O-2010-3290 allow shipping containers as accessory structures in (LL) residential, (GC),(BI), and (LI) zoning districts

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ORDINANCE NO. AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 106 "ZONING" OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE BY AMENDING ARTICLE I, "IN GENERAL", SECTION 106-1, DEFINITIONS, ARTICLE V, "SUPPLEMENTARY DISTRICT REGULATIONS", DIVISION 2, "ACCESSORY BUILDINGS, USES, AND EQUIPMENT", AND SECTION 106-751, "SHIPPING CONTAINERS", TO ALLOW THE USE OF SHIPPING CONTAINERS AS ACCESSORY STRUCTURES IN CERTAIN ZONING DISTRICTS; PROVIDING A REPEALING CLAUSE; CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; FINDING COMPLIANCE WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS LAW; PROVIDING THAT ANY PERSON VIOLATING THE TERMS OF THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE DEEMED GUILTY OF A MISDEMEANOR AND UPON CONVICTION SHALL BE FINED IN A SUM NOT TO EXCEED TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS ($2,000); 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, TEXAS: Section 1: That Chapter 106, "Zoning", Article I, "In General", Section 106-1, "Definitions", is hereby amended to add the following term, which shall be added to said section in proper alphabetical sequence: "Shipping container means sealable shipping containers, designed for intermodal transportation, either with or without a permanent affixed chassis, and which may be used in intrastate, interstate and international commerce for the shipment of goods and merchandise, or for storage purposes." Section 2: That Chapter 106, "Zoning," Article V. "Supplementary District Regulations", Division 2, "Accessory Buildings, Uses, and Equipment", Section 106-751, Shipping Containers", of the Code of Ordinances, LaPorte, Texas, is hereby amended to read as follows: "Sec. 106-751. Shipping containers. a. Shipping containers may be used as temporary material storage facilities on construction sites in all zoning districts except residential (R-1, R-2, and R-3). (Ord. No. 1501 -II, § 7, 3-27-00) In addition, commercial construction allowed in residential zoning districts may use shipping containers as temporary material storage facilities. (Note: Certificate of Occupancy shall not be issued until shipping container is removed from the site.)