10-20-2005 Regular Meeting and Public Hearing of the La Porte Planning and Zoning Commission

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• • Underwood Business Park Reserves B &H 11/17/05 P&Z Meeting Page 3 of 4 Streets: All internal streets shall be constructed to the City's standards and remain private streets. A note shall be added on the plans. Verify internal street connectivity and specify right-of--ways. The participation in an improvement of Old Underwood Road shall be required by the developer. Provide on-site improvements and loading /unloading ramps bays that adequately handle the volume associated with the scale of the warehousing and distribution facility. Truck Circulation: • The applicant shall ensure that the truck circulation does not cause congestion on the streets, and proper signage shall be installed to control vehicles turning southbound on Underwood Road. • Fire truck access, fire suppression requirements, and fire hydrant placement shall be specified on the development site plans. • A rail access, spur design, and UPRR approval shall be required prior to the issuance of building permit. Landscaping/Screening: • Ensure that at least 30 percent of the property consists of landscaping. • Landscaping calculations shall be added to the site plans. • Provide detailed landscape and screening plans during site plan submittal. Allow existing trees and shrubs to remain as natural buffer. Provisions of the Tree Preservation and Tree Replacement per Section 106-801 and 106-802 shall be applicable. • Provide an irrigation system to ensure that all landscaping and screening is properly maintained by the owner/developer. • Development abutting residential district to the south shall be screened and landscaped in compliance with required screening and landscaping provisions of the Zoning Ordinance of the City. A site plan and/or separate plans shall be submitted in conjunction with the building permit application. Utilities/Detention: Submit construction drawings and/or plan profile for proposed on and off-site utilities with capacities. The tie-in of sanitary sewer and/or dedication of easement to the City for sanitary sewer extension or lift station shall be indicated on the plans.