O-2016-3631 Ordinance amending Chapter 106, "Zoning" of the Code of Ordinance of the City of La Porte; Commerical Uses; Location of Heavy Truck Uses

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"(a) Parking space size. Each standard parking space shall not be less than nine (9) feet wide and eighteen (18) feet in length, and each accessible parking space shall be designed in accordance with ADA/Texas Accessibility Standards (TAS)." Section 12: That Chapter 106, "Zoning," Article I. "In General", Section 106-892 "Development of towers", of the Code of Ordinances of the City of LaPorte, Texas, subparagraph "a", "A tower shall be a permitted use in zoning district H-1", and subparagraph "b", "A tower shall be a conditional use of land in zoning districts B-1 and L-1 ", are hereby amended to read as follows: Sec. 106-892. - Development of towers. "(a) A lower shall be a permitted use of land in zoning district HL No person shall build, erect, or construct a tower upon any parcel of land within a zoning district designated Hl unless a development permit shall have been issued by the site plan review committee of the city. Application shall be made to the site plan review committee in the manner provided in this chapter. (b) A tower shall be a conditional tcse of land in zoning districts BI and LL No person shall build, erect, or construct a tower upon any parcel of land within any zoning district set forth above unless a development pen -nit shall have been issued by the site plan review committee of the city and approval of the city planning and zoning commission is obtained." Section 13: That Chapter 106, "Zoning," Article I. "In General", Section 106-928 "Architectural design guidelines", subparagraph "e", "Exterior Fagade Materials", of the Code of Ordinances of the City of La Porte, Texas, is hereby amended to read as follows: Sec. 106-928. - Architectural design guidelines. "(e) Exterior Fagade Materials (1) Allowed exterior materials are categorized into the following three groups, of which at least two materials from different groups shall be used in all exterior facades in Tier 1, Tier 2, and Tier 3: a. Group A: Brick and stone b. Group B: Stucco, architectural concrete block with integrated color (split face CMU), factory primed cementitious fiberboard in the form of lap siding or board and batten, EIFS (above 14 feet from grade only), and painted, colored or stamped tilt -wall c. Group C: Metal, tile, wood (2) Prohibited exterior materials include cinder block, vinyl, plastic, aggregate pea -gravel finished surfaces, and pre-engineered metal building siding. (3) Primary facade treatment standards applicable to Tier 1 buildings. The following shall apply to all exterior walls of Tier 1 buildings which are clearly visible from a public street or along an active storefront: a. Primary Fagades, excluding windows, doors, and other openings, shall be constructed of at least 80% Group A materials and up to 20% Group B materials. However, accent materials from Group