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<br />SUMMARY APPRAISAL REPORT <br /> <br />15 <br /> <br />Sec. 106~510. Purpose; Main Street district; Main Street overlay district defined. <br /> <br />The purpose of the Main Street district is to pre$l9lVe the character of the original Main <br />Street area of La Porte. The intent of I:l Main Street district within an overlay an~a is to allow <br />greater flexibiHty of normal city reql.!lrements and create an environment reflective of an era <br />when travel wa.5 based ress on vehicular traffic and more on pedestrian access w:ith retail traqe <br />more closely clustered. The general boundaries of the Main~treet overlay portion of the district <br />shall extend (rom SH 146. to Kansas,and include the properties along both sidE;!s c:>f tylain Street. <br />These properties are !:lounc:led qn the north by the alley loca~e<:J nortl) of an,d par~dlef t9 Main <br />Street arid on the south by the alfey located south of and parallel to Main Street (see map). The <br />general lJoundaries of tlie Main Street distric~ shall be froril SH 146 eastward to Kansas St on <br />both sides of MaIh Stre~t from the alley one-half block north to the alley one-half block south .of <br />Main Street. The overall boundary Shall be SH 146 to Kansas plus oneblock south (1st and W. <br />"B" to Virginia ang back up to E. "A"). (See Map) <br /> <br />(Ord. No. 1501-AAAA, g 6.10-11-04) <br /> <br />Sec. 106-511. Permitted, accessory. and special conditional uses. <br /> <br />Commercial and all resic;lential activities are permitted. except warehousing and storage; <br />however, if .owned by or incidental to a primary business they would be allowed as Indicated in <br />Table A, Main Stieet Overlay uses, section 106-441 <br /> <br />(Ord. No. 1501-AAAA, g 6.10-11-04; Ord. No. 1501-MMMM, g 6(Exh. F), 4-2~.05) <br /> <br />Sec.106~512. DensityJintensity regulations. <br />Refer to Table B, Main Street overlay requirements, section 106-443 <br />(Ord. No. 1501-AAAJ\, ~ 6,10-11-04) <br /> <br />Sec. 106-513. Special regulations and procedures. <br /> <br />For new construction no cys.tomer parking is required; however, businesses are required <br />to provide a minimum QftwQ employee parkir)g spaces. Also for new construction, no parking <br />lots shall be developed in fronl of the building Within the oVt?rlay portion 9f the Main street <br />district. Alley ways within the district shall be considered as driVIng aisles for the purposes of <br />parking requirements. <br /> <br />E.~ch I?uslness is allowed one wall sign not to co,!er morethan 25 percent of the their <br />exterior facade. as well as one shingle with a maximum face of 15 square feet per side and a <br />required eight feet minimum clearance. <br /> <br />VlIhen m01$t of a dumpster Is visible from a public streeUhe dumpster shall be screened. <br />If it is visible only via the alley from a public street, screening will not be required. <br /> <br />Property owners are not required to install sidewalks within the district. <br /> <br />Refer to articles IV, V. VI and VII of this chapter for further regulatIons and pracedures. <br /> <br />(Ord. No. 1501-AAAA, 96,10-11.04) <br /> <br />Sees. 106-514--106-520. Reserved. <br /> <br />The Bilicek Company <br />