Ord 2025-4048_Minimum house width_Single-Family

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ORDINANCE 2025-4048 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 106 "ZONING" OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE, TEXAS BY ADOPTING REGULATIONS ESTABLISHING A MINIMUM HOUSE WIDTH FOR SINGLE-FAMILY HOMES; PROVIDING THAT ANY PERSON VIOLATING THE TERMS OF THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE DEEMED GUILTY OF A MISDEMEANOR AND UPON CONVICTION SHALL BE FINED IN A SUM NOT TO EXCEED TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS; PROVIDING FOR THE PUBLICATION OF THE CAPTION HEREOF; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE, TEXAS, THAT: Section 1. Chapter 106, "Zoning," Section 106-333, "Table B, Residential Area Requirements." of the Code of Ordinances of the City of La Porte, Texas, is hereby amended by establishing a minimum house width of 26 feet for single-family homes (single-family detached, single- family large lot, and single-family special lot line, 0 lot line) within the table established in such section, to hereinafter read as follows: Section 106-333. Table B, Residential Area Requirements (a) Table B, Residential Area Requirements Usos Minimum Minimum Minimum Maximum Minimum Minimum Maximum Wt w Lot Width Yard Height's site Development Coverage/Minimum Area/D.U. LF./ Setbacks Area/Unit Open landscaping S.F. House LF. S.F.'" Space/Unit Required*sus° Width F. FAS.+'-c S.F." lxxxi12 .0 Single-family 6000 50/26 25-15- 35 Ft. 9100 — 40%/N/A detached 5 4.8 DU/A Single-family large 43560 90/ 26 25-15- 45 Ft. 43560 — 40%/N/A lot 5 1.0 DU/A Single-family 4500 40/26 20-10- 35 Ft. 7300 Footnote 60%/N/A special lot line, 0 0 6.0 ✓i 1 lot line DU/A Duplexes 6000 60 25-20- 45 Ft. 8.0 _ Footnote 60%/N/A 20 DU/A p 1 Single-family 6000 50 20-10- 35 Ft. N/A N/A 50%/N/A converted to 5 multifamily Townhouses, 2000 20 25-20- 45 Ft. 4400 Footnote 75%/25% quadraplexes 20 10.0 p 1 (10,000 s.f of site DU/A area 300 ft. wide) Multifamily 20000 100 25-20- 45 Ft. 1600 Footnote 60%/25% 20 20 ft 1 DU/A