11-21-13 Regular Meeting of the Planning and Zoning Commission

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Subpart LAND USE REGULATIONS Chapter 1@6-ZONING ARTICLE i|NGENERAL Rest home or nursing home mean a private home for the care of the aged or infirmed or a place of rest for those suffering bodily disorders. Such hnrn*s do not contain, facilities for surgical care or the treatment ofdisease orinjury. Rooffine rneama the height above finished grade of the upper beam, rafter, ridge or pur|im of any building. Semi -trailer means every m*hlo|e' with or without motive power, other than a pole trailer or ranch tmal|ar' designed for carrying persons or property and for being drawn by a motor vehicle and so constructed that some part of its weight and that of its load rests upon or is carried by another vehicle. Setback line means the closest point to any property line or utility easement which may be occupied by structure. Setback, sign measurement means the closest point to any property line which may be occupied by any sign, as defined by this chapter. This point shall be determined by measuring perpendicularly from adjacent property lines. Shall ioalways mandatory; may imalways permissive. Shipping container means sealable shipping containers, designed for intemnoda| transportation, either with orwithout a permanent affixed chaesiu, and which may be used in intrastate, interstate and international commerce for the shipment of goods and merchandise, or for storage purposes. Shopping ranter or /obegouhyd development moans a development consisting of two or more interrelated business establishments using common driveways and on -site parking facilities. Sight triangle means the trjangulaF shaped area of Glear visibility 19Gated at all private driveways. The area ef the triangle shall be deteFrnined by engineeFing standaFds. triangle formed atom intersection by intersecting curb fines and anon curb line joining the curb lines. The triangle is formed by a motorist's view of oncoming traffic when exiting a private drive or at the intersection of two or more public streets. The motorist's eye is assumed to be at point fifteen (15) feet from the edge of the roadway. Traffic must be visible for m distance of ten (10) times the speed limit on either side of the vehicle parallel to the intersecting roadway. In additinn, no sign shall be placed in orabove the triangular area created by the motorist's view described by this subsection. Sign means any vvVrd, number, fiQune, device, design or trademark by which anything is mode known, as used to designate on individua|, firm, prnfemsion, bmsineao, oracommodity and which is visible from any public street. Refer to S.B.C.C.I. for additional definitions. For the purpose of this chapter, a sign ioastructure. Single-family residential development means o grouping of single-family dwelling units (attached or detached). This includes single-family residential subdivisions. Single-family residential, large lot means any single tract or lot comprised of at ieost43.5BO square feet ofproperty, located in R-1 zune, whose primary use iafor a single-family dwelling unit, Site area per unit means the total area, including public and private streets, for a proposed development divided by the total number ofunits proposed. Used to determine the maximum density permitted for odevelopment. Site p6ex\ certified means, in the case of all usem, e scaled drawing showing the use of the land to include locations ofbuildings, drives, sidewalks, perking areas, drainage facilities, and other structures to be constructed in relationship to surveyed boundaries. Such site plan ehu|| be certified by registered! engineer orsurveyor, licensed as such in the state. Under the terms of the development ordinance number 1444 on file in the city secretary's mMioe, when e development site plan is naguin*d, such development site plan shall be prepared in accordance with the terms of such ordinance and shall be accepted asacertified site plan uerequired herein. La Porte, Texas, Code of Ordinances Page 10