04-18-1991 Workshop Session of La Porte Planning and Zoning Commission

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1991 ANNUAL RaVIS., OF ZOHIMGORDIMANCE 11501 DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS ItfftODUCTION The Planning and Zoning Commission, during the March 21, 1991 meeting, directed staff to research and prepare further information and options regarding the following three items: Section 6-400, Table Ai Dog Grooming Section 6-400, Table Ai SIC 473, Freight Forwarding etc. Section 7-600, Table Bi Business Industrial Setbacks. Discussion of each of these items follows: I. Dog Groo.lng (Section 6-400, Table A, Commercial pgs. 37- 40): After reviewing this item, the Commission expressed concern that the regulation as proposed, would permit businesses to maintain a nuisance by penning animals outside. One way to avoid this potential problem would be by the creation of a new Performance Standard regulating this aspect of the business. The description of business activities found in Table A are very brief with usually only enough description to serve as a reference key for SIC codes. Special conditions or restrictions which apply to various G.C. activities are found in the "Special Use Performance Standards" located in Section 6-601 (pgs 43-45). A new paragraph dealing with dog-grooming would be designated as Performance Standard "H". The following language would address the Commission's concerns, as staff understands them: H. ~here shall be no overnight boarding of aniaals. All areas used for holding ani.als shall be located within the saae building in which grooaing activities take place. With this footnote in place, the Table A listing could be amended to the following: Dog Grooming NC * GC P(H) This means of listing is consistent with the standard Table A format used throughout the Zoning Ordinance.