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ORDINANCE NO. 2022-3871 <br />AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 106 "ZONING" OF THE CODE OF <br />ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE, BY CHANGING THE ZONING <br />CLASSIFICATION OF A 9.98-ACRE TRACT OF LAND LOCATED WITHIN THE <br />PECAN CROSSING SUBDIVISION, SECTION 1, AND BEING LEGALLY DESCRIBED <br />AS LOTS 1-9, BLOCK 1 AND LOTS 1-30, BLOCK 3, PECAN CROSSING SECTION 1, <br />AND A PORTION OF TRACT 714A, LA PORTE OUTLOTS, HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS, <br />FROM MEDIUM DENSITY RESIDENTIAL (R-2) TO LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL <br />(R-1); MAKING CERTAIN FINDINGS OF FACT RELATED TO THE SUBJECT; <br />FINDING COMPLIANCE WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS LAW; AND PROVIDING AN <br />EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF <br />WHEREAS, the City is authorized by Chapter 211 of the Texas Local Government Code to <br />promulgate rules and regulations governing regulation of land use, structures, businesses, and <br />related activities, and that such rules and regulations as adopted by the City promote the safe, <br />orderly, and healthful development of the City; and <br />WHEREAS, on January 20, 2022, the La Porte Planning and Zoning Commission conducted <br />a public hearing regarding a request to rezone a 9.98- acre tract of land located within the Pecan <br />Crossing subdivision, Section 1 and legally described as Lots 1-9, Block 1 and Lots 1-30, <br />Block 3, Pecan Crossing Section 1, and a portion of Tract 714A, La Porte Outlots, Harris <br />County, Texas, from Medium Density Residential (R-2) to Low Density Residential (R-1), <br />following lawful publication of the notice of said public hearing; and <br />WHEREAS, on January 20, 2022, after considering the public testimony received at such <br />hearing, if any, the Planning and Zoning Commission recommended that the request to rezone <br />a 9.98- acre tract of land located within the Pecan Crossing subdivision, Section 1 and legally <br />described as Lots 1-9, Block 1 and Lots 1-30, Block 3, Pecan Crossing Section 1, and a portion <br />of Tract 714A, La Porte Outlots, Harris County, Texas, from Medium Density Residential (R- <br />2) to Low Density Residential (R-1) be approved; and <br />WHEREAS, on February 28, 2022, the City Council of the City of La Porte conducted a public <br />hearing regarding a request to rezone a 9.98- acre tract of land located within the Pecan <br />Crossing subdivision, Section 1 and legally described as Lots 1-9, Block 1 and Lots 1-30, <br />Block 3, Pecan Crossing Section 1, and a portion of Tract 714A, La Porte Outlots, Harris <br />County, Texas, from Medium Density Residential (R-2) to Low Density Residential (R-1); and <br />WHEREAS, each and every applicable requirement set forth in Chapter 211, Subchapter A, <br />Texas Local Government Code and the Code of Ordinance of the City of La Porte, Texas, <br />concerning public notices, hearings and other procedural matters have been fully met; and <br />WHEREAS, the City Council desires that the request to rezone a 9.98- acre tract of land located <br />within the Pecan Crossing subdivision, Section 1 and legally described as Lots 1-9, Block 1 <br />and Lots 1-30, Block 3, Pecan Crossing Section 1, and a portion of Tract 714A, La Porte <br />Outlots, Harris County, Texas, from Medium Density Residential (R-2) to Low Density <br />Residential (R-1) be approved; <br />