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• • <br />Planning & Zoning Meeting <br />® Minutes of 11-16-89 <br />Page 5 of 8 <br />or accessory activity shall be considered a Conditional Use <br />as specified by Section 5-600, Table A. Approved by a straw <br />vote. <br />Section 11-600. Board of Adjustments - Proposed to be amended <br />to add alternate members to Board of Adjustments membership. <br />Staff would suggest amending this section as follows (amended <br />wording is bold print): <br />11-601 Organization - There is hereby created a Board of <br />Adjustments consisting of five (5) regular members and two (2) <br />alternate members who are citizens of the City of La Porte and <br />who are not members of the City Council or the City Planning <br />and Zoning Commission. <br />Should it be necessary to seat an alternate member in order <br />to establish a quorum, the Chairman shall choose the alternate <br />member(s) in accordance with the rules of procedure to be <br />adopted by the Board in accordance with requirements of <br />Section 11-602 of this ordinance. Approved by straw vote. <br />Mr. Albrecht at this time proceeded to go over the items <br />• concerning the "open and outdoor sales" on Table A as <br />Conditional in General Commercial zones. In an effort to <br />eliminate the "red tape" the staff would suggest the following <br />amendment to Table A: Outdoor storage as a primary or <br />accessory use - not permitted in NC or GC. Outdoor sales as <br />a primary or accessory use would be permitted in GC with <br />conditions. Mr. Albrecht stated that this would eliminate the <br />Conditional Use Permit for outdoor sales in General Commercial <br />zones and substitute a "permitted with conditions" format. <br />The result of this approach would be to .simplify the approval <br />process for business while also freeing the Commission and <br />Council from involving themselves in what are really <br />relatively minor matters. Approved by straw vote. <br />Staff would suggest the following amendments to the Special <br />Use Performance Standards of Section 6-600: <br />C. Outdoor SalesfService: (Amended listing): <br />2. A landscape buffer shall be maintained between all <br />outdoor sales and service areas and adjacent public <br />rights-of-way. Landscape buffers shall be designed <br />in accordance with the requirements of Section 6- <br />600.G. <br />n <br />