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<br />REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM <br /> <br />Agenda Date Requested: September 11.2006 <br /> <br />Requested By: W.vu. S.b.,( '1 <br />/ v <br />Department: Planninl!: <br /> <br />Exhibits: <br />Ordinance <br />Draft Amendment to the Ordinance <br />Building Standards (Photos/PP) <br /> <br />Appropriation: N/A <br />Source of Funds: N/A <br />Account Number: N/A <br />Amount Budgeted: N/A <br />Amount Requested: N/A <br />Budgeted Item: <br /> <br />Report: _Resolution: _Ordinance: ----X- <br /> <br />SUMMARY <br /> <br />City Council directed staff to conduct a review of the existing development conditions and future development <br />strategies relating to the Architectural Building Standards in the Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone (TIRZ) No.1. <br />The purpose is to enhance the overall impression of the City, to have quality developments along major <br />thoroughfares, and eventually attract new sustainable businesses to La Porte. <br /> <br />Staff, with guidance from the Planning and Zoning Commission reviewed proposed amendments to the Zoning <br />Ordinance (Chapter 106). After a public hearing at the August 17,2006, meeting, the Planning and Zoning <br />Commission, by a unanimous vote, recommended amendments related to Architectural Building Standards for <br />TIRZ No.1 to be included in Chapter 106 (Zoning of the Code of Ordinances). <br /> <br />Currently, no control is associated with construction of a development whose use is "permitted" within a certain <br />zoning district. The building must meet applicable building codes, but no parameters are available to enforce <br />architectural and building standards or exterior material. However, current ordinances allow some controls to be <br />included with Special Conditional Use Permits (SCUP) associated with uses listed as "conditional" within certain <br />zoning districts and for construction within Planned Unit Developments (PUD), which normally follow some form <br />of development agreement between the developer and the City. <br /> <br />Several cities in our area have approached this issue by adopting an ordinance, which defines standards to be used <br />on new construction fronting major thoroughfares. Typically, these ordinances mandate the use of a combination <br />of brick, masonry and glass to a certain percentage to achieve the desired effect. <br /> <br />A provision for Exterior Building Designs has been introduced per Section 106-680 of the Code of Ordinances (see <br />draft attached). Any building readily visible from a major thoroughfare or directly abutting a residential development <br />on any side shall be 100% masonry and/or glass with minimum landscaping of 10%. Development of non-conforming <br />existing structures will require into compliance with these standards. <br /> <br />Action Required bv Council: <br /> <br />1. Conduct a public hearing. <br /> <br />2. Consider Planning and Zoning Commission recommendation to approve an ordinance amending Chapter 106 <br />(Zoning) adding to Exterior Building Design Standards in TIRZ No.1. <br /> <br />Approved for City Council A2enda <br /> <br />t(/JU <br />Debra Brooks Feazelle, City M <br /> <br /> <br />" ilL <br />' "'," /i / <br /> <br />,J/C{)J\f, " ___/ ' <br /> <br />(-& --00 <br /> <br />ager <br /> <br />Date <br />