O-2021-3837 amending FLUP for approx. 2.1-acre tract of land located at the NW corner of E. Main St. and S. Utah St.

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ORDINANCE NO. 2021-3837 AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING AN UPDATE TO THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP COMPONENT OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE, TEXAS UPON RECOMMENDATION OF THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE, TEXAS; BY CHANGING THE DESIGNTION OF A 2.1-ACRE TRACT OF LAND AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF EAST MAIN STREET AND SOUTH UTAH STREET FROM "COMMERCIAL" TO "MID-HIGH DENSITY RESIDENTIAL"; FINDING COMPLIANCE WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS LAW; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF WHEREAS, Section 211.004 of the Texas Local Government Code provides that zoning regulations must be adopted in accordance with a Comprehensive Plan; and WHEREAS, Section 213.003 of the Texas Local Government Code provides that a municipality may amend a Comprehensive Plan by ordinance, after public hearing and review by the municipality's planning commission or department; and WHEREAS, Section 213.003 of the Texas Local Government Code also provides that a municipality may establish, in its charter or by ordinance, procedures for adopting and amending a Comprehensive Plan; and WHEREAS,Chapter 106, "Zoning" Article I, Section 106-3, and Article II, Section 106-65 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of La Porte, delegates to the Planning and Zoning Commission the duty to review and make recommendations relevant to modifications of the Comprehensive Plan and Zoning Ordinance; and WHEREAS, the City of La Porte has a Comprehensive Plan, which Plan was adopted by the City Council of the City of La Porte, Texas in 1986, and which Plan has been the subject of multiple amendments since its adoption; WHEREAS, pursuant to mandate of Chapter 106, "Zoning" of the Code of Ordinances of the City of La Porte,the Planning and Zoning Commission of the City of La Porte has reviewed all elements of the Comprehensive Plan, and as duly approved by the City Council of the City of La Porte, to consider possible amendments thereto; and WHEREAS, at the La Porte Planning and Zoning Commission meeting which occurred on May 20, 2021, the La Porte Planning and Zoning Commission reviewed the Future Land Use Map component of the Comprehensive Plan for the purpose of considering proposed amendments thereto, to change the designation for that 2.1-acre tract of land located at the northwest corner of E. Main St. and S. Utah St., and legally described as follows: Lots 1-27, Block 184, Town of La Porte, Harris County, Texas, from its present designation of"Commercial"to "Mid-High Density Residential", and at the conclusion of such review the La Porte Planning and Zoning Commission voted to recommend to the La Porte City Council that it approve such amendment to the Future Land Use Plan component of the Comprehensive Plan,to the La Porte City Council; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE, TEXAS, THAT: