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DRAFT SEPTEMBER2,2011 <br />spaces, and the design of roadways and other <br />public buildings and infrastructure. Visual appeal <br />reinforces the quality uflife for those who reside <br />in La Porte, as well as those making investment <br />decisions. <br />One ufthe ways toimprove community appearance istoadopt a"character- <br />based" approach to zoning and land development, which offers many <br />benefits (see inset) when compared tma conventional approach like that uJ <br />A character -based approach focuses on the <br />development intensity, which encompasses the <br />density and layout of residential development; <br />the scale and fumn of non-residential <br />development; and the amount of building and <br />pavement coverage (i.e., impervious coverage) <br />relative tmthe extent of open space and natural <br />vegetation or landscaping. This applies both on <br />individual development sites and across entire <br />areas. it is this combination of basic land use and <br />the characteristics of such use that more <br />accurately determines the real compatibility and <br />quality of development, as opposed to land use <br />alone. For instance, both Main Street and <br />Fairmont Parkway have restaurants (i.e, the <br />