06-30-08 Joint Meeting/Special Called Meeting of La Porte City Council and Main Street Advisory Committee

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= . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. Beautification and Conservation . : Chapter 10 . . . . . GOAL 10.2: Improve the aesthetic visual environment of La Porte through enhancement of site design, signage, roadways, parking areas, open space, and landscaping. OBJ.I0.2a: Enhance the appearance of major thoroughfares and residential streets throughout La Porte. Policy 1: The City should establish standards and guidelines to address the appearance of corridors in La Porte. Action 1: Consider 1he development of corridor enhancement plans for S.H. 225, S.H. 146, Fairmont Parkway, Underwood Road, Spencer Highway, Bay Area Boulevard, Broadway, Main Street, San Jacinto Street and others as determined appropriate and necessary. Action 2: Consider development of enhanced standards of development for public improvements such as bridges, sidewalks, streetlights, traffic signals, and signage. Action 3: Consider amending, for new development, the City's typical cross sections to increase the width of right-of-way on priority corridors to allow increased setbacks and provision of additional open space. Action 4: Utilize marginal access roads to create additional open space adjacent to major thoroughfares. Action 5: Consider landscaping standards and specifications for all classifications of roadways. Action 6: Consider a street tree program along defined enhancement corridors, with sensitivity to utility placement and maintenance concerns. Action 7: Consider a corridor improvement plan and include it in the Capital Improvement Program and Annual Budget, including costs for design, installation, and long-term maintenance. OBJ.I0.2b: Create gateways to the Oty along major thoroughfares entering the community as weD as en1ering neighborhoods and other defined districts such as shopping areas, parks, and Downtown La Porte. Policy 1: The City should enhance its community character by creating visual interest and defining boundaries of unique areas of the city. Action 1: Consider amending the City's development regulations, as necessary, to require provisions for increased building and parking lot setbacks, open space easements, raised street medians, and traffic calming improvements at entrances to neighborhoods, distinct areas, and special districts. Action 2: Consider amending 1he City's design criteria, as necessary, to incorporate provisions for use of traffic calming techniques at the entrances of neighborhoods, distinct areas, and special districts. Page 10-4 . . . . . .. ..... . .. .. .. . . .. .. .... . . . ... . .... . ... . ... ... .. .. .. .. . . .... La Porte 2020 Comprehensive Plan. Updtzte