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La Porte council delays vote on 205‑lot Fairmont Lakes subdivision after drainage and traffic questions
Summary
Council members postponed action on a special conditional use permit (SCUP) for a 205‑lot single‑family subdivision at Wharton Weems Boulevard and State Highway 146, directing staff and the developer to produce more detailed traffic and drainage analysis and to study a taller sound wall.
La Porte City Council on Tuesday voted to postpone consideration of a special conditional use permit for a proposed 205‑lot subdivision at the northeast corner of Wharton Weems Boulevard and State Highway 146, citing unresolved questions about stormwater detention, roadway access and the height of a sound wall along Highway 146.
City planning staff described the project as a 56.75‑acre single‑family development that would include 205 lots with a 6,000‑square‑foot lot minimum, about 1.9 acres of landscaped area, a 1.5‑acre park and a concrete walking trail around the proposed 9.7‑acre detention pond. Johnna Matthews, planning and development, said the application seeks two deviations allowed through the SCUP process: a small density increase (from 4.8 to…
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