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:
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