1985-09-16 Public Hearing and Special Meeting

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. . Minutes, Public Hearing and Special Meeting La Porte City Council September 16, 1985, Page 2 The City Attorney then read: ORDINANCE 1452 - AN ORDINANCE REPEALING CHAPTER 10 1/2 OF THE CODE'OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF LAPORTEi TEXAS, ENTITLED' "FLOOD HAZARD'AREAREGULATIONS"~ AND REPLACING'SAID CHAPTER 10'1/2 BY ENACTING A NEW 'ORDINANCE, ENTITLED "FLOOD DAMAGE PREVENTION ORDINANCE"; MAKING FINDINGS OF FACT 'AND RECITING 'STATUTORY AUTHORIZATION FOR SAID' NEW" CHAPTER 101/2, AND 'MAKING A STATEMENT OF THE PURPOSES-OF SAME; PROVIDING CERTAIN DEFINITIONS; ESTABLISHING THE LAND WITHIN THE CITY OF LA PORTE TO WHICH THIS ORDINANCE APPLIES, AND THE BASIS FOR' WHICH SAID'LANDS WERE DETERMINED; PROVIDING FOR A FLOOD PLAIN BUILDING PERMIT, PROVIDING THAT NO STRUCTURE OR LAND SHALL BE'LOCATED~ALTERED, OR HAVE'ITS USE'CHANGED WITHOUT FULL COMPLIANCE WITH THIS ORDINANCE;PROVIDING'FOR THE DESIGNATION OF A FLOOD PLAIN ADMINISTRATOR FOR THE 'CITY OF LA PORTE, TO ADMINISTER THIS ORDINANCE' AND PERMIT PROCEDURES; PROVIDING FOR A VARIANCE PROCEDURE, TO BE ADMINISTERED BY THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE; PROVIDING GENERAL AND SPECIFIC STANDARDS FOR FLOOD PLAIN HAZARD REDUCTION, AND STANDARDS FOR AREAS OF SHALLOW FLOODING; PROVIDING STANDARDS FOR DEVELOPMENT PROPOSALS WITHIN THE CITY OF LA PORTE; FINDING COMPLIANCE WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS LAW; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING A PENAL CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF. 4. Council discussion of redistricting maps. Motion was made by Councilperson Westergren to table this ~. Second by Councilperson Gay. The motion carried, 6 ayes and 2 nays. Ayes: Councilpersons Waters, Pfeiffer, Gay, Skelton, Westergren and Mayor Malone Nays: Councilpersons Walker and Matuszak After clarification by the City Attorney on tabling items and putting the item back on an agenda, Councilpersons Walker and Matuszak agreed to the tabling of item 4. 5. Council discussion of depository agreement. The Mayor informed Council that he had been requested to reset this item to a date in October. 6. Council discussion of the Affirmative Action Plan. Assistant City Manager Hare explained the reasons for adopting an Affirmative Action Plan.