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e e City of La Porte La Porte, Texas Page 5 11/23/82 Porte, except that the recommendation o,f the Planning and Zoning Commission shall be read initially, along with the information regarding the proposed rezoning as provided in paragraph (7) above. The public hearing shall then be closed. (12) Council may vote to either accept the proposed rezoning, reject it, or modify Planning and Zoning Commission's recommendation. Said vote may be taken at a regularly scheduled meeting of the City Council, held on the same night as the public hearing, or a t a subsequent, regularly scheduled meeting of City Council. No rezoning is effective until an ordinance has been passed by Ci ty Council. In the' case of a recommendation of rezoning by the City Planning and Zoning Commission, the City Council may pass the rezoning ordinance by a simple majority. In the case of a recommendation by the Planning and Zoning Commission of the City of La porte against rezoning the subject property, seven (7) council member votes in favor of the proposed rezoning are needed to pass the rezoning ordinance. Regardless of Planning and Zoning Commission's recommendation, in the case of a written protest by twenty per cent (20%), or more, either of the area of the lots or land included in such proposed change, or of the lots or land immediately adjoining the area affected by the proposed change and extending two hundred (200) feet therefrom, seven (7) council member votes in favor of the proposed rezoning ordinance are required in order to pass the proposed rezoning ordinance. (Vernon's Annotated Texas Statutes, Article 1011e(a). (a) It shall be the duty of the City Secretary, in the case of a written protest, to ascertain from the city tax rendition rolls mentioned above, the owners of twenty per cent (20%), or more, either of the area of the lots or land included in such proposed change, or of the lots or land immediately adjoining the land included in the proposed change. (b) The form of protest shall contain the following information, or its substantial equivalent: 1. Name of the protestant; 2. Address of the protestant; 3. Legal description of the property of the protestant;