O-2019-3755 amending ch 86 "Development Regulations" of the code of ordinances

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General plan:A map or plan illustrating the general design features and street layout of a proposed development which is proposed to be platted and developed in phases.This plan,when approved by the commission,constitutes a guide which the commission should refer to in the subsequent review of subdivision plats or development site plans that cover portions of the land contained within the general plan,as well as adjacent property. Harris County road law: A special law of the State of Texas found in Acts 1913,Special Laws,Chapter 17,as may be from time to time amended. Industrial districts:That land within the extraterritorial jurisdiction of the City of La Porte,and either: (a) Being designated as the"Battleground Industrial District of La Porte,Texas"in Ordinance 729,passed by the City Council of the City of La Porte;or (b) Being designated as the"Bay Port Industrial District of La Porte,Texas"in Ordinance 842,passed by the City Council of the City of La Porte;or (c) Being designated as the "South La Porte Industrial District or La Porte, Texas" in Ordinance 98-2258, passed by the City Council of the City of La Porte. Lot: An undivided tract or parcel of land contained within a block or designated on a subdivision plat by numerical identification. Mobile home park:An unsubdivided development divided into mobile home sites for rent and for the installation of mobile home thereon. Mobile home subdivision:A subdivision divided into mobile home lots for sale. Monument: A fixed reference point or object located convenient to proposed developments in La Porte that the city or another governmental agency has determined the elevation above mean sea level and the geographic location within the Texas Plane Coordinate System. Monument system:A monument system established by the city to provide horizontal and vertical survey control for land development in La Porte within a common frame of reference. A document describing the city monument system is published separately. One foot reserve:A strip of land one foot wide and within public street right of ways and adjacent to subdivision reserves or adjacent acreage to prevent access to said public street until the reserve or adjacent acreage has been platted in accordance with this ordinance[these regulations]. Plan, development site: A site plan for unsubdivided developments certified by the land owner and by a professional engineer or registered public surveyor,executed by the city approving authority and prepared as specified in section 86-7 of this chapter. Planned unit development:A land area characterized by a unified site design which:(1)has individual building sites and provides common open spaces; and (2) is designed to be capable of satisfactory use and operation as a separate entity without necessarily having the participation of other building sites or other common property. The ownership of the common property may by either public or private. A planned unit development may include subdivisions. It may be a single planned unit development as initially designed; or as expanded by annexation of additional land area;or a group of contiguous planned unit developments,as separate entities or merged into a single consolidated entity. Planning consultant: A certified land planner, Texas registered professional engineer, Texas registered land surveyor,Texas registered architect,or other qualified consultant,who performs land planning services to subdividers or developers for a fee. Plat, administrative: A replat or subdivision of land totaling ten acres or less,and involving four or fewer lots fronting on an existing streets and not requiring the creation of any new street or the extension of municipal facilities or the aggregation of multiple lots into one lot. Plat, amending: A plat,previously approved by the commission and duly recorded,which is resubmitted to the commission for re-approval and recording which contains dimensional or notational corrections or erroneous information contained on the originally approved and recorded plat. An amending plat is not to be considered as a replat or resubdivision and may not contain any changes or additions to the physical characteristics of the original subdivision,but is intended only to correct errors or miscalculations as allowed under the provisions of Chapter 212 of the Texas Local Government Code.