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<br />Planning & Zoning Commission <br />October 16, 2008 <br />Zoning Ordinance Amendments <br />Page 2 of3 <br /> <br />Truck Routes <br /> <br />Truck routes are defined as those routes which are designated for the use of <br />truck traffic. Truck route map was first adopted per Ordinance No. 1364 <br />approved on May 04, 1983. Subsequent revisions were made to add new <br />truck routes and hazardous cargo routes in April 1997. The streets and <br />thoroughfares designated as truck routes within the City limits are listed in <br />Sections 70-231 and 70-235 of the Code of Ordinances. <br /> <br />Since the recent developments in the La Porte area particularly <br />business/industrial parks, e.g. Port Crossing, Underwood Business Park, and <br />potential impact ofthe Bayport Expansion & Cruise Terminal, trucking <br />activities are projected to be increased tremendously. <br /> <br />To promote public safety, health, and welfare of the residents and visitors to <br />La Porte, truck traffic is restricted to the streets designated as truck routes. <br />For further protection and relief from the heavy truck traffic, it is suggested <br />to designate additional streets as potential truck routes only to the east of <br />Union Pacific Railroad (UPRR). A list of proposed truck routes is as follow: <br /> <br />Proposed Truck Routes <br /> <br />1. Export Drive - from South 16th Street to State Highway 146 <br /> <br />2. South 16th Street - from south of Export Drive to Wharton Weems Blvd. and <br />McCabe Road connecting with State Highway 146. <br /> <br />3. North Broadway - from north of Barbour's Cut Blvd. to North 'L' Street. <br /> <br />4. North 'L' Street - from west of North Broadway to North 6th Street. <br /> <br />5. North ']' Street - from North 6th Street to west connecting with State Highway 146. <br /> <br /> <br />6. North 'E' Street - from North 16th Street to UPRR right-of-way line. <br /> <br />Hazardous Cargo Route <br /> <br />Staff suggested to take Fairmont Parkway off the hazardous truck route. Council was <br />receptive to this idea. However, no new hazardous truck route is proposed. <br /> <br />Route Extent <br />State Highway 225 Entire extent within corporate limits <br />New State Highway 146 Entire extent within corporate limits <br />Fairmont Parbvay New State Highway 116 to '.vest corporate limits <br />