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<br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Mayor and City Council <br />Six Month Review <br />Page 2 <br /> <br />B. Text Issues <br /> <br />1. Correction of typographical errors throughout the <br />ordinance <br />2. Definition changes <br />3. Administrative changes <br />4. Use table changes <br />5. Landscaping requirements <br />6. Accessory building & use changes <br />7. Parking requirement changes <br />8. Sign requirements including Interim Sign Regulations <br /> <br />The Planning &: Zoning Commission \-1ould lil,e to point out to the <br />City Councj.l that Section 11-507(8) of the proposed dlAaft for the <br />Zon ing Ord 5.nanc e d'oes incl ude a pa jAagraph c one ern ing ex ist ing <br />permissive legislation on the "3/4 rule". If the City Council kept <br />this paragraph in the draft, it would require three-fourths of the <br />members of the City Council voting affirmative in order to overturn a <br />recommendation for denial of a proposed use change by the Planning & <br />Zoning Commission. It \lould only take a Sililple majority to deny a <br />recommendation in favor of a change classification from the Planning & <br />Zoning Commission. This section is based on a provision of state law; <br />The law is permissive in that Cities aj"e allowed, rather than required, <br />to incorporate this type of provision into their zoning ordinances. <br /> <br />The City Staff has discussed the legislation with the legal council <br />for the Te~:a sHun ic ipal League. They told the City of La Porte that <br />"most cities did utilize the 3/4 rule and that the Texas ffunicipal <br />League favored its usage, but being permiss i v e, the City Counc il must <br />rule on it before adoption". <br /> <br />The Commission has no objection to the inclusion or the exclusion <br />of this requirement in the ordinance, we are forwarding it to Council <br />for your c0115ideration. <br /> <br />Except as noted above, the Planning & Zoning Commission recommends <br />adopt ion of all proposed amendrilents to City Zon ing Ord inance No. 1501 <br />and to the City of La Porte Zoning Map. <br /> <br />DL/nd <br /> <br />"'- <br /> <br />~ <br /> <br />EXHIBIT B <br />