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FILING DATE: The date when a Development Site Plan, General Plan, or a Subdivision Plat is formally <br />presented to the Approving Authority for its approval and is registered as a part of the Approving <br />Authority's official records. <br />FLOOD HAZARD AREA: Those areas of the City designated as having a greater chance of flooding from <br />natural disasters such as rainstorms or hurricanes. Such areas are shown on the official flood insurance rate <br />maps (FIRM) established by FEMA and adopted by City Council. <br />FLOOD HAZARD PREVENTION ORDINANCE: The ordinance adopted by the City Council and <br />codified in Chapter 94 "Floods" of the La Porte, Texas Code of Ordinances that defines the special flood <br />hazard areas of the City and regulates land development more restrictively within such areas. <br />GENERAL PLAN: A map or plan illustrating the general design features and street layout of a proposed <br />development which is proposed to be platted and developed in phases. This plan, when approved by the <br />Commission, constitutes a guide which the Commission should refer to in the subsequent review of <br />Subdivision Plats or Development Site Plans that cover portions of the land contained within the General <br />Plan, as well as adjacent property. <br />HARRIS COUNTY ROAD LAW: A special law of the State of Texas found in Acts 1913, Special Laws, <br />Chapter 17, as may be from time to time amended. <br />INDUSTRIAL DISTRICTS: That land within the extraterritorial jurisdiction of the City of La Porte, and <br />either: <br />(a) Being designated as the `Battleground Industrial District of La Porte, Texas" in Ordinance 729, <br />passed by the City Council of the City of La Porte; or <br />(b) Being designated as the "Bay Port Industrial District of La Porte, Texas" in Ordinance 842, passed <br />by the City Council of the City of La Porte; or <br />(c) Being designated as the "South La Porte Industrial District or La Porte, Texas" in Ordinance 98- <br />2258, passed by the City Council of the City of La Porte. <br />LOT: An undivided tract or parcel of land contained within a block or designated on a Subdivision Plat by <br />numerical identification. <br />MOBILE HOME PARK: An unsubdivided development divided into mobile home sites for rent and for <br />the installation of mobile home thereon. <br />MOBILE HOME SUBDIVISION: A subdivision divided into mobile home lots for sale. <br />MONUMENT: A fixed reference point or object located convenient to proposed developments in La Porte <br />that the City or another governmental agency has determined the elevation above mean sea level and the <br />geographic location within the Texas Plane Coordinate System. <br />MONUMENT SYSTEM: A monument system established by the City to provide horizontal and vertical <br />survey control for land development in La Porte within a common frame of reference. A document <br />describing the City Monument System is published separately. <br />5 <br />Thursday, June 09, 2016 <br />