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ORDINANCE 2024-4004
<br />AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 106 "ZONING" OF THE CODE OF
<br />ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE BY AMENDING REGULATIONS
<br />RELATED TO E-CIGARRETTENAPE STORES; PROVIDING THAT ANY PERSON
<br />VIOLATING THE TERMS OF THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE DEEMED GUILTY OF
<br />A MISDEMEANOR AND UPON CONVICTION SHALL BE FINED IN A SUM NOT TO
<br />EXCEED TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS; PROVIDING FOR THE PUBLICATION OF
<br />THE CAPTION HEREOF; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF.
<br />BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE, TEXAS, THAT:
<br />Section 1. That Chapter 106, "Zoning," Article 111. "Districts", Division 3, "Commercial District
<br />Regulations", Section 106-310 "Table A, Commercial & Industrial Uses", of the Code of
<br />Ordinances of the City of La Porte, Texas, is hereby amended by adding a new use
<br />classification for e-cigarette and vape stores within the table established in such section for
<br />tobacco and smokers' supply & cigar stores, which said use classification shall be inserted
<br />within such table in the proper numerical sequence, to hereinafter read as follows:
<br />2017 NAICS Code
<br />2017 NAICS Title
<br />**
<br />NC
<br />MS
<br />GC
<br />MD
<br />BI
<br />LI
<br />III
<br />453991
<br />Tobacco and Smokers' Supply
<br />C
<br />C
<br />C
<br />C
<br />C
<br />C
<br />C
<br />[ores Tobacco & Ogg Stores
<br />453991
<br />Tobacco and Smoker's Supply
<br />C
<br />[ores (E-Cigarette and Vape
<br />Stores)
<br />Section 2. Any person, as defined in Section 1.07 (27), Texas Penal Code, who shall violate any provision
<br />of the ordinance, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be
<br />punished by a fine not to exceed TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS ($2,000.00).
<br />Section 3. All ordinances or parts of ordinances of the City of La Porte, Texas, in conflict with any
<br />provision contained herein is hereby repealed to the extent of any conflict.
<br />Section 4. If any section, sentence, phrase, clause, or any part of any section, sentence, phrase, or clause,
<br />of this ordinance shall, for any reason, be held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect the
<br />remaining portions of this Ordinance; and it is hereby declared to be the intention of this City
<br />Council to have passed each section, sentence, phrase, or clause, or part thereof, irrespective of
<br />the fact that any other section, sentence, phrase, or clause, or part thereof, may be declared
<br />invalid.
<br />Section 5. The City Council officially finds, determines, recites, and declares that a sufficient written
<br />notice of the date, hour, place and subject of this meeting of the City Council was posted at a
<br />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 Act, Chapter 551, Texas Government Code;
<br />and that this meeting has been open to the public as required by law at all times during which
<br />this ordinance and the subject matter thereof has been discussed, considered and formally acted
<br />upon. The City Council further ratifies, approves and confirms such written notice and the
<br />contents and posting thereof.
<br />Section 6. This Ordinance shall be effective fourteen (14) days after its passage and approval. The City
<br />Secretary shall give notice of the passage of this ordinance by causing the caption hereof to be
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