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Home My WebLink About09-16-1993 Regular Meeting of the La Porte Planning and Zoning Commission• • • MINUTES • • MINUTES • PLANNING & ZONING C011~IlVIISSION MEETING SEPTEMBER 16, 1993 Members Present: Chairman Betty Waters, Commissioners Dottie Kaminski, Inge Browder, Wayne Anderson Members Absent: Ronald Gragg, Eugene Edmonds, Howard Ebow City Staff Present: Planning Director Charles Harrington, Assistant City Attorney John Armstrong, Planning Secretary Peggy Lee Others Present: I. CALL TO ORDER Meeting was called to order by Chairman Waters at 7:00 PM. II. APPROVE MINUTES OF THE AUGUST 19, 1993, PUBLIC HEARING AND • REGULAR MEETING. A motion was made by Inge Browder to approve the minutes of the August 19, 1993, meeting. The motion was seconded by Dottie Kaminski. All were in favor and the motion passed. _ III. ELECT A PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION VICE-CHAIRMAN Inge Browder made a nomination to elect Wayne Anderson as Vice-Chairman. Wayne Anderson made a nomination to elect Inge Browder as Vice-Chairman. Dottie Kaminski made a motion to cease nominations. A vote was taken and Wayne Anderson was elected Vice-Chairman by a unanimous vote of all Members present. IV. CONSIDER ADOPTION OF THE BAYFRONT MASTER PLAN AS AN AMENDMENT TO THE CITY OF LA PORTE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN A motion was made by Wayne Anderson to adopt the Bayfront Master Plan as an amendment to the Comprehensive Plan. The motion was seconded by Dottie Kaminski. All were in favor and the motion passed. u Page 2 of 2 • Planning & Zoning Commission Minutes of September 16, 1993 V. STAFF REPORTS There were none. VI. ADJOURN • Chairman Waters declared the meeting duly adjourned at 7:28 P.M. • Peggy L,~ Planning Approved on this the 21st day of October, 1993 Betty ters Planning and Zoning Commission Chairman • Respectfully submitted, • r. • DENIM $c DIAMONDS SUBDIVISION • • Staff Report Denim & Diamonds Subdivision October 21,1993 Bac und• On February 18,1993, the Planning and Zoning Commission reviewed and granted approval to the preliminary plat of the Denim & .Diamonds Subdivision. A final plat of the subdivision has been submitted. A reduced copy of this plat is attached as Exhibit "A". Under the terms of Development Ordinance 1444, Denim & Diamonds at 31.92 acres, is classified as a "major subdivision". Development Ordinance Section 4.03 and 4.04 establishes a two phase approval process for major subdivisions. The first phase is Commission approval of a preliminary plat. This was done at the February 18, Planning and Zoning Commission meeting. The second phase is approval of a final plat. This is the approval now being sought from the Commission by the applicant. Analysis: Iin granting approval of the preliminary Denim & Diamonds plat, the Commission noted two • specific items which would have to be addressed by staff and the applicant. These items are covenants and street lighting. The City Attorney's office has reviewed and approved the covenants for this subdivision. The second item is street lighting. As per the street lighting policy. detailed in staffs February 25 report to the Commission, one (1) additional street light will be required for the Denim & Diamonds Subdivision. This light will be located on North "P" Street. The applicant must pay the City of La Porte $429.40 for street lighting. Of this sum, $190.00 is for installation of the new street light; the remaining $239.40 is to cover the first 12 months of electric bills for the light. Following this initial 12 month period, the City of La. Porte will assume responsibility for utility bills. The developer paid the street lighting fee on March 18 of this year. Staff; as required by Ordinance 1444, has reviewed the final plat for conformance with the requirements specified in the Development Ordinance, Appendix "D" (see Exhibit C). In performing this review staff has found the following: A. Graphic Contents 1. Name of Owner: Properly noted. • • Page 2 of 3 Denim & Diamonds Subd. .Staff Report 10/21/93 2. Name of Engineer or Surveyor: Properly .noted. 3. Legal Boundary. Description: Properly noted. 4. Legal and Special Statements: Properly noted. B: Documentation 1. Proposed Streets: Not applicable. There are not internal streets proposed for this subdivision. 2. Proposed Utilities: Not applicable. No internal utility easements are proposed for this • subdivision. 3. Coordinate Listing: Properly noted. 4. Utility Company Letters Not applicable. Subdivision will be serviced by existing utilities located on Robinson Road and North "P" Street. No new utility easements are proposed. 5. Private Easements: Not applicable. No new easements are proposed for this subdivision. 6. Private Easement Holders Consent: There is a 25 foot utility easement located on the west face of this property. This easement is to be abandoned. Language has been placed on the plat to "quit claim" this easement. When the subdivision plat is filed, this easement will effectively cease to exist. Page 3 of 3 Denim & Diamonds Subd. • Staff Report 10/21/93 7. Residential Park Land: The applicant, as specified by Ordinance, has paid $700.00 to the City in lieu of park land. This money has been placed in escrow by the City to be utilized as specified in staff s preliminary plat report. 8. Conditional Approval Documents: Not applicable to this plat. C. Additional Conditions The developer, as requested, has submitted to the City, a "hold harmless" letter. This letter specifies that existing utility structures (such as manholes) which are located in the subdivision, are privately owned.. As such, the City has no interest in the structures and cannot. be held liable for any incident or accident involving any of these structures. Conclusion • . Development Ordinance Section 4.04.D requires the Commission, subsequent to their review of the final plat to: 1. Approve the final plat as filed; or 2. Disapprove the final plat as filed, provided the reasons for disapproval are stated in writing and a copy of the statement is signed by the Chairman of the Planning and Zoning Commission. Should the plat be disapproved, the applicant will be required to refile a new, amended final plat. Should the plat be approved, the applicant would normally be authorized to begin construction of public improvements within the subdivision. Because, in this subdivision there are to be no public improvements, the applicant will move directly to the recordation process. As per the requirements of Development Ordinance Section 4.04.E, the applicant has submitted a plat drawing, recorded on mylar film. After all required signatures have been placed on the plat, it will be submitted to Hams County for filing. The applicant must also submit a document (in the form specified by Appendix D) which authorizes the County Clerk to, return the mylar document to the City, where it will become a part of the Commission's permanent files.. Based on the facts and considerations noted above, staff recommends approval of the Denim & Diamonds final subdivision plat. ' `` ~' ._ BROOK MEADOW DRIVE k Ae ~U s= ~ A I ^ f• urnh v. shn«.r a.mmnn. c1„Ya 111, ne.`~636]+S ,,, " N INl'04'(10'W 9(IS.W __ _ -- _. 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