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REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEMREQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM <br />April 24, 2017April 24, 2017AppropriationAppropriation <br />Agenda Date Requested:Agenda Date Requested: <br />N/AN/A <br />Ian ClowesIan ClowesSource of Funds:Source of Funds: <br />Requested By:Requested By: <br />   <br />Planning & DevelopmentPlanning & DevelopmentAccount Number:Account Number: <br />Department:Department: <br />   <br />Report:Resolution:Resolution:Ordinance:Ordinance:Amount Budgeted:Amount Budgeted: <br />     <br />Other:Amount Requested:Amount Requested: <br />Budgeted Item:Budgeted Item:YESYESNONO <br />AttachmentsAttachments : : <br />1.OrdinanceOrdinance--Clean VersionClean Version <br />2.OrdinanceOrdinance--Marked VersionMarked Version <br />3.P&Z Recommendation LetterP&Z Recommendation Letter <br />SUMMARY & RECOMMENDATIONSSUMMARY & RECOMMENDATIONS <br />At the February 16, 2017 Planning and Zoning Commission meeting, the Commission directed staff to At the February 16, 2017 Planning and Zoning Commission meeting, the Commission directed <br /> staff to <br />draft an ordinance for consideration on two items that deal with Commercial motor vehicles within the draft an ordinance for consideration on two items that deal with Commercial motor <br /> vehicles within the <br />City of La Porte.City of La Porte. <br />  <br />The proposed ordinance amendments were presented to the Planning and Zoning Commission as a The proposed ordinance amendments were presented to the Planning and Zoning Commission as <br /> a <br />public hearing at the March 16, 2017 meeting. At that meeting the Planning and Zoning Commission public hearing at the March 16, 2017 meeting. At that meeting the Planning and Zoning <br /> Commission <br />recommended to approve the proposed amendments as listed below. recommended to approve the proposed amendments as listed below. <br />  <br />Attached is the draft version of the proposed modifications to the Zoning Ordinance in a Attached is the draft version of the proposed modifications to the Zoning Ordinance in a ““clean” <br /> <br />version as well as a version as well as a version as well as a version as well as a ““““showing changesshowing changesshowing changesshowing changes””””version. In the version. In the <br /> version. In the version. In the ““““showing changesshowing changesshowing changesshowing changes””””version, those areas version, those areas version, those areas version, those areas <br /> <br />highlighted in highlighted in yellowyellow indicate new language as part of the proposed modification to Chapter 106. The indicate new language as part of the proposed modification <br /> to Chapter 106. The <br />strike-throughsthroughs indicate where language is proposed to be removed. The following is a summary of the indicate where language is proposed to be removed. The following is a summary <br /> of the <br />proposed modifications:proposed modifications: <br />  <br />1.Definitions (Section 106Definitions (Section 106--1).1). <br />This amendment to the definition of This amendment to the definition of ““Commercial motor vehiclesCommercial motor vehicles””will bring it into will bring it into <br />conformance with the recently amended definition in chapter 70 of the City Code of conformance with the recently amended definition in chapter 70 of the City Code of <br />Ordinances. Ordinances. <br />Commercial Commercial motor vehiclemotor vehicle means 1) a vehicle or combination of vehicles with an actual means 1) a vehicle or combination of vehicles with an actual <br />gross weight, a registered gross weight, a gross weight rating or any combination in excess gross weight, a registered gross weight, a gross weight rating or any combination in excess <br /> <br />of 26,000 pounds; 2) a farm vehicle or combination of farm vehicles with an actual gross of 26,000 pounds; 2) a farm vehicle or combination of farm vehicles with an actual gross <br />weight, a registered gross weight, or a gross weight rating of 48,000 pounds or more when weight, a registered gross weight, or a gross weight rating of 48,000 pounds or more when <br />operating intrastate; 3) a vehicle transporting hazardous materials requiring a placard; 4) a operating intrastate; 3) a vehicle transporting hazardous materials requiring a placard; <br /> 4) a <br />motor carrier transporting household goods for compensation in commerce in a vehicle not motor carrier transporting household goods for compensation in commerce in a vehicle not <br />defined in Texas Transportation Code, Sec. 548.001(1); 5) a foreign commercial motor defined in Texas Transportation Code, Sec. 548.001(1); 5) a foreign commercial motor <br />vehicle that is owned or controlled by a person or entity that is domiciled in or a citizen of a vehicle that is owned or controlled by a person or entity that is domiciled in or a citizen <br /> of a <br />country other than the United States; or 6) a contract carrier transporting the operating country other than the United States; or 6) a contract carrier transporting the operating <br /> <br />