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Home My WebLink About08-20-1987 Public Hearings and Regular MeetingAGEAlDA • PUBLIC HEARINGS AND REGULAR MEETING OF THE LA PORTE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION TO BE HELD AUGUST 20, 1987, IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS OF THE CITY HALL, 604 47EST FAIRMONT PARKWAY, LA PORTE, TEXAS, BEGINNING AT 7:00 P.M. . 1. CALL TO ORDER 2. PUBLIC HEARING - REQUEST OF WAYNE KNOX FOR SPECIAL CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT UNDER SECTION 10-302(10) OF ORDINANCE 1501, THE CITY OF LA PORTE ZONING ORDINANCE, IN ORDER TO PASTURE HORSES PUBLIC INPUT PUBLIC HEARING CLOSED 3. PUBLIC HEARING - REQUEST OF FIRST ASSEMBLY OF GOD CHURCH FOR SPECIAL CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT UNDER SECTION 6-600(F) OF ORDINANCE 1501, THE CITY OF LA PORTE ZONING ORDINANCE, TO ALLOW JOINT PARKING PUBLIC INPUT PUBLIC HEARING CLOSED 4. CONSIDER APPROVING MINUTES OF PUBLIC HEARING AND MEETING HELD JULY 16, 1987 5. CONSIDER APPROVING SPECIAL CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR WAYNE KNOX 6. CONSIDER APPROVING SPECIAL CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR FIRST ASSEMBLY OF GOD CHURCH 7. DISCUSS AND CONSIDER REPEAT OF GOLF COURSE 8. DISCUSS REQUEST OF CITY COUNCIL AND CITY MANAGER REGARDING A PROPOSED SIGN ORDINANCE 9. BEGIN DISCUSSION AND REVIE4J OF REQUIRED UPDATES TO ZONING ORDINANCE AND MAP AND DEVELOPMENT ORDINANCE 10. ADPIINISTRATIVE REPORTS 11. ADJOURNMENT •, ~ • ~~ THE STATE OF TEXAS ) COUNTY OF HARRIS ) CITY OF LA PORTE ) NOTICE OF MEETING Notice is hereby given that the La Porte Planning and Zoning Commission will meet in Public Hearings and Regular Session on the 20th day of August, 1987, in the Council Chambers, City Hall, 604 West Fairmont Parkway, La Porte, Texas, beginning at 7:00 P.M. A copy of the agenda for said meeting, showing the subjects of such meeting, is attached hereto. I hereby certify that I posted this Notice on the bulletin board located at a place convenient to the public in the City Hall of the City of La Porte, at 5:00 P.M. on the 13th day of August, 1987, and that (1) said Notice was posted for at least 72 hours preceding the scheduled time of the meeting; or (2) if this Notice was posted less than 72 hours but more than 2 hours before the meeting is convened, I hereby certify that said meeting was called because of an emergency or urgent public necessity limited to imminent threats to public health and safety or reasonable unforseeable situations requiring immediate action by the Planning and Zoning Commission. Witness my hand and the Seal of the City of La Porte, Texas, this the 13th day of August, 1987. CITY OF LA PORTE ,• ., . Cherie Black ' City Secretary ~~,, ~ .. t 'I ~~ .... . STATE OF TEXAS COUtdTY OF HARRIS • CITY OF LA PORTS s • NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING In accordance with Ordinance 1501, the City of La Porte Zoning Ordinance, notice is hereby given that the La Porte Planning and Zoning Commission will conduct a public hearing at 7:00 P.M. on the 20th day of August, 1987, in the Council Chambers of the City Hall, 604 West Fairmont Parkway, La Porte, Texas. The purpose of the Public Hearing is to consider the request of Wayne Knox for a Special Conditional Use permit under Section 10-302(10) of the Ordinance, in order to pasture horses. A regular meeting will be held following the public hearing for the purpose of acting upon the public hearing item and conduct other matters pertaining to the Planning and Zoning Commission. Citizens wishing to address this issue may do so in writing, addressed to the City Secretary, P.O. Box 1115, La Porte, Texas 77571. Citizens wishing to address the Commission pro or con during the Public Hearing will be required to sign in before the meeting is convened. .,,,,~ CITY OF LA PORTS ,, ~~ ~,.~~ ,~, ' ~ ' ~~. •• ~ ,' J '~ ( •~ ,~ .~~, ;. ~,, . , . ~, ~~ .,,, '~,, ~ y POSTED: August 4, 1987 • lC~~ ~~- Cherie Black City Secretary a ~' t STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF HARRIS • CITY OF LP. PORTE s • NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING In accordance with Ordinance 1501, the City of La Porte Zoning Ordinance, notice is hereby given that the La Porte Planning and Zoning Commission will conduct a public hearing at 7:00 P.M. on the 20th day of August, 1987, in the Council Chambers of the City Hall, 604 West Fairmont Parkway, La Porte, Texas. The purpose of the Public Hearing is to consider the request of First Assembly of God Church for a Special Conditional, Use permit under Section 6-600(F) of the Ordinance, in order to allow joint parking. A regular meeting will be held following the public hearing for the purpose of acting upon the public • hearing item and conduct other matters pertaining to the Planning and Zoning Commission. Citizens wishing to address this issue may do so in writing, .addressed to the City Secretary, P.O. Box 1115, La Porte, Texas 77571. Citizens wishing to address the Commission pro or con during the Public Hearing will be required to sign in before the meeting is convened. •~~•,. CITY OF LA PORTE ` ,` 1~ '.. , r ~ , . •~~ „• > ,' ~ J ~ ~ '~' .• ~. ,. . t •,•,,. • . •• Cherie Black City Secretary POSTED: August 4, 1987 ~, s • LA PORTE PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION MINUTES MEETING OF AUGUST 20, 1987 Chairman Doug Latimer called the meeting to order at 7:00 P.M. Members Present: Chairman Doug Latimer, Commissioners Bobby Blackwell, Lola Ohillips, Janet Graves, Inge Browder, Charles Boyle, Jack Gresham City Staff Present: Mark Lewis, City Inspector, Nina Bergeron, Inspection Secretary, Joel Albrecht, Director of Community Development, John Armstrong, Asst. City Attorney. Others Present: Wayne Knox, Rev. Leroy Fleck, Janet Gray Warlick Shawn Knox, H. P. Pfeiffer. • Before beginning the public hearing, Mr. Latimer introduced Joel Albrecht, Community Development Director, to the Planning & Zoning Commission. First order of business was the request of Wayne Knox for a Special Conditional Use Permit under Section 10-302(10) of Ordinance ~~1501. Mr. Knox ask the Commission to approve the request to build a barn at 10431 N. "P" Street, where in the future he also plans to build a home. There being no one else wanting to speak on the above item, Mr. Latimer closed the public hearing on Mr. Knox's request. Next order of business was the request of First Assembly of God Church for a Special Conditional Use Permit under Section 6-600(f) of Ordinance #1501. Rev. Fleck is requesting the permit for joint parking with the La Porte High School. The Joint Parking Agreement was signed by all parties and submitted to the Commission. At this time, Mr. Latimer closed the public hearing on the above request. Next item on the agenda was approving the minutes from the July 16, 1987 meeting. There being no correction on the minutes, a motion was made and seconded to accept the minutes as read. Minutes were approved. • • • Planning & Zoning Minutes • Meeting of August 20, 1987 Page 2 Next item was to consider approving the Special Conditional Use Permit for Wayne Knox. At this time Mark Lewis, City inspection, presented to the Commission the facts concerning the request. Mr. Lewis stated that the Staff recommends that this request be granted. A motion was made by Inge Browder and seconded by Bobby Blackwell to approve the request. Motion carried unanimously. The First Assembly of God Church request was presented to the Commission next by Mr. Lewis. Mr. Lewis said that the Church meets all the requirements and again Staff recommends the permit be granted. A motion was made by Jack Gresham and seconded by Charles Boyle to approved the request of the Church. Motion carried unanimously. Item No. 7 - Proposed sign ordinance was next on the agenda and was presented by Joel Albrecht, Dir. of Community Development. Mr. Albrecht, speaking on behalf of the City Manager and the City Council, requested the P & Z Commission to initiate a study/draft for a sign ordinance. Council feels that now is the time to start developing a sign ordinance for the City of La Porte. This will deal with all types of signs,(i.e., billboards, business, portable, advertising, commercial • type). It was suggested that we try to obtain copies of sign ordinances from other surrounding cities and use them as a guideline. Next item was to begin discussion and the six (6) month review of required updates to the Zoning ordinance, map and development ordinance. Each member of the Commission was given a 13 page text of the zoning ordinance review to read over and study. Mark Lewis went over each item with the Commission and explained the changes necessary or required, clarifications, and typos. The Commission decided to review the text and be ready to start making the corrections necessary at the next P & Z meeting on September 3, 1987. Administrative Reports - Mr. Latimer addressed the land request that was made by J.P. Jackson. He wanted to get the reaction of the Commission as to how they felt on what City Council did by approving the above mentioned request after they had turned it down. Most of the members felt as if this was their obligation and that Council had over turned their decision. They felt as if this was "spot zoning" and that was something the Commission was trying to stay away from doing. The Commission still felt that they did their job correctly and that was all they could do. John Armstrong, Asst. City Attorney, assured the Commission that • the City Council felt that P & Z had done the right thing in their decision. ® • Planning & Zoning Minutes Meeting of August 20, 1987 Page 3 At this point, Mr. Latimer recognized Janet Gray Warlick. Ms. Warlick wanted to express Mr. Eddie Gray's and her apologies to the Commission for the way the facts were presented to them on the J. P. Jackson request. She also wanted to assure them that if another case should arise, she would be well informed on the procedures and how to go through the proper channels. There being no further business, a motion was made and seconded to adjourn the meeting. Meeting adjourned at 8:15 P.M. Respectfully submitted: ~J ~iZB~ Nina Bergeron, In ection Secretary Passed and Approved~ja~s the day of , 1987 Doug atimer, Chairman /nb 8/25/87