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'f Mayor and City Council Six Month Review Page 2 t 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 Interim Sign Regulations The Planning & Zoning Comli1ission \.lould like to point out to the City Counci.l that Section 11-507(8) of the proposed dl~aft for the Zon ing Ord i.nance does inc 1 ude a pa i~agraph concern ing ex ist ing permissive legislation on the "3/4 rule". If 'the City Council kept this paragraph in the draft, it would require 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 sirl1ple 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 are allowed, rather than required, to incorporate this type of provision into their zoning ordinances. The City Staff has discu3sed the legislation with the legal council for the Te~:as Hunicipal League. They told the City of La Porte that "most cities did utilize the 3/4 rule and that the Texas Hunicipal League favored its usage, but being permissive, the City Council 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 adopt ion of all proposed amendrilents to City Zon ing Ord inanc e No. 1501 and to the City of La Porte Zoning Map. DL/nd '- ~