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<br />Section 3. Chapter 23, Article II, Section 13 - 30 of the Code of Ordinances
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<br />of the City of La Porte, is hereafter amended to read as follows, to-wit:
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<br />"Sec. 13-30. Same--At owner's request.
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<br />Any owner of vacant property in the City shall have the right to
<br />contract with the City to remove all such weeds and vegetation as
<br />may grow on such real estate by requesting, in writing, the Chief
<br />Building Official or his duly designated agents so to do, and by
<br />agreeing to the charge to be paid therefor, not less than seventy
<br />dollars ($70.00) per lot or a minimum bill to the owner of not less
<br />than seventy dollars ($70.00) per occurrence. Charges shall
<br />correspond with the table shown in Section 6 of this ordinance.
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<br />Section 4. If any section, sentence, phrase, clause, or any part of any
<br />section, sentence, phrase, or clause of this Ordinance shall, for any reason, be
<br />held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect the remaining portions of this
<br />ordinance, and it is hereby declared to be the intention of this City Council to
<br />have passed each section, sentence, phrase or clause, or part thereof,
<br />irrespective of the fact that any other section, sentence, phrase or clause, or
<br />part thereof, may be declared invalid.
<br />Section 5. Any person, as defined in Section 1.07 (27), Texas Penal Code,
<br />who shall violate any provision of the ordinance, shall be deemed guilty of a
<br />misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be punished by a fine not to exceed two
<br />thousand dollars ($2,000.00), and each day of such violation shall be deemed a
<br />separate offence.
<br />Section 6. The City Council officially finds, determines, recites and
<br />declares that a sufficient written notice of the date, hour, place and subject
<br />of this meeting of the City Council was posted at a place convenient to the
<br />public at the City Hall of the City for the time required by law preceding this
<br />meeting, as required by the Open Meetings Law, Article 6251-17, Texas
<br />Revised Civil Statutes Annotated; and that this meeting has been open to the
<br />public as required by: law at all times during which this ordinance and the
<br />subject matter thereof has been discussed, considered and formally acted upon.
<br />The City Council further ratifies, approves and confirms such written notice and
<br />the contents and posting thereof.
<br />Section 7. This Ordinance shall be effective fourteen (14) days after its
<br />passage and approval. The City Secretary shall give notice of the passage of
<br />this Ordinance by causing the caption hereof to be published in the official
<br />newspaper in the City of La Porte at least twice within ten (10) days after the
<br />passage of this Ordinance.
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<br />PASSED AND APPROVED this the 27th day of April, 1992.
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<br />BY:
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<br />C er1e B ac~, C1ty Secretary
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<br />Knox Askins, City Attorney
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