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HomeMy WebLinkAbout03-19-1992 Regular Meeting of the Planning and Zoning Commission• • MINUTES L~ • • • MINUTES • PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION MARCH 19, 1992 Members Present: Chairman Inge Browder, Commissioners Wayne Anderson, Eugene Edmonds, Doug Martin, Paul Schaider, Betty Waters, Lola Phillips Members Absent: None City Staff Present: Director of Planning Charles Harrington, Assistant City Manager John Joerns, Planning Secretary Peggy Lee 1) CALL TO ORDER Meeting was called to order by Chairman Browder at 6:00 PM. 2) APPROVE MINUTES OF THE JANUARY 16, 1992 REGULAR MEETING A motion was made by Betty Waters and seconded by Lola Phillips to approve the • minutes as submitted. All were in favor and the motion passed. 3) APPROVE MINUTES OF THE JANUARY 23,1992 SPECIAL CALLED MEETING A motion was made by Paul Schaider and seconded by Eugene Edmonds to approve the minutes as submitted. All were in favor and the motion passed. 4) DISCUSS ZONING ORDINANCE AMENDMENTS AND LICENSING ORDINANCE FOR BED AND BREAKFAST INNS At the January 16, 1992 meeting, the Commission directed staff to prepare language fora "Licensing Ordinance" for Bed and Breakfast Inns. Mr. Harrington addressed the Commission asking them to consider, for discussion, another alternative for the control and operation of the Bed and Breakfast. Mr. Harrington stated that staff recommends allowing Bed and Breakfast Inns to be located in the R-1, R-2, and R-3 Zoning Districts with a Special Conditional Use (SCU) permit, and a permitted by right use when located in a General Commercial (GC) District. With the SCU permit, restrictions could be placed to control the number of guest rooms, offstreet parking, maximum length of stay, management/ • • Page 2 of 3 Planning and Zoning Commission • Minutes of March 19, 1992 ownership, and signage. This would also allow the Planning & Zoning Commission and the City Council to better control the location and special circumstances of each facility. Staff reviewed the guidelines set by other cities and found them to be comparable to what we are proposing. Eugene Edmonds provided the Commission with a handout he received from a Councilman. This handout addressed several items in the Staff Report. One item noted was for the terminology "inn" not be used when referring to Bed and Breakfasts. A copy of this handout is attached as a part of these minutes. A straw vote was taken and the Commission voted unanimously to have staff prepare language amending the Zoning Ordinance in accordance with Mr. Haxrington's recommendations. 5) STAFF REPORTS • Mr. Harrin ton addressed the ' g City s Comprehensive Plan. He stated that there appear to be discrepancies between the Plan's intent and actual development patterns in the City. He further added that he sees the Comprehensive Plan as a living document that should grow and evolve with the City. He anticipates the Commission spending a good deal of time in the upcoming year addressing Comprehensive Plan issues. Mr. Harrington then addressed the issue of staff presentations to the Commission. His plans are to somewhat change the format of presentations. There will be a greater emphasis on inter-department cooperation in the preparation and presentation of information to be given to the Commission. Finally, Mr. Harrington addressed the issue of signage in regards to Bed and Breakfasts. He asked for Commission input regarding size and location of signs. Betty Waters commented that 18" x 24" seems to be a typical size for Bed and Breakfast signs. She mentioned seeing a larger sign in Kemah which was unattractive. Doug Martin asked if signs would have to be located on the building or if they could be freestanding in a yard. Betty Waters stated that signs are commonly located in the yards.. Doug Martin requested staff to prepare some example signs in various sizes. Page 3 of 3 Planning & Zoning Commission • Minutes of March 19, 1992 6) ADJOURN • A motion to adjourn was made by Betty Waters and seconded by Wayne Anderson. All were in favor and the motion passed. The meeting adjourned at 6:40 PM. The next meeting will be April 16, 1992. Respectfully Submitted, . Peggy Le Planning Department Secretary Approved this the 16th day of April, 1992. Gx~. Inge Browder Planning & Zoning Commission Chairman • • COMMENTS ON BED AND BREARFAST. March 19, 1992 • Inns are big business - Bed and Breakfast in homes is very small business. Inns take big bucks - Bed and breakfast don't. A Bed and Breakfast Inn and a Bed and Breakfast in you home are entirely two different things. A Bed and Breakfast is a home with one room and maybe two rooms for one night. In fact it would be used like friends spending the night. It is more usually used by older people or people without children. It is not a Hotel or an Inn. If it is truly a hotel how can you limit the stay of any individual and why would you want to? It is in fact a small business located in a resident for the use of travelers who do not want to stay in an Inn or Hotel. It is for those who want to spend a day or two in a nice neighborhood and meet the kind of people in that town. An Inn is a type of Hotel. An Inn is large; usually with a restaurant, with many bed rooms, rooms for meetings and possibly business sessions. Also they have a bar or recreation areas of sorts. • Special Condition Use Permit should be allowed for R-1, R-2, and R-3. Areas to be considered should be along the Bay or areas befitting the purpose and not in a subdivision. Number of guest rooms should be maximum of two, by reservation only and there should be off street parking. Owner should live in Bed and Breakfast facility at all times. Building and fire codes should be followed. Health codes should be enforced. No person should be allowed to operate or own more than one Bed and Breakfast facility. We don't need to get this all tangled up and confusing like the sign ordinance has become. Signs should be placed very nicely in the yard and not on any other locations. Facilities will be advertized in magazines or newspapers. CJ • ~ ~ • BED AND BREAKFASTS • ~ ~ Staff Report Bed and Breakfasts Apri116,1992 The Planning and Zoning Commission, at its March 19, 1992, meeting directed staff to prepare language amending the Zoning Ordinance provisions that regulate Bed and Breakfasts (B&B). These regulations, which are located in four (4) separate ordinance sections, follow. The amending language which has been added to these sections is highlighted with bold face type. Language presently in the ordinance which is to be deleted is indicated by strikeovers. 3-100 DEFINITIONS: Bed and Breakfast ~: A building, the primary use of which is a single family residence, in which sleeping rooms are available for overnight rental subject to the following restrictions. • 1. Bed and Breakfast ~ shall be operated by resident homeowners. 2. Bed and Breakfast ~s shall conform to the requirements of Section 5-800. 3. Parking shall be provided in accordance with the requirements of Section 10-609. 4. A Bed and Breakfast shall be allowed one (1) sign, not exceeding three (3) square feet in area and non-illuminated. This sign may be either mounted on the building or located in a landscaped portion of the yard. Yard signs shall be located in accordance with the provisions of Section 10-1000, Residential Sign Table B. • • Page 2 of 3 • Planning & Zoning Commission Staff Report -Bed & Breakfast April 16, 1992 5-600 RESIDENTIAL TABLE A: • Uses Zones R-1 R-2 R-3 MH Bed and Breakfast ~ as defined by Section 3-100 * * D C C C 5-800 SPECIAL USE PERFORMANCE STANDARDS: n LJ H. Bed and Breakfast ~s (as defined in Section 3-100) 1. Bed and Breakfast ~s shall be operated in accordance with the Bed and Breakfast and home occupation requirements of 3-100. 2. Additional required parking shall not be provided in any required front or side yard. 3. Bed and Breakfasts shall comply with the Boarding House requirements of the currently adopted edition of the Standard Housing Code and Life Safety Code (NFPA 101). 10-609 REQUIRED PARKING: Uses Number of Parking Spaces Required for Each 2 Minimum, Plus Bed and Breakfast ~s 1 Each Rental loom • Page 3 of 3 • Planning & Zoning Commission Staff Report -Bed & Breakfast April 16, 1992 •\ Staff has prepared a Bed and Breakfast application form. The purpose of this form is to provide staff and in turn, the Commission and Council with information regarding prospective B&B's. This form would be completed by an applicant and submitted in conjunction with a Special Conditional Use Permit application. A copy has been attached for the Commission's review (see Exhibit A). Staff has also, as requested by the Commission, prepared example B&B signs. These signs will be in the Council Chambers during the April 16, meeting. If the Commission is satisfied with these amendments, the next step will be to conduct a public hearing on this matter. May 21, 1992, is the Commission's next regularly scheduled meeting date. This would be an appropriate date for the hearing. • n U BED ~D BREAKFAST APPLICATION F~I APPLICATION N0. • OPERATING NAME• ADDRESS: LEGAL DESCRIPTION: SEE ATTACHED OWNER: PHONE: MAILING ADDRESS: NUMBER OF RENTAL ROOMS: NUMBER OF PARKING SPACES: APPLICANTS SIGNATURE: DATE: • OFFICE USE ONLY DATE RECEIVED THIS FACILITY (OR THE PROPOSED RENOVATION PLANS) SATISFIES THE REQUIREMENTS OF APPLICABLE CITY OF LA PORTE CODES AND ORDINANCES. INSPECTOR: FIRE MARSHAL: SPECIAL CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT # DATE APPROVED OR DENIED: COMMENTS: DATE• DATE: HAS BEEN APPROVED DENIED • • • • • BRIARGROVE SUBDIVISION .7 • City of La Porte i Inter-Office Memorandum April 10, 1992 TO: Inge Browder Chairman, Planning & Zoning Commission FROM: Charles R. Harrington fjy Director of Planning SUBJECT: Briargrove Subdivision The Planning & Zoning Commission, at their November 21, 1992 meeting discussed the Briargrove Subdivision. This subdivision, which is located at "P" Street in the Lomax area was initially approved a number of years ago as the Meadow Park Subdivision, Section II. Since the date of original approval, the City has adopted a new Development Ordinance • (# 1444). Harris County Flood Control (H.C.F.C.) has revised requirements for storm water detention for properties in this area as well. The new detention requirements stalled the developer's plans to proceed with the revised subdivision plat. Since the November 21 meeting, several factors have changed. These include H.C.F.C. withdrawing its objections to the original subdivision plan and a new developer becoming involved with the project. Staff has been working with the new developer and will present a fuller update and a revised plat at the April 16, meeting. xc: Planning and Zoning Commission Members • • STAFF RECOMMENDATION 1. Approval as a preliminary plat under the old ordinance under which it was started. 2. The following requirements should be applied: a. Provide the City of La Porte with "as-built" drawings and construction specifications on the completed water, sanitary sewer and storm drainage. b. Provide the City with construction and specifications for the street construction. c. Retest the water and sewer lines for compliance with City requirements. d. Provide the City with a Letter of Acceptance for the constructed water, sanitary sewer and storm drainage lines. e. Provide engineering reports on the existing water . pressures available to the subdivision, and execute a Utility Extension Agreement for extension of the 12" water line from Underwood Road to the subdivision if necessary. f. Provide the City with any proposed deed restrictions. g. Provide the City with copies of any Homeowner's Association Agreements which should include additional assessment authority. h. Relocate the 6" water line and the 2" gas line in the drainage ditch on the north side of "P" Street so that the drainage flow line can be lowered. i. Provide for street lights and street signs to be located within the subdivision. j. Mow and reshape the drainage channel between North "P" Street and Big Island Slough where the City determines it to be necessary. i k. Construct headwalls at the drainage outfalls for the street intersections along "P" Street.