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RESOLUTION NO. 94-11
THIS IS A RESOLUTION ADOPTING AMENDMENTS TO THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE, UPON RECOMMENDATION OF THE PLANNING AND
ZONING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE; FINDING COMPLIANCE WITH
THE OPEN MEETINGS LAW; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF.
WHEREAS, Section 211.004 of the Texas Local Government Code
provides that Zoning regulations must be adopted in accordance with
a Comprehensive Plan; and,
WHEREAS, said statute also provides that a majority of the
City Council of the City of La Porte may amend a Comprehensive Plan
at any time; and,
WHEREAS, City of La Porte Ordinance 1501, The City of La
Porte I s Zoning Ordinance, delegates to the Planning and Zoning
Commission the duty to review and make recommendations relevant to
modifications of the Comprehensive Plan; and,
WHEREAS, the City of La Porte has a Comprehensive Plan which
Plan was adopted by City Council of the City of La Porte by
Resolution No; 35-86 on ~he 8th day of December, 1986; and,
WHEREAS, pursuant to Zoning Ordinance mandate, the Planning
commission of the City of La ~orte has reviewed various elements of
the Comprehensive Plan as follows, to wit:
a) At the Planning and Zoning commission meeting which
occurred on July 21, 1994, the Thoroughfare Plan was reviewed;
b) At the Planning and zoning commission meeting which
occurred on August 18, 1994, the Water, Sewer, and Storm Water
components of the Comprehensive Plan were reviewed; and,
c) At the Planning and Zoning commission meeting which
occurred on September 15, 1994, the Open Space Plan and Pedestrian
Plan components of the Comprehensive Plan were reviewed; and,
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WHEREAS, the Planning and Zoning Commission of the City of La
Porte held a public hearing, duly pos1:ed and held in accordance
with state law, for the purpose of considering the aforementioned
various components of the Comprehensive Plan; and,
WHEREAS, after due consideration of comments made by the
public at said public hearing together with the recommendations of
staff presented at said Planning and Zoning Commission meetings and
said public hearing, the Planning and Zoning commission has
recommended amendments to the Comprehens ive Plan, more particularly
outlined on Exhibit "A" attached to this Resolution;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE, TEXAS, THAT:
Section 1. That the revisions to the Comprehensive Plan of
the City of La Porte attached to this Resolution, and which are
incorporated by reference herein, be and are hereby authorized,
approved, and adopted pursuant to the recommendations of the
Planning Commission of the City of La Porte.
Section 2. That the City Secretary of the City of La Porte or
her designated representative be required to append said amendments
to said Comprehensive Plan and duly mark and note said changes on
the Comprehensive Plan of the City of La Porte.
Section 3. The City Council officially finds, determines,
recites and declares that a sufficient '~ritten notice of the date,
hour, place and subject of this meeting of the City Council was
posted at a place convenient to the public at the City Hall of the
ci ty for the time required by law preceding this meeting, as
required by the Open Meetings Law, Article 6252-17, Texas Revised
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civil statutes Annotated; and that this meeting has been open to
the public as required by law at all times during which this
ordinance and the subj ect matter thereof has been discussed,
considered and formally acted upon.
The City Council further
ratifies, approves, and confirms such written notice and the
contents and posting thereof.
section 4. This Resolution shall be effective fourteen (14) days
after its passage and approval.
The City Secretary shall give
notice of the passage of this Resolution 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
Resolution.
PASSED AND APPROVED this I~'" day of D <L.<:. -e...1r\ b er
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c~~ OF LA PORT~
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ATTEST:
By:
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Sue Lenes, City Secretary