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Exhibits: Ordinance #2003-2665-A
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SUMMARY & RECOMMENDATION
In October 2003 City Council passed Ordinance #2003-2665 to waive construction fees for certain non-
profit corporations and/or City initiated programs which provided housing for low income families. Since
passage, the ordinance language has required clarification and additional construction related fees have
been implemented. Ordinance #2003-2665-A has been drafted to address those matters and to clarify
application is for "single family dwellings" only.
This item was reviewed during a May 8, 2006 workshop and was tabled at Council's May 22, 2006
meeting. While Council had no objection to the proposed clarification and waiver of fees, they did
request an amendment to the ordinance language that allows "staff approval" on permits for non-profit
corporations and/or city initiated programs but requires "City Council approval" on requests for
projects/programs of other governmental agencies, which are not initiated by the City.
The attached ordinance includes the clarification, additional fee waivers and the amended language
Council requested. The table below briefly recaps the construction fees in question.
FEES CURRENTLY WAIVED
Development Fees
(Front Foot Fees)
Building Permit Fees
Inspection Fees
FEES RECOMMENDED FOR ADD
Plan Permit Review Fee s
Field Re-inspection Fees
Parkland Cash in Lieu of Land Fee
Parkland Development Fee
FEES NOT RECOMENDED
Water and Sewer Tap Fees
Residential Driveway Tie-In
Action Reauired bv Council:
Consider approval of Ordinance #2003-2665-A to clarify intent and add waived fees.
Aooroved for City Council Ae:enda
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ORDINANCE NO. 2003-2665-A
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 2003-2665 REGARDING
WAIVER OF CONSTRUCTION FEES IMPOSED BY THE CITY OF LA
PORTE ON IMPROVEMENTS TO REAL PROPERTY, BY INCLUDING
WAIVER OF ADDITIONAL PERMIT, INSPECTION, AND PARKLAND
DEVELOPMENT FEES FOR HOUSING FOR LOW INCOME FAMILIES BY
CERTAIN NON-PROFIT CORPORATIONS AND/OR CITY OF LA PORTE
OR OTHER GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY INITIATED PROGRAMS;
FINDING COMPLIANCE WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS LAW;
CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; CONTAINING A REPEALING
CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE, TEXAS:
Sectionl. Section 2 of Ordinance No. 2003-2665 is hereby amended and shall
hereafter read as follows, to-wit.
Section 2. The City Council of the City of La Porte authorizes the waiver of
water and sewer development fees, residential home construction (building,
plumbing, electrical, mechanical) permit fees, permit plan review fees, field
re-inspection fees, parkland cash payment in lieu of land fees and parkland
development fees, in the case of construction of single-family housing for low
income families by non-profit corporations and/or for low-income housing
programs initiated by the City of La Porte. Programs by other governmental
agencies, which are not initiated by the City of La Porte, shall be subject to
review and approval by the City Council on a case by case basis.
Section 2. All ordinances or parts of ordinances inconsistent with the terms of this
ordinance are hereby repealed; provided, however, that such repeal shall be only to the
extent of such inconsistency and in all other respects this ordinance shall be cumulative
of other ordinances regulating and governing the subject matter covered by this
ordinance.
Section 3. 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 Ordinance, and it is hereby declared to the
intention of this 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.
Ordinance No. 2003-2665-A
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Section 4. The City Council officially finds, determines, recites and declares that a
sufficient written notice of the date, hour, place and subject of this meeting of the City
Council is posted at a place convenient to the public at the City Hall of the city for the
time required by law preceding this meeting, as required by the Chapter 551, Tx. Gov't
Code; and that this meeting has been open to the public as required by law at all times
during which this ordinance and the subject 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 5. This Ordinance shall be effective from and after its passage and approval, and
it is so ordered.
PASSED AND APPROVED this theJ9rfl-- day of~, 2006.
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City Secretary
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City Attorney
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