03-19-15 Regular Meeting of the Planning and Zoning Commission

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Planning and Zoning Commission Minutes of March 19,2015 Page 3 of 4 Commissioners who served on the subcommittee that developed the design guidelines offered their perspective on the requirements. Motion by Commissioner Warren to table a request by La Porte Lodging Hospitality LLC for a waiver to the city's Design Guidelines(Exterior Fagade Materials)for the proposed Fairfield Inn&Suites at 711 Highway 146 South. Second by Commissioner Martin. Motion carried. Ayes: Commissioners Warren,Barrera,Martin, Follis,Bird,and Lawler Nays: 7. Discussion on Chapter 106(Zoning)follow-up items for review. City Planner Eric Ensey presented the staff report on the follow-up items from the Chapter 106(Zoning) review. At the February 19th meeting,the Commission directed staff to draft language to the various sections of the chapter that was discussed: 1.) Tree Preservation(Section 106-801,802,803) No change was made to the cost of tree replacement, which is$50 per inch, with a cap of $100,000. An exclusion was added for individual single-family residential lots(Section 106-801). No modification was made to the requirement for a tree survey or tree disposition plan(Section 106-802). 2.) Outdoor Storage in Main Street District(Section 106-511(c)) Staff added a definition of"outdoor storage"to the Section 106-1 (Definitions).As drafted,this definition only relates to non-residential properties. The language in Section 106-773(Exterior storage)addresses residential properties. No modifications are proposed for the prohibition of outdoor storage in the Main Street Overlay between Highway 146 and Virginia Street(Section 106-511). This will remain and is clarified with the new definition of"outdoor storage." Temporary Signage(105-877) An exclusion was added for governmental signs. Language was added to allow for sandwich board signs in the Main Street District Overlay only, provided such signs be located in a safe manner and removed at the close of each business day.