O-2016-3633 Ordinance Amending Chapter 86 "Development Regulations"

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(b) The Approving Authority shall review all plans, plats, and all accompanying documentation required in this chapter, and require developer and subdivider compliance with the applicable state law, this chapter, the Zoning Ordinance of the City of La Porte, other applicable ordinances of the City of LaPorte, the City of LaPorte Comprehensive Plan, and approved written policies and procedures of the City of LaPorte. (c) If any section of this chapter is in conflict with other provisions of this chapter or any other ordinance, the more restrictive rule or regulation shall apply. See. 86-3. Conformance requirements. (a) In so implementing this chapter, the City may, as needed, utilize policies in the City's Comprehensive Plan, including but not limited to the future land use plan and corresponding provisions, as well as complementary general design and construction standards approved by ordinance by City Council. (b) All development must also be in compliance with the City's Public Improvement Criteria Manual (PICM), where applicable. (c) It shall be unlawful for any owner or agent of any owner of land to layout, subdivide, resubdivide, plat, or replat any land within the City of La Porte or its extraterritorial jurisdiction without an approved City Development Authorization. In addition, it shall be unlawful for any owner or agent of any owner of land to cause the development of any land within the corporate limits of the City of La Porte, without an approved City Development Authorization. It shall be unlawful for any such owner or agent to offer for sale or sell property therein or thereby, which has not been laid out, subdivided, re -subdivided, platted, replatted or developed without the approvals required in this Chapter, subsequent to the passage of this Chapter. (d) The City shall withhold all City improvements of whatsoever nature, including the maintenance of streets and the furnishing of utilities from all subdivisions or developments not in conformance with the provisions of this Chapter. (e) No Building Permit shall be issued for the erection or improvements of any building in the City's jurisdiction not located within an approved and recorded subdivision plat or within an approved Development Site Plan as defined herein. Sec. 86-4. Definitions. For the purpose of this ordinance the following various terms, phrases and words, will have the meaning ascribed to them herein. When not inconsistent with the context, words used in present tense include the future; words used in singular include the plural; words used in plural include the singular; "shall" is mandatory; and "may" is permissive. Any office referred to herein by title will include the person employed or appointed for that position or its duly authorized deputy or representative. Terms, phrases or words not expressly defined herein are to be considered in accordance with customary usage. 2 Thursday, June 09, 2016