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ORDINANCE NO. 2022-3876 <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 16.8-ACRE TRACT OF LAND BETWEEN SAN JACINTO <br />AVE, PARK DRIVE, AND EAST H STREET; AND LEGALLY DESCRIBED AS LOTS 1- <br />13, BLOCK 291; LOTS 1-17, BLOCK 292; LOTS 1-28, BLOCK 294; LOTS 1-38, BLOCK <br />305; AND LOTS 2-31 & TRACT 20A, BLOCK 306, TOWN OF LA PORTE, HARRIS <br />COUNTY, TEXAS, FROM HIGH DENSITY RESIDENTIAL (R-3) TO LOW DENSITY <br />RESIDENTIAL (R-1); MAKING CERTAIN FINDINGS OF FACT RELATED TO THE <br />SUBJECT; FINDING COMPLIANCE WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS LAW; AND <br />PROVIDING AN 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 February 17, 2022, the La Porte Planning and Zoning Commission conducted <br />a public hearing regarding a request to rezone a 16.8- acre tract of land located between San <br />Jacinto Ave, Park Drive, and East H Street and legally described as Lots 1-13, Block 291; Lots <br />1-17, Block 292; Lots 1-28, Block 294; Lots 1-38, Block 305; and Lots 2-31 & Tract 20A, <br />Block 306, Town of LaPorte, Harris County, Texas, from High Density Residential (R-3) to <br />Low Density Residential (R-1), following lawful publication of the notice of said public <br />hearing; and <br />WHEREAS, on February 17, 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 16.8- acre tract of land located between San Jacinto Ave, Park Drive, and East H Street and <br />legally described as Lots 1-13, Block 291; Lots 1-17, Block 292; Lots 1-28, Block 294; Lots <br />1-38, Block 305; and Lots 2-31 & Tract 20A, Block 306, Town of La Porte, Harris County, <br />Texas, from High Density Residential (R-3) to Low Density Residential (R-1) be approved; <br />and <br />WHEREAS, on March 28, 2022, the City Council of the City of La Porte conducted a public <br />hearing regarding a request to rezone a 16.8- acre tract of land located between San Jacinto <br />Ave, Park Drive, and East H Street and legally described as Lots 1-13, Block 291; Lots 1-17, <br />Block 292; Lots 1-28, Block 294; Lots 1-38, Block 305; and Lots 2-31 & Tract 20A, Block <br />306, Town of La Porte, Harris County, Texas, from High Density Residential (R-3) to Low <br />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 LaPorte, 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 16.8- acre tract of land <br />located between San Jacinto Ave, Park Drive, and East H Street and legally described as Lots <br />1-13, Block 291; Lots 1-17, Block 292; Lots 1-28, Block 294; Lots 1-38, Block 305; and Lots <br />