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. I '. .0 . Section 5 - 701 Footnote 2 -- This setback should be deleted becaus"e the front setbacks are adequate and the 10' side yard setback next to public ROW's is sufficient. ' Section 5 - 201 Footnote 3 -- Both the greenbelt area itself and the-20' landscaped setback along the public green\vay corridors are equivalent to city park land and therefore should be purchased by the city fran the land Ql'mer and maintained by the ci ty. There is no definition 'of parkways in the Zoning Ordinance. However, is the city desires to inprove its parkways (thoroughfares), then the city should purchase such land area fran land owners and landscape and maintain such areas at city expense. Therefore, we recoomend that Footnote 3 be deleted fran the Zoning Ordinance. Section 5 - 800 Subparagraph -- This section is so broad that it would be nearly inpossible to enforce it fairly in regard to all property owners, especially as the section pertains not only to existing surrounding uses but future surrounding uses (whi ch are inpossible to determine now). Further this section does not state who would be responsible for deciding the "carpat ibi li ty". Therefore we recmmend that this section be deleted fran the Zoning Ordinance because other provisions of the Ordinance adequately provide for the goal that this section is trying to achieve. a:I\MN.rs CN ARTICLE 6 Section 6 - 500 -- Under the maxinun height. neighborhood coomercial heights should be increased to 45'. Section 6 - 501 Footnote I -- Footnote I should be revised to require the City of La Porte to purchase both greenbelt areas and any landscape setback areas lying adjacent to public greenway corridors fram the land owner for the city to maintain as public park areas. Par~vay corridors is not defined in this ordinance, however, if the city wishes to landscape city thoroughfares the city should purchase such land area fran land owners and landscape and maintain the area at the ci ty expense ;as ,public park. areas. . Therefore we recoomend that Footnote 1 under Section 6 - 501 be deleted fran the OTdinance or revised to reflect that the city wi II purchase and maintain such 20' landscape setbacks and greenbelt corridor areas. Section 6 - 501 Footnote 3 -- Parking should be allowed in coomercial yard setbacks. Further, this additional thoroughfare setback is unnecessary and should be deleted. ,Section 6 - 600 ,Subparagraph B4 -- Lighting which is covered by a glass globe should be allowed in such commercial areas. Sect ion 6 - 600 Subparagraph B5 -- I f the area has the requi red screening, then the 5' setbacks are an unreasonable restriction on the \ft