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ORDINANCE NO_ o;;_�do 1& 19'
AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING AN UPDATE TO THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP
COMPONENT OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE,
TEXAS UPON RECOMMENDATION OF THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION
OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE, TEXAS; FINDING COMPLIANCE WITH THE OPEN
MEETINGS LAW; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF_
WHEREAS, Section 211-004 of the Texas Local provides that zoning
regulations must be adopted in accordance with a Comprehensive Plan;
WHEREAS, Section 213.003 of the Texas Local Government Code provides that a
municipality may amend a Comprehensive Plan by ordinance, ager public hearing and review by
the municipality's pla�ing commission or department; and
WHEREAS, Section 213-003 of the Texas Local Goveri�t Code also provides that a
municipality may establish, in its charter or by ordinance, procedures for adopting and amending a
Comprehensive Plan; and
WHEREAS, Chapter 106, "Zoning" Article I, Section 106-3, and Article 11, Section 106-65
of the Code of Ordinances of the City of La Porte, delegates to the Planning and Zoning
Commission the duty to review and make recommendations relevant to modifications of the
Comprehensive Plan and Zoning Ordinance; and
WHEREAS, the City of La Porte has a Comprehensive Plan, which Plan was adopted by the
City Council of the City o£ La Porte, Texas in 1986; and amended on the 22"a day of January, 2001;
amended on the 18`h day of August, 2006; and amended on the 121h day of November, 2012; and
amended on the 28`h day of October, 2013; and amended on the 8th day of December, 2014; and
amended on the 24th day of August, 2015;
WHEREAS, pursuant to mandate of Chapter 106, "Zoning" of the Code of Ordinances of
the City of La Porte, the Planning and Zoning Commission of the City o£ La Porte has reviewed all
elements of the Comprehensive Plan, and as duly approved by the City Council of the City or La
Porte, to consider possible amendments thereto; and
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WHEREAS, at the La Porte Planning and Zoning Commission meeting which occurred on
December 17, 2015, the La Porte Planning and Zoning Commission reviewed the Future Land Use
Map component of the Comprehensive Plan for the purpose of considering proposed amendments
thereto, to change the designation for that 20 acre tract of land located on State Highway 146 north
of Wharton Weems Boulevard, as depicted in Exhibit A attached hereto, and identified as follows:
Tract 1L, Johnson Hunter Survey, Abstract 35, Town of La Porte, Harris County, Texas, from "Low
Density Residential" to 1) "Commercial", 2) "Mixed Use", and 3) "Mid- to High -Density
Residential", and at the conclusion of such review the La Porte Planning and Zoning Commission
voted to recommend to the La Porte City Council such amendments be made to the Future Land
Use Plan component of the Comprehensive Plan;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE, TEXAS, THAT:
Section 1 That an amendment to the Future Land Use Map component of the
Comprehensive Plan of the City of La Porte, Texas, which is incorporated to this ordinance by
reference herein and attached hereto as Exhibit A, be and is hereby authorized, approved, and
adopted by the City Council of the City of La Porte, Texas, after duly noticed public hearing held at
its January 11, 2016 meeting, pursuant to the recommendations of the Planning and Zoning
Commission of the City of La Porte, Texas.
Section 2 The City Secretary of the City of La Porte or her designated representative
shall be required to make this amendment to the Comprehensive Plan available to the public and
duly mark and note the updated reference on the Future Land Use Plan component of the
Comprehensive Plan of the City of LaPorte, Texas.
Section 3 The City Council officially finds, determines, recites and declares that a
sufficient written notice of the date, hour, place and subject to this meeting of the City Council was
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 Open Meetings Law, Chapter 551, Texas Government
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 4 This Ordinance shall be in effect from and after its passage and approval.
Passed and approved this the // of JANUARY, 2016.
ATTEST:
By:
Patrice Fogarty, C Secretary
APPROVED:
By: ZzI
Clark Askins, Assistant City Attorney
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