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<br />'. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />ORDINANCE NO. 1501-C <br /> <br />AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ARTICLE III, OF ORDINANCE NO. 1501, THE CITY <br />OF LA PORTE ZONING ORDINANCE, PROVIDING OR MODIFYING THE DEFINI- <br />TIONS OF ALLEY, BUSINESS FRONTAGE, DEVELOPED SITE AREA, FREESTAND- <br />,ING SIGN OR GROUND SIGN, GLARE, GRAND OPENING, IDENTIFICATION SIGN, <br />LANDSCAPED, LIGHT TRUCK, LOT COVERAGE, NEW BUSINESS, OFFICE <br />TRAILER, OFF-PREMISE SIGN, ON-PREMISE SIGN, ROOF LINE, SETBACK <br />(SIGN MEASUREMENT) SHIPPING CONTAINERS, SHOPPING CENTER OR IN- <br />TEGRATED DEVELOPMENT, SITE TRIANGLE, SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL- <br />LARGE LOT, SIGN, STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION CODE (S.I.C.), <br />YARD (FRONT)i FURTHER AMENDING ARTICLE IV, SECTIONS 4-100, 4-200, <br />4-201.7, AND 4-202.4i FURTHER AMENDING ARTICLE V, SECTION 5-600, <br />SECTION 5-700, SECTION 5-701, AND SECTION 5-800i FURTHER AMENDING <br />ARTICLE VI, SECTION 6-400, SECTION 6-500, SECTION 6-501, AND <br />SECTION 6-600i FURTHER AMENDING ARTICLE VII, SECTION 7-500, SECTION <br />7-600, AND SECTION 7-601i FURTHER AMENDING ARTICLE X, SECTION 10- <br />104(3), SECTION 10-300, SECTION 10-304, SECTION 10-508, SECTION 10- <br />605, SECTION 10-609, SECTION 10-705i ADDING ARTICLE X, SECTION 10- <br />900, AND SECTION 10-1000i AND FURTHER AMENDING ARTICLE XI, SECTION <br />11-400, AND SECTION 11-507(8)i PROVIDING THAT ANY PERSON VIOLATING <br />THE TERMS OF THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE DEEMED GUILTY OF A MISDEMEANOR <br />AND SHALL UPON CONVICTION BE FINED A SUM OF NOT MORE THAN ONE <br />THOUSAND DOLLARS ($1,000.00) FOR EACH VIOLATIONi FINDING COMPLIANCE <br />WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS LAWi PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSEi AND <br />PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF. <br /> <br />BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF <br />THE CITY OF LA PORTE: <br /> <br />Section 1. The City Council of the City of La Porte hereby <br /> <br />finds, determines and declares that heretofore, to-wit, on the 19th <br /> <br />day of November, 1987, at 7:00 p.m., a public hearing was held <br /> <br />before the Planning and Zoning Commission of the City of La Porte, <br /> <br />Texas, pursuant to due notice, to consider the question of the <br /> <br />possible amendment of the Zoning Ordinance as herein described. <br /> <br />There is attached to this Ordinance as Exhibit "A", and incor- <br /> <br />porated by reference herein and made a part hereof for all <br /> <br />purposes, the publiSher's affidavit of publication of notice of <br /> <br />said hearing. <br /> <br />Section 2. Subsequent to such public hearing, the City of La <br /> <br />Porte Planning and Zoning Commission met in regular session on <br /> <br />February 11, 1988 at 7:00 p.m., to consider the Ordinance amend- <br /> <br />ments which were the subject of such public hearing. <br /> <br />The City <br /> <br />Council of the City of La Porte is in receipt of the written <br /> <br />recommendations of the City of La Porte Planning and Zoning <br /> <br />Commission, by letter dated February 19, 1988, a true copy of which <br /> <br />letter is attached hereto as Exhibit "B", and incorporated by <br /> <br />reference herein, and made part hereof for all purposes. <br /> <br />Section 3. <br /> <br />The City Council of the City of La Porte hereby <br /> <br />finds, determines and declares that on the 14th day of March, 1988, <br />