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<br />ORDINANCE NO. <br /> <br />AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 106 "ZONING" OF THE CODE OF <br />ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE BY AMENDING ARTICLE I, IN GENERAL, <br />SECTION 106-1, DEFINITIONS, ARTICLE V, SUPPLEMENTARY DISTRICT <br />REGULATIONS, DIVISION 2, ACCESSORY BUILDINGS, USES, AND <br />EQUIPMENT, SECTION 106-751, " SHIPPING CONTAINERS", PROVIDING A <br />REPEALING CLAUSE; CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; FINDING <br />COMPLIANCE WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS LAW; PROVIDING THAT ANY PERSON <br />VIOLATING THE TERMS OF THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE DEEMED GUILTY OF A <br />MISDEMEANOR AND UPON CONVICTION SHALL BE FINED IN A SUM NOT TO <br />EXCEED TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS ($2,000); PROVIDING FOR THE PUBLICATION <br />OF THE CAPTION HEREOF; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF. <br /> <br />BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE, TEXAS: <br /> <br />Section 1: That Chapter 106, Zoning, Article I, In General, Section 106-1, Definitions, is <br />hereby amended to add the following words, terms and phrases shall have the meanings ascribed <br />to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning: <br /> <br />"Shipping container means sealable shipping containers, designed for intermodal transportation, <br />either with or without a permanent affixed chassis, may be used in intrastate, interstate and <br />international commerce for the shipment of goods, aHd merchandise, and storage VUrTJoses." <br /> <br />Section 2: That Chapter 1 06, "Zoning," Article V. Supplementary District Regulations, <br />Division 2, "Accessory Buildings, Uses, and Equipment", Section 106-751, Shipping <br />Containers", of the Code of Ordinances, La Porte, Texas, is hereby amended as follows: <br /> <br />Sec. 106-751. Shipping containers. <br /> <br />a. Shipping containers may be used as temporary material storage facilities on construction <br />sites in all zoning districts except residential (R-l, R-2, and R-3). (Ord. No. 1501-II, S 7, 3-27-00) <br />In addition, commercial construction allowed in residential zoning districts may use shipping <br />containers as temporary material storage facilities. (Note: Certificate of Occupancy shall not be <br />issued until shipping container is removed from the site.) <br /> <br />EXHIBIT 8 <br />