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.... . . ORIGINAL ORDINANCE NO. 1444-A AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 2.19 DEVELOPMENT, SECTION 4.08 DEVELOPMENT SITE PLANS: GENERAL AND SECTION 11.02, DRAINAGE AND STORM SEWER, OF CITY OF LA PORTE ORDINANCE NO. 1444 REGULATING THE PLATTING OR REPLATTING OF LAND INTO SUBDIVISIONS IN THE CITY OF LA PORTE AND WITHIN THE EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE; PROVIDING THAT ANY PERSON VIOLATING THE TERMS OF THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE DEEMED GUILTY OF A MISDEMEANOR AND SHALL UPON CONVICTION BE FINED A SUM OF NOT MORE THAN TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS ($2,000.00) FOR EACH VIOLATION; FINDING COMPLIANCE WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS LAW; PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE AND A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE: Section 1. The City Council of the City of La Porte hereby finds, determines and declares that all prerequisites of law have been satisfied, and hereby determines and declares that the amendments to Section 2.19, Develooment, Section 4.08 Develooment Site Plans: General, and Section 11.02, Drainaoe And Storm Sewer, of City of La Porte Ordinance No. 1444, are desirable and in furtherance of the goals and objectives stated in the City of La Porte's Comprehensive Plan. Section 2. Section 2.19, DEVELOPMENT, of City of La Porte Ordinance 1444, is hereby amended to read as follows, to-wit: "2.19 DEVELOPMENT: The process of converting land within the City's jurisdiction from its natural state, or altering the elevation of prooerty, or converting its existing usage to residential, commercial, or industrial uses. This definition encompasses any and all physical changes to the land not regulated through the City Building Code