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ORDINANCE NO. 2023-3954 <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 0.27-ACRE PROPERTY LOCATED AT THE NORTHWEST <br />CORNER OF W. B STREET AND S. 11' " STREET, AND BEING LEGALLY <br />DESCRIBED AS LOTS 179 189 19 & 20, BLOCK 25, TOWN OF LA PORTE, HARRIS <br />COUNTY, TEXAS, FROM GENERAL COMMERCIAL (GC) 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 August 31, 2023, the La Porte Planning and Zoning Commission conducted <br />a public hearing regarding a request to rezone a 0.27-acre property located at the northwest <br />corner of W. B Street and S. 11 t" Street and legally described as Lots 17, 18, 19 and 20, Block <br />25, Town of La Porte, Harris County, Texas from General Commercial (GC) to Low -Density <br />Residential (R-1), following lawful publication of the notice of said public hearing; and <br />WHEREAS, on August 31, 2023, 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 0.27 acre property platted into four lots and located at the northwest corner of W. B. Street <br />and S. 11 to Street and legally described as Lots 17, 18, 19 and 20, Block 25, Town of LaPorte, <br />Harris County, Texas from General Commercial (GC) to Low -Density Residential (R-1), be <br />approved; and <br />WHEREAS, on October 23, 2023, the City Council of the City of La Porte conducted a public <br />hearing regarding a request to rezone a 0.27-acre property located at the northwest corner of <br />W. B Street and S. 11 t" Street and legally described as Lots 17, 18, 19 and 20, Block 25, Town <br />of La Porte, Harris County, Texas from General Commercial (GC) to Low -Density Residential <br />(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 Ordinances 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 0.27-acre property located <br />at the northwest corner of W. B Street and S. 11 t" Street and legally described as Lots 17, 18, <br />19 and 20, Block 25, Town of La Porte, Harris County, Texas from General Commercial (GC) <br />to Low -Density Residential (R-1) be approved. <br />NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF <br />LA PORTE, TEXAS: <br />