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ORDINANCE NO. 2017 -002 <br />AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS, <br />AMENDING CHAPTER 22, "MOBILE HOMES AND MOBILE HOME PARKS," <br />OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES; AMENDING ZONING ORDINANCE NO. <br />1710 OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS, AS HERETOFORE AMENDED, BY <br />AMENDING SECTION 8, "USE OF LAND AND BUILDINGS," AND BY <br />AMENDING SECTION 22, "GENERAL DEFINITIONS;" PROVIDING A <br />REPEALER CLAUSE; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING A <br />SAVINGS CLAUSE; PROVIDING A PENALTY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING AN <br />EFFECTIVE DATE. <br />WHEREAS, the City of Paris adopted a temporary Zoning Ordinance in 1942, and <br />ordinances amending the Zoning Ordinance were passed by the City Council in 1945, 1957, <br />and 1965; and <br />WHEREAS, additional amendments were added to Zoning Ordinance No. 1710 <br />(April 12, 1965) during 1971 through 1987 and 2012 and in 2016; and <br />WHEREAS, much of the Paris Zoning Ordinance is outdated, and therefore does not, <br />in certain instances, reflect current and appropriate American zoning practice; and <br />WHEREAS, the City of Paris staff and officials desire to partially update and amend <br />portions of Zoning Ordinance No. 1710 to aid in the more efficient growth and <br />development of the City of Paris, Texas; and <br />WHEREAS, on December 5, 2016, the Paris Planning and Zoning Commission <br />discussed the Paris Zoning Ordinance amendments and Paris Code of Ordinance <br />amendments regarding the deletions, modifications, and addition of certain requirements <br />related to mobile homes and manufactured housing as described herein and supported <br />same; and <br />WHEREAS, said deletions, modifications, and the addition of certain inclusions are <br />necessary to update and address U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) <br />requirements; and <br />WHEREAS, the City of Paris officials wish to assign new zoning district locations for <br />manufactured housing, for the purpose of consolidating their location, and to optimize <br />single- family zones as traditional single - family residential districts; and <br />WHEREAS, on January 3, 2017, following notice and publication as required by law, <br />the Planning and Zoning Commission conducted a public hearing on the proposed <br />amendments to the City Zoning Ordinance and Chapter 22 of City Code of Ordinances and <br />1 <br />