The City of Sugar Land Planning & Zoning Commission unanimously passed the apartments for the Imperial Historical District last night. They could easily have stopped the application one year ago by using the CURRENT ADOPTED COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. Chapter 6, Land Use for this tract specifically states "Representatives from Nalco have likewise expressed concern that there be no residential uses immediately adjacent to their site...the gross density for any residential area, inclusive of the buffers, should remain between 3 and 4 dwelling units per acre, which is the average gross density of the conventional suburban single family areas of the city". The recommendations in Chapter 6

This information was NEVER PRESENTED in ANY public presentations by the city nor the applicant. The community was presented this information in 2005. They were assured this would be the plan going forward. So where will the apartments be built...just north of Nalco. Having personally experienced being in the midsts of a chemical release at the Nalco plant a few years ago, I have to wonder what liability the city and the taxpayers might have should a toxic release occur. Afterall, Nalco is on record and their statement a part of the Comprehensive Plan, advising against residential in the area. I had to shelter in place while white gases surrounded my home on Brooks Street. How would you shelter in place at an adjacent open air ball park? The ball park that was to be built at the UH site.

THE COMMUNITY IS NOT ANTI DEVELOPMENT. Chapter 6 was written and ADOPTED when there was not pressure from a developer, when clearer heads prevailed.

WHY HAVE A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN ADOPTED BY ORDINANCE WHEN OUR CITY LEADERS CHOOSE NOT FOLLOW THE PLAN?

Should this pass City Council, which in all likelihood it will, that will bring the total number of units now approved for Sugar Land to 1625. 400 in Telfair, 600 in Riverstone and 625 at Imperial. Meanwhile, we have some class sizes as large as 40 in FBISD schools due to overcrowding in some areas. But the City of Sugar Land At Large Representative, Jacquie Chaumette, says the school overcrowding is not the City's responsibility.