O-2009-1501-N6 change standard parking space size

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XM ORDINANCE NO. 1501- AJ AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 106 "ZONING" OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE BY AMENDING ARTICLE VI. "OFF-STREET PARKING", SECTION 106-835 "DESIGN STANDARDS (ALSO SEE FIGURES 10-1, 10-2 AND 10-3)", BY ALLOWING NINE (9) FOOT WIDE STANDARD PARKING SPACE FOR 45, 60, AND 90 DEGREE PARKING; AND A TWENTY- FIVE (25) FOOT MANEUVERING AISLE FOR 90 -DEGREE PARKING; MAKING CERTAIN FINDINGS OF FACTS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT, FINDING COMPLIANCE WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS LAW; PROVIDING FOR THE PUBLICATION OF THE CAPTION HEREOF; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE: Section 1. The City Council of the City of La Porte hereby finds, determines and declares that heretofore, to -wit, on the 18th day of December, 2008, at 5:00 p.m. a Public Hearing was held before the Planning and Zoning Commission of the City of La Porte, Texas, pursuant to due notice as required by the Open Meetings Law, Chapter 551, Texas Government Code, to consider the question and the possible changes to the zoning ordinance. There is attached to this Ordinance as Exhibit "A", and incorporated by reference herein and made a part hereof for all purposes, a copy of Notice of Public Hearing. Section 2. The publisher's affidavit of publication of notice of said hearing is attached hereto as Exhibit "B", incorporated by reference herein and made a part hereof for all purposes. Section 3. On December 18, 2008, the Planning and Zoning Commission of the City of La Porte met in regular session to consider amendments in the zoning ordinance, which were the subject of such public hearing. The City Council of the City of La Porte is in receipt of the written recommendations of the City of La Porte Planning and Zoning Commission, by letter dated on the 22"d day of December, 2008, a true copy of which letter is attached hereto as Exhibit "C", incorporated by reference herein and made a part hereof for all purposes. Section 4. Subsequent to receipt of the recommendation of the City of La Porte Planning and Zoning Commission, the City Council of the City of La Porte called a public hearing on the proposed changes to the ordinance and the recommendation of the Planning and Zoning Commission on the 121h day of January, 2009, at 6:00 p.m., and pursuant to due notice, to consider the recommendation of the Planning and Zoning Commission regarding the