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MINUTES - JOINT PUBLIC HEARING
• OF THE
CITY COMMISSION AND PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION
LA PORTE, TEXAS - SEPTEMBER 16, 1974
7:00 P.M.
MEMBERS OF THE CITY COMMISSION PRESENT: Mayor E. A. Thomas,
Commissioners C. D. C ristensen, I. J. Kibodeaux, A. Uel
Price, and C. D. Boyle.
MEMBERS OF THE CITY COMMISSION ABSENT: None.
MEMBERS OF THE PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION PRESENT: Walter
Ro erson, C airman; Wm. S. Love, Jr., Secretary; Lois Compton,
J. H. Smith, and Wm. R. Shedelbower.
MEMBERS OF THE PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION ABSENT: None.
OTHER CITY OFFICIALS PRESENT: Larry L. Broussard, Director
of Finance; Margie Goyen, City Clerk; Knox Askins, City
Attorney; Larry Morton, Acting Public Works Director; H. F.
• Freeman, Chief of Police.
OTHERS PRESENT: A. J. Busch, Jr., Consulting Engineer of
Busc Hutc ison & Associates.
PRESIDING: Mayor Thomas.
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1. CALL TO ORDER - Mayor Thomas called the meeting to
order.
2. INVOCATION - The invocation was given by Commissioner
Christensen.
3. JOINT PUBLIC HEARING REF: REZONING CERTAIN PROPERTIES
ADJACENT TO THE 'SOUTHERN PA~CIF I'C RAILROAD .
Mayor Thomas called to order the joint public hearing
with the Planning and Zoning Commission to consider
rezoning certain properties adjacent to the Southern
Pacific Railroad, from Residential to Commercial,
with Special Use Permits for Light Industry.
It was ascertained that notices to all property owners
• and property owners within 200 feet of the property
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under consideration for rezoning were mailed on
August 28, 1974, and that a Public Notice of this
hearing was published in the official newspaper of the
City on August 29, 1974. A copy of said notice and
property description is attached and made a part of
these minutes.
Mayor Thomas located the property in question on the
map.
Mayor Thomas asked if there was anyone desiring to
speak in opposition to the rezoning. There being
none, asked if there was anyone to speak in favor of
the rezoning. There being none, declared the joint
public hearing closed.
The meeting of the City Commission was recessed while
the Planning and Zoning Commission met to consider
the rezoning.
Mayor Thomas called the meeting to order and read
the Planning and Zoning Commission's recommendation
to approve the rezoning of certain properties adjacent
• to Southern Pacific Railroad from Residential to
Commercial with Special Use Permits for Light Industry.
Motion by Commissioner Price and seconded by Commissioner
Kibodeaux to approve the rezoning of certain properties
adjacent to Southern Pacific Railroad from Residential
to Commercial, with Special Use Permits for Light
Industry. Motion carried by the following vote:
AYES: Commissioners Christensen, Kibodeaux,
Price and Boyle.
NAYS: None.
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Margie Goyen, Ci y Clerk