1988-03-14 Public Hearing and Regular Meeting

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e e Hinutes, Public Hearing and Regular Meeting La Porte City Council Harch 14, 1988, Page 3 Comments that had been received by mail previous to the meeting are made a part of these minutes. Councilperson Clarke commented that the workshop scheduled on the ordinance and map did not have to be on a Honday night as far as he was concerned. Consensus was that the workshop meeting could be held after the regular meeting on Harch 28. There being no further input, the Mayor declared the public hearing closed. 5. Council considered approving the minutes of the public hearings and regular meeting of Council held February 22, 1988. Motion was made bv Councilperson Matuszak to approve the Februarv 22 minutes as presented. Second by Councilperson Porter. The motion carried, 7 ayes and 0 nays. (Councilperson Gay was away from the table.) Ayes: Councilpersons Lloyd, Hatuszak, Porter, Shipp, Skelton, Clarke and Mayor Malone Nays: None 6. Lynwood Anderson addressed Council regarding portable signs and their importance to the small businessman. 7. Council considered an ordinance adopting interim sign regulations. The City Attorney read: ORDINANCE 1501-B - AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ARTICLE 3, OF ORDINANCE 1501, THE CITY OF LA PORTE ZONING ORDINANCE, PROVIDING NEW DEFINITIONS OF FREE-STANDING SIGN OR GROUND SIGN, IDENTIFICATION SIGN, OFF PREMISE SIGN, ON PREMISE SIGN, SETBACK, SIGN MEASUREMENT, SIGHT TRIANGLE, AND SIGN; FURTHER AHENDING ARTICLE 5, SECTION 5-600; ARTICLE 5, SECTION 5-700; ARTICLE 6, SECTION 6-400; ARTICLE 6, SECTION 6-500; ARTICLE 7, SECTION 7-500; AND ARTICLE 7, SECTION 7-600 TO PROVIDE REGULATIONS FOR THE LOCATION AND HEIGHT OF SIGNS WITHIN THE CITY OF LA PORTE; FURTHER ADDING A NEW SECTION, BEING ARTICLE 10, SECTION 10-1000 INTERIM SIGN REGULATIONS AS A SINGULAR REFERENCE POINT TO ALL THE FOREMENTIONED CHANGES; PROVIDING THAT ANY PERSON VIOLATING THE TERMS OF THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE DEEMED GUILTY OF A MISDEMEANOR AND SHALL UPON CONVICTION BE FINED A SUM NOT MORE THAN ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS ($1,000.00); FINDING COMPLIANCE WITH THE OPEN HEETINGS LAW; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF.