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<br />ORDINANCE NO. 1501-C
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<br />AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ARTICLE III, OF ORDINANCE NO. 1501, THE CITY
<br />OF LA PORTE ZONING ORDINANCE, PROVIDING OR MODIFYING THE DEFINI-
<br />TIONS OF ALLEY, BUSINESS FRONTAGE, DEVELOPED SITE AREA, FREESTAND-
<br />,ING SIGN OR GROUND SIGN, GLARE, GRAND OPENING, IDENTIFICATION SIGN,
<br />LANDSCAPED, LIGHT TRUCK, LOT COVERAGE, NEW BUSINESS, OFFICE
<br />TRAILER, OFF-PREMISE SIGN, ON-PREMISE SIGN, ROOF LINE, SETBACK
<br />(SIGN MEASUREMENT) SHIPPING CONTAINERS, SHOPPING CENTER OR IN-
<br />TEGRATED DEVELOPMENT, SITE TRIANGLE, SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL-
<br />LARGE LOT, SIGN, STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION CODE (S.I.C.),
<br />YARD (FRONT)i FURTHER AMENDING ARTICLE IV, SECTIONS 4-100, 4-200,
<br />4-201.7, AND 4-202.4i FURTHER AMENDING ARTICLE V, SECTION 5-600,
<br />SECTION 5-700, SECTION 5-701, AND SECTION 5-800i FURTHER AMENDING
<br />ARTICLE VI, SECTION 6-400, SECTION 6-500, SECTION 6-501, AND
<br />SECTION 6-600i FURTHER AMENDING ARTICLE VII, SECTION 7-500, SECTION
<br />7-600, AND SECTION 7-601i FURTHER AMENDING ARTICLE X, SECTION 10-
<br />104(3), SECTION 10-300, SECTION 10-304, SECTION 10-508, SECTION 10-
<br />605, SECTION 10-609, SECTION 10-705i ADDING ARTICLE X, SECTION 10-
<br />900, AND SECTION 10-1000i AND FURTHER AMENDING ARTICLE XI, SECTION
<br />11-400, AND SECTION 11-507(8)i PROVIDING THAT ANY PERSON VIOLATING
<br />THE TERMS OF THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE DEEMED GUILTY OF A MISDEMEANOR
<br />AND SHALL UPON CONVICTION BE FINED A SUM OF NOT MORE THAN ONE
<br />THOUSAND DOLLARS ($1,000.00) FOR EACH VIOLATIONi FINDING COMPLIANCE
<br />WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS LAWi PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSEi AND
<br />PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF.
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<br />BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF
<br />THE CITY OF LA PORTE:
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<br />Section 1. The City Council of the City of La Porte hereby
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<br />finds, determines and declares that heretofore, to-wit, on the 19th
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<br />day of November, 1987, at 7:00 p.m., a public hearing was held
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<br />before the Planning and Zoning Commission of the City of La Porte,
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<br />Texas, pursuant to due notice, to consider the question of the
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<br />possible amendment of the Zoning Ordinance as herein described.
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<br />There is attached to this Ordinance as Exhibit "A", and incor-
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<br />porated by reference herein and made a part hereof for all
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<br />purposes, the publiSher's affidavit of publication of notice of
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<br />said hearing.
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<br />Section 2. Subsequent to such public hearing, the City of La
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<br />Porte Planning and Zoning Commission met in regular session on
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<br />February 11, 1988 at 7:00 p.m., to consider the Ordinance amend-
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<br />ments which were the subject of such public hearing.
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<br />The City
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<br />Council of the City of La Porte is in receipt of the written
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<br />recommendations of the City of La Porte Planning and Zoning
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<br />Commission, by letter dated February 19, 1988, a true copy of which
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<br />letter is attached hereto as Exhibit "B", and incorporated by
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<br />reference herein, and made part hereof for all purposes.
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<br />Section 3.
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<br />The City Council of the City of La Porte hereby
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<br />finds, determines and declares that on the 14th day of March, 1988,
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