1989-03-13 Public Hearing and Regular Meeting

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Na Building Line: See setback line. Building Permit: An instrument in writing signed by t-he building inspector authorizing described construction on a particular lot. Refer to the Southern Building Code Congress International (S.B.C.C.I.) for additional information. Business Frontage: The linear measurement of the side of the building which contains the primary entrance of the building. City: City of La Porte. City Council: The words "City Council" shall mean the City Council of the City of La Porte, Texas. City Attorney: The City Attorney of the City of La Porte, Texas, or his authorized representative. - City Manager: That person holding the office of City Manager under the terms of the La Porte Charter, or his authorized representative. City Secretary: That person holding the office of City Secretary under the terms of the La Porte Charter, or his authorized representative. Clinic: An institution, public or private, or a station for the examination and treatment of patients by an individual or group of doctors, dentists, or other licensed members of a human health care profession. Controlled Access Highway: Any thoroughfare which is a high volume freeway (without signalization on principal lanes) designed for four (4) to eight (8) main lanes and four (4) service lanes with a right-of-way (R.O.W.) capacity that allows two (2) to four (4) additional lanes. Controlled Access Highway Corridor: A corridor extending five hundred feet (5001) to either side of the right-of-way (R.O.W.) of a controlled access highway as designated on the City of La Porte's Land Use Map. jgOTES: The definition of Controlled Access Highway (with some minor rephrasing) was taken from Volume One, Section 1.3 of the City's Comprehensive Plan. Controlled Access Highway Corridors are established on the City's Land Use Map and designated by a cross hatched high -light. State Highway 225 and New State Highway 146 are the only thoroughfares within the City presently designated as Controlled Access Highways. Interim Sign Regulations: Signs located within a Controlled Access Highway Corridors shall be limited to a maximum height of sixty-five feet (65').