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<br />ORDINANCE NO. 2001-073 <br /> <br />AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, <br />PARIS, TEXAS, ADOPTING SECTION 3-4 TO CHAPTER 3 OF THE CODE <br />OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OFP ARIS, ENTITLED "PROXIMITY OF <br />ESTABLISHMENTS SELLING ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES TO <br />CHURCHES, SCHOOLS, ETC., REGULATED; PENAL TY FOR <br />VIOLATION"; PROVIDING FORA PENALTY NOT TO EXCEED $2,000.00; <br />MAKING OTHER FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE <br />SUBJECT; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING A <br />SAVINGS CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code provides in Sections 109.33 and 109.331 <br />that a municipality may enact regulations prohibiting the sale of alcoholic beverages by a dealer <br />whose place of business is within 300 feet of a church, public school, public hospital, day-care center <br />or child-care facility; <br /> <br />WHEREAS, there is an increased incidence of criminal activity, including but not limited <br />to disorderly conduct, assault, public intoxication, driving while intoxicated, robbery and other <br />criminal offenses, in the immediate vicinity of establishments which sell and/or serve alcoholic <br />beverages; <br /> <br />WHEREAS, said increased incidence of criminal activity unduly endangers children and <br />other individuals in the vicinity of establishments which sell or serve alcoholic beverages; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, in the opinion oflaw enforcement officials, 300 feet is the minimum distance <br />necessary to protect children and other citizens who use or attend churches, public schools, public <br />hospitals, day-care centers and child-care centers from said increased criminal activity; NOW, <br />THEREFORE, <br /> <br />BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, PARIS, <br />TEXAS: <br /> <br />Section 1. That the findings set out in the preamble to this ordinance are hereby in all things <br />approved. <br /> <br />Section 2. That Section 3-4 of Chapter 3 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Paris, <br />Paris, Texas, be, and the same is hereby adopted, to read as: <br /> <br />"Sec. 3-4. Proximity of establishments selling alcoholic beverages to churches, <br />schools, etc., regulated; penalty for violation. <br /> <br />-1- <br />