07-24-17 Regular Meeting of the La Porte City Council

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ORDINANCE NO. OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE BY AMENDING REGULATIONS REALTED TO THE PLACEMENT OF CARPORTS ON RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY; PROVIDING THAT ANY PERSON VIOLATING THE TERMS OF THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE DEEMED GUILTY OF A MISDEMEANOR AND UPON CONVICTION SHALL BE FINED IN A SUM NOT TO EXCEED TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS; PROVIDING FOR THE PUBLICATION OF THE CAPTION HEREOF; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE, TEXAS: Section 1: Section 106-741 General Provisions Ordinances of the City of La Porte, Texas, is hereby amended to read as follows: -741. - General provisions (a) No accessory buildings, uses or structures shall be erected or located in any required yard other than the rear yard except: (1) A detached private garage as defined, may be permitted in side yards, provided: a. It complies with all the requirements of this section; b. It shall be five feet or more from side lot lines; and c. The side yard does not abut a street right-of-way. (2) Carports as defined, may be permitted in side yards on property less than one (1) acre in size and zoned or utilized for residential use as long as the carport is located entirely behind the front most face of the principal building, but in no case may a carport encroach the required front yard building line. All carports located within a side yard shall comply with the side setback requirements applicable to the principal building. (3) Accessory structures, including carports, shall be permitted anywhere on property one (1) acre or greater in size and zoned or utilized for residential use, so long as such accessory structures: (1) are set back at least one hundred (100) feet from the front property line or located entirely behind the front most face of the principal building, which ever distance is less; (2) are no closer than five (2) (4) Accessory buildings built on a skid foundation, no larger than 120 square feet and no more than one story in height may be located in utility easements in required rear yards, except that they may not be located closer than three feet from a side or rear property line or closer than six feet from any other structure. (b) Accessory buildings, uses and structures, with the exception of those on residential large lots, shall not exceed 15 feet in height, shall be three feet or more from all lot lines, shall be six feet or more from any other building or structure on the same lot, and shall not be located upon any utility easement. (c) Private garage structures with vehicular access doors facing public alleys, as defined in the public improvement construction policy and standards, shall be 20 feet or more from the alley right-of-way. Detached garages located in rear yards of corner lots shall be set back a minimum ten feet from the property line abutting the side street right-of-way.