08-20-09 Regular Meeting and Public Hearings of the La Porte Planning and Zoning Commission

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Planning and Zoning Commission Minutes of August 20, 2009 Page 3 of 4 7. Close public hearing. Chairman Hal Lawler closed the public hearing at 6:49 pm. 8. Consider recommendation to City Council regarding proposed amendments to Chapter 106 "Zoning" of the La Porte Code of Ordinances, and pertaining to allowable concentration of domestic livestock as an accessory use, on lots in excess of one acre. Motion by Dottie Kaminski to approve recommendation to City Council regarding the following amendments to Chapter 106 of the Code of Ordinances: Section 1: Grazing Livestock means domestic livestock (including but not limited to cattle, horses, sheep, goats, hogs etc.) that are intended to be pasture animals that can sustain themselves under normal circumstances in concentration defined herein this chapter. Recreational Livestock means domestic livestock (including but not limited to cattle, horses, sheep, goats, hogs etc.) that are intended to be housed in a barn or similar structure, requiring supplemental feed and care in order to be kept in concentration defined in this chapter. Section 2: (a) Domestic livestock (cattle, horses, hogs, sheep, goats, chickens, and geese) are a permitted accessory use on lots in excess of one acre (43,560 square feet), provided that all domestic livestock as defined above be restrained by a properly constructed and maintained fence no closer than five feet from property that is not devoted to the keeping of domestic livestock or by a perimeter property (exterior) fence of such construction so as to be impenetrable by livestock and to prevent intrusion into neighboring residential properties, and provided further that said domestic livestock be kept in a concentration that is less than or equal to: Second by Paul Berner. Motion Carried. Ayes: Hal Lawler, Paul Berner, Dottie Kaminski, Les Bird, Richard Warren, Doretta Finch, Kirby Linscomb Jr. None None Nays: Abstain: 9. Administrative Reports Texas APA Conference is scheduled for October 7-10, 2009. The deadline to register is September 3, 2009. 10. Commission Comments. There were none. 11. Adjourn. Motion by Paul Berner to adjourn. Second by Les Bird. Motion Carried. Ayes: Hal Lawler, Paul Berner, Dottie Kaminski, Les Bird, Richard Warren, Doretta Finch, Kirby Linscomb Jr. None None Nays: Abstain: Chairman Hal Lawler adjourned the meeting at 7:51 pm.