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<br />Minutes of Regular Meeting, Public Hearings and Workshop Meeting held on January 12, 2009 <br /> <br />Page 5 <br /> <br />12. Council to consider approval or other action regarding Ordinance 1501-P6. <br /> <br />Assistant City Attorney Clark Askins read Ordinance 1501-P6, AN ORDINANCE <br />AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE, CHAPTER <br />106, MORE COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY <br />OF LA PORTE, BY CHANGING THE ZONING CLASSIFICATION FROM MEDIUM <br />DENSITY RESIDENTIAL TO GENERAL COMMERCIAL FOR PROPERTY LOCATED <br />ALONG NORTH 7TH STREET, BEING A 0.57 ACRE TRACT MORE SPECIFICALLY <br />DESCRIBED AS LOTS 25 THROUGH 32, BLOCK 101, TOWN OF LA PORTE, <br />JOHNSON HUNTER SURVEY, ABSTRACT 35, LA PORTE HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS; <br />MAKING CERTAIN FINDINGS OF FACT RELATED TO THE SUBJECT; FINDING <br />COMPLIANCE WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS LAW; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE <br />DATE HEREIN. <br /> <br />Motion was made by Councilmember Moser to deny Ordinance 1501-P6 as presented by <br />Mr. Tietiens. Councilmember Ebow seconded the motion. Motion carried. <br /> <br />Ayes: Mosteit, Moser, Rigby, Black, Clausen, Malone, Ebow, Engelken, and Porter <br />Nays: None <br />Abstain: None <br />Absent: None <br /> <br />13. Public Hearing - Council to consider recommendation of Planning and Zoning Commission <br />regarding amending Chapter 106 of the Code of Ordinances, to restrict trucking terminals <br />to light industrial (L1) and heavy industrial (HI) zoning districts when also adjacent to the <br />right-of-way of authorized truck routes and review and consider non-binding <br />recommendation regarding changes to city truck route ordinance (Ord. 1501-Q6 and Ord. <br />3123) <br /> <br />Open Public Hearing - Mayor Porter opened the Public Hearing at 6:44 p.m. <br /> <br />Planning Director Tim Tietjens presented summary and recommendation and answered <br />Council's questions. <br /> <br />Public Comments: <br /> <br />Nick Barrera - 9510 Carlow, spoke on behalf of the Planning and Zoning Commission <br />regarding truck routes. <br /> <br />Phillip Hoot - 927 Sea breeze, addressed City Council regarding truck routes. <br /> <br />Kathryn Aguilar - 3119 Fondren, addressed City Council regarding proposed truck routes. <br /> <br />The Public Hearing was closed at 7:17 p.m. <br /> <br />Recommendation of Planning and Zoning Commission - recommended Council to <br />approve Ordinance 1501-Q6, amending Chapter 106 of the La Porte Code of Ordinances <br />