12-07-1989 Public Hearing and Regular Meeting

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ORDINANCE NO. 1501 AN ORDINANCE REPEALING THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF LA PORTEr TEXASr ADOPTED FEBRUARY 6r 1968r AND ADOPTING A NEW ZONING ORDINANCE TO REGULATE THE LOCATION AND USE OF BUILDINGS, STRUCTURES AND LAND; THE HEIGHT, NUMBER OF STORIES, AND SIZE OF BUILDINGS AND OTHER STRUCTURES; THE SIZE OF YARDS AND OTHER OPEN SPACES; THE DENSITY OF POPULATION; AND FOR SAID PURPOSES TO DIVIDE THE MUNICIPALITY INTO DISTRICTS OF SUCH NUMBER AND AREA AS MAY BE DEEMED BEST SUITED TO CARRY OUT THESE REGULATIONS; PROVIDING THAT ANY PERSON OR CORPORATION VIOLATING ANY OF THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE DEEMED GUILTY OF A MISDEMEANORr AND UPON CONVICTION SHALL BE LIABLE TO A FINE NOT TO EXCEED ONE THOUSAND ($1,000.00) DOLLARS, WITH EACH DAY OF VIOLATION CONSTITUTING A SEPARATE OFFENSE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF. WHEREAS,the City Council of the City of La Porte deems it necessary in order to lessen congestion on streets; to secure safety from fire, panic, and other dangers; to promote health and the general welfare; to provide adequate light and air; to prevent overcrowding of land; to avoid undue concentration of population; to facil i tate the adequate provisions of transportation, water, sewage, schools, parks and other public requirements; to conserve the value of property and encourage the most appropriate use of land throughout the City, all in accordance with a comprehensive plan. WHEREASr V.T.e.A., Local Government eode 211.001, 211.003, empowers the City to enact a land use ordinance and to provide for its administration, enforcement, and amendments; and WHEREAS r the city Council deems it necessary r for promoting the health r safety, morals, and general community to enact such an ordinance; and the purpose of wel fare of the WHEREAS, the City councilr pursuant to the provisions of V.T.e.A., Local Government eo de , has appointed a Planning and Zoning Commission to recommend the boundaries of the various original districts and appropriate regulations to be enforced therein; and hlHEREAS, the Planning and Zoning Commission has divided the City into land use districts and has prepared regulations in accordance with a comprehensive plan, specifically designed to lessen congestion in the streets, to secure safety from fire, panic and other dangers; to promote health and the general welfare; to provide adequate light and air; to prevent the overcrowding of land, to avoid undue concentration or population; to facilitate the adequate provisions of transportation, water, sewage, schools, parks, and other public requirements; and