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ORDINANCE NO. 1000-1-T <br />AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE, TEXAS, AMENDING CHAPTER 6, <br />"ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES", SECTION 6-78, "LOCATION OF SALES] PERMIT", <br />OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE, BY ADDING AN <br />AREA IN THE CITY WHERE WINE AND/OR BEER FOR CONSUMPTION ON THE <br />PREMISES MAY BE SOLD IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE OPERATION OF A <br />RESTAURANTy PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE, PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY <br />CLAUSEf FINDING COMPLIANCE WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS LAWy AND <br />PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF. <br />WHEREAS, the City of La Porte has, in Chapter 6 of the Code of <br />Ordinances of the City of La Porte, regulated the location, closing <br />hours, and sale of wine and/or beer on premises in accord with the <br />provisions of Texas Codes Annotated, Alcoholic Beverage Code, <br />Chapter 105, Section 105.05 and Section 105.06; and in accord with <br />the provisions of Texas Codes Annotated, Alcoholic Beverage Code, <br />Chapter 109, Subchapter C, Section 109.31 et seq; <br />WHEREAS, the Code of Ordinances of the City of La Porte <br />expressly limits the locations at which wine and/or beer may be <br />sold in the City for on premises consumption in association with <br />the operation of a restaurant, and further expressly identifies the <br />names of establishments and permit holders authorized to sell wine <br />and/or beer under the terms of said Code; <br />WHEREAS, a new applicant desires to sell wine and/or beer for <br />consumption on the premises in association with the operation of a <br />restaurant at a location not previously permitted in Chapter 6 of <br />the Code of Ordinances of the City of La Porte; <br />WHEREAS, the City has, pursuant to the terms of said Code, <br />made its investigation to ascertain whether said new applicant has <br />qualified for a beer and/or wine permit from the City; and <br />WHEREAS, the City has determined that the new applicant <br />qualifies for a beer and/or wine permit from the City; <br />NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY <br />OF LA PORTE: <br />Section 1. Chapter 6, "Alcoholic Beverages", Article III, <br />"Beer and Wine", Section 6-78, "Location of sales; permit", of the <br />Code of Ordinances of the City of La Porte is hereby amended by <br />granting a new permit for the operation of a restaurant, as defined <br />in said Code, at the following location, which permit shall be <br />personal to the applicant and non -transferable, and shall be <br />further conditioned that the permittee shall comply with the <br />provisions of the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code, and all other <br />