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Home My WebLink About09-03-1987 Meeting~ ~ ® • r ;- ~~ AGENDA MEETING OF THE LA PORTS PLANNING A[+ID ZOIJING COi~•IMISSIOI~I TO BE HELD • SEPTE'r1BER 3, 1987, IN THE COUPICIL CHAMBERS OF THE CITY HALL, 604 WEST FP.IR?~~OI+1T PARK?~•IAY, LA PORTS, TEXAS, BEGIAIPIING AT 7:00 P.,t. 1. CALL TO ORDER 2. DISCUSS SIX (6) I.10NTH REVIE?~~ OF CITY OF LA PORTS ZOIdIIdG ORDINANCE #1501 3. DISCUSS REVIEt~1 OF CITY OF LA PORTS DEVELOPA1EIdT ORDINAI'JCE ~r1444 4. ADJOURIdMEIdT • - ~~ i • rs •~ r ® • '• r. THE STATE OF TEXAS ) COUNTY OF HARRIS ) CITY OF LA PORTS ) NOTICE OF P~EETING • Notice is hereby given that the La Porte Planning and Zoning Commission will meet on the 3rd day of September, 1987, in the Council Chambers, City Hall, 60b taest Fairmont Parkway, La Porte, Texas, beginning at 7:00 P. M. A copy of the agenda for said meeting, sho~aing the subjects of such meeting, is attached hereto. I hereby certify that I posted this Notice on the bulletin board located at a place convenient to the public in the City Hall of the City of La Porte, at 5:00 P.M. on the 31st day of August, 1987, and f,hat (1) said Notice was posted for at least 72 hours preceding the scheduled time of the meeting; or (2) if this tdotice was posted less than 72 hours but more than 2 hours before the meeting is convened, I hereby certify that said meetin; was called because of an emergency or urgent public necessity limited to imminent threats to public health and safety or reasonable unforseeable situations requiring immediate action by the Planning and Zoning Commission. t~Iitness my hand and the Seal of the City of La Porte, Texas, this the 31st day of August, 1987. CITY OF LA PORTS ...~„~` '~ ~ ~~~ ~~ .. Cherie Black y .. .~ s~ I ~ City Secretary ~i .. '~ ,~~~ • ~ . •, :, •, LA PTE PLANNING AND ZONING C0~ SSION MINUTES MEETING OF SEPTEMBER 3, 1987 Chairman Doug Latimer called the meeting to order at 7:00 P.M. Members Present: Chairman Doug Latimer, Commissioners Inge Browder, Janet Graves, Bobby Blackwell, Jack Gresham, Charlie Boyle Members Not Present: Lola Phillips City Staff Present: Mark Lewis, City Inspector, Joel Albrecht, Director of Community Development, John Armstrong, Asst. City Attorney. Others Present: Janet Gray Warlick, Adair Sullivan Chairman Latimer called on Mark Lewis to begin the review of the City of La Porte Zoning Ordinance ~~1501. Mark began with Item No. 1 - Definition - Section ~-100 1) Building line - There is no definition for setback line. Staff is suggesting - "closest point to any property line or utility ~~ easement which may be occupied by a structure." This simply gives a definition for setback line. Commission agreed to definition. Item No. 2 - Ya d Front - This definition was a simple typo. It stated rear lot line and the rear of the principal building; the proper wording should be " distance between the front lot line and the fr n of the principal building. Commission agreed with changing of typo from rear to front. Item No. 3 - Larae Lot Residential This type of lot is referenced as "Single family large lot" in Section 5-700, Table B and as "lots in excess of 43,560 sq. ft. in Section 10-302(10). Staff feels there should be a standard term used through out the ordinance and a definition in Section 3-100. The suggestion for the definition is: "Single family residential large lot" - any single tract or lot comprised of one or more acres (referencing sq. ft.); that property located in an "R-1" zone whose primary intended use is for construction of a single family dwelling. s • Planning & Zoning Commission Meeting Minutes of September 3, 1987 Page 2 The staff is suggesting a "standard definition" through out the ordinance be used as stated above. They feel this would cut down on any confusion that could arise from different definitions in the ordinance. Janet Graves asked if the .largest definition of a lot we have up to 6,000 sq. ft.? Mark informed her that that is simply the minimum sq. ft. required for developing single residential use. Janet then asked, what is the largest lot we define right now (square footage)? At present we only have a minimum "large lot" size. Mr. Latimer told the Commission that a "Large lot" was referred to as one (1) acre. The definition that the staff is recommending makes a more definitive term as to what a "Large lot" is. No further questions. Commission agreed to the standard definition suggested by staff. Item No. 4 - Light trucks - Mark explained that this had a typo only in the wording. The word include should be exclude. John Armstrong stated that this Was not a typo, he said it Was changed by City Council so that trucks With a 1-ton or less capacity could be included under the definition of °Light Trucks" . Item No. 5 - Section ~-100 - Certified site plans required Mark explained that at the present time we required a certified site plan for everything, except residential construction, that has a valuation of under $2500.00. The staff has received a lot of comments on this, most people feel that this is to stringent and that we really need to do something about it. What staff would like to do is to use the survey the people already have, no matter how old, unless it has been replated/subdivided, this would do away with having to have a recent certified site plan/survey. This would apply strictly to residential and not commercial. Staff would like for the Commission to go with the second option listed in the Zoning Ordinance Review text; page 3. On inground swimming pools, a certified site plan will be required in all cases, no matter the value. Option ~~2 (A) - going from $2500.00 to $8000.00 or more (B) - slab foundation containing or more sq. ft. of floor area. Tabled at present time. (C) - any building containing 1,000 or more sq. ft. of floor area. Commission agreed to changes as made. Planning & Zoning Commission Meeting Minutes of September 3, 1987 Page 3 Item No. 6 - Section 4-201(2) - Continuance of non-conforming structures Mark explained that clarification was needed in this section. For purposes of clarification the following sections should be referenced in sub-section 4-201(2): Section ~4-201(6) - e a'rs and Alterations Section 11-602(2) - Shpecial Exceptions to be Re iewed/Findi ~ of Facts. This change is for the purpose of reference only. The Commission had no problem with this and it was okayed. Item No. 7 - Section 5-600 - Table A - Residential Page 28) This deals with the residential use table. It would be helpful to key the following to the S.I.C. manual: Group Care Facilities - SIC 835 - ok 836 - Discuss (Halfway houses) Day Care Centers - SIC 835 - ok - ("R-3"- C (C.D.E.)) Recreational Building Community Centers - SIC 832 - ok Religious Institutions- SIC 8661 - ok - add condition "B" Public or Private Educational Institutions - SIC 8211 - ok Convalescent Homes, Sanitariums, Nursing Homes - SIC 805 - ok As to the zoning of colleges, Jr. colleges, universities: Colleges - SIC 8221 - "R-2" - C (A.B.E.)- ok "R-3" - P Universities - SIC 8221 - GC - ok Jr. College - SIC 8222 - "R-2" - C (A.B.E.) • "R-3" - P C~ Planning and Zoning Commission Meeting Minutes of September 3,1 987 Page 4 There being no further business a motion was made and seconded to adjourn. Meeting was adjourned at~9:00 P.M. Respectfully submitted: Nina Bergeron, Inspection Secretary Passed and Approved this the day of Doug Latimer, Chairman /nb 9/1/87 1987