HomeMy WebLinkAbout12-16-21 Regular Meeting of the Planning and Zoning CommissionHAL LAWLER
Chairman
DONNA O'CONNER
Commissioner At Large A
JOE MOCK
Commissioner At Large B
NOLAN ALLEN
Commissioner District 1
RICHARD WARREN
Commissioner District 2
Vice Chairman
MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE
LA PORTE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION
DECEMBER 16, 2021
JAMES WALTER
Commissioner District 3
MARK FOLLIS
Commissioner District 4
LOU ANN MARTIN
Commissioner District 6
CHRISTINA TSCHAPPAT
Commissioner District
The Planning and Zoning Commission of the City of La Porte met in a regular meeting on Thursday, December
16, 2021, at the City Hall Council Chambers, 604 West Fairmont Parkway, La Porte, Texas, at 6-00 p.m., with the
following in attendance:
Commissioners present: Chairman Hal Lawler; Commissioners Christina Tschappat; Richard Warren; Donna
O'Conner; Lou Ann Martin, Joe Mock, Mark Follis and James Walter.
Commissioners absent: Commissioner Nolan Allen.
City Staff present: Ian Clowes, City Planner; Teresa Evans, Planning and Development Director; Chase Stewart,
Planning Technician; Corby Alexander, City Manager; Clark Askins, Assistant City Attorney.
1. CALL TO ORDER— Chairman Lawler called the meeting to order at 6:04 p.m.
2. ROLL CALL OF MEMBERS: —Commissioner Allen was absent. Commissioner Follis arrived 6:07. Commissioner
Walter left the meeting at 6:41.
3. CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE MEETING MINUTES:
a. Approve the minutes of the meeting held on November 18, 2021.
Commissioner O'Conner moved to approve the meeting minutes: the motion was adopted, 7-0.
4. ZONE CHANGE REQUEST ft21-92000005: Open a public hearing on Zone Change Request #21- 92000005, a
request by Paul Pittman of Gulf Coast Crating, applicant and owner, for approval of a Zone Change from Medium
Density Residential (R-2) to Planned Unit Development (PUD), on a 6.264 — acre tract of land located at 3337
Canada Road, legally described as Tracts 692 & 693, La Porte Outlots, Harris County, Texas.
City Planner Ian Clowes presented the Zone Change recluest and proVided back round information regarding
the zone change request.
Applicant Paul Pittman presented additional information explaining that the urchased the property to run their
crating/packa-ging operation. After purchasing the property, they were informed that property was no Ion er
considered a pre-existing non -conforming property because of an extended period of vacancy.
The Commission had a number of questions regarding the process in which the applicant acquired the property
and also regarding the proposed business operations at the site.
5. ADJOURN PUBLIC HEARING: 7:23 PM.
Commissioner Follis moved to recommend denial of Zone Change Request #21-92000005 as presented -the
motion was adopted, 7-0.
6. FUTURE LAND USE MAP AMENDMENT: Consider a recommendation to the LaPorte City Council on a proposed
amendment to the Future Land Use Map component of the La Porte Comprehensive Plan by amending the land
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use designation for a 6264 — acre located at 3337 Canada Road, legally described as Tracts 692 & 693, La Porte
Outlots, Harris County, Texas, from "Mid -High Density Residential" to "Light Industrial"
City Planner Ian Clowes presented the Future Land Use Amendment request and referred back to the
previousl,V denied zone change request for the reasoning behind the request.
Commissioner Follis moved to recommend denial of SCUP Request #21-91 000OD9 as presented, the motion
was adopted, 7-0.
7. SCUP REQUEST #21-91000009: Open a public hearing on SCUP Request #21-91000009, a request by Paul
Pittman of Gulf Coast Crating, applicant and owner, for approval of a SCUP to allow for Light Industrial (LI) uses in
the Planned Unit Development (PUD) zoning district, on a 6.264 — acre tract of land located at 3337 Canada Road,
legally described as Tracts 692 & 693, La Porte Outlots, Harris County, Texas.
City Planner Ian Clowes presented the SCUP request and referred back to the previously denied zone chang
request for the reasoning behind the request.
Applicant Paul Pittman reiterated the desire for the SCUP in order toogerate a cratinglyackaging operation..
The Commissioners had no additional questions regarding this request.
ADJOURN PUBLIC HEARING: 7:30 PM.
Commissioner Follis moved to recommend denial of SCUP Request #21-91000009 as presented: the motion
was adopted, 7-0.
9. DISCSSUION ITEM:
a. Council Action Update -
City Planner [an Clowes went over recent City -Council action on items grevicusly heard by the Commission.
10. ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT:
a. Next Meeting —January 20, 2022
ADJOURN: Without ob[ection, the meeting adjourned at 7:33 PM.
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Richard Warren, Planning and Zoning Commission Vice Chairman
ChTs_e_Ste _v_Zrt, Planning Technician
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