O-2019-3736 Amending Chapter 106, "Zoning" in connection with a review and update to Chapter 16, "Zoning"

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Code of Ordinances of the City of La Porte, Texas, is hereby amended and shall hereinafter read as follows: "Sec. 106-334. - Special use performance standards; residential. Screening. (1) Refer to 106-443(a) (Screening) for requirements. (2) Screening will be required in the following situations: a. Parking areas for recreational buildings, community centers, religious, multi -family over four, and private and public educational institutions. b. Manufactured housing parks and subdivisions screened from abutting uses. (3) Required screening will count toward the required percentage of landscaping. (b) Traffic control. The traffic generated by a use shall be channelized and controlled in a manner that will avoid congestion on public streets, safety hazards, or excessive traffic through low density residential areas. The traffic generated will not raise traffic volumes beyond the capacity of the surrounding streets. Vehicular access points shall be limited, shall create a minimum of conflict with through traffic movements, and shall be subject to the approval of the director. The proposed development should be adequately served by a collector or arterial street without circulating through low density residential uses or districts in the following cases: (1) Junior or senior high school, junior colleges and technical institutes. (2) Manufactured housing subdivisions and manufactured housing parks. (c) Compatibility with surrounding area. The architectural appearance and functional plan of the building(s) and site shall reflect the building character of the area and shall not be so dissimilar to the existing buildings or area as to cause impairment in property values or constitute a blighting influence within a reasonable distance of the development. The proposed development is to be compatible with the existing and planned use of the area and conflicts are not to be created between the proposed use and existing and intended future use of the surrounding area. (d) Required license obtained. All necessary governmental permits and licenses are secured with evidence of such placed on record with the city. (e) Compatible alterations and adequate parking. Adequate parking as required by article VI of this chapter must be provided on the lot and not within any unpaved required front yard. Any exterior alterations must be compatible with the existing structure, and the surrounding neighborhood. (f) Manufactured housing criteria (manufactured housing parks only). A preliminary certified site plan must be submitted simultaneously with the submissions required in the mobile home park ordinance of the city and the city development ordinance that illustrates compliance with the following: (1) Legal description and size in acres of the proposed manufactured housing park. Such park shall not be less than five acres. (2) Locations and size of all manufactured housing sites, dead storage area, recreation areas, laundry drying areas, roadways, parking sites, and all setback dimensions (parking areas, exact manufactured housing sites, etc.). (3) Preliminary landscaping plans and specifications. (4) Location and width of sidewalks. (5) Plans of sanitary sewer disposal, surface drainage, water systems, electrical service, and gas service. (6) Location and size of all streets abutting the manufactured housing park and all driveways from such streets to the manufactured housing park. (7) Preliminary road construction plan.