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e e Mayor and City Council Six Month Review Page 2 B. Text Issues 1. Correction of typographical errors throughout the ordinance 2. Definition changes 3. Administrative changes 4. Use table changes 5. Landscaping requirements 6. Accessory building & use changes 7. Parking requirement changes The Plann ing & Zon ing Commission would 1 ike to point out to the City Counc il that Sec t ion 11-507 (8) of the proposed draft for the Zoning Ordinance does include a paragraph concerning existing permissive legislation on the "3/4 rule". If the City Council kept this paragraph in the draft, it would require three-fourths of the members of the City Council voting affirmative in order to overturn a recommendat ion for den ial of a proposed use change by the P lann ing & Zon ing Commi ss ion. It would onl y take a simple maj or i ty to deny a recommendation in favor of a change classification from the Planning & Zoning Commission. This section is based on a provision of state law. The law is permissive in that Cities are allowed, rather than required, to incorporate this type of provision into their zoning ordinances. The City Staff has discussed the legislation with the legal council for the Texas Municipal League. They told the City of La Porte that "most cities did utilize the 3/4 rule and that the Texas Municipal League favored its usage, but being permissive, the City Council must rule on it before adoption". The Commission has no objection to the inclusion or the exclusion of this requirement in the ordinance, we are forwarding it to Council for your consideration. Except as noted above, the Planning & Zoning Commission recommends adoption of all proposed amendments to City Zoning Ordinance No. 1501 and to the City of La Porte Zoning Map. DL/nd