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RULES,REGULATIONSANDBYLAWS <br />OFTHECITYOFLAPORTE,TEXAS, <br />PLANNINGANDZONINGCOMMISSION <br />ARTICLE1:AUTHORITY <br />TheRules,RegulationsandBylawsestablishedherebyareadoptedbytheCityofLaPorte,Texas <br />\[hereinafterreferredtoastheͻ/źƷǤͼΞPlanningandZoningCommission\[hereinafterreferredtoasthe <br />ͻ/ƚƒƒźƭƭźƚƓͼΞpursuanttoSections10661through10667oftheCityofLaPorte,TexasCodeof <br />Ordinances.Inaddition,theseRules,RegulationsandBylawswereapprovedbytheCityCouncilonAugust <br />22,2016inaccordancewiththeprovisionsofSection10664oftheCityofLaPorte,TexasCodeof <br />Ordinances. <br />ARTICLE2:PURPOSE <br />TheCommissionisestablishedtoexercisethepowersanddutiesofazoningcommissionaspermittedby <br />law,includingChapter211oftheTexasLocalGovernmentCode.ThegeneralpurposeoftheCommission <br />shallbetoguideandpromotetheefficient,coordinateddevelopmentoftheCityinamannerwhichwill <br />bestpromotethehealth,safety,andgeneralwelfareofit <br />speople;preserveandprotecttheCityandits <br />naturalresources;andtoaddressthegoalsandrecommendationsofthe/źƷǤ͸ƭComprehensivePlan. <br />ARTICLE3:POWERSANDDUTIES <br />Section3.1.Powersanddutiesassignedbyordinance.ThegeneralpowersanddutiesoftheCommission <br />areoutlinedinSection10664oftheCityofLaPorte,TexasCodeofOrdinances. <br />Section3.2.Otherpowersandduties.ThefollowingareotherdutiesoftheCommissionnotexpressly <br />outlinedinSection10664,butaredutiesestablishedinstatestatuteorbyCityordinances: <br />a)Conductzoningrelatedhearings. <br />b)ConsiderandproviderecommendationstotheCityCouncilonprovisionsofChapter106 <br />(Zoning)ofthe/źƷǤ͸ƭCodeofOrdinances. <br />c)RecommendtotheCityCouncilperiodicupdatestothe/źƷǤ͸ƭComprehensivePlan. <br />d)Preparespecialstudiesandplans,asrequestedbytheCityCouncilandforwhich <br />appropriationsoffundshavebeenapprovedbytheCityCouncil. <br />e)Attendtrainingsessions,conferences,ormeetingsasnecessarytoproperlyfulfilltheduties <br />ofacommissioner,andforwhichappropriationsoffundshavebeenapprovedbytheCityCouncil. <br />f)PerformotherdutiesandresponsibilitiesasmayberequestedbytheCityCouncil. <br />1 <br />32 <br /> <br />