09-05-1985 Regular Called Meeting

Browse Search

J • Section 5 - 701 Footnote 2 front setbacks are adequate ROGV's is sufficient. s -- This setback should be deleted because the and the 10' side yard setback next to public Section 5 - 201 Footnote 3 -- Both the greenbelt area itself and the 20' landscaped setback along the public greencvay corridors are equivalent to city park land and therefore should be purchased by the city fran the land ocvner and maintained by the city. There is no definition ~of parkways in the Zoning Ordinance. However, is the city desires to improve its parkways (thoroughfares), then the city should purchase such land area from land owners and landscape and maintain such areas at city expense. Therefore, we recommend that Footnote 3 be deleted from the Zoning Ordinance. Section 5 - 800 Subparagraph -- This section is so broad that it would be nearly impossible to enforce it fairly in regard to all property owners, especially as the section pertains not only to existing surrounding uses but future surrounding uses (which are impossible to determine now). Further this section does not state who would be responsible for deciding the "compatibility". Therefore we recommend that this section be deleted from the Zoning Ordinance because other provisions of the Ordinance adequately provide for the goal that this section is trying to achieve. aQV11~TIS ~T ARTICLE 6 • Section 6 - 500 -- Under the maxim~an height, neighborhood commercial heights should be increased to 45'. Section 6 - 501 Footnote 1 -- Footnote 1 should be revised to require the City of La Porte to purchase both greenbelt areas and any landscape setback areas lying adjacent to public greenway corridors from the land owner for the city to maintain as public park areas. Parkway corridors is not defined in this ordinance, however, if the city wishes to landscape city thoroughfares the city should purchase such land area from land owners and landscape and maintain the area at the city expense as public park areas. Therefore we recommend that Footnote 1 under Section 6 - 501 be deleted from the Ordinance or revised to reflect that the city will purchase and maintain such 20' landscape setbacks and greenbelt corridor areas. Section 6 - 501 Footnote 3 -- Parking should be allowed in commercial yard setbacks. Further, this additional thoroughfare setback is unnecessary and should be deleted. Section 6 - 600 Subparagraph B4 -- Lighting which is covered by a glass globe should be allowed in such commercial areas. Section 6 - 600 Subparagraph B5 -- If the area leas the required screening, then the 5' setbacks are an unreasonable restriction on the r~