O-2020-3770 Amending regulations related to truck stops, landscaping requirements, and storage of hazardous material

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shipments of hazardous materials that are defined as in-transit by the Department of Transportation(DOT). Section 4: That Article V "Supplementary District Regulations", Division 4 "Fencing and Landscaping Requirements", of Chapter 106, "Zoning,"of the Code of Ordinances of the City of La Porte,Texas,is hereby amended in its entirety and shall hereinafter read as follows: "DIVISION 4. -FENCING AND LANDSCAPING REQUIREMENTS Sec. 106-789.-Fence materials. Allowable fence material shall include wood pickets, chain link, masonry, and wrought iron. Any other materials are subject to approval by the director of planning. Sec. 106-790.-Subdivision perimeter fences. Subdivision perimeter fences shall be required in recorded subdivisions that exceed five acres.Such perimeter fences shall not exceed eight feet in height. Materials shall be limited to opaque wood fences with brick base and columns and solid brick fences when subdivision backs up to major thoroughfare.The director of planning may approve other material that meets the intent of this section. Sec. 106-791.-Front yard areas. No fences, structures, grading, or barrier hedges shall be permitted within any front yard areas except in the case of residential large lots, or in the case of lots with a front yard directly adjacent to the shoreline of Galveston Bay, as provided in section 106-792(Residential large lots and lots adjacent to Galveston Bay). Sec. 106-792.-Residential large lots and lots adjacent to Galveston Bay. In the case of residential large lots, eight feet perimeter fences are permitted as an accessory use. In the case of lots with a front yard directly adjacent to the shoreline of Galveston Bay, four feet front yard fences are permitted parallel and adjacent to the side lot lines. However, such fences shall be permitted on the front lot line directly adjacent to Galveston Bay, and shall only be constituted of chain link. These exceptions do not permit structures,grading,or barrier hedges. Sec. 106-793.-Fences in side and rear yards. Within side yards and rear yards,fences of not higher than eight feet including rot boards and walls 42 inches high or less shall be permitted. Sec. 106-794.-Fences and trees on utility easements. Fences or trees placed upon utility easements are subject to removal at the owner's expense if required for the maintenance or improvement of the utility. Trees on utility easements containing overhead wires shall not exceed ten feet in height. Sec. 106-795.-Maintenance of fences. Both sides of the fence must be maintained in good condition by the owner of the fence and grass/ground cover adjoining the fence must be mowed and weeds removed on a regular basis. Subdivision perimeter fences or walls shall be maintained and repaired by the developer, owner, owner's agent, and/or homeowner association or the management company of a subdivision. Maintenance, repair or replacement of wood or masonry fence around manufactured housing parks is the sole responsibility of the owner, its agent,or the management company.