1996-08-26 Public Hearing and Regular Meeting

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• (4) in a structure: (a) which has no sign visible from the exterior of the structure and no other advertising that indicated a nude person is available for viewing; and (b) where in order to participate in a class a student must enroll at least three days in advance of the class; and (c) where no more than one nude model is on the premises at any one time. (D) It is a defense to prosecution under Section 5 that each item of descriptive, printed, film, or video material offered for sale or rental, taken as a whole, contains serious literary, artistic, political, or scientific value. (E) Each day on which a violation occurs shall be a separate and distinct violation. SECTION. 11. AMENDMENTS Section 5 may be amended only after compliance with the procedure required to amend a zoning ordinance. Other sections of these Part IV regulations may be amended by vote of the city council without compliance with the procedure required to amend a zoning ordinance. SECTION B. That H-I, Heavy Industrial District, of the Zoning Ordinance of the City of La Porte is amended by adding a new subparagraph ( ) to read as follows: ( )Adult oriented business. SECTION C. If any section, sentence, phrase, clause, or any part of any section, sentence, phrase, or clause, of this ordinance shall, for any reason, be held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect the remaining portions of this ordinance, and it is hereby declared to be the intention of this City Council to have passed each section, sentence, phrase or clause, or part thereof, irrespective of the fact that any other section, sentence, phrase or clause, or part thereof, may be declared invalid. SECTION D. The City Council officially finds, determines, recites and declares that a sufficient written notice of the date, hour, place and subject of this meeting of the City Council was posted at a place convenient to the public at the City Hall of the city for the time required by law preceding this meeting, as required by the Open Meetings Law, Chapter 551, Texas Government Code; and that this meeting has been open to the public as required by law at all times during which this ordinance and the subject matter thereof has been discussed, considered and formally acted upon. The City 0:\CLP\Ordinance\SOBs\Sexualy Oriented Businesses Ordinance ~ ~ Draft No. 3 August 20, 1996