HomeMy WebLinkAbout11-21-13 Regular Meeting of the Planning and Zoning CommissionPlanning and Zoning Commission
Minutes of November 21, 2013
Commissioners Present: Doretta Finch, Richard Warren, Helen LaCour, Phillip Hoot, Lou Ann
Martin, Mark Follis, Les Bird, and Danny Earp
Commissioners Absent: Hal Lawler
City Staff Present: City Planner Masood Malik and Assistant City Attorney Clark Askins
1. Call to order
Meeting called to order by Vice -Chairman Danny Earp at 6:02 p.m.
2. Roll call of members
Commissioners Finch, Warren, LaCour, Hoot, Martin, Follis, Bird, and Earp were present for roll
call.
3. Discuss Zoning Ordinance (La Porte Code of Ordinances Chapter 106) Review — Conversion of
commercial/industrial use table from SIC to NAICS and related changes.
City Planner Masood Malik requested the Commission provide staff with direction on moving
forward with the public hearings for the Zoning Ordinance amendments.
Subcommittee chairman Mark Follis and subcommittee member Phillip Hoot provided an
overview of the changes being proposed to the Zoning Ordinance. The subcommittee will bring
their recommendations back to the Commission for review prior to scheduling a public hearing.
Mr. Malik agreed to visit with the City's Marketing/PR Specialist to discuss utilizing Facebook to
inform the public of the hearings.
4. Administrative Reports
Mr. Malik reported Pilot Travel Center is proposing a development northwest of Wharton
Wheems and SH 146 on a tract zoned Planned Unit Development.
S. Commission Comments on matters appearing on agenda or inquiry of staff regarding specific
factual information or existing policy
Commissioners thanked the subcommittee for their hard work on the Zoning Ordinance and
wished everyone a happy Thanksgiving. Commissioner Follis confirmed the subcommittee would
meet November 22, 2013, from 2:00-4:00 p.m.
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6. Adjourn
Commissioner Bird moved to adjourn. Vice -Chairman Earp adjourned the meeting at 7:05 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Peggy L
Secretary, Planning and Zoning Commission
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Hal Lawler
Chairman, Planning and Zoning Commission