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Section 2. If any provision, section, subsection, sentence, clause, or phrase of this ordinance, or <br />the application of same to any person or set of circumstances is for any reason held to be <br />unconstitutional, void or invalid, the validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance or their <br />application to other persons or sets of circumstances shall not be affected thereby, it being the <br />intent of the City Council in adopting this ordinance that no portion hereof or provision or <br />regulation contained herein shall become inoperative or fail by reason of any unconstitutionality, <br />vividness or invalidity of any other portion hereof, and all provisions of this ordinance aredeclared <br />to be severable for that purpose. <br />Section 3. All ordinances or parts of ordinances inconsistent with the terms of this ordinance are <br />hereby repealed; provided, however, that such repeal shall be only to the extent of such <br />inconsistency and in all other respects this ordinance shall be cumulative of other ordinances <br />regulating and governing the subject matter covered by this ordinance. <br />Section 4. Any person who violates a provision of this ordinance, upon conviction in the municipal <br />court of the City of La Porte, Texas, shall be subject to a fine not to exceed five hundred ($500.00). <br />Each day of violation shall be considered a separate offense. <br />Section 5. The City Council officially finds, determines, recites and declares that a sufficient <br />written notice of the date, hour, place and subject of this meeting of the City Council was posted <br />at a place convenient to the public at the City Hall of the City for the time required by law preceding <br />this meeting, as required by the Open Meetings Law, and that this meeting has been open to the <br />public as required by law at all times during which this ordinance and the subject matter thereof <br />has been discussed, considered and formally acted upon. The City Council further ratifies, <br />approves and confirms such written notice and the contacts and posting thereof. <br />Section 6. This ordinance shall be effective fourteen (14) days after its passage and approval. The <br />City Secretary shall give notice of the passage of this ordinance by causing the caption hereof to <br />be published in the official newspaper of the City of La Porte at least once within ten (10) days <br />after the passage of this ordinance, in accordance with the City of La Porte Charter. <br />PASSED AND APPROVED this, the 8' day of July 2024. <br />CITY OF LZayr <br />, T <br />Rick Helton, <br />APPROVED AS TO FORM: <br />T s <br />Clark T. Askins, City Attorney <br />