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<br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />'I <br /> <br />ORDINANCE NO. 681 <br /> <br />'. <br /> <br />AN ORDINANCE CREATING A PLANNING.AND ZONING COMMISSION FOR <br />THE CITY OF LA PORTE; SETTING FORTH THE QUALIFICATIONS, NUM- <br />BER OF MEMBERS, RULES OF PROCEDURE AND THE RIGHTS, POWERS, <br />AND DUTIES OF SUCH COM:MlSSION; AND REPEALING ANY AND ALL OR- <br />DINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH. <br /> <br />BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COM:MISSION OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE, <br />THAT: <br /> <br />Section 1. <br /> <br />That there is hereby created and established for the <br /> <br />City of La Porte, a Planning and Zoning Commission, which shall be composed <br /> <br />of five members. The members shall be resident citizens, taxpayers who <br /> <br />own real estate in the City of La Porte and qualified voters of the City, all <br /> <br />of whom shall be appointed by' the Mayor subject to confirmation by the City <br />4t Commission in the form of an Ordinance duly passed at a regular or special <br />meeting, to serve for terms of two years. However, of the first appointed <br /> <br />members, two shall be appointed for a term of one year and the other three <br /> <br />members shall be appointed for a term of two years. The Mayor shall <br /> <br />appoint or re-appoint members no less than one month prior to the expira- <br /> <br />tion of their respective terms of office and in the event of death, resignation <br /> <br />or incapacity of a member shall within two weeks appoint to fill such vacancy. <br /> <br />Section 2. <br /> <br />The Planning and Zoning Commission shall elect a <br /> <br />Chairman and Vice Chairman from its membership and the City Commission <br /> <br />~ ..-. <br /> <br />:p shall furnish such qualified persons as may be necessary for the proper <br />conduct and undertakings of the Planning and Zoning Commission. The <br /> <br />Planning and Zoning Commission shall have the power to make rules, regula- <br /> <br />tions and bylaws for its own government, which shall conform as nearly <br />as possible with those governing the City Commission and same shall be <br /> <br />subject to approval by such City Commission. Such by-laws shall include, <br /> <br />among other items, provisions for: <br /> <br />!~~--~ <br />;:~~~.L.' <br /> <br />(a) Regular and special meetings, open to the public; <br /> <br />(b) record of its proceedings, to be open for inspection by the <br />public; <br /> <br />t-~ ": ~ ". . :-.._-.7 <br /> <br />(c) reporting to the City Commission and to the public, from time <br /> <br />.-,,- <br />