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• • <br />CITY OF LA PORTE <br />INTEROFFICE MEMORANDUM <br />October 31, 2003 <br />TO: Mayor and Council <br />Debra B. Feazelle, City Manager <br />FROM: John Joems, Assistant City Manage <br />SUBJECT: Request from Eddie Gray <br />Eddie Gray delivered this letter addressed to City Council to the Planning Department. <br />It was then brought to my attention. When I checked with the City Secretary's office, <br />Mr. Gray had not provided copies for distribution to Council. <br />Mr. Gray's request cannot be considered a variance. The existing ordinance (1168- <br />A/1984) is a policy that essentially outlaws the drilling of riew wells inside the city limits <br />of La Porte and prohibits use of water originating from any other source than the City of <br />La Porte. If Council wishes to assist Mr. Gray in his request there will need to be a new <br />ordinance passed that would have several provisions created to allow it here and <br />prevent the proliferation of wells in other areas of the community. <br />t seem to recall that the tract next to Mr. Gray's has an existing well on it. If so, it would <br />be preferable if the two parties could reach an agreement for use of that well with the <br />City then granting an easement to cross the City right-of--way with a line. I called Mr. <br />Gray this morning to discuss this but was not able to reach him. <br />There are other sections of the City's codes that also need to be checked before <br />assuming this is Mr. Gray's only hurdle. There could be other locations in the City's <br />codes/policies that require public utilities for issuance of a building permit or <br />development approval. <br />We will place this on the next Council meeting agenda as a workshop item for Council <br />discussion and further direction. <br />Of A <br />~ 9~ <br />v~ ~ <br />,.x,,. <br />JJ/ml . <br />c: Cynthia Alexander, Assistant City Manager <br />Nick Finan, Interim Dire_c_tor_of_P_I.anning.~ <br />