2000-03-27 Regular Meeting and Public Hearing of La Porte City Council

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0 • ORDINANCE NO. 1501 T1 PAGE 10 "Sec.106-751. Shipping Containers. Shipping containers may be used as temporary material storage facilities on construction sites in all zoning districts except residential (11-1, R-2, and R-3)." SECTION 8. Section 106-800, Landscaping, of the Code of Ordinances of the City of La Porte, Texas is hereby amended to read as follows: "Sec.106-800.- Landscaping (a) Landscaping is required in percentages specified in sections 106-333, 106-443, and 106-522. Site plan and/or separate plans shall be submitted in conjunction with building permit applications. Approval of landscaping requirements is a condition of building permit approval. Total area of required landscaping shall be computed by the following method: (1) Total developed site area shall be computed. (2) Total area of roofed over improvements shall be computed and then deducted from the developed site area. (3) The area of required landscaping shall be based on the total remaining developed site are. (b) Public right-of-way may be used for landscaping purposes. However, right-of-way used for landscaping will not contribute towards a total required landscaping percentage for parking and open -space areas. Landscaping on public property or easements is at owner's risk and subject to the requirements of section 106-794. (c) Landscaping plans shall be developed using the following criteria: (1) Location. a. Required landscaping shall be located in the front and side yard. b. Landscaping located in sight triangles shall be maintained in a manner that maintains an area of clear visibility between three and six feet as measured vertically from the adjacent prevailing grade. (2) Types of plants and materials. Grass, ground cover, flowering and non- flowering plants, shrubs and trees, wood, timber, stone, fountains, and ponds may be used for required landscaping.