03-05-09 Special Called Meeting of the La Porte Planning and Zoning Commission

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Staff Report March 19, 2009 Workshop Purpose & Requirement: Any person desiring to improve property or any physical changes to the land shall submit to the City's Planning Department a certified site plan of the said premises showing to scale the size and location of new construction and existing structure on the site, distances from lot lines, the established street grades and proposed finished grades and, as applicable, flood hazard areas, floodways, and design flood elevations; and it shall be drawn in accordance with an accurate boundary line survey. Other information, pertaining to the location, parking areas, location of easements crossing the property, may be necessary to ensure compliance with the current ordinances. However, a certified site plan is not applicable in the case of residential construction. Pre-requisite for issuance of Building Permit: A certified site plan for a proposed development is reviewed and approved by the City. Once the development site plan and building plans are approved, a building permit is issued accordingly. Every building permit issued shall become invalid unless the work on the site authorized by such permit is commenced within 180 days after its issuance. Site Plan expiry date: Staff has noticed that several site plans have been approved but applications for permits have not been filed with the City. With persistent changes to the codes and other pertinent laws or ordinances of the City, the development conditions and circumstances may not be the same as at the time of the site plan approval. Staff suggests time limitation or validity of site plan approval period of I-year. After expiration, the site plan approval shall be deemed void and the developer has to submit a new certified site plan for the proposed development. Action by the Commission The Commission may elect to: ~ Direct Staff to develop a recommendation ~ Arrange a public hearing for next meeting