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• ORDINANCE NO. 780- RR AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 780, THE CITY OF LA PORTE ZONING ORDINANCE, PASSED AND APPROVED ON FEBRUARY 5, 1968; PROVIDING MINIMUM DEPTHS OF SIDE YARDS; PROVIDING MINIMUM DEPTHS OF REAR YARDS; PROVIDING MAXIMUM COVERAGE BY BUILDINGS ON A LOT; PROVIDING THAT ANY PERSON VIOLATING THE TERMS OF THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE GUILTY OF A MISDEP~IEANOR AP1D UPON CON- VICTION THEREOF SHALL BE FINED IN ANY SUM NOT D4ORE THAN TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS ($200.00); AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSIOPI OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE: Section 1. Section 13-201(8) of Ordinance No. 780 of the City of La Porte, is hereby amended, and shall hereafter read as follows, to-wit: (8) Accessory buildings, including a private garage, bona fide servants' quarters not for rent but for the use of servants employed on the premises, when detached • from the main building and located not less than seventy-five (75) feet from the front lot line, and not less than five (5) feet from any side property line. When an accessory building is directly attached to the main building by a breezeway, the accessory building and breezeway shall be considered integral parts of the main build- . ing. Section 2. Section 13-204, of the Ordinance No. 780 of the City of La Porte, Texas, is hereby amended to read as follows: 13-204 Area Regulations: (1) Front Yard: The Front Yard shall have a minimum depth of twenty-five (25) feet. (2) Side Yard: The Side Yard shall have a min- imum width of five (5) feet; however, lots less than fifty (50) feet in width shall provide a minimum Side Yard of three (3) feet, except that on corner lots, the Side Yard on the side street shall be a minimum • of five (5) feet. An .accessory building in a Rear Yard shall not be closer than three (3) feet to a side lot line. (3) Rear Yard: The Rear Yard shall have a minimum depth of eighteen (18) feet or of ten (10) feet from any utility easement, whichever is greater. A detached accessory building in the Rear Yard shall not be closer than three (3) feet to the rear lot line or to any utility easement. (4) Area of the Lot: All building plots in this district shall contain not less than six thousand (6,000) square feet, subject to the provisions of Section 13-103. (5) Buildings on the Lot: The buildings or building on any one (1) lot must not exceed forty per cent (40$) of the entire lot area.