08-01-1991 Regular Meeting of La Porte Planning and Zoning Commission

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1991 ANNUAL REVIEW OF ZONING ORDINANCE 1501 CONTINUED DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS FOR AUGUST 1, 1991 MEETING INTRODUCTION The Planning and Zoning Commission, at its June 27, 1991 meeting, decided to take additional citizen input regarding the City's sign regulations. As the Commission's expressed intent is solely to take input, no backup material relating to signs is included in this report. The City's sign regulations are located on pages 90-92c of the Zoning Ordinance (Section 10-1000). At its July 18, 1991 meeting, the Commission after receiving citizen input regarding front yard carports, tabled further discussion of this issue until the full Commission could be present. The portion of the staff report (July 18, 1991 agenda packet) which dealt with carports is also included in this report. Also, at the July 18, 1991 meeting, the Commission began discussion of zoning issues relating to Main Street. This discussion will continue at the August 1, 1991 meeting. The emphasis, at this meeting, will be on further defining goals for the Main Street area and determining types of uses which might be appropriate for a "Downtown Commercial District." Staff requests that the Commission bring the "Main street Report" and exhibits (July 18, 1991 agenda packet) to the August 1, 1991 meeting. Maps of the Main Street area and excerpts from the Standard Industrial Classification (S.I.C.) manual will be available at the meeting. No additional backup material regarding Main Street is enclosed in this packet. I. Carports: Staff, as directed by the Commission has prepared ordinance language which will permit front and side yard carports with a setback of five (5) feet from property lines. The first step in developing regulations is to define the term carport in order to distinguish it from other types of structures. Staff would suggest the following definition for inclusion in Section 3-100.