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<br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />ORDINANCE NO. l50l <br /> <br />AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING A NEW ZONING ORDINANCE AND MAP FOR THE CITY OF <br />LA PORTE, SAID NEW ZONING ORDINANCE AND MAP TO REGULATE: THE LOCATION <br />AND USES OF BUILDINGS, STRUCTURES, LAND, LOTS, AND USES AS DEFINED; <br />THE HEIGHT AND SIZE OF BUILDINGS, STRUCTURES, AND USES BOTH PRIMARY <br />AND ACCESSORY; THE DENSITY AND INTENSITY OF POPULATION AND U~ES, BOTH <br />PRIMARY AND ACCESSORY; THE SIZE AND LOCATION OF YARDS, SETBACKS, <br />CONSERVATION AREAS, AND OPEN SPACES; THE LOCATION AND DENSITY OF <br />PARKING, LOADING, EXTERIOR STORAGE, FENCING, AND LANDSCAPING; PROVIDING <br />FOR PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENTS; PROVIDING A SPECIAL CONDITIONAL USE <br />PROCEDURE; REESTABLISHING A PLANNING AND ZO~ING COMMISSION AND A BOARD <br />OF ADJUSTMENT; AND PROVIDING FOR THE ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT <br />OF THIS ORDINANCE; FOR SAID PURPOSES DIVIDING THE MUNICIPALITY INTO <br />DISTRICTS OF SUCH NUMBER AND AREA AS MAY BE DEEMED BEST SUITED TO <br />CARRY OUT THESE REGULATIONS; PROVIDING THAT ANY PERSON, FIRM, OR <br />CORPORATION VIOLATING ANY OF THE TERMS OR PROVISIONS OF THIS ORDINANCE <br />SHALL BE DEEMED GUILTY OF A MISDEMEANOR, AND UPON CONVICTION SHALL <br />BE LIABLE TO FINE NOT TO EXCEED ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS ($l,OOO.OO); <br />WITH EACH DAY OF VIOLATION CONSTITUTING A SEPARATE OFFENSE; PROVIDING <br />A SAVINGS CLAUSE; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING FOR THE <br />REPEAL OF ALL ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT WITH THE <br />PROVISIONS HEREOF AS OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS ORDINANCE; AND <br />PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF. <br /> <br />BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE, TEXAS: <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of La Porte, Texas, deems <br /> <br />it necessary in order to lessen congestion on streets, to secure <br /> <br />safety from fire, panic, and other dangers; to promote health and <br /> <br />general welfare; to provide adequate light and air; to prevent the <br /> <br />overcrowding of land; to avoid undue concentration of population; to <br /> <br />facilitate the adequate provision of transportation, water, sewage, <br /> <br />schools, parks, and other public requirements; to conserve the value <br /> <br />of property and encourage the most appropriate use of land throughout <br /> <br />the City of La Porte, County of Harris, State of Texas, all in <br /> <br />accordance with the provisions of the Comprehensive Plan of the City <br /> <br />of La Porte, as adopted by the Planning and Zoning Commission of the <br /> <br />City of La Porte; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, Article lOlla et seq of the Revised Civil Statutes of <br /> <br />the State of Texas empowers the City to enact a Land Use Plan and <br /> <br />zoning Ordinance, and to provide for its administration, enforcement, <br /> <br />and amendment; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of La Porte deems it <br /> <br />necessary for the purpose of promoting the health, safety, morals, <br /> <br />and general welfare of the community to enact such an ordinance; and <br />