04-21-16 Regular Meeting of the Planning and Zoning Commission

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EXHIBIT A (4)Front and side yard carports. Front and side yard carports shall be permitted for single-family detached homes subject to the following requirements: a. Carports in a required front or side yard shall not be located closer than five feet from any front or side property line. b. Carports located on corner lots shall not be located closer than 25 feet from an intersection. This distance shall be measured from the intersection of property lines common with street right-of- way lines. c. The maximum width of a carport located in a required front or side yard shall be 25 feet. (5)Recreational areas, facilities and open space. Trails, playgrounds, and detention areas located within multi-family residential developments are permitted provided they do not encroach into any utility easement.” Section 11 : That Chapter 106, “Zoning,” Article I. “In General”, Section 106-835 “Design standards (also see Figures 10-1, 10-2 and 10-3)”, subparagraph “a”, “Parking space size”, of the Code of Ordinances of the City of La Porte, Texas, is hereby amended to read as follows: “Sec. 106-835. - Design standards (also see Figures 10-1, 10-2 and 10-3). (a)Parking space size. Each standard parking space shall not be less than nine (9) feet wide and eighteen (18) feet in length, and each accessible parking space shall be designed in accordance with ADA/Texas Accessibility Standards (TAS) accessible parking space shall not be less than 14 feet wide and 20 feet in length, exclusive of access aisles, and each space shall be served adequately by access aisles.” Section 12 : That Chapter 106, “Zoning,” Article I. “In General”, Section 106-892 “Development of towers”, of the Code of Ordinances of the City of La Porte, Texas, subparagraph “a”, “A tower shall be a permitted use in zoning district H-1”, and subparagraph “b”, “A tower shall be a conditional use of land in zoning districts B-1 and L-1”, are hereby amended to read as follows: “Sec. 106-892. - Development of towers. (a)A tower shall be a permitted use of land in zoning district H-1 HI. No person shall build, erect, or construct a tower upon any parcel of land within a zoning district designated H-1 HI unless a development permit shall have been issued by the site plan review committee of the city. Application shall be made to the site plan review committee in the manner provided in this chapter. (b)A tower shall be a conditional use of land in zoning districts B-1 and L-1 BI and LI. No person shall build, erect, or construct a tower upon any parcel of land within any zoning district set forth above unless a development permit shall have been issued by the site plan review committee of the city and approval of the city planning and zoning commission is obtained.” Section 13 : That Chapter 106, “Zoning,” Article I. “In General”, Section 106-928 “Architectural design guidelines”, subparagraph “e”, “Exterior Façade Materials”, of the Code of Ordinances of the City of La Porte, Texas, is hereby amended to read as follows: “Sec. 106-928. - Architectural design guidelines.