Ord. 2000M-247 2023-04-10
Ordinance No. 2000M-247
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 described as
6.4566 acres of land out of the James Hamilton Survey, Abstract No. 876 in
Harris County, Texas, same being part of Lots 13½ and 20 of Block F of
Allison-Richey Gulf Coast Home Company Suburban Gardens Subdivision,
the plat of which is recorded in Volume 3, Page 40 of the Harris County Map
Records (located at the southwest corner of Sam Houston Parkway
West and Hooper Road). Zone Change Application No. ZONE 22-32, a
request by Katherine Beckett, HDR Inc, applicant, on behalf of Healgen
Scientific LLC., owner, for approval of a zone change from Light Industrial
(M-1) District to Planned Development (PD) District, incorporating
approximately 6.4566 acres of land into the LNR Clear Creek Planned
Development and including proposed deviations to PD regulations
associated with the subject property; 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, Katherine Beckett, HDR Inc, applicant, on behalf of Healgen
Scientific LLC., owner, is requesting approval for a zone change from Light Industrial
(M-1) District to Planned Development (PD) District, incorporating approximately 6.4566
acres of land into the LNR Clear Creek Planned Development and including proposed
deviations to PD regulations associated with the subject 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 6th of March 2023, 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
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WHEREAS, the Planning and Zoning commission having fully heard the
testimony and argument of all interested parties, and having been fully advertised in the
premises, submitted its report and recommendation to the City Council regarding the
proposed zone change from Light Industrial (M-1) District to Planned Development (PD)
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 6th day of March 2023;
and
WHEREAS, on the 27th day of March 2023, 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 of a zone change
from Light Industrial (M-1) District to Planned Development (PD) District, incorporating
approximately 6.4566 acres of land into the LNR Clear Creek Planned Development
and including proposed deviations to PD regulations associated with the subject
property, said PD standards and regulations attached hereto and made a part hereof for
all purposes as Exhibit “E”, 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 Light
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Industrial (M-1) District, is hereby granted approval for Planned Development (PD)
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:
Legal Description: 6.4566 acres of land out of the James Hamilton Survey,
Abstract No. 876 in Harris County, Texas, same being part of Lots 13½ and 20 of
Block F of Allison-Richey Gulf Coast Home Company Suburban Gardens
Subdivision, the plat of which is recorded in Volume 3, Page 40 of the Harris
County Map Records.
General Location: Southwest Corner of Sam Houston Parkway West and
Hooper Road.
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
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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 27th day of March 2023.
________________________
J. KEVIN COLE
MAYOR
ATTEST:
__________________________
FRANCES AGUILAR, TRMC, MMC
CITY SECRETARY
PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED on Second and Final Reading this 10th
day of April 2023.
________________________
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
6.4566 acres of land out of the James Hamilton Survey, Abstract No. 876 in Harris
County, Texas, same being part of Lots 13½ and 20 of Block F of Allison-Richey Gulf
Coast Home Company Suburban Gardens Subdivision, the plat of which is recorded in
Volume 3, Page 40 of the Harris County Map Records.
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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
March 7, 2023
Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
3519 Liberty Drive
Re: Recommendation on Zone Change Application No. ZONE 22-32
Honorable Mayor and City Council Members:
At their regular meeting on March 6, 2023, the Planning and Zoning Commission considered the
following request:
Request: Katherine Beckett, HDR Inc, applicant, on behalf of Healgen Scientific LLC.,
owner, for approval of a zone change from Light Industrial (M-1) District to Planned
Development (PD) District, incorporating approximately 6.4566 acres of land into the
LNR Clear Creek Planned Development and including proposed deviations to PD
regulations associated with the subject property.
Legal Description: 6.4566 acres of land out of the James Hamilton Survey, Abstract
No. 876 in Harris County, Texas, same being part of Lots 13½ and 20 of Block F of
Allison-Richey Gulf Coast Home Company Suburban Gardens Subdivision, the plat of
which is recorded in Volume 3, Page 40 of the Harris County Map Records.
General Location: Southwest Corner of Sam Houston Parkway West and Hooper
Road.
The Planning & Zoning Commission conducted a public hearing and discussed the proposed
zone change request at their regular meeting on March 6. At the meeting, the applicant’s team
presented the proposed project to the Commission. There was no comment from the public. The
Commission generally discussed the architecture of the building and its prominence along the
Beltway.
After discussion, the Commission voted to approve the requested zone change from M-1 to PD
with proposed deviations by a vote of 5-0.
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Sincerely,
Martin Griggs, AICP, CNU-A Assistant Director
On behalf of the Planning and Zoning Commission
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