08-21-14 Regular Meeting of the Planning and Zoning Commission

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SubpartBLANDUSEREGULATIONS Chapter106ZONING ARTICLEIII.ΑDISTRICTS DIVISION1.GENERALLY Footnotes: ** Non-classified use categories. 1 Within the overlay portion, residential activities are only allowed above the first floor. 2 Single family detached prohibited in main street overlay zone, but permitted in main street district. 3 Artisan shops are allowed ((see Section 106-480 (Artisan Shop), 106-500 (Artisan Shop) ,106-514 (Artisan Shop)) 4 No storage or sale of Fire Works. 5 Truck Stop shall only be permitted in Business Industrial districts on truck routes along BarbourÓs Cut Boulevard, State Hwy 225 and State Highway 146 (north of BarbourÓs Cut Blvd.). No construction of any kind shall be permitted within setbacks for BI zone. 6 Must be adjacent to high frequency truck roads as shown on High Frequency Truck Road Map (Ref. Section 106-746) 7 Only allowed along State Highway 146 8 Livestock prohibited on premises 9 Truck Schools prohibited 10 Refer to Chapter 10 of the Code of Ordinances (must be at least 300 feet from Church, School, or Hospital & measured from property line to property line). 11 Shooting Range is a Conditional Use 12 Hotels and mMotels Uses. Hotels and motels are allowed as a are conditional use under this Chapter when adjacent to within 250 feet of residential zoned properties (R-1, R-2, R-3, MH, and LL zoning districts). All hotel and motels are required to install and operate a security and surveillance system to monitor the parking lot area and all ingress/egress points to the building/s. 13 Crematories prohibited. 14 Dog grooming. There shall be no overnight boarding of animals. All areas used for holding animals shall be located within the same building in which grooming activities take place. 15 No vehicle may be parked outside for longer than two weeks. 16 Trucking terminals. Trucking terminals shall be allowed only in light industrial (LI) and heavy industrial (HI) zoning districts and shall be further restricted to locations directly adjacent to authorized truck routes (as same are designated in section 70-231 of this Code) located in said LI and HI zoning districts. Any truck terminal operating in whole or in part as a container yard or converting to a container yard shall be restricted to heavy industrial (HI) zone only. See section 106- 746 of this chapter for additional requirements. All permitted uses in commercial and industrial zones must meet the following minimum performance standards. If requested by the enforcement officer, all applications for building permits must include a certification from a registered engineer that verifies compliance with these performance standards. Where applicable, all permitted uses in industrial zones must meet and be in compliance with the appropriate federal, state, or local regulations. A. Lighting and glare. Any lighting used shall be arranged so as to deflect light away from any adjoining residential zone or from public streets. Direct or sky-reflected glare, where from floodlights or from high temperature processes such as combustion or welding shall not be directed onto any adjoining property. The source of lights shall be hooded or controlled in some manner so as not to light adjacent property. Bare incandescent light bulbs shall not be permitted in view of adjacent property or public right-of-way. Any light or combination of lights which cast light on a public street shall not exceed one footcandle (meter reading) as measured from the centerline of such street. Any light or combination of lights which casts light on residential property shall not LaPorte,Texas,CodeofOrdinancesPage70