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ORDINANCE NO.2023-3917 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 106 "ZONING" OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE BY REVISING NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS AND PROCEDURES FOR PUBLIC HEARINGS HELD BEFORE THE LA PORTE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION AND LA PORTE ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT AND AMENDING REGULATIONS RELATED TO RV PARK AND CAMPGROUND USES AND SELF STORAGE AND MINI -WAREHOUSE USES; PROVIDING THAT ANY PERSON VIOLATING THE TERMS OF THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE DEEMED GUILTY OF A MISDEMEANOR AND UPON CONVICTION SHALL BE FINED IN A SUM NOT TO EXCEED TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS; PROVIDING FOR THE PUBLICATION OF THE CAPTION HEREOF; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE, TEXAS: Section 1: That Chapter 106, "Zoning," Article II. "Administration", Division 5 "Amendments", Section 106-171 "Amendment Procedures", of the Code of Ordinances of the City of La Porte, Texas, is hereby amended and shall hereinafter read as follows: "Sec.106-171. Amendment procedures. The city council may from time to time, on its own motion, the motion of the planning and zoning commission, or on petition, amend, supplement, change, modify or repeat the regulations, restrictions, and boundaries herein established. (1) Public hearing before the city planning and zoning commission. Before taking any action on any proposed amendment, supplement, change, or modification, the city council shall submit the same to the city planning and zoning commission which shall make a preliminary report and hold a public hearing thereon before submitting its final report to the city council. (2) Notice of public hearing before city planning and zoning commission. a. Written notice of all public hearings before the city planning and zoning commission on proposed changes in classification shall be sent to owners of real property lying within 200 feet of the property on which the change in classification is proposed, as well as the La Porte Independent School District, and to civic associations whose boundaries are wholly or partly within said 200 foot area, such notice to be given not less than ten days before the date set for hearing, to all owners who have rendered their said property for city taxes as the ownership appears on the last approved city tax roll. Such notice may be served by depositing the same, properly addressed and postage paid, in the city post office. At least 15 days' notice of the time and place of such hearing shall be published once in a newspaper of general circulation in the city. b. Requirements for public notice by sign posting: