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<br />ORDINANCE NO.1501-~ <br /> <br />AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF LA <br />PORTE, CHAPTER 106, MORE COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS THE ZONING <br />ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE, BY AMENDING ARTICLE III. <br />"DISTRICTS", DIVISION 3 "COMMERCIAL DISTRICT REGULATIONS", <br />SUBDIVISION I, "GENERALLY", BY ADDING FOOTNOTE #9 TO SECTION 106-443, <br />TABLE B, "COMMERCIAL AREA REQUIREMENTS" , PERTAINING TO MAXIMUM <br />HEIGHT RESTRICTIONS FOR STRUCTURES LOCATED WITHIN 120 FEET OF <br />RESIDENTIALLY ZONED PROPERTY; MAKING CERTAIN FINDINGS OF FACT <br />RELATED TO THE SUBJECT; FINDING COMPLIANCE WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS <br />LAW; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF; <br /> <br />BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE: <br /> <br />Section 1. <br /> <br />The City Council of the City of La Porte hereby finds, determines <br /> <br />and declares that heretofore, to-wit, on the 1 ih day of April 2008, at 6:00 p.m. a Public <br /> <br />Hearing was held before the Planning and Zoning Commission of the City of La Porte, <br /> <br />Texas, pursuant to due notice as required by the Open Meetings Law, Chapter 551, <br /> <br />Texas Government Code, to consider the question and the possible changes to Chapter <br /> <br />106 of the Code of Ordinances, the Zoning Ordinance of the City of La Porte. There is <br /> <br />attached to this Ordinance as Exhibit "A", and incorporated by reference herein and <br /> <br />made a part hereof for all purposes, a copy of Notice of Public Hearing. <br /> <br />Section 2. <br /> <br />The publisher's affidavit of publication of notice of said hearing is <br /> <br />attached hereto as Exhibit "B", incorporated by reference herein and made a part hereof <br /> <br />for all purposes. <br /> <br />Section 3. <br /> <br />Immediately following such public hearing on April 17, 2008, the <br /> <br />Planning and Zoning Commission of the City of La Porte met in regular session to <br /> <br />consider possible changes to Chapter 106 of the Code of Ordinances, the Zoning <br />Ordinance of the City of La Porte, which were the subject of such public hearing. The <br />City Council of the City of La Porte is in receipt of the written recommendations of the <br />City of La Porte Planning and Zoning Commission, by letter dated April 21, 2008, a true <br />