File #: 15-0502    Version: 1 Name: Z15-11 TA
Type: Agenda Item Status: Approved
File created: 8/13/2015 In control: City Council
On agenda: 8/25/2015 Final action: 8/25/2015
Title: Consider and take action on an ordinance amending Ordinance No. 2005-24 for Z15-11 (Texas Ave./Power St.), to rezone approximately 2.0 acres from “OS” (Open Space) to “RSF-20” (Single-family residential with a minimum lot size of 20,000 square feet), generally located south of Power Street, east of Dickinson Avenue and west of Texas Avenue, with the approximate address being in the 1000 block of Power Street and the 1000 block of Texas Avenue in League City, Texas (Director of Planning and Development) Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval 3-0-0 on August 3, 2015.
Attachments: 1. Data Sheet, 2. Proposed Ordinance, 3. Exhibit A, 4. Exhibit B
Title
Consider and take action on an ordinance amending Ordinance No. 2005-24 for Z15-11 (Texas Ave./Power St.), to rezone approximately 2.0 acres from “OS” (Open Space) to “RSF-20” (Single-family residential with a minimum lot size of 20,000 square feet), generally located south of Power Street, east of Dickinson Avenue and west of Texas Avenue, with the approximate address being in the 1000 block of Power Street and the 1000 block of Texas Avenue in League City, Texas (Director of Planning and Development)

Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval 3-0-0 on August 3, 2015.

Background:
Approval of this item would rezone the 2.0 acre property from an Open Space district to a single-family residential district, which would permit single-family residential lots with a minimum size of 20,000 square feet.

Project Timeline:
March 1989 - Properties are acquired by the City of League City for the Robinson’s Bayou Drainage Diversion Project.
Early 1990’s - The Robinson’s Bayou Drainage Diversion Project is constructed.
April 21, 2015 - Planning staff held a neighborhood meeting at the Civic Center. During the meeting, the citizens requested staff investigate rezoning the property to “RSF-20” instead of “RSF-10” due to their concerns the proposed zoning would be too dense for the area.
April 30, 2015 - Planning staff held another neighborhood meeting at the Civic Center as a result of the revised request to rezone the property to “RSF-20”.
May 8, 2015 - Public hearing notice mailed to surrounding property owners as well as public hearing notice signs placed on properties.
May 10, 2015 - Public hearing notice published in the newspaper.
June 1, 2015 - Planning & Zoning Commission held a public hearing and tabled the item until staff could present a survey or description of the property.
June 9, 2015 - City Council declared the property as surplus and directed staff to solicit sealed bids in accordance with the Texas Local Government Code.
July 31, 2015 - ...

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