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<br />ORDINANCE NO. 1501-JiS' <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, PERTAINING TO TREE <br />PRESERVATION, PROTECTIVE FENCING REQUIREMENTS, AND VISIBILITY <br />TRIANGLES, BY ADDING SECTION 106-802, TREE REPLACEMENT; SECTION <br />106-803, PROTECTIVE FENCING; AND SECTION 106-804, VISIBILITY TRIANGLES; <br />MAKING CERTAIN FINDINGS OF FACT RELATED TO THE SUBJECT; FINDING <br />COMPLIANCE WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS LAW; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE <br />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 th day of February 2005, at 6:00 p.m. a <br /> <br />Public Hearing was held before the Planning and Zoning Commission of the City of La <br /> <br />Porte, Texas, pursuant to due notice as required by the Open Meetings Law, Chapter <br /> <br />551, Texas Government Code, to consider the question and the possible changes to <br /> <br />Chapter 106 of the Code of Ordinances, the zoning Ordinance of the City of La Porte. <br /> <br />There is attached to this Ordinance as Exhibit "A", and incorporated by reference herein <br /> <br />and 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 February 17, 2005, <br /> <br />the 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. <br /> <br />However, the action was delayed until further information was received on the matter. <br /> <br />During a regular meeting on May 19, 2005, the Planning and Zoning Commission heard <br />the item again. The City Council of the City of La Porte is in receipt of the written <br />