BAYTOWN, TEXAS 77820 - PHONE (713) 422-8213 March 6, 1979 City of La Porte P. 0. Box 1115 La Porte, TX 77571 Attn: Mrs. Margie Goyen City Clerk PROPOSED "LA PORTE TERRACE WEST" The plat of the proposed La Porte Terrace West, shows interior lots of 50 ft. width and corner lots of 55' width. These dimensions are less than the minimum width stipulated in the City of La Porte's Subdivision Ordinance. Section 5.04.05 prescribes a minimum lot width of 60 feet. J. Busch, J ., P.E. AJB/ps Enclosure a rA ..r r' 4 PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION March 82 1979 Members of the Planning and Zoning Commission Present; Pat Muston, Chairman, Dale Wright., Lin Pfeiffer. Members Absent: Walt Springall and Mose Davis. Meeting called to order: 7:17 p.m. 1. Considered approving preliminary and final plat of the west one-half of out lot 3, Nebraska Syndicate, Decker McKim. Due to lack of city approval on utilities, commission was forced to table issue. 2. Discussed request of St. Mary's Church for a variance to allow a portable building to be used to operate a clothing and furniture store at 816 Park Avenue, Motion was made to grant variance with provision of 25' set back from property line. Motion passed. 3. Discussed request of Gus Brieden for a variance for a court yard for 239 Crescent View lot 16, Cresent View addition. Tabled due to Gus Drieden absents. 4. Considered request for variance of set back lines for car port at 422 South lst, street, block 11, lots 17, 181 & 19 La Porte, Motion to recommend a variance on set back line to property line. Passed. 5. Meeting adjourned,