2002-08-12 Regular Meeting, Public Hearing and Workshop Meeting

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e ::!~ I~n 'fJ~ ~' ORNINANCE NO. 1501- /) I I ,/~I V")/l ,.( , ,l fl..i)", '\ , IJ~ <'\ I ..', I).' {J AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE, CHAPTER 106, MORE COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE, BY GRANTING A SPECIAL CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR THAT CERTAIN PARCEL OF LAND DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS, TO-WIT: 2.9 ACRES, BEING LOTS 1 THRU 32 OF BLOCK 329, INCLUDING ALLEY AND PORTION OF NORTH 2ND STREET RIGHT-OF-WAY, OUT OF JOHNSON HUNTER SURVEY, TOWN OF LA PORTE, HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS, FOR THE PURPOSE OF DEVELOPING AND OPERATING A CONVENIENCE STORE WITH AUTOMOBILE AND TRUCK FUELING WITHIN A BUSINESS INDUSTRIAL (BI) ZONE; MAKING CERTAIN FINDINGS OF FACT RELATED TO THE SUBJECT; FINDING COMPLIANCE WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS LAW; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF; BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE: "Section 1. The City Council of the City of La Porte hereby finds, determines and declares that heretofore, to-wit, on the 16th day of May, 2002, at 6:00 p.m. a Public Hearing was held before the Planning and Zoning Commission of the City of La Porte, Texas, pursuant to due notice as required by the Open Meetings Law, Chapter 551, Texas Government Code, to consider the question and the possible reclassification of the zoning classification of the hereinafter describej parcels of land. There is attached to this Ordinance as Exhibit "A", and incorporated by reference herein and made a part hereof for all purposes, a copy of Notice of Public Hearing, which the City Council of the City of La Porte hereby finds was properly mailed to all owners of all properties located within two hundred feet (200') of the properties under consideration. "Section 2. The publisher's affidavit of publication of notice of said hearing is attached hereto as Exhibit "B", incorporated by reference herein and made a part hereof for all purposes. "Section 3. Immediately following such public hearing on May 16, 2002, the Planning and Zoning Commission of the City of La Porte met in regular session to consider changes in classification, which were the subject of such public hearing. The City Council of the City of La Porte is in receipt of the written recommendations of the City of La Porte Planning and Zoning Commission, by letter dated May 21, 2002, a true copy of which letter is attached hereto as Exhibit "C" I incorporated by reference herein and made a part hereof for all purposes.