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HomeMy WebLinkAbout04-06-1989 Regular MeetingMINUTES OF • PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MEETING .. APRIL 6, 1989 Members Present: Chairperson Janet Graves, Commissioners Charles Boyle, Eugene Edmonds, Lola Phillips Members Absent, Commissioners Inge Browder, Bobby Blackwell, Jack Gresham it Staff_ Assistant City Manager John Joerns, Director of Community Development Joel H. Albrecht, City Inspector Mark Lewis, Community Development/Engineering Secretary tuna Browning, Assistant City Attorney John Armstrong Othgrs Present: Approximately 20 concerned citizens 1) CALL TO ORDER Chairperson Janet Graves called the meeting to order at 7:00 PM. 2)' APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF THE MARCH 16, 1989 MEETING A motion was made by Charlie Boyle and seconded by Eugene Edmonds S to approve the minutes of the March 16, 1989 meeting as submitted. Vote was unanimous. 3) COMPREHENSIVE PLAN ISSUES RELATING TO THE ANNEXED BAYMUD AREA Chairperson Janet Graves turned the meeting over to John Armstrong, Assistant City Attorney, so he could read into the record a letter on the legal status of two mobile homes in the newly annexed BayA1UD area. The mobile homes were placed at 323 Dwire on December 31, 1988 and 308 Dwire on March 24, 1989. (See attached letter dated 4/6/89). Mr. Bill Gwaltney, citizen of BayMUD area annexed, spoke to the Commission at this time. Mr. Gwaltney stated that the City of La Porte did promise in the public meetings that there would be no future mobile homes moved into the district after annexation and that any homes moved from the district could not be replaced. He said they are now hearing about mobile home parks in the district and he was questioning how they got to be mobile home parks. The neighbors nor the Board of Supervisors for the BayMUD district were aware of any mobile home parks. Mr. Gwaltney said he would request that the Planning & Zoning Commission classify these areas as "R-1". He said he did not know how these areas got classified as mobile home parks or what can be done about changing their classification, but he did not want nor • did his neighbors that he had talked to, want any mobile home parks in this area. PLANNING ~ ZONING MINUTES MEETING 'OF 4-6-89 PAGE 2 'OF 5 At this point Mr. .Gwaltney said he did not know the procedure or what had to be done in order to get this zoned "R-1". He asked the Commission what needed to be done row and also if it would be feasible to get a petition signed by citizens of the area. Mrs. Graves informed him that the meeting tonight was to discuss the classifications for the entire area and that they would not be voting. Mr. Armstrong stated that there was one regulatory ordinance, Ordinance No. 811, that is in effect at this time. The ordinance is not a zoning ordinance, but it does regulate mobile home parks. This ordinance (No. 811) has regulations that are not zoning regulations involved. Even if the determination is made that there is "grandfathering" for the use of mobile home parks, Ordinance No. 811 would still apply as a regulatory ordinance and that part might alleviate some of the concern of the mobile home parks. BREAK: 7:15 - 7:25 Pleeting was called back to order by Mrs. Graves and she expressed • her appreciation for everyone attending the meeting and showing their interest. Mrs. Graves said she felt the Commission could work with each one's concerns and would do so to the best of their ability. At this point she turned the meeting over to Joel Albrecht, Director of Community Development for staff's input. Staff's preliminary analysis of the Comprehensive Plan issues pertaining to BayMUD have been broken into four areas for the purpose of discussion. Mr. Albrecht went over each area with staff's preliminary proposal for zoning. AREA I: Approximately 225 acre tract which is primarily undeveloped. This area fronts on South Broadway where there are several small commercial uses and extends west to the city limits, a small industrial tract is located at McCabe Road and the western City limits. The bulk of this tract lies within a flood zone and has an "A" zone designation. La Porte's Land Use Plan designates the property north of McCabe Road and east of Hwy. 146 as mid to high density residential, west of Hwy. 146 as Industrial and Commercial/Industrial. The zoning classifications overlaying the land use designations are PUD between Hwy. 146 and the Forest View Mobile Home Park, and "R-3" between the mobile home park and South Broadway. The Forest View Mobile Home Park is zoned hI.H., Manufacturing Housing. The land use designations presently proposed for Area I are as folows: Mid to High Density Residential is proposed for approximately 60~ of this area. PLANNING & MEETING OF PAGE 3 OF 5 ZONING MINUTES 4/6/89. This designation would serve as an extension to the existing mid to high density designation presently in place north of McCabe Road. Zoning designations of "R-2" Mid Density Residential or PUD would be appropriate for this type land use designation. A Public Use Designation is proposed to track the course of the western branch~of Taylor Bayou. A Commercial Use node is proposed for the southern portion of this tract, east of Hwy. 146. An Industrial Use designation is proposed for the portion of this area located west of Hwy. 146. This would serve as an extension of the existing land use designation located north of McCabe Road. Highway 146 would continue to serve as the line of demarcation between industrial and non-industrial development. A PUD zoning classification is proposed for this area as well. AREA II: This area is primarily comprised of the Shady River subdivision. Shady River is a 206 lot subdivision which is approximately 68~ built out. Also included in this area is an apartment complex and a small amount of commercial development. The Land Use designation proposed for this area is "R-1", low • density residential. The most appropriate zoning classification with which to overlay this designation is "R-1, Low Density Residential. The eastern portion of this area fronts on South Broadway. It is this portion which is occupied by the apartment complex and commercial establishments. It is proposed to include the apartment complex in the mid to high density land use designation. A zoning classification of "R-3", High Density Residential would serve to render the apartment complex a conforming use. The property south of the apartment complex, fronting on South Broadway contains the commercial establishments, any expansion would have to be confined to a relatively small area. Due to the relatively small size of this tract and the character of the surrounding neighborhoods, a land use designation of Commercial with an overlaying zoning classification of Neighborhood Commercial. would probably be appropriate for this location. AREA III: This area encompasses the Pine Bluff, Bayside Terrace and Bay Oaks subdivisions as well as three apartment/townhome complexes, the Bayshore Elementary School and fourteen (14) commercial establishments. It is proposed to extend the existing Mid to High Density • Residential Land Use Designation that presently encompasses the Cresentview subdivision (located immediately north of Pine Bluff) southward to include this subdivision. n PLANNING & MEETING OF PAGE 4 OF 5 ZONING MINUTES 4-6-$9 ~~ • There is a high degree of non-conforming property use in this subdivision, approximately 40~ is inconsistent with the temporary "R-1" zoning presently assigned to this property. Applying the same logic used in the Comprehensive Plan, a zoning classification which would allow higher density development to encourage redevelopment of the neighborhood may be in order. Due to the fairly large amount of undeveloped "R-3" property already located within the City, a classification of "R-2", Mid Density Residential would appear appropriate for this area. This zoning classification would extend to South Broadway and would render the four commercial buildings in this area non-conforming. The apartment/townhome complexes located on South Broadway flank Bayside Drive, it is proposed to include these in a Mid to High Density Land Use designation. There is one commercial building and mobile home which would fall into this zoning district and be rendered non-conforming. Bayside Terrace is comprised of single family homes, a land use designation of Low Density Residential with an overlaying zoning ® classification of "R-1" is proposed for this subdivision. It is also proposed to include the Bay Oaks subdivision in the zoning category. A land use designation of Commercial with an overlying zoning classification of N.C. is proposed for the property on South Broadway (at Dwire and Bay Oaks Streets). Mr. Albrecht said he wanted to remind the P & Z Commission that staff has not completed their studies concerning the applications submitted for mobile home parks within the newly annexed area. There are a lot of legal questions that need to be asked, as well as answered and responded to. This information will be supplied to the Commission when completed. AREA IV: Includes the Shady Oaks, Bay Colony subdivisions, a small townhome project, one commercial multi-tenant office building, and a tract of predominately undeveloped/agricultural acreage. The Shady Oaks subdivision, except for the office building which is located at the southern termination of South Broadway, conforms to "R-1" zoning requirements. The Bay Colony subdivision is comprised of single family homes which basically comply with "R-1" zoning requirements. A Low Density Residential land use designation is proposed for the Shady Oaks and Bay Colony subdivisions. A zoning classification of "R-1" is proposed to overlay this land use designation. PLANNING & MEETING OF PAGE 5 OF 5 ZONING MINUTES 4-6-89. The "R-1" classification will render the office building located on South Broadway non-conforming. A land use designation with an overlaying zoning of PUD is proposed for the area east of Boggy Bayou. This designation would include the area occupied by the townhome~complex. The Commission did not have any questions on the proposed zoning from staff at this time. There was some concern from the citizens in the Shady River area as to clarification of what could and could not be built in this area. The zoning was explained to their satisfaction and understanding. Motion was made by Charlie Boyle and seconded by Eugene Edmonds to hold a study session on April 13th with the Public Hearing to be held April 27, 1989. Motion passed with a unanimous vote. 4) ADJOURNMENT There being no further business a motion was made by Charlie Boyle and seconded by Eugene Edmonds to adjourn. The meeting was adjourned at 8:05 PM. C7 Respectfully submitted, Nina Browning, Secret y Community Development/Engineering Minutes approved on the LJ ~ day of , 1989. Jane Graves, Chairperson Plan ing & Zoning Commission /neb 4-7-89 •