Ord. 2000M-226 2022-07-25
Ordinance No. 2000M-226
An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Pearland, Texas, amending
Ordinance No. 2000M, the zoning map of the City of Pearland, Texas, for the
purpose of changing the classification of certain property; being a tract of
land containing 4.8787 acres (212,517 square feet), situated in the H.T.&B.
Railroad Company Survey, Abstract No. 506, Brazoria County, Texas, being
the south ½ half of Lot 29 of the Allison-Richey Gulf COAST Home Company
Survey of Section 20, as recorded in Volume 2, Page 23 of the Plat Records
of Brazoria County, Texas (located at 2700 Block of Hillhouse Road,
Pearland, Texas). Zone Change Application No. ZONE 22-08, a request by
Anup Pande, applicant, on behalf of Hillhouse Holdings, owner, for approval
of a zone change for approximately 4.8787 acres of land from
Neighborhood Service (NS) District to Single-family Residential-4 (R-4)
District; providing for an amendment of the zoning district map; containing a
savings clause, a severability clause, and an effective date and other
provisions related to the subject.
WHEREAS, Anup Pande, applicant, on behalf of Hillhouse Holdings, owner, is
requesting approval of a zone change from the Neighborhood Service (NS) District to
Single-family Residential-4 (R-4) District, on approximately 4.8787 acres of land on the
following described property; said property being legally described in the legal
description attached hereto and made a part hereof for all purposes as Exhibit “A,” and
more graphically depicted in the vicinity map attached hereto and made a part hereof for
all purposes as Exhibit “B”; and
WHEREAS, on the 20th of June 2022, a public hearing was held before the
Planning and Zoning Commission of the City of Pearland, Texas, notice being given by
online publication on the City website, a copy of which being attached hereto and made
a part hereof for all purposes as Exhibit "C,” said call and notice being in strict
conformity with provisions of Section 1.2.2.2 of Ordinance No. 2000T; and
WHEREAS, the Planning and Zoning commission having fully heard the
testimony and argument of all interested parties, and having been fully advertised in the
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premises, submitted its report and recommendation to the City Council regarding the
proposed change in zoning classification from the Neighborhood Service (NS) District to
Single-family Residential-4 (R-4) District, said recommendation attached hereto and
made a part hereof for all purposes as Exhibit “D”; and
WHEREAS, upon receipt of the report from the Planning and Zoning
Commission, City Council considered this application and the recommendation of the
Planning and Zoning Commission at their regular meeting on the 11th day of July 2022;
and
WHEREAS, on the 11th day of July, 2022, the City Council having fully heard the
testimony and argument of all interested parties, and having been fully advised in the
premises, finds that in the case of the application for approval for the change in zoning
classification from the Neighborhood Service (NS) District to Single-family Residential-4
(R-4) District; presented which, in the judgment of the City Council, would justify the
approval of said application; now, therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PEARLAND, TEXAS:
Section I. The following described property located within the corporate City
Limits of the City of Pearland, Texas, and presently being located within the
Neighborhood Service (NS) District, is hereby granted approval for change in zoning
classification to the Single-family Residential-4 (R-4) District, in accordance with all
conditions and requirements of the current Unified Development Code and the
amendments approved by the City Council; and such property being more particularly
described as:
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Legal Description:
Being a tract of land containing 4.8787 acres (212,517 square feet), situated in
the H.T.&B. Railroad Company Survey, Abstract No. 506, Brazoria County,
Texas, being the south ½ half of Lot 29 of the Allison-Richey Gulf COAST Home
Company Survey of Section 20, as recorded in Volume 2, Page 23 of the Plat
Records of Brazoria County, Texas.
General Location: 2700 Block of Hillhouse Road, Pearland, Texas.
Section II. The City Council of the City of Pearland finds and determines that the
recitations in the preamble hereof are true and that all necessary prerequisites of law
have been accomplished and that no valid protest of the proposed change has been
made. The City Council further finds and determines that there has been compliance
with the mandates of law in the posting and presentation of this matter to the Planning
and Zoning Commission for consideration and decision.
Section III. The City Council of the City of Pearland finds and determines that
the amendment adopted herein promotes the health, safety, and general welfare of the
public and is a proper valid exercise of the City’s police powers.
Section IV. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase, or portion of
this Ordinance is for any reason held invalid or unconstitutional by any court of
competent jurisdiction, such portion shall be deemed a separate, distinct, and
independent provision and such holding shall not affect the validity of the remaining
portions thereof.
Section V. All rights and remedies, which have accrued in the favor of the City
under this Ordinance and its amendments thereto, shall be and are preserved for the
benefit of the City.
Section VI. This Ordinance shall become effective after its passage and
approval on second and final reading.
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PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED on First Reading this 11th day of July
2022.
________________________
J. KEVIN COLE
MAYOR
ATTEST:
__________________________
TIA MOORE
DEPUTY CITY SECRETARY
PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED on Second and Final Reading this 25th
day of July 2022.
________________________
J.KEVIN COLE
MAYOR
ATTEST:
_____________________________
FRANCES AGUILAR, TRMC, MMC
CITY SECRETARY
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
_____________________________
DARRIN M. COKER
CITY ATTORNEY
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Exhibit A
Legal Description
A tract of land containing 4.8787 acres (212,517 square feet), situated in the H.T.&B.
Railroad Company Survey, Abstract No. 506, Brazoria County, Texas, being the south
½ half of Lot 29 of the Allison-Richey Gulf COAST Home Company Survey of Section
20, as recorded in Volume 2, Page 23 of the Plat Records of Brazoria County, Texas.
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Exhibit B
Vicinity Map
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Exhibit C
Legal Advertisement
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Exhibit D
Planning and Zoning Commission Recommendation Letter
Recommendation Letter
June 21, 2022
Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
3519 Liberty Drive
Re: Recommendation on Zone Change Application No. ZONE 22-08
Honorable Mayor and City Council Members:
At their regular meeting on June 20, 2022, the Planning and Zoning Commission
considered the following request:
Request: Anup Pande, applicant, on behalf of Hillhouse Holdings, owner, for
approval of a zone change for approximately 4.8787 acres of land from
Neighborhood Service (NS) District to Single-family Residential-4 (R-4) District.
Legal Description: Being a tract of land containing 4.8787 acres (212,517
square feet), situated in the H.T.&B. Railroad Company Survey, Abstract No.
506, Brazoria County, Texas, being the south ½ half of Lot 29 of the Allison-
Richey Gulf COAST Home Company Survey of Section 20, as recorded in
Volume 2, Page 23 of the Plat Records of Brazoria County, Texas.
General Location: 2700 Block of Hillhouse Road, Pearland, Texas.
At their regular meeting on June 20, 2022, the Commission conducted a public hearing
for the proposed zone change request. The applicant was available during the meeting
and made a presentation discussing their desire to build a residential development on
the 4.87 acres of land. The Commission discussed the neighboring subdivision (Sunrise
Lakes), the desire for preservation of existing trees on the subject property, the lack of
frontage and access for commercial development on the subject property being
removed from major thoroughfare, and the City's desire for housing diversity. After
discussion, the Commission took a vote to recommend approval the requested zone
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change from NS to R-4 the vote was approved by a vote of 6-1 with Commissioner
Boswell voting against the request.
Sincerely,
Mohamed A. Bireima, AICP
Senior Planner
On behalf of the Planning and Zoning Commission
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