6. PUBLIC HEARINGS AND ASSOCIATED ORDINANCES
Official Roll-Call Vote
Staff Report & Agenda Item Details
6.a Alcohol Variance The City Council will hold a public hearing to receive comments regarding a request by Garden of Eden Floral & Gifts, LLC., to authorize a variance to Section 6-2 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of La Porte, to allow the sale of alcoholic beverages for on-premise consumption at Garden of Eden Floral and Gifts, LLC., located at 10515 Spencer Highway, La Porte, Texas, within 300 feet of a public school, followed by discussion and possible action to adopt Ordinance 2024-3988 authorizing a variance to Section 6-2 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of La Porte, by allowing the sale of alcoholic beverages for on-premise consumption at Garden of Eden Floral and Gifts, LLC., located at 10515 Spencer Highway, La Porte, Texas, within 300 feet of a public school. [Teresa Evans, Director of Planning and Development] 6.b Ordinance 2024-3989 for FLUP 24-92000001 The City Council will hold a public hearing to receive comments regarding a recommendation by the Planning and Zoning Commission to adopt Ordinance 2024- 3989 to approve an amendment to the City’s Future Land Use Plan Map Component of the Comprehensive Plan for a portion of a 56.7-acre property located at the northeast corner of State Highway 146 and Wharton Weems in the Planned Unit Development zoning district, and legally described as Lots 1-32, Block 1267 & Tract 33, La Porte Subdivision; Tract 1M, Abstract 35, J. Hunter Survey; and Tracts 5 and 5L, Abstract 30, W. P. Harris Survey, Harris County, Texas, by changing the land use designation from “Commercial” to “Low Density Residential”, followed by discussion and possible action to adopt Ordinance 2024-3989 to approve an amendment to the City’s Future Land Use Plan Map Component of the Comprehensive Plan for a portion of a 56.7-acre property located at the northeast corner of State Highway 146 and Wharton Weems in the Planned Unit Development zoning district, and legally described as Lots 1-32, Block 1267 & Tract 33, La Porte Subdivision; Tract 1M, Abstract 35, J. Hunter Survey; and Tracts 5 and 5L, Abstract 30, W. P. Harris Survey, Harris County, Texas, by changing the land use designation from “Commercial” to “Low Density Residential”. [Teresa Evans, Director of Planning and Development] 6.c Ordinance 2024-3990 for SCUP 24-91000002 The City Council will hold a public hearing to receive comments regarding a recommendation by the Planning and Zoning Commission to adopt Ordinance 2024- 3990 amending the Code of Ordinances of the City of La Porte, Chapter 106 “Zoning” by granting Special Conditional Use Permit (SCUP) 24-91000002, to allow for single- family residential development on a 56.7-acre tract of land located in a Planned Unit Development (PUD) zoning district and legally described as Lots 1-33, Block 1267, La Porte Subdivision; Tract 1M, Abstract 35, J Hunter Survey; and Tracts 5 & 5L, Abstract 30, W.P. Harris Survey; Harris County, Texas; followed by discussion and possible action to consider adopting Ordinance
Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis
This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 6.7/10). Under the Bastiat Liberty Watchdog Index, voting YES on measures that cap or reduce ad valorem tax burdens, expand taxpayer exemptions, retire debt early, enforce competitive bidding caps, or remove regulatory/zoning barriers to private property rights earns a positive Pro-Liberty score.