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<br />Staff Report October 16, 2008 <br />Trucking Terminals & Truck Routes <br />Zoning Ordinance Amendments <br /> <br />City Council has directed staff to assess existing development conditions and future <br />development strategies relating to the trucking terminals and truck routes within the City limits <br />of La Porte. Staff reviewed existing provisions of the Zoning Ordinance and prevailing <br />situation of the trucking terminals and current truck routes. This was presented as a workshop <br />item at the August 25,2008, City Council meeting. <br /> <br />Purpose of this amendment to the Zoning Ordinance (Chapter 106) is to provide for proper <br />location of trucking terminals along designated truck routes only. In addition, this <br />amendment shall define an industrial use intended for the particular zoning district and <br />establish a coordination clause to the existing provisions of the Zoning Ordinance. The <br />regulations such as location of truck terminals and truck routes along with definitions are <br />delineated in the Traffic and Vehicles Ordinance (Chapter 70) enforced by the Police <br />Department. These definitions have been added to the Zoning Ordinance (Chapter 106). <br /> <br />Based on the research and analysis, staff recommends the following changes to the Code of <br />Ordinances relating to the trucking terminals and additional truck routes: <br /> <br />Existing: <br /> <br />Proposed: <br /> <br />Existing: <br /> <br />Proposed: <br /> <br />Code of Ordinances <br /> <br />Zoning (Chapter 106) - Per Section 106-746, Location oftruck terminals <br />restricted. Truck terminals, as defined in Section 70-211, shall only be <br />located in areas directly adjacent to the right-of-way of the truck routes <br />specifically designated in Section 70-231. <br /> <br />Add footnote ']' to Section 106-521, Table A, Industrial Uses, Footnotes. <br />Trucking terminals - See Section 106-746 of this Chapter for additional <br />requirements. <br />Trucking terminals as defined in Section 106-1 shall be restricted to Light <br />Industrial (LI) and Heavy Industrial (HI) zones and only on property <br />abutting designated truck routes as listed in Section 70-231. <br />Any truck terminal operating whole or in part as a container yard or <br />converting to container yard shall be restricted to Heavy Industrial zone only. <br /> <br />Traffic and Vehicles (Chapter 70) - Per Section 70-237, truck terminals <br />shall only be located in areas directly adjacent to the right-of-way of the <br />truck routes designated in Section 70-231 of the Code of Ordinances. <br /> <br />Heavy Truck - Any motor vehicle or towed vehicle with a gross vehicle <br />weight rating (GVWR), Registered Gross Vehicle Weight (RGVW), or an <br />actual weight, whichever is greater, of 26,001 lbs. or more or any <br />combination of vehicles where the gross combined weight rating, total <br />registered gross vehicle weight or the actual weight of the combination is <br />26,001Ibs. or more. EXH\B\l .A <br />