05-30-2002 Special Called Regular Meeting and Public Hearing

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• ~ • $ 106-334 •LA PORTE CODE Bec. 106-334. Bpecial use perFormance standards; residential. (a) Landscape bu~era. (1) • Alandscape buffer planted with grass or evergree~i ground cover and also planted with trees shall be provided. No buildings or refuse containers shall be placed in such areas.' (2) Standards: a. Minimum width of planting strip: Four feet. b. A planting plan specifying the location and species of trees to be planted ae well as the type of grass or ground cover to be utilized shall be submitted for approval by the director or his. duly authorized. representative. (3) Screening will be required in the following situations:. a. Parking areas for recreational buildings, community centers, religious, 'and .private and public educational institutions. . b. Manufactured housing parks and subdivisions screened from abutting uses. ;, (4) Required screening will count toward the required percentage of landscaping. (5) Required landscaping must be maintained by the property owner and/or occupant. (b) •Z}a~j`ic control. The traffic generated by a use.shall be' charinelized and coatrolled• in a manner that will avoid congestion on public streets, safety hazards, or excessive traffic through low. density residential areas. The traffic generated will not raise tr~'ic volumes beyond the capacity of the surrounding streets. Vehicular access points shall be limited, shall create a minimum of conflict with through traffic movements, and shall be subject to the approval of the director. The proposed development should be adequately served by a collector or arterial street without circulating through low. density residential uses or districts in the following cases: ~ . ~ • (1) Junior or. senior high school; junior colleges~and technical institutes. . • (2) Manufactured housing subdivisions. ~ u (c) Compatibility with surrounding area. The architectural appearance and functional plan of the building(s) and site shall reflect the building character of the area and shall not be so dissimilar to the existing buildings or area as to cause impairment in property values or constitute a blighting influence within a reasonable distance of the development. The proposed development ie to be compatible with the erieting and planned use of the area and conflicts are not to be created between the proposed use and ezisting and intended future use of the surrounding area. ~. ~ . (d) required license obtained All necessary governmental permits and licenses are secured with evidence of such placed on record with the city. (e) Compatible alterations and adequate parking. Adequate~parking as required by article VI of this chapter must be provided on the lot and .not within any required front yard. Any exterior alterations must be compatible with the existing structure, and the surrounding neighborhood. ~ • t~^ "'~ ~ `V ~~ .~ CD106:50