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ORDINANCE NO. 780- RR
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AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 780, THE CITY OF LA PORTE
ZONING ORDINANCE, PASSED AND APPROVED ON FEBRUARY 5, 1968;
PROVIDING MINIMUM DEPTHS OF SIDE YARDS; PROVIDING MINIMUM
DEPTHS OF REAR YARDS; PROVIDING MAXIMUM COVERAGE BY BUILDINGS
ON A LOT; PROVIDING THAT ANY PERSON VIOLATING THE TERMS OF
THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE GUILTY OF A MISDEMEANOR AND UPON CON-
VICTION THEREOF SHALL BE FINED IN ANY SUM NOT MORE THAN TWO
HUNDRED DOLLARS ($200.00); AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE
HEREOF.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE:
Section 1. Section 13-201(8) of Ordinance No. ?80 of the
City of La Porte, is hereby amended, and shall hereafter read
as follows, to-wit:
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(8) Accessory buildings, including a private
garage, bona fide servants' quarters not
for rent but for the use of servants
employed on the premises, when detached
from the main building and located not
less than seventy-five (75) feet from the
front lot line, and not less than five (5)
feet from any side property line. When an
accessory building is directly attached to
the main building by a breezeway, the
accessory building and breezeway shall be
considered integral parts of the main build-
ing.
Section 2. Section 13-204 of the O~dinance 'No. 780 9f the
City of La Porte, Texas, is hereby amended to read as follows:
13-204
Area Regulations:
(I) Front Yard: The Front Yard shall have a
minimum depth of twenty-five (25) feet.
(2) Side Yard: The Side Yard shall have a min-
imum width of five (5) feet; however, lots
less than fifty (50) feet in width shall
provide a minimum Side Yard of three (3)
feet, except that on corner lots, the Side
Yard on the side street shall be a minimum
of five (5) feet. An accessory building in
a Rear Yard shall not be closer than three
(3) feet to a side lot line.
(3) Rear Yard: The Rear Yard shall have a minimum
depth of eighteen (18) feet or of ten (10) feet
from any utility easement, whichever is greater.
A detached accessory building in the Rear Yard
shall not be closer than three (3) feet to the
rear lot line or to any utility easement.
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(4) Area of the Lot: All building plots in this
district shall contain not less than six
thousand (6,000) square feet, subject to the
provisions of Section 13-103.
(5) Buildings on the Lot: The buildings or building
on anyone (I) lot must not exceed forty per cent
(40%) of the entire lot area.
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Ordinance No. 780- RR
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Section 3. Any person, as defined in Section 1.07(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 Two
Hundred Dollars ($200.00). Each day any violation of this
ordinance shall continue shall constitute a separate offense.
Section 4. If 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
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ordinance, and it is hereby declared to be the intention of
this City Commission to have passed each section, sentence,
phrase or clause, or part thereof, may be declared invalid.
Section S. This Ordinance shall be effective fourteen
(14) days after its passage and approval. The City Clerk shall
give notice of the passage of this ordinance by causing the
caption hereof to be published in the official newspaper in
the City of La Porte at least ,twice within ten (10) days after
the passage of this ordinance.
PASSED AND APPROVED, this the
10
day of January
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CITY
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J. J. Meza, Mayor
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City Attorney
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