04-20-06 Regular Meeting, Public Hearing and Workshop of the La Porte Planning and Zoning Commission

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Exterior Building Design Standards Applicability The standards and criteria contained in this section are assumed to be minimum standards and shall apply to all new, altered or repaired construction of residential and nonresidential buildings within the City limits of La Porte and are visible from the applicable thoroughfares as listed in the attached Table. Classifications . TIER 1 - Minimum exterior wall standards (fagade) shall be 100% masonry or glass. . TIER 2 - Minimum exterior wall standards (fagade) shall be 80% of masonry, stucco, or EIFS material on the front fagade of any building facing roadways. Side fagade of such buildings shall be minimum 70% masonry, stucco, or EIFS. . TIER 3 - Minimum exterior wall standards (fagade) shall be 60% of masonry, stucco, or EIFS material of the front fagade of any building facing roadways. Side fagade of such building shall be minimum of 50% masonry, stucco, or EIFS. Requirements . The material used on the exterior fagade of all buildings within the City of La Porte shall conform to the classification referenced, and in accordance to the appropriate roadway system classified on the City's Thoroughfare Plan. · These standards shall apply to any wall or portion of a wall visible from the roadway (public or private) or abutting residential zoning districts. New and existing building shall also conform to fagade requirements upon a change of occupancy, occupant or tenant (if use has been abandoned per Section 106- 262 (h) or any expansion exceeding 1,000 square feet in area of exterior dimensions of a nonresidential or multi-family structure for which permit is applied to the City. · The buildings built prior to January 1, 2000 are exempt from the fagade requirements of this section unless required by the adopted Building Code.