12-12-16 Regular Meeting of the La Porte City Council

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accommodating such vehicles, shall be required to submit to the Planning and Development Department for approval a site use plan as a component of a proposed site plan, or as an amending document to a previously approved (if one exists) site plan. The site use plan shall 1) provide maneuvering space in proximity to fuel dispensing facilities to allow commercial motor vehicles to safely position into and depart from lanes dedicated for use of fuel dispensing facilities; 2) provide that such lanes be of sufficient width to accommodate commercial motor vehicles using the fuel dispensing facilities; and 3) provide adequate height clearance for commercial motor vehicles using the fuel dispensing facilities. Section 3. Any person, as defined in Section 1.07 (27), Texas Penal Code, who shall violate any provision of the ordinance, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be punished by a fine not to exceed FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($500.00). Section 4. Each and every provision, paragraph, sentence and clause of this Ordinance has been separately considered and passed by the City Council of the City of La Porte, Texas, and each said provision would have been separately passed without any other provision, and if any provision hereof shall be ineffective, invalid or unconstitutional, for any cause, it shall not impair or affect the remaining portion, or any part thereof, but the valid portion shall be in force just as if it had been passed alone. Section 5. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed to the extent of such conflict only. Section 6. The City Council officially finds, determines, recites and declares that a sufficient written notice of the date, hour, place and subject of this meeting of the City Council is posted at a place convenient to the public at the City Hall of the city for the time required by law preceding this meeting, this meeting has been open to the public as required by law at all times during which this ordinance and the subject matter thereof has been discussed, considered and formally acted upon. The City Council further ratifies, approves and confirms such written notice and the contents and posting thereof. Section 7. This Ordinance shall be effective sixty (60) days after its passage and approval. The City Secretary shall give notice of the passage of this ordinance by causing the caption hereof to be published in the official newspaper of the City of La Porte at least once within ten (10) days after the passage of this ordinance. PASSED AND APPROVED this the______ day of NOVEMBER, 2016. CITY OF LA PORTE, TEXAS By: Louis R. Rigby, Mayor ATTEST: 3