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PlanningandZoningCommission <br />MinutesofMarch17,2016 <br />Page2of4 <br />CommissionerFollisreiteratedhispointthatiftheywaverontherecentlyadaptedfaçade <br />guidelines,itwillopenuproomformoredeviations.Whiletheapplicantattemptedtonegotiate <br />forapercentagelowerthan20%,CommissionerFollissaidthatitneededtoreachtherequired <br />amountofbrickorstone. <br />TheapplicantaskedwhenthedesignguidelineswereputintotheCodeofOrdinancesbecauseit <br />didnotcomeupintheirprepurchaseresearchoftheproperty.Hewasthentoldthatduetoan <br />oversightitwasneverputintotheCodeofOrdinances. <br />CommissionerWarrencommentedthatthe/ƚƒƒźƭƭźƚƓ͸ƭdenialinthelastmeetingwasnotabout <br />tryingtogetslightlymorebrickorstone,butwasinsteadaboutgettingall20%.Hesaidthatthe <br />CommissionworkshardtomakeLaPortebeautifulandthatmeansgetting20%brickorstoneon <br />thebuilding. <br />Motion byCommissionerWarrentodenyawaivertotheĭźƷǤ͸ƭDesignGuidelines(ExteriorFaçade <br />Materials)asoutlinedinSection106928oftheCodeofOrdinancefortheproposedwarehouse <br />distributionfacilityat1801S.16thStreet(southeastcornerofS.16thStreetandExportDrive). <br />Second byCommissionerFollis.Motioncarried. <br />Ayes:Follis,Warren,Barrera,LaCour,Stockham <br />Nays: <br />6.ContinueapublichearingfromandopenedduringtheFebruary18,2016RegularMeetingofthe <br />PlanningandZoningCommissiontoreceiveinputonproposedmodificationstoOrdinanceNo. <br />1444,morecommonlyknownastheCityofLaPorteDevelopmentOrdinance,regulatingreview <br />processforsubdivisions,siteplansandotherdevelopmentrelatedrequirementsandcodifying <br />theregulationsaspartofChapter86oftheCityofLaPorteCodeofOrdinances. <br />ChairmanLawleropenedthepublichearingat6:19 <br />a.StaffPresentation <br />CityPlannersaidthattherehasnotbeenalargescalereviewoftheDevelopment <br />Ordinancesince1985.Thereviewwasdonewiththehelpofacommitteecontaining <br />CommissionersWarren,Follis,BarreraandMartin.IngeneraltheDevelopmentOrdinance <br />wasreorganizedsoitcouldbecodifiedwithinthe/źƷǤ͸ƭcodeofordinances.Amongstother <br />moreminorchanges,CityPlannerEnseysaidthatthePreApplicationDevelopment <br />Meetinghastakentheplaceoftheͻ{ƉĻƷĭŷtƌğƓͼinthisnewdevelopmentordinance. <br />CityPlannerEnseyalsoarguedthatthe/źƷǤ͸ƭfeescheduleshouldbemovedtoAppendix <br />Asoitcanbeadjustedeasier.AlsoforlegalpurposesCityPlannerEnseysuggested <br />changingthetermfromvariancestowaiverswhendiscussingdeviationrequeststothis <br />newsection. <br />CommissionerBarreraaskediftheyhadmovedforwardwiththeideatorequireapre <br />buildingtopographicsurveyandanasbuilttopographicsurvey,becausehisworkschedule <br /> <br />