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<br />~ 106-334 <br /> <br />LA PORTE CODE <br /> <br />Sec. 106-334. Special use performance standards; residential. <br /> <br />(a) Landscape buffers. <br /> <br />(1) A landscape buffer planted with grass or evergreen ground cover and also planted with <br />trees shall be provided. No buildings or refuse containers shall be placed in such areas. <br /> <br />(2) Standards: <br /> <br />a. Minimum width of planting strip: Four feet. <br /> <br />b. A planting plan specifying the location and species of trees to be planted as well <br />as the type of grass or ground cover to be utilized shall be submitted for approval <br />by the director or his duly authorized representative. <br /> <br />(3) Screening will be required in the following situations: <br /> <br />a. Parking areas for recreational buildings, community centers, religious, and <br />private and public educational institutions. <br /> <br />b. Manufactured housing parks and subdivisions screened from abutting uses. <br /> <br />(4) Required screening will count toward the required percentage of landscaping. <br /> <br />(5) Required landscaping must be maintained by the property owner and/or occupant. <br /> <br />(b) Traffic control. The traffic generated by a use shall be channelized and controlled in a <br />manner that will avoid congestion on public streets, safety hazards, or excessive traffic <br />through low density residential areas. The traffic generated will not raise traffic volumes <br />beyond the capacity of the surrounding streets. Vehicular access points shall be limited, shall <br />create a minimum of conflict with through traffic movements, and shall be subject to the <br />approval of the director. The proposed development should be adequately served by a collector <br />or arterial street without circulating through low density residential uses or districts in the <br />following cases: <br /> <br />(1) Junior or senior high school, junior colleges and technical institutes. <br /> <br />(2) Manufactured housing subdivisions. <br /> <br />(c) Compatibility with surrounding area. The architectural appearance and functional plan <br />of the building(s) and site shall reflect the building character of the area and shall not be so <br />dissimilar to the existing buildings or area as to cause impairment in property values or <br />constitute a blighting influence within a reasonable distance ofthe development. The proposed <br />development is to be compatible with the existing and planned use ofthe area and conflicts are <br />not to be created between the proposed use and existing and intended future use of the <br />surrounding area. <br /> <br />(d) Required license obtained. All necessary governmental permits and licenses are secured <br />with evidence of such placed on record with the city. <br /> <br />(e) Compatible alterations and adequate parking. Adequate parking as required by article <br />VI of this chapter must be provided on the lot and not within any required front yard. Any <br />exterior alterations must be compatible with the existing structure, and the surrounding <br />neighborhood. <br /> <br />CD106:50 <br />