1988-09-12 Public Hearings, Revenue Sharing, Budget Hearing, and Regular Meeting

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e e Minutes, Public Hearings, Revenue Sharing Budget Hearing and Regular Meeting, La Porte City Council September 12, 1988, Page 3 C. Request to consider amending Section 10-1000 Commercial Use Table B of the City of La Porte Zoning Ordinance, to allow free-standing on-premise signs with a maximum height of 75 feet above adjacent grade in controlled access highway sign corridors Joel Albrecht, Director of Community Development, reviewed the request. McDonald's Corporation is asking that the ordinance be amended to allow maximum height signs of 75 feet above adjacent grade in controlled access highway sign corridors. Planning and Zoning Commission is requesting that a controlled access highway sign corridor be established on Highway 146 and Highway 225, 500 feet along and parallel to the right-of-way lines. The Mayor asked for public input. Ms. Donna Gullett addressed Council regarding the safety factor of such a sign during a storm or hurricane. Ms. Janet Graves, Chairman of the Planning and Zoning Commission, presented the recommendation from the Planning and Zoning Commission, to grant the amendment to the interim sign regulations to include a controlled access highway zone for signs, and that a maximum height of 65 feet be considered and a width of 500 feet along and parallel to each side of the controlled access highway as shown on the City of La Porte Thoroughfare Plan. There being no further input, the Mayor adjourned Public Hearing C. 8. The Mayor called the Revenue Sharing Budget hearing to order. Finance Director Jeff Litchfield reviewed the revenue sharing budget. The Mayor asked for public input on the revenue sharing budget. There was no input. The Mayor declared the Revenue Sharing Budget hearing closed. 9. Mrs. Helen McFerrin addressed Council regarding the pipe across Deer Creek. She has been in contact with Mark Sayer,