1989-03-13 Public Hearing and Regular Meeting

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Efficiency Apartment: An apartment without a bedroom separate from other living quarters. Enforcing Officer: The Chief Building Official of the City of La Porte or his designated representative. Family: A "family" is any number of related persons or, not more than four (4) unrelated persons living as a single housekeeping unit. Fence: A man-made structural barrier erected on or around a piece of property or any portion thereof. Floor Area: The sum total area of all floors as calculated from measurements to the outside walls. Foundation System: An assembly of materials constructed below, or partially below -grade, not intended to be removed from its installation site, which is designed to support the structure and engineered to resist the imposition of exterior natural forces, as defined by the Southern Standard Building Code. Such foundation system shall be skirted or enclosed with wood, or masonry to give the appearance of a solid foundation, if one is not provided, compatible with the appearance of adjacent housing. Freestanding Sign: An outdoor sign supported by uprights or braces placed in or upon the ground, or mounted on a vehicle, trailer, or mobile structure principally used for the purpose of advertising or display of information. For the purpose of this ordinance, a portable sign shall be considered to be a freestanding sign. Garage, Private: A "private garage" is an accessory building designed or used for the storage of motor vehicle owned and used by the occupants of the building to which it is an accessory. Garage, Public: A "public garage" is a building or portion thereof, other than a private or storage garage, designed or used for servicing, repairing, equipping, hiring, selling, or storing motor driven vehicles. Glare: Emitted light which exceeds sixty (60) footcandles. Grade: A referenced plane representing the average of finished ground level adjoining the building and all exterior walls. Grand Opening: The formal offering by a new business of its goods, wares, merchandise, service, entertainment, or activity. Greenway Corridor: A publicly owned system of trails and walkways, patterned in the open space and pedestrian system plan, and is designated on the land use map, park zone map, and zoning map of the City of La Porte, that link existing and proposed neighborhood, community, and regional parks with each other and other proposed activity areas of the City. These trails and walkways, are in their majority within existing right-of-way, but may be within proposed right-of-way to be acquired by the City of La Porte. Greenway corridors are a special use site, as said special use site is defined in the City of La Porte Development Ordinance, Section 12.07.