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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C may be allowed in limited application for architectural features as approved by the director of planning and development or designee. b. Buildings over 50,000 square feet may use Split -Face CMU (architectural block) for up to 20% of the primary fagade, in addition to the 20% of Group B materials. (4) Primary fagade treatment standards applicable to Tier 2 buildings. The following shall apply to all exterior walls of Tier 2 buildings which are clearly visible from a public street or along an active storefront: Primary Facades, excluding windows, doors, and other openings, shall be constructed of at least 50% Group A materials and up to 50% Group B materials. However, accent materials from Group C may be allowed in limited application for architectural features as approved by the Director of Planning and Development or designee. (5) Primary facade treatments standards applicable to Tier 3 buildings. The following shall apply to all exterior walls of Tier 3 buildings which are clearly visible from a public street or along an active storefront: Primary Facades, excluding windows, doors, and other openings, shall be constructed of at least 20% Group A materials and up to 80% Group B materials. However, accent materials from Group C may be allowed in limited application for architectural features as approved by the Director of Planning and Development or designee. (6) Building color requirements are applicable to buildings in all tiers. The dominant color of all buildings shall be muted shades of color. Black and stark white shall not be used except as an accent color. There are no restrictions on accent colors which comprise less than 1.0% of the building face, except that florescent colors are prohibited. (7) All gas station development categorized as Tier 1 buildings is required to wrap each of the canopy support columns over the service islands entirely from the ground to the bottom of the canopy. All gas station developments categorized as Tier 2 or Tier 3 buildings shall be required to wrap the base of any support posts up to a height of 4 feet from the ground in stone or masonry to match that required on the primary facade of the building." Section 14. Any person, as defined in Section 1.07 (27), Texas Penal Code, who shall violate any provision of the ordinance, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be punished by a fine not to exceed TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS ($2,000.00). Section 15. Each and every provision, paragraph, sentence and clause of this Ordinance has been separately considered and passed by the City Council of the City of La Porte, Texas, and each said provision would have been separately passed without any other provision, and if any provision hereof shall be ineffective, invalid or unconstitutional, for any cause, it shall not impair or affect the remaining portion, or any part thereof, but the valid portion shall be in force just as if it had been passed alone. Section 16. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed to the extent of such conflict only.