2006-03-27 Regular Meeting and Workshop Meeting

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ORDINANCE NO. 1444--.6... AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CITY OF LA PORTE ORDINANCE NO. 1444-C BY AMENDING SECTION 5.00 "GENERAL STANDARDS FOR SUBDIVISIONS AND DEVELOPMENTS" BY REVISING SECTIONS 5.00, 5.01 AND 5.03 AND BY DELETING SECTION 5.04 IN ITS ENTIRETY; AND BY AMENDING SECTION 12.00 "OPEN SPACE WITHIN SUBDIVISIONS AND DEVELOPMENTS, PARKS AND PARKLAND DEDICATION, SPECIAL USE SITES" BY REPLACING SECTIONS 12.00 THROUGH 12.06 AND SECTION 12.09 AND AMENDING SECTION 12.10; FINDING COMPLIANCE WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS LAW; PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE AND A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF. WHEREAS the City Council of the City of La Porte finds and determines that the platting of residential subdivision and development of lots results in an increase of population, which in turn necessitates additional park land and park improvements; and WHEREAS the City Council of the City of La Porte finds and determines it is in the best interest of the citizens of La Porte, Texas, to insure that residential developments will provide for sufficient land and the development of park improvements and amenities to meet the demand for future neighborhood parks; and WHEREAS the City of La Porte recognizes that the establishment of neighborhood parks is necessary and in the interest of the public welfare, and that an effective method to provide for same is the incorporation of procedures for formulating fees in lieu of land dedication in areas where the fee in lieu of land dedication is feasible, within the ambit of the City's Comprehensive Plan and Development Ordinance including the 2001 Parks Open Space and Trails Master Plan; and WHEREAS the City of La Porte finds that the Development Ordinance and the 2001 Parks Open Space and Trails Master Plan provides for the provision of park space, amenities and maintenance of same; and WHEREAS the City of La Porte finds the current ordinance does not provide sufficient revenue to offset the cost of acquisition, development and maintenance of future neighborhood park land and amenities; and WHEREAS it is the intention of the City to promote the orderly development of the City of La Porte, establish guidelines for the provision and maintenance of park lands and their amenities;