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• • <br />ASKINS & ARMSTRONG, P. C. <br />ATTORNEYS AT LAW <br />702 W. FAIRMONT PARKWAY <br />P.O. BOX 1218 <br />LA PORTE, TEXAS 77572-1218 <br />KNOX W. ASKINS <br />JOHN D. ARMSTRONG <br />CHARLES R. HUBER. JR. <br />BOARD CERTIFIED - CIVIL TRIAL LAW <br />TEXAS BOARD OF LEGAL SPECIALIZATION <br />August 9, 1996 <br />Mr. John Joems <br />Assistant City Manager <br />City of La Porte <br />P. O. Box 1115 <br />La Porte, TX 77572 <br />RE: Temporary Moratorium Ordinance, Adult Oriented Businesses <br />Dear John: <br />TELEPHONE 713 471-1886 <br />TELECOPIER 713 471-2047 <br />As we have discussed, enclosed please find an ordinance providing for a temporary moratorium <br />on the issuance of zoning permits for adult oriented businesses in the City of La Porte. The purpose of <br />this ordinance is to regulate the location of such businesses while the Planning and Zoning Commission <br />and the City Council are in the process of revising the zoning ordinance to provide for the location and <br />regulation of adult oriented businesses in La Porte. <br />The temporary moratorium prohibits any person to operate or cause to operate an adult oriented <br />business, as defined in Chapter 243.002 of the Local Government Code of the State of Texas, without <br />first receiving a zoning permit from the City of La Porte. The ordinance goes further to provide that no <br />such permits shall be issued until December 31, 1996, or until passage of a permanent ordinance <br />regulating the location of such businesses. <br />For your information, I have also enclosed a copy of Chapter 243 of the Texas Local <br />Government Code. Chapter 243 of the Local Government Code gives municipalities specific authority to <br />regulate adult oriented businesses. Of further interest is the provision in Chapter 243.005, which <br />indicates that the regulation adopted under Chapter 243 does not exempt from regulation a business that <br />holds a license or permit under the Alcoholic Beverage Code. <br />I would ask that you cause this ordinance to be placed on the City Council agenda for the City <br />Council meeting of August 12, 1996. If you have any questions or comments, please do not hesitate to <br />give me a call. <br />Ily <br />,•D. rmstrong, <br />Attorney <br />-• <br />JDA:Ias <br />Enclosures <br />cc: Robert T. Herrera, City Manager <br />Guy Rankin, Planning Director <br />