O-2018-3723 Amending Chapter 106, Zoning regarding connection with a comprehensive review

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8 All structures except slab on grade, shall be placed on a foundation system described as: An assembly of materials constructed below or partially below grade, not intended to be removed from its installation site, which is designed to support the structure and engineered to resist the imposition of external forces as defined by the City's Code of Ordinances or in the case of industrialized housing, the requirements of the TDLS. Such foundation system shall be skirted or enclosed with wood or masonry to give the appearance of a solid foundation, if one is not provided, compatible with the appearance of adjacent housing, and subject to the requirements of the City's Code of Ordinances. 9 See article V, division 4 of this chapter for additional requirements. 10 In the case of multi -family residential developments, said complexes must be located at least 1,000 feet from other multi -family residential developments. 11 Within the building setback, there must be a ten -foot opaque screen consisting of shrubs and fencing. (See section 106-334(i) (Additional multi -family regulations) for screening and fencing requirements.) 12 Residential developments that are townhouses, quadraplexes, or multi -family dwelling units must have a minimum of 25 percent landscaping. 13 Multi -family residential developments adjacent to single-family residential developments must establish a 25 -foot buffer between the two developments. This buffer is in addition to the setback as established by this table. 14 In the case of multi -family residential developments, no off-street parking shall be placed within the required setback, or within the required additional 25 -foot buffer when the development is situated adjacent to a single-family residential development. The space needed to meet the required parking spaces shall be exclusive of the required setback and the additional buffer. 15 In the case of multi -family residential developments being adjacent to single-family residential developments, the buildings within the multi -family residential developments that are directly adjacent to the single-family residential development shall be limited to two -stories in height. Buildings within the interior of the multi -family residential developments may be three -stories in height. 16 Multi -family residential developments must contain a minimum of 100 units with a maximum of 300 units, per development. 17 See section 106-334(1)(3) for open space utilization criteria. 18 Following structures exempted from 40 percent lot coverage on single-family detached: Accessory buildings 200 s.f. or less and patio covers up to 900 s.f. 19 Maximum lot coverage for single-family detached in planned unit development (PUD) zoning district or residential subdivisions requiring a detention/drainage system, shall be 50 percent. (The impervious cover factor of 55 percent for the total site for drainage, as prescribed in PICM, remains in effect.) Section 5: That Section 106-742 "Domestic Livestock', Article V "Supplementary District Regulations", Division 2 "Accessory Buildings, Uses and Equipment', of Chapter 106, "Zoning," of the Code of Ordinances of the City of La Porte, Texas, is hereby amended and shall hereinafter read as follows: "Sec. 106-742. - Domestic livestock. (a) Domestic livestock (cattle, horses, swine, sheep, goats, chickens, and geese) are a permitted accessory use on lots in excess of one acre (43,560 square feet), provided that all domestic livestock as defined above be restrained by a properly constructed and maintained fence no closer than five feet from property that is not devoted to the keeping of domestic livestock or by a perimeter property (exterior) fence of such construction so as to be impenetrable by livestock and to prevent intrusion into neighboring residential properties, and provided further that said domestic livestock be kept in a concentration that is less than or equal to: (1) Two cows per acre. (2) Two horses per acre. (3) Two swine per acre.