11-20-1997 Regular Meeting of the La Porte Planning and Zoning Commission

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• ORDINANCE NO. 1501-_ Page 8 • Applicant has failed to supply. The committee may deny an Application on the basis that the Applicant has not satisfactorily supplied the information required in this subsection. Applications shall be reviewed by the City in a prompt manner and all decisions shall be supported in writing setting forth the reasons for approval or denial. Sec. 106-893. Setbacks. (a) All Towers up to one-hundred (100) feet in height shall be set back on all sides a distance equal to the underlying setback requirement in the applicable zoning district. Towers in excess of one hundred (100) feet in height shall be set back one (1) additional foot per each foot of Tower height in excess of one hundred (100) feet. (b) Setback requirements for Towers shall be measured from the base of the Tower to the property line of the parcel of land on which it is located. (c) Setback requirements may be modified, as provided in Section 106- 906(b)(1), when placement of a Tower in a location which will reduce the visual impact can be accomplished. For example, adjacent to trees which may visually hide the Tower. Sec. 106-894. Structural Requirements. All Towers must be designed and certified by an Engineer to be structurally sound and, at minimum, in conformance with the Building Code, and any other standards outlined in this Article. All Towers in operation shall be fixed to land. Sec. 106-895. Separation or Buffer Requirements. For the purpose of this Section, the separation distances between Towers shall be measured by drawing or following a straight line between the base of the existing or approved structure and the proposed base, pursuant to a site plan of the proposed Tower. Tower separation distances from residentially zoned lands shall be measured from the base of a Tower to the closest point of residentially zoned property. The minimum Tower separation distances from residentially zoned land and from other Towers shall be calculated and applied irrespective of City jurisdictional boundaries. (a) Towers shall be separated minimum of two hundred (200) feet or two proposed Tower, whichever is greater. from all residentially zoned lands by a hundred (200) percent of the height of the (b) Proposed Towers must meet the following minimum separation requirements from existing Towers or Towers which have a development permit but are not yet constructed at the time a development permit is granted pursuant to this Code: