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<br /> <br />To: <br />From: <br />cc: <br /> <br />Date: <br />Re: <br /> <br />CITY OF LA PORTE PLANNING DEPARTMENT <br />604 W. Fainnont Parkway, La Porte, TX 77571 <br />WW'H.laportetx.QOV <br />Phone: (281) 471-5020 I Fax (281) 471-5005 <br /> <br />MEMORANDUM <br /> <br />Planning & Zoning Commission ~-C?Jr <br />Tim TIetjens, Director of Planni~ - <br />Mayor & Council <br />Ron Bottoms. City Manager <br />John Joems, Assistant City Manager <br />Debbie S. Wilmore, Chief Building Official <br />Masood Malik, City Planner <br />August 26, 2008 <br />Electric Fences - Zoning Regulation Secl1 06-799 <br /> <br />At the 07/28/08 workshop, City Council discussed Ordinance #894 prohibiting electric fences within the <br />city. Following that discl;Ission, staff was asked to research electric fences and schedule a 0812Sth <br />Council workshop. <br /> <br />During the D8/25th workshop, staff identified that Ordinance #894 prohibiting electric fences was <br />incorporated into the city's Zoning Chapter 106, Sect. 106-799. At the close of the workshop., Council <br />recommended Sect. 106-799 be amended as follows: <br /> <br />· Allow electric fenCes for single-family dwellings (to assist owners in the management of <br />livestock and dogs) <br /> <br />. Prohibit electric fences in all other uses <br /> <br />· Electric fence equipment ,shall be a tested/approved product tha~ is installed in <br />accordance with manufacture~s instructions <br /> <br />· No permit for the electric fence shall be required <br /> <br />In accordance with Amendment Procedures Sect. 106-171, Council's recommendation Is being <br />forwarded to the Planning and Zoning Commission (P&Z) for a September 18th public hearing. Following <br />the cbse ofthat meeting, P&Z shall forward its written findings offact and recommendations to Council <br />within 15 days of the close of their hearing. " '. <br /> <br />Council's public hearing on this matter woLiid o9Cur at th~jr October 13th meeting. <br />