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ORDINANCE NO.2006 - 2901 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 42 "MISCELLANEOUS OFFENSES" OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE BY ADDING ARTICLE V "REGULATION OF SEX OFFENDER RESIDENCY", MAKING IT UNLAWFUL FOR CERTAIN SEX OFFENDERS TO RESIDE WITHIN 1000 FEET OF PREMISES WHERE CHILDREN GATHER; PROVIDING FINDINGS OF FACT AND OTHER MATTERS RELATED THERETO; PROVIDING AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSES; PROVIDING FOR A PENALTY; PROVIDING A SEVERABLITY CLAUSE; CONTAINING AN OPEN MEETINGS CLAUSE; PROVIDING FOR THE PUBLICATION OF THE CAPTION HEREOF; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF; WHEREAS, the City of La Porte, Texas (herein, the "City"), being a home-rule city having authority to utilize police power regulation for the health, safety and general welfare of the citizens of the City; and, WHEREAS, the City Council is deeply concerned about the numerous and recent occurrences in our state and elsewhere, whereby sex offenders convicted of sexual offenses involving children, who have been released from custody and repeat the unlawful acts for which they had been originally convicted; and, WHEREAS, the City Council finds from the evidence the recidivism rate for released sex offenders alarmingly high, especially for those who commit their crimes against children; and, WHEREAS, the City is becoming an increasingly attractive place for families with young children; and, WHEREAS, the restrict the will provide City; and Ci ty Council finds property available better protection that establishing a policy to for residence of sex offenders for children gathering in the WHEREAS, Article 42.12(13B) of the Texas Procedure, provides a 1,000 foot safety zone condi tion of probation for those convicted offenses; and Code of Criminal for children, as a of certain sexual WHEREAS, the laws of the State of Texas, including those found in Chapter 51 of the Texas Local Government Code, and the City Charter provide the City authority to adopt ordinances for the good government, peace, order, and welfare of the municipality;