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PlanningandZoningCommissionRegularMeeting <br />November19,2015 <br />LaPorteTownCenterSCUP <br />developmentthatiscontemplatedaspartoftheadjacentLakesatFairmontGreens <br />GeneralPlan.Iffuturemodificationstothelanduseareapprovedbythecityandare <br />similartothoseofthisdevelopment,thensuchfenceandlandscapingwillnotbe <br />required. <br />SitePlan. <br />TheapplicanthassubmittedaconceptualsitelayoutaspartoftheirGeneralPlan, <br />howeverthisisnotaformalsiteplansubmittalandstaffhasnotreviewedthe <br />documentforcompliancewithapplicablerequirements.Atthistimetherehasbeenno <br />formalapplicationforasitedevelopmentplanasrequiredintheĭźƷǤ͸ƭDevelopment <br />Ordinance.Aformalapplicationforasitedevelopmentplanisnotrequireduntilaftera <br />SCUPisapproved.ShouldCityCouncilapprovetheproposedSCUP,theapplicantwillbe <br />requiredtosubmitapplicationforasitedevelopmentplan,incompliancewith <br />applicablecoderequirements,tothePlanningandZoningCommissionforapproval.The <br />siteplanwillberequiredtocomplywithallrequirementsofChapter106,Zoning,unless <br />avarianceisapprovedbytheBoardofAdjustment. <br />DesignGuidelines. <br />ArticleIXofChapter106outlinestheĭźƷǤ͸ƭdesignguidelinesforexteriorbuilding <br />façades.BecausethesiteisalongHighway146whichistheprimarycorridorthrough <br />thecity,itiscategorizedasaTier1buildingthatrequirescertainspecificdesignand <br />façadetreatments.Thedevelopmentwillberequiredtocomplywithsuch <br />requirements. <br />HikeandBikeTrail. <br />TheĭźƷǤ͸ƭComprehensivePlandescribesadesireforahikeandbiketrailsystem <br />connectionnorthandsouthfromLittleCedarBayouParktoBayshoreElementary <br />School.Thesubjectdevelopmentisaportionofthatfuturetrailsystem.Asacondition <br />ofthisSCUP,thedevelopershallconstructthatportionofthehikeandbiketrailonthis <br />propertyinaccordancewithcityrequirementsintermsoflocationandconstruction <br />specifications.Additionallytheapplicantshall,uponcompletionoftrailconstruction, <br />dedicatetothecityapermanentpublictraileasement20footoncenterforfuture <br />maintenanceofthetrail.Inordertoprovideconnectivitybetweenthehikeandbike <br />trailandthedevelopment,theapplicantshallprovideatrailspurtoandthroughthe <br />site. <br />Parking. <br />TheapplicantwillberequiredtoprovideparkinginaccordancewiththeĭźƷǤ͸ƭparking <br />requirements.Thenumberofparkingspacesrequiredinrelationtotheamountof <br />parkingprovidedwillbeworkedoutatthetimeofsiteplanreview.Staffdoeshave <br />someconcernthattheamountofparkingmightnotbesufficienttoaccommodateall <br />theproposeduses.However,untilsitedevelopmentplansaresubmittedforreview, <br />staffcannotaccuratelyverifywhethertheamountofparkingisincompliancewith <br />4 <br /> <br />