12-05-1983 Public Hearing (2) - Laserfiche WebLink

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Minutes, Pu December 5, When we • we have to have ~lic Baring, La Porte City Counc~ 1983, Page 9 pass an ordinance it's making a law. For instance, a weed and health ordinance and can require an owner them mowed. Mr. Askins then explained the difference between deed restrictions and a zoning ordinance. Charles Riedel, 3546 Lazy Brook: We have deed restrictions, but no homeowners association. I'm interested in having zoning, or something. Mayor Cline: You will have zoning when you're a part of La Porte, believe me. Eddie Craddock, .8207 Beech Haven: You mentioned something earlier a out ire protection. What is the completion date on that? City Manager Jack Owen: It will depend upon funding. We'll be addressing this in the very near future. Mr. Tarver: If the homeowners in this. do not want annexation to happen, do they have any recourse? Is there a way they can stop it? Mayor Cline: Not really. I'll let Mr. Askins address that legally. • City Attorney Askins: The Legislature has said, because so many annexations today are water districts--that's the way areas are developed in Texas is through water districts and when they get on their feet and get populated they become part of cities. There is no election or petition or referendum or anything. I would assume if our City Council had public hearings as the Legislature requires and the feeling was negative enough, they'd drop it. Mr. Trahan: I still haven't heard any response to why both hearings were held tonight. There have been several residents who work shift work and both the hearings being scheduled an hour and a half apart, they couldn't come. Councilperson Skelton: To start with, the meeting in La Porte was for people in La Porte proper to come and object to us taking these areas in, or to come and tell us they'd like to have these areas taken in. And the one out here is for people who live out here to object or to be in favor of this. It was a matter of convenience for this Council since we have so many meetings and we have to be here anyway, to meet out here and also meet our schedule we have to make by December 28 in order to have this year. Mayor Cline: We were required to have one in La Porte and one • out here.