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. . Ordinance 1501-P Page 2 Section 4. The City Council of the City of La Porte hereby finds, determines and declares that all prerequisites of law have been satisfied, and hereby determines and declares that the amendments to Ordinance 1501, the Zoning Ordinance of the City of La Porte, are desirable and in furtherance of the goals and objectives stated in the City of La Porte's Comprehensive Plan. Section 5. Article ill, Section 3-100 (Definitions) of the Zoning Ordinance is hereby amended by striking the definition of portable sign and replacing it with a new definition. Said definition is set out on Page 1 of Exhibit "0", which is attached hereto and is fully incorporated by reference herein. Section 6. Article VI, Section 6-400 (Table A, Commercial), of the Zoning Ordinance of the City of La Porte is hereby amended by adding mini-warehousing (SIC #4225) as a business activity to be prohibited in Neighborhood Commercial Zones and permitted as a Conditional Use in General Commercial Zones. Said change is set out on Page 2 of Exhibit "0". Section 7. Article X, Section 10-1000 of the Zoning Ordinance of the City of La Porte is hereby repealed and replaced with a new Section 10-1000 Et. Seq. regulating on and off premise signs, establishing sign permit requirements and referencing penalties for violating the terms of said section. Said changes are set out on Pages 3 through 10 of Exhibit "0". Section 8. Any person, as defined in Section 1.02(27) Texas Penal Code, who shall violate any provision of this ordinance, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be punished by a fine not to exceed One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00). Each day a violation of this ordinance shall constitute a separate violation. Section 9. H any section, sentence, phrase, clause, or any part of any section, sentence, phrase, or clause, of this Ordinance shall, for any reason, be held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect the remaining portions of this Ordinance, it is hereby declared to be the intention of the City Council to have passed each section, sentence, phrase, or clause, or part thereof, irrespective of the fact that any other section, sentence, phrase, or clause, or part thereof, may be declared invalid.