06-19-14 Regular Meeting of the Planning and Zoning Commission

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EXHIBIT A Subpart B - LAND USE REGULATIONS Chapter 106 - ZONING ARTICLE III. - DISTRICTS DIVISION 3. - COMMERCIAL DISTRICT REGULATIONS Subdivision I. Generally 8 a) Minimum exterior wall standards shall be 100 percent masonry or glass. Front and side walls, which may be seen from any public thoroughfare, excluding doors, windows, and window walls, shall be constructed of brick, stone, masonry, or pre-cast concrete panels. b) Existing buildings shall also conform to this requirement upon expansion of over one-third of an area of improvement/development. c) In case of structural damage to the front of the building due to fire, flood or other reasons, and the cost of redevelopment is in excess of 50 percent of the value, the structure shall conform to the above requirements. These provisions shall apply to all new developments and buildings located adjacent to and along the following thoroughfares, roadways, and collector streets: State Highway 146; State Highway 225; Fairmont Parkway; West Main Street; Spencer Highway; Barbour's Cut Boulevard; North and South Broadway Streets (Old Highway 146); Underwood Road; Bay Area Boulevard; Sens Road; Canada Road; and East Main Street. The following are exempt from the above requirements, unless otherwise required by applicable building codes. i) Any pre-existing building that contains a single business or multiple businesses and has a footprint of over 50,000 square feet. ii) Multiple pre-existing buildings and/or multiple pre-existing businesses on a single site or parcel of land. iii) Existing shopping centers and business parks. iv) Franchise business with an established theme. 9 Maximum allowable height for structures within all commercial zoned properties, (including R-2 and R-3 uses therein) located within 120 feet of R-1 and LL zoned properties is 30 feet. (Ord. No. 1501-X, § 5, 12-16-96; Ord. No. 1501-JJ, § 7, 10-14-02; Ord. No. 1501-AAAA, § 6, 10-11- 04; Ord. No. 1501-FFFF, § 7(Exh. F), 2-28-05; Ord. No. 1501-K-5, § 6(Exh. F), 12-11-06; Ord. No. 1501-C6, § 6(Exh. F), 5-19-08) Sec. 106-444. Special use performance standards. (a) Required screening. (1) Planting strip. A planting strip shall consist of evergreen groundcover, and shall be of sufficient width and density to provide an effective screen. The planting strip shall contain no structures or other use. Such planting strip shall not be less than six feet in height. Earth mounding or berms may be used, but shall not be used to achieve more than two feet of the required screen. (2) Standards. a. Width of planting strip: Four feet. b. Type of planting: Evergreen. c. Size of plants: Minimal height of four feet at time of planting. Must reach a height of six feet within two years. La Porte, Texas, Code of Ordinances Page 8