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City of LaPorte, Texas Planning Department Policy Effective 08/18/11 Policy to establish requirements for Owners/Developers to build and use public street rights -of - way for truck terminals within Light or Heavy Industrial zoning districts that do not have direct frontage on a designated truck route. City of LaPorte. 4P2011-002 Purpose: To establish minimum guidelines for roadway construction standards by property owners/developers establishing trucking terminals within appropriately zoned property that does not have direct frontage on a designated truck route. Background: Current zoning ordinance requirements do not allow a truck terminal to be used or constructed unless it is located in an authorized zone and it has frontage on a designated truck route. A developer of a potential truck terminal requested that property off the truck route be allowed for such use. After a presentation of the costs and benefits associated with the request, the Planning Commission determined that the costs to the city exceeded the benefits that would accrue. Timing: Interim policy until review of ordinances requirement can be implemented. Policy: 1. The policy is applicable to truck terminal facilities proposing to locate in an otherwise appropriately zoned district, but do not have the required direct frontage on a designated truck route. It is the responsibility of the owner and/or developer of the truck terminal facility to make necessary improvements to the road surface in accordance with the City's standards and specifications in accordance to the Public Improvement Criteria Manual for said public roadways PICM in order to build the truck terminal or to obtain a zoning permit for the trucking terminal. 3. The term "make necessary improvements" referenced in item 2 above, includes paying for all costs related to the construction and installation of pavement or its extension including necessary appurtenance which may include drainage; as well as all engineering fees for survey, design, bidding, construction inspection and hiring of an approved general contractor to install improvements to the street right-of-way 4. The street will be maintained by the city thereafter only if the construction standard is in accordance with the standards and specifications in the Public Improvement Criteria Manual. Signed by Director: Date: S:Citv Planning Share01-Planning Department, street clarification 11-002.doc