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HomeMy WebLinkAboutO-1974-1003 . . .e: ORDINANCE NO. 1003 . AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 8-161 OF ARTICLE X, "EARTH REMOVAL," OF CHAPTER 8, "BUILDINGS AND BUILDING REGULATIONS," OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE; AND PROVIDING AN IMMEDIATE EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE: Section 1. Section 8-161 of Article X, "Earth Removal," of Chapter 8, "Buildings and Building Regulations," of the Code of Ordinances of the City of La Porte is hereby amended, and shall hereafter read as follows, to-wit: "Sec. 8-161. Permit--Required. . "It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or cor- poration to make any excavation for gravel, sand, stone, rock, or earth, within the corporate limits of the City of La Porte, except in the normal course of construction at the location of such removal, without having obtained a permit as is herein required, and without complying with the provisions of this article or in violation of or variance from the terms of any such permit; provided, however, that the provisions hereof shall not apply to the extension of any excavation existing on January 29, 1973, which was the effective date of Ordinance No. 945, enacting this Section." Section 2. This ordinance shall be effective immediately upon its passage and approval. PASSED AND APPROVED, this 4th day of September, 1974. ." CITY OF LA PORTE BY:t_IZ:~~ E. A. Thomas, Mayor ATTEST: ~D~ City ~k APPROVED: ~~dJ City Attorney .'