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AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 106 "ZONING" OF THE CODE OF <br />ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE, BY CHANGING THE ZONING <br />CLASSIFICATION OF A 2.92-ACRE TRACT OF LAND LOCATED ALONG S. 2Nn <br />STREET AND S. 3Rn STREET BETWEEN W. FAIRMONT PARKWAY AND I STREET; <br />AND LEGALLY DESCRIBED AS LOTS 23-32, BLOCK 177 AND LOTS 1-11, 21-32, AND <br />THE NORTHERN 10 FEET OF LOT 12, BLOCK 178, TOWN OF LA PORTE, HARRIS <br />COUNTY, TEXAS, FROM GENERAL COMMERCIAL (GC) TO LOW DENSITY <br />RESIDENTIAL (R-1); MAKING CERTAIN FINDINGS OF FACT RELATED TO THE <br />SUBJECT; FINDING COMPLIANCE WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS LAW; AND <br />PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF <br />WHEREAS, the City is authorized by Chapter 211 of the Texas Local Government Code to <br />promulgate rules and regulations governing regulation of land use, structures, businesses, and <br />related activities, and that such rules and regulations as adopted by the City promote the safe, <br />orderly, and healthful development of the City; and <br />WHEREAS, on December 15, 2022, the La Porte Planning and Zoning Commission <br />conducted a public hearing regarding a request to rezone a 2.92- acre tract of land located along <br />S. 2nd Street and S. 3rd Street between W. Fairmont Parkway and I Street and legally described <br />as Lots 23-32, Block 177 and Lots 1-11, 21-32, and the northern 10 feet of Lot 12, Block 178, <br />Town of La Porte, Harris County, Texas, from General Commercial (GC) to Low Density <br />Residential (R-1), following lawful publication of the notice of said public hearing; and <br />WHEREAS, on December 15, 2022, after considering the public testimony received at such <br />hearing, if any, the Planning and Zoning Commission recommended that the request to rezone <br />a 2.92- acre tract of land located along S. 2nd Street and S. 3rd Street between W. Fairmont <br />Parkway and l Street and legally described as Lots 23-32, Block 177 and Lots 1-11, 21-32, and <br />the northern 10 feet of Lot 12, Block 178, Town of La Porte, Harris County, Texas, from <br />General Commercial (GC) to Low Density Residential (R-1) be approved; and <br />WHEREAS, on January 23, 2023, the City Council of the City of La Porte conducted a public <br />hearing regarding a request to rezone a 2.92- acre tract of land located along S. 2nd Street and <br />S. 3rd Street between W. Fairmont Parkway and I Street and legally described as Lots 23-32, <br />Block 177 and Lots 1-11, 21-32, and the northern 10 feet of Lot 12, Block 178, Town of La <br />Porte, Harris County, Texas, from General Commercial (GC) to Low Density Residential (R- <br />1); and <br />WHEREAS, each and every applicable requirement set forth in Chapter 211, Subchapter A, <br />Texas Local Government Code and the Code of Ordinance of the City of La Porte, Texas, <br />concerning public notices, hearings and other procedural matters have been fully met; and <br />WHEREAS, the City Council desires that the request to rezone a 2.92- acre tract of land <br />located along S. 2nd Street and S. 3rd Street between W. Fairmont Parkway and I Street and <br />legally described as Lots 23-32, Block 177 and Lots 1-11, 21-32, and the northern 10 feet of <br />Lot 12, Block 178, Town of La Porte, Harris County, Texas, from General Commercial (GC) <br />to Low Density Residential (R-1) be approved; <br />