HomeMy WebLinkAbout05-24-2000 Regular Meeting of the La Porte Planning and Zoning Commission• •
MINUTES
MAY 24, 2000
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PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION
MINUTES OF MAY 24, 2000
Members Present: Betty Waters, Melton Wolters, Hal Lawler, Sandie George
Members Absent: Dottie Kaminski, Ross Morns
City Staff Present: Planning Director Doug Kneupper, Director of.Emergenry Management Joe
Sease, City Planner Brad Ellis, Planning Coordinator Masood Malik, City
Attorney Knox Askins, Planning Secretary Peggy Lee
I. CALL TO ORDER.
Meeting called to order by Chairperson Waters at 6:00 PM.
II. APPROVE MINUTES OF THE APRIL 27, 2000, SPECIAL CALLED REGULAR
MEETING AND PUBLIC HEARING.
Motion by Sandie George to approve the Minutes of Apri127, 2000. Motion seconded by
Melton Wolters. All were in favor and the motion carved.
III. ADMINISTER OATH OF OFFICE TO RALPH DORSETT.
City Attomey Knox Askins administered the Oath of Office to Ralph Dorsett.
IV. CONSIDER APPROVAL OF FIRST AMENDING PLAT FOR SUMMER WINDS
SUBDIVISION, SECTION 3.
City Planner Brad Ellis presented staffs report. The Commission approved the Final Plat
for Section 3 of Summer Winds Subdivision on May 20, 1999. Earl Wilburn is requesting a
first amending plat in order to reduce a 16' utility easement to 8' on Lots 27, 28, and 29 of
Block 1. This action will provide more space in the backyards of these lots. HL&P, Entex,
SWBT, and Time Warner Communications have no objection to the amendment. Staff
recommended approval of the first amending plat.
Motion by Melton Wolters to approve the first amending plat of Summer Winds
Subdivision, Section 3. Motion seconded by Sandie George. All were in favor and the
motion carried.
V. REVIEW DRAFT OF COMPREHENSIVE PLAN UPDATE.
Breat Keast, of Wilbur Smith Associates, presented to the Commission, a brief overview of
the following chapters of the Comprehensive Plan Update:
CHAPTER 11 -PUBLIC SAFETY
CHAPTER 12 -REDEVELOPMENT STRATEGY
CHAPTER 13 -IMPLEMENTATION
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The Commission discussed various elements of the chapters, but no additions or deletions
were made to the draft.
The next meeting will be a community forum. This meeting will be an open house format
with no formal presentations made. Comment sheets will be provided for citizen input.
The consultant and staff will try to schedule this meeting for the third or fourth week in
June.
Mr. Kneupper informed the Commission there might be slight modifications made to the
Implementation Plan, such as updating the Capital Improvement Plan.
Chairperson Waters requested a report be prepared that shows projects from our current
Comprehensive Plan that have been completed, as well as projects that are being carried
over to the new Plan. Everyone agreed this was a good idea.
VI. STAFF REPORTS
Mr. Ellis reported that Reverend Stillwell withdrew his rezoning request, therefore the
recommendation of the Planning and Zoning Commission will not be forwarded to City
Council.
Mr. Ellis also stated that the Zoning Board of Adjustment would hear a nonconforming uses
case on June 1".
VII. ADJOURN
Motion to adjourn by Sandie George. Chairperson Waters adjourned the meeting at 6:55
PM.
Respectfully submitted,
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Planning and Zoning Commission Secretary
Approved on this 20~` dap of July, 2000.
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