06-18-15 Regular Meeting of the Planning and Zoning Commission

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rP. `4 Planning and Zoning Commission Minutes of June 18;2015 Commissioners Present: Trey Kendrick, Richard Warren, Helen LaCour, Nick Barrera, Mark Follis,Wyatt Smith,and Hal Lawler Commissioners Absent: Lou Ann Martin and Les Bird City Staff Present: City Planner Eric Ensey,City Attorney Knox Askins, and Office Coordinator Peggy Lee 1. Call to order. Chairman Hal Lawler called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. 2. Roll Call of Members. Commissioners Kendrick,Warren, LaCour, Barrera, Follis,Smith, and Lawler were present for roll call. 3. Consider approval of meeting minutes: April 16, 2015;April 22,2015. Motion by Commissioner Kendrick to approve the meeting minutes of April 16, 2015, and April 22, 2015. Second by Commissioner Warren. Motion carried. Ayes: Commissioners Kendrick,Warren, LaCour, Barrera,Follis,Smith,and Lawler Nays: None 4. Open public hearing to receive input on an ordinance amending Chapter 106"Zoning"of the Code of Ordinances of the City of La Porte by adding a new definition,and revising regulations related to exterior storage,tree preservation,and temporary signs. Chairman Lawler opened the public hearing at 6:01 p.m. a. Staff Presentation City Planner Eric Ensey presented the staff report. Upon the recent adoption of amendments to Chapter 106 (Zoning) of the Code of Ordinances,there were three items the City Council requested the Commission further consider. Based on discussion of these items and direction provided by the Commission,staff has drafted an ordinance that would amend Chapter 106 (Zoning)with regard to the following three items: 1.) Tree Preservation.(Section 106-801,802, 803) An exclusion was added for individual single-family lots (Section 106-801). [No modification was made to the requirement for a tree survey or tree disposition plan (Section 106-802). No change was made to the cost of tree replacement, which is$50 per inch,