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• Minutes, Regular Meeting, La Porte-City Council May 18, 1983, Page 3 11. Council considered authorizing going out for bids for fire station ~~1 expansion. Motion was made by Councilperson Graves to authorize going out for bids for fire station ~l ex~ansion_ and 0 nays. ayes Ayes: Councilpersons Skelton, Gay, Pfeiffer, Graves, Matuszak, Longley, Malone and Mayor Cline Nays:. None 12. Council considered amendments to Ordinance 780, the Zoning Ordinance of-the City of La Porte., Articles 7 and 13. The City Attorney read: AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ARTICLE 7, SECTION 7-100, et. seq., OF ORDINANCE N0. 780, THE CITY OF LA PORTE ZONING ORDINANCE, PROVIDING .NEW DEFINITIONS OF MANUFACTURING, SHIPPING; CONTAINER STORAGE YARDS., TRUCKS, TRUCK TERMINALS, TRUCK WASHES, FREIGHT, FREIGHT TERMINALS, OPEN TERRACE, AUTO- MOTIVE WRECKING AND SALVAGE YARD, AND SCRAP METAL PROCESSORS; FURTHER AMENDING ARTICLE 13, SECTION 13-404(4)(c) REMOVING THE SQ. FEET OF LOT AREA PER GROUND FLOOR MULTIPLE FAMILY .DWELLING UNIT REQUIREMENT, AND REPLACING IT WITH A SIMPLE UNITS PER ACRE DENSITY LIMITATION; FURTHER AMENDING ARTICLE 13, SECTION 505(2), TO REQUIRE AUTOMOTIVE WRECKING AND SALVAGE YARDS, AND SCRAP METAL PROCESSORS TO BE LOCATED ON LAND ZONED INDUSTRIAL, FURTHER REQUIRING A SPECIAL USE PERMIT FOR SAID USES; PROVIDING THAT ANY PERSON VIOLATING THE TERMS OF THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE DEEMED GUILTY OF A MISDEMEANOR AND SHALL UPON CONVICTION BE FINED IN ANY SUM NOT MORE THAN TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS ($200.00); FINDING COMPLIANCE WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS LAW; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFEC- TIVE DATE HEREOF. Motion was made by Councilperson Matuszak to annrove and adovt Ordinance No. 7~ -ZZZ as rea t e Cit Attorne Second by Counci person S e ton. T emotion Carrie ayes and 0 nays. Ayes: Councilpersons Skelton, Gay, Pfeiffer, Graves, Matuszak, Longley, Malone and Mayor Cline Nays: -None 13. Council considered approving a contract with the La-Porte Area Emergency Ambulance Corps (a Part of the official minutes). After discussion by Council and .questions were answered by Mike Martinez, Ambulance Corps Manager; motion was made b Council- ~erson Skelton that the Cit `enter into a contract wit t e Am'6u awe Service. Second y Counci~.person l~Ta-t-usza~'1''~mo- tion~carried;-8 ayes and 0 nays. Ayes: Councilpersons Skelton, Gay, Pfeiffer, Graves, Matuszak, Longley, Malone and Mayor Cline Nays: None