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<br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Page Two <br />10/10/85 <br />RE: Proposed Zoning Ordinance <br /> <br />Citizen input was received <br />citizen survey of wants <br />process, zoning meetings, <br />Steering Committee. <br /> <br />in <br />and <br />and <br /> <br />several <br />needs <br />input <br /> <br />ways, including an, initial <br />followed by the public hearing <br />from the Comprehensive Plan <br /> <br />The adoption process followed an exhaustive review of each citizen and <br />developer comment and an analysis by staff based the impact each <br />comment had on the Comprehensive Plan (see attached analysis of public <br />hearing input). The Planning and Zoning Commission discussed each <br />comment and voted individually on them. After this initial vote, the <br />Ordinance was again discussed, reviewed, and voted on in its entirety. <br /> <br />"The Comprehensive Plan is basically a statement of the objectives and <br />goals to be used as a guide by the municipality in making decisions as <br />to future development. Zoning is the tool by which these objectives <br />can be met and achieved progressively as the municipality needs or <br />conditions require." The previous statements were excerpted from the <br />prologue to the proposed Ordinance in volume two of the Plan and <br />relate the Ordinance as a crucial step in the implementation of the <br />Plan. <br /> <br />The proposed Ordinance will place La Porte in "sync" with the times by <br />replacing a 1960 document that does not address the La Porte of <br />today. It will eliminate, as much as any ordinance can, the <br />discretionary decision making by staff. This Ordinance will allow the <br />City to give developers and citizens alike an "upfront" look at the <br />rules of the game. The City of La Porte has a responsibility to these <br />people to provide information about development in La Porte before <br />they begin the development process. The ability to provide this <br />information will save both time and money. <br /> <br />Please review the text of the proposed zoning Ordinance. You may <br />contact staff with your questions regarding interpretations and I will <br />be available to answer questions regarding policy matters. I look <br />forward to seeing you at the workshop. <br /> <br />Best Regards, <br /> <br />~~W~ <br /> <br />Chairman, La Porte Planning and Zoning Commission <br /> <br />DAP/dap <br /> <br />encl. <br /> <br />cc: Planning and Zoning Commission <br />Jack Owen, City Manager <br />John Joerns, Dir. of Community Dev. <br />Bob Speake, City Engineer <br />John Armstrong, Assistant City Attorney <br />David Paulissen, Chief Building Official <br />