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ORDINANCE NO. oW I `1 —" 6 (() <br />AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING AN UPDATE TO THE FUTURE LAND USE PLAN <br />COMPONENT OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE, <br />UPON RECOMMENDATION OF THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION OF <br />THE CITY OF LA PORTE; FINDING COMPLIANCE WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS <br />LAW; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF. <br />WHEREAS, Section 211.004 of the Texas Local Government Code provides <br />that Zoning regulations must be adopted in accordance with a Comprehensive Plan; <br />WHEREAS, Section 213.003 of the Texas Local Government Code provides that <br />a municipality may amend a Comprehensive Pian by ordinance, after public hearing and <br />review by the municipality's planning commission or department; and, <br />WHEREAS, Section 213.003 of the Texas Local Government Code also provides <br />that a municipality may establish, in its charter or by ordinance, procedures for adopting <br />and amending a Comprehensive Plan; and, <br />WHEREAS, Chapter 106, "Zoning" Article 1, Section 106-3, and Article 11, Section <br />106-65 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of La Porte, delegates to the Planning and <br />Zoning Commission the duty to review and make recommendations relevant to <br />modifications of the Comprehensive Plan and Zoning Ordinance; and, <br />WHEREAS, the City of La Porte has a Comprehensive Plan which Plan was <br />adopted by the City Council of the City of La Porte in 1986, and revised on the 22"d day <br />of January, 2001; amended on the le day of August, 2006, and updated on the 12'' <br />day of November, 2012; and <br />WHEREAS, pursuant to mandate of Chapter 106, "Zoning" of the Code of <br />Ordinances of the City of La Porte, the Planning and Zoning Commission of the City of <br />La Porte has reviewed all elements of the Comprehensive Plan, and duly approved by <br />the City Council of the City of La Porte, to consider possible amendments thereto; and, <br />