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. . '" It ~,. .{&. Mayor and City Council Six Honth Rev ie~l Page 2 ) B. Text Issues 1. Correction of typographical errors throughout the ordinance 2. Definition changes 3. Administrative changes 4. Use table changes 5. Landscaping requirements 6. Accessory building & use changes 7. Parking requirement changes 8. Sign requirements including Interi~ Sign Regulations The Planning & Zoning Commission Hou1d 1il{e to point out to the City Councj.1 that Section 11-507(8) of the proposed draft for the Zoning Ord5.nance does include a paj~agraph concerning existing permissive legislation on the "3/4 rule". If the City Council kept this pa ragraph in the draft, it would requ ire three- fourths of the members of the City Council voting affirmative in order to overturn a recommendation for denial of a proposed use change by the Planning & Zoning Commission. It would only ta~=e a sirap1e majority to deny a recommendation in favor of a change classification from the Planning' & Zoning Commission. This section is based on a provision of state law. The law is permissive in that Cities aj-e allowed, rather than required, to incorporate this type of provision into their zoning ordinances. The City Staff has discussed the legislation with the legal council for the Te}~as Hun ic ipa1 League. They told the City of La Porte tha t "most c it ies did ut i1 ize the 3/4 rule and that the Tex as Hun ic ipal League favored its usage, but being permiss i ve, the City Counc il must rule on it before adoption". The Commission has no objection to the inclusion or the exclusion of this requirement in the ordinance, we are forwarding it to Council for your consideration. Except as noted above, the Planning & Zoning Commission recommends adoption of all proposed amendlilents to City Zoning Ordinance No. 1501 and to the City of La Porte Zoning Map. DL/nd '- ~