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(2)Standards: <br />a.Widthofplantingstrip:Fourfeet. <br />b.Typeofplanting:Evergreen. <br />c.Sizeofplants:Minimalheightoffourfeetattimeofplanting.Must <br />reachaheightofsixfeetwithintwoyears. <br />d.Plantingdensity:Suchthatwithintwoyearsofnormalgrowth,asolid <br />screenwillbeformedtoaheightofatleastsixfeetaboveadjacentgrade. <br />(3)Screeningwillberequiredinthefollowingsituations: <br />a.Parkingareasforrecreationalbuildings,communitycenters,religious, <br />andprivateandpubliceducationalinstitutions. <br />b.Manufacturedhousingparksandsubdivisionsscreenedfromabutting <br />uses. <br />(4)Requiredscreeningwillcounttowardtherequiredpercentageoflandscaping. <br />(k)Parkinglotscreening.Alandscapebuffershallbemaintainedbetweenallopen, <br />nonresidentialoff-streetparkingareasoffiveormorespacesabuttingresidentialdistricts. <br />Landscapebuffersshallbeaminimumoffourfeetinwidth.Plantingsshouldconsistof <br />treesandlowevergreenshrubs.Plantingplansshallbeapprovedbythedirector. <br />Section 4. <br />That Chapter 106 of the La Porte Code of Ordinances, “Zoning”, Article VI. “Off- <br />Street Parking”, is hereby amended by amending Section 106-837,“Location”, subparagraph (6), <br />which subsection shall hereinafter read as follows: <br />“Sec. 106-837.Location. <br />… <br />(6) In the case of single-family, two-family, and townhouse dwellings, parking shall be <br />prohibited in any portion of the front yard except designated driveways or one open, surfaced <br />space located on the side of a driveway, away from theprincipal use. <br />… <br />Section 5. <br />That Chapter 106 of the La Porte Code of Ordinances, “Zoning”, Article VI. “Off- <br />Street Parking”, is hereby establishedby adding new Section 106-841“Paving Surfaces”, which <br />shall read as follows: <br />“Sec. 106-841. Paving Surfaces. <br />A.Purpose.Thepurposeoftheregulationssetforthinthissectionistoencourage <br />highqualityresidentialandnonresidentialdevelopmentsbyavoidingpoorquality <br />surfacesandbycreatingaharmoniousblendofqualitydevelopments.Thisis <br />accomplishedbycreatingmeasurementsorstandardstoensurequality <br />establishments,constructionandreconstructionoflandassetforthherein.This <br />6 <br /> <br />