12-15-1988 Public Hearing and Regular Meeting

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ORDINANCE NO. 1501-B AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ~RTICLE 3; OF ORDINANCE NO. 1501, THE CITY OF LA PORTE ZONING ORDINANCE, PROVIDING NEW DEFINITIONS OF FREE- ST~NDING SIGN OR GROUND SIGN, IDENTIFICATION SIGN, OFF PREMISE SIGN, ON PREMISE SIGN, SETB~CK, SIGN MEASUREMENT, SIGHT TRIANGLE, AND SIGN~ FURTHER AMENDING ~RTICLE 5, SECTION 5-600~ ARTICLE 5, SECTION 5-700~ ARTICLE 6, SECTION 6-400; ARTICLE 6, SECTION 6-500; ARTICLE 7, SECTION 7-500; ~ND ARTICLE 7, SECTION 7-600 TO PROVIDE REGULATIONS FOR THE LOCATION AND HEIGHT OF SIGNS WITHIN THE CITY OF LA PORTE; FURTHER ADDING A NEW SECTION, BEING ARTICLE 10, SECTION 10-1000 INTERIM SIGN REGULATIONS AS ~ SINGULAR REFERENCE POINT TO ALL THE FOREMENTIONED CHANGES~ PROVIDING THAT ANY PERSON VIOLATING THE TERMS OF THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE DEEMED GUILTY OF ~ MISDEMEANOR AND SHALL UPON CONVICTION BE FINED A SUM NOT MORE THAN ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS ($1,000.00); FINDING COMPLIANCE WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS LAW~ PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE: Section 1. The City Council of the City of La Porte hereby finds, determines and declares that heretofore, to-wit, on the 19th day of November, 1987, at 7:00 P.M., a public hearing was held before the Planning and Zoning Commission of the City of La Porte, Texas, pursuant to due notice, to consider the question of the possible amendment of the Zoning Ordinance as herein described. There is attached to this Ordinance as Exhibit "A", and incorporated by reference herein and made a part hereof for all purposes, the Publisher's Affidavit of Publication of Notice of said hearing. Section 2. Subsequent to such public hearing, the City of La Porte Planning and Zoning Commission met in special session on February 11, 1988, at 7:00 P.M., to consider the ordinance amendments which were the subject of such public hearing. The City Council of the City of La Porte is in receipt of the written recommendations of the City of La Porte Planning and Zoning Commission, by letter dated February 19, 1988, the original of which letter is attached hereto as Exhibit "B", incorporated by reference herein, and made a part hereof for all purposes. Section 3. The City Council of the City of La Porte hereby finds, determines and declares that on the 14th day of March, 1988, a public hearing was held before the City Council of the City of La Porte, Texas, pursuant to due notice, to consider the recommendation of the City of La Porte Planning and Zoning Commission. There is attached to this ordinance as Exhibit "C", and incorporated by '---""--~-'~'~~~"~---~-,~.