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<br />.e <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />RESOLUTION NO. 03- l.!L <br /> <br />A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE, TEXAS, <br />PLACING A MORATORIUM ON THE ACCEPTANCE FOR FILING AND THE ISSUANCE <br />OF PERMITS UNDER ORDINANCE NO. 1444-A, PASSED AND APPROVED ON <br />MARCH 23, 1998, FOR ALTERING THE ELEVATION OF PROPERTY WITHIN THE <br />CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE; PROVIDING THAT SUCH <br />MORATORIUM SHALL EXPIRE AFTER 180 DAYS FROM THE DATE OF PASSAGE OF <br />THIS RESOLUTION; PROVIDING FOR SPECIAL EXCEPTIONS IN THE EVENT OF <br />HARDSHIP; FINDING COMPLIANCE WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS LAW; AND <br />PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF. <br /> <br />BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE, TEXAS: <br /> <br />SECTION 1. The City Council of the City of La Porte finds and determines that the <br /> <br />practice of property owners within the City of La Porte altering or changing the elevation of <br /> <br /> <br />their property by adding fill dirt to the property, without filing proper site plans with the City, <br /> <br /> <br />and without obtaining proper certification and permits from the City, is, in some cases, <br /> <br />causing damages to adjoining and abutting property, and is not in the best interest of the <br /> <br />public health, safety and general welfare of the citizens of the City of La Porte. <br />SECTION 2. The City Council further finds and determines that it is in the best <br /> <br />interests of the public health, safety and general welfare of the citizens of the City to place a <br /> <br />moratorium on the acceptance for filing and consideration and the issuance of approval of <br /> <br /> <br />Site Plans under the terms and provisions of Ordinance No. 1444-A, Section 11.02 <br /> <br />Drainaae and Storm Sewers. delineating proposed changes in the elevation of property <br /> <br />within the corporate limits of the City of La Porte, for a period of 180 days from the date of <br /> <br />passage of this resolution. Provided, however, that this Moratorium does not extend to the <br /> <br />issuance of approval of Site Plans under the terms and provisions of Ordinance No. 1444- <br /> <br />A, of Building Permits and/or Site Plans for approved Commercial Site Plans, and/or <br /> <br />Residential House Pad construction. <br />