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Chairman Wilson and embers of the Committee City of LaPorte . Page 21 Requirement of the City of La Porte Development Ordinance and would also receive a density bonus in the Zoning Ordinance. The Greenway Corridor may become a public Greenway Corridor when and if it is designated as such on the zoning map. Public Greenway Corridors are to be acquired by the City of La Porte and main- tained by the City of La Porte. For the purpose of this section all commercial and industrial uses \V'ill be treated in the same manner as single-family residential uses. The City of La Porte should purchase and maintain or allow the development to proceed without meeting the setback requirements accept in zoning map designated conservation districts. 40) Parkway Corridor Ci tizen comment indicates that the twenty (20) foot setback on property adjacent to designated parkway corridors is inappropriate. There will be affect of these requirements until and unless parkways are designated on the zoning map. The intent of the comprehensive plan and designated park1Jo,ay and setbacks adjacen't to parkways is to achieve city beautification and to establish an image of enviromental quality and concern with the City of La Porte. Entry threshholds are an introgal part of the parkway system as discussed in the city throughofare and beautification plans passed by the City of La Porte Planning and Zoning Commission. This setback is to be landscaped and maintained by the respective property owners. ANALYSIS: If the Planning and Zoning Commission wishes to achieve the objectives of the Comprehensive plan the Ordinance sections regarding parkways and parkway corridors should be retained. If however, these requirements prove to be too costly then they should be removed. 4l) Parking and Curb Requirements: Citizen imput indicates that the term curb needs to be defined to allow convenitial curb stops as well as poured curbing if desired. ANALYSIS: Staff sees no conflict with the Comprehensive Plan and this addition to the definition of section to allow curb stops as opposed to solid curbs. This addition will make parking lot drainage substainta11y easier to obtain and less costly. 42) Additional Setback Adjacent to Major Throughofares: Citizen imput indicates that the requirement of an additional five foot to ten foot setback of a structure from a major through- of are should be deleted. Review of this requirement indicates tha t proper throughofare planning as contained in the througho- fare Flan removes the need for future right-of-way acquisition and widening.