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e e t FOREWARD On December 12, 1988, the City of La Porte, by Ordinance 1626 (See Exhibit A), annexed the former Bayshore Municipal Utility District (BayMUD). This annexation became effective at 12:01 A.M., December 3 1 1 1 988 . As' r e qui red by C it y Z 0 n in g 0 r din a n c e 1 50 1, ate m p 0 r a r y classification of R-1, Low Density Residential Zoning was assigned to all property within the annexed area. In order to comply with the requirements of both the Zoning Ordinance and State law, the City must assign permanent zoning classifications to all property located within the annexed area by a date, no later than 180 days following the effective date of annexation. This date is June 28, 1989. The assignment of zoning classifications cannot be made on an arbitrary basis, nor can they be based solely on existing patterns of land use. Zoning must rather, be based upon the Comprehensive Plan of the City of La Porte. Integration of a newly annexed area into the goals of the Comprehensive Plan is therefore the first prerequisite for assigning permanent zoning to any newly annexed area. At this point, it is appropriate to examine the relationship of the City's Comprehensive Plan to the Zoning Ordinance. This can best be done by a quoting from Article One of Ordinance #1501.