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f::\, .., , ~.' "',-" '--'/' ~ .. \ .' /' ,~ ~, ""-, \ .' .\ . . , , , . , "'- / ~/ ~\ ,.; "---.. ---.--" , ; . . i '. i , i .1 ~ I ORDINANCE NO. -204 I , I AN ORDINANCE CREATING THE CITY OF LA PORTE PLANNING COMMISSION. PROVIDING QUALI-j FICATIONS :OF THE MEMBERS OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION. PROVIDING THE METHOD OF I APPOINTING THE MEMBERS OF TUE PLANNING COMMISSION. AND PRESCRIBING THE POWERS I AND DUTIES THEREOF. 1 . . . I BE IT ORDAINED BY TH;E CITt COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE. TEXAS. THAT: I Section 1. There is hereby created a Board to be designated "City of La Porte Planning COmmissionn I herein sometimes referred to as the Planning Com- mission. for the purpose of promoting and aiding the general development Df the City of ta Porte. . ~'.he Planning Commission shall consist of seven (7) members. appointed by tbe City Commission of the City of La Porte. Section 2. Each member of the Planning Commission shall be a resi- I I I. I Section 3. The initial members of the Planning Commission shall be I . appointed to serve until the first day of MaYI A. D. 1958 and all appointments I , I thereafter shall he.for a period of two (2) years, exeepting appointments to fill . vacancies shall be only for the unexpired period of appointment of the member I ) , J : whose position has become vacant. All appointments to fill vacancies shall like' dent citizen of the City of La Porte; an owner of real estate in the City of " La Porte. 'and a taxpayer of the City of La Porte. wise be ~ade by the City Commission of the' City of La Porte. I Section 4. ,The. City Commission shall appoint a member of the Plannin ! 'Commission as Chairman:tb~reof. and the P.lanning Commission shall elect from tbeir members a Vic~ Cbairman and shall also appoint a Secretary. wbo maYl but need not beJ a me~er of t'be Planning Commission. The members of the Planning I I . Commission sball p.r:mulgate their own rules governing times and places of tbeir j I meetings and the manner of. conducting same. A majority of the Planning commissirn 1 " j shall constitute a quorum'and all actions taken by the Planning Commission shalll 1 be upon tbe majority vote 'of those present at any meeting. i Section 5. The object and purpose of the Planning Commission is to act as an Advisory Board to the City Commission relating to all nature of public ~ :. improvements] civi.c:improvements. City planning, opening. widening and changing i I . I of streets! routing of public utilities, c~ntrolling and regulating traffic upon , I the puhlle street. aud ways of the City of La Porte and sueh other .atters re- I , \ hting to City improv.ements as the City Commission may deem beneficial to the City of La Porte. . The Planning Commission shall have the power. and it shall be its duty: I I, I i I,