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SubpartBLANDUSEREGULATIONS <br />Chapter106ZONING <br />ARTICLEII.ADMINISTRATION <br />DIVISION6.SPECIALEXCEPTIONSANDVARIANCES <br />Sec. 106-196. Appeals from the board of adjustment. <br />Any person or persons, jointly or severally, aggrieved by any decision of the board of adjustment, or <br />any taxpayer, or any officer, department, board, or bureau of the city may present to a court of record a <br />petition for a writ of certiorari, as provided by V.T.C.A., Local Government Code § 211.011, duly verified, <br />setting forth that such decision is illegal, in whole or in part, specifying the grounds of the illegality. Such <br />petition shall be presented to the court within ten days after the filing of the decision in the office of the <br />board of adjustment. <br />Sec. 106-197. Revocation or modification. <br />(a) The board shall only consider a revocation or modification based on a written report from the <br />enforcement officer stating findings of fact. A variance or special exception may be revoked or <br />modified for any of the following reasons: <br />(1) That a variance or special exception was obtained or extended by fraud or deception. <br />(2) That one or more of the conditions imposed by the board in granting such variance or special <br />exception has not been complied with or has been violated. <br />(b) As required in section 106-195 (Vote necessary for decision of board of adjustments), four <br />concurring votes are necessary for revocation or modification. <br />Sec. 106-198. Reapplication. <br />No application for a variance, special exception, or appeal which has been denied shall be filed <br />again earlier than one year from the date of original denial. <br />Sec. 106-199. Validity. <br />If an application is granted by the board, all permits necessary for the prosecution of the work must <br />be obtained within 90 days and construction completed within the time established by the building code. <br />All previous applications approved by the board for which building permits have not been issued shall be <br />valid only if a building permit is obtained within 90 days after receipt of a written notice of the <br />requirements of this section and construction must be completed within the time limits set forth in the <br />building code. Written notice shall be considered received on the date such notice is mailed to the person, <br />firm or the address of such person, firm or corporation as the same shall appear in the records of the city <br />secretary relating to the granting of such application. <br />Secs. 106-200—106-215. Reserved. <br />FOOTNOTE(S): <br />LaPorte,Texas,CodeofOrdinancesPage38 <br /> <br />