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~ ~ Minutes, Regular Meeting La Porte Planning & Zoning Commission October 23, 1984, Page 2 storm, such as a tornado or other major catastrophe, and that they would have to come to the Commission to apply For a rezoning of their property before they could rebuild which might put them out of business for a long period of time. Mrs. Covington requested that the Commission provide immediate relief to these business owners by rezoning the whole strip of land on Spencer Highway commercial. Chairman Latimer referred to the zoning map in Volume 2 of the Comprehensive Master Plan and stated that it would be impossible for the Commission to do any "spot" zoning at this time as several other areas in La Porte would suffer from this action. He stated that the rezoning would take place all at one time after the new Zoning Ordinance was created and adopted, which could be a period of 12 to 18 months. He and other members of the Commission told the citizens that there should be no cause for alarm as the Commission and City Council would work with these business owners in case of an emergency. Assistant City emergency, the and that the a He stated that the Commission the matter. Attorney Armstrong stated that in an rezoning process could take 4 - 6 weeks pplication fee of $100.00 could be waived. there could be joint public hearings with and the City Council in order to expedite After further discussion, the Commission members assured the business owners that every consideration would be made to their particular request and that the matter would be expedited in any way possible, but that for the time being, the property would remain unchanged until such time as the new Zoning Ordinance could be created. This was not only for the protection of their businesses and living area, but for the City as a whole. Chairman Latimer thanked the citizens who represented this area for coming to the meeting and asked for their continued interest, cooperation, and support in this effort. 4. The Commission considered information contained in the preparatory reading materials concerning Thoroughfare Plan. (The agenda item was "Consider information contained in preparatory reading materials concerning Thoroughfare Plan, Utilities Plan, and Community Facilities Plan of the Comprehensive Master Plan; Administrative Provisions, Street and Alley Standards, Easements, Park, Playground, and School Sites of the Subdivision Ordinance; Title, Purpose and Interpretation, Platted and Unplatted Property, and Multi- Family Private Streets sections of the Zoning Ordinance.)