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ORDINANCE NO. 2006-~iq2J AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING AN ADDENDUM TO THE COMPRESHENSIVE PLAN OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE, UPON RECOMMENDATION OF THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE; FINDING COMPLIANCE WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS LAW; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF. WHEREAS, Section 211.004 of the Texas Local Government Code provides that Zoning regulations must be adopted in accordance with a Comprehensive Plan; WHEREAS, Section 213.003 of the Texas Local Government Code provides that a municipality may amend a Comprehensive Plan by ordinance, after public hearing and review by the municipality's planning commission or department; and, WHEREAS, Section 213.003 of the Texas Local Government Code also provides that a municipality may establish, in its charter or by ordinance, procedures for adopting and amending a Comprehensive Plan; and, WHEREAS, Chapter 106, "Zoning", Article 1, Section 106-3, and Article II, Section 106-65 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of La Porte, delegates to the Planning and Zoning Commission the duty to review and make recommendations relevant to modifications of the Comprehensive Plan and Zoning Ordinance; and WHEREAS, the City of La Porte has a Comprehensive Plan which Plan was adopted by the City Council of the City of La Porte in 1986, and amended on the 22nd day of January, 2001; and, WHEREAS, pursuant to mandate of Chapter 106, "Zoning", of the Code of Ordinances of the City of La Porte, the Planning and Zoning Commission of the City of La Porte has reviewed various elements of the Comprehensive Plan, and furthermore commissioned a review of said Plan by a body known as the Comprehensive Plan Review Committee, to consider possible amendments thereto; and,