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ORDINANCE 2023-3956 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE, TEXAS, ADOPTING AN UPDATE TO THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE, UPON THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE; CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; CONTAINING A REPEALING CLAUSE; FINDING COMPLIANCE WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS LAW; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF. WHEREAS, Sec 211.004 of the Texas Local Government Code provides that Zoning regulations must be adopted in accordance with a Comprehensive Plan; and, WHEREAS, Sec 213.003 of the Texas Local Government Code provides that the governing body of the municipality may amend a Comprehensive Plan by ordinance, after a public hearing and review by the municipality's planning commission or department; and, WHEREAS, Sec 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", Section 106-3, and 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 was adopted by the City Council of the City of La Porte in 1986, and last amended on the 11 "' day of June 2018, not including routine amendments to the Future Land Use Map component of the Comprehensive Plan; and, WHEREAS, pursuant to mandate of Chapter 106, "Zoning" of the Code of Ordinance 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 furthermore commissioned a review of said plan by a consultant, duly approved by the City of La Porte, to consider possible amendments thereto; and, WHEREAS, at the La Porte Planning and Zoning Commission special meeting which occurred on September 13, 2023, the La Porte Planning and Zoning Commission heard a final draft Comprehensive Plan Update for the purpose of considering all the components of, and proposed amendments to, the Comprehensive Plan; and consider the report on update of the Comprehensive Plan; and, WHEREAS, at the La Porte Planning and Zoning Commission regular meeting which occurred on September 21, 2023, the Planning and Zoning Commission has recommended to the City Council of the City of La Porte an update to the Comprehensive Plan. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE, TEXAS, THAT: