2005-020-ORD AMENDING ARTICLE IV TO CHAPTER 30 OF CODE OF ORDINANCES ENTITLED TAX EXEMPTION FOR HISTORICAL STRUCTURES

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ORDINANCE NO. 2005-020 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, PARIS, TEXAS, AMENDING ARTICLE IV TO CHAPTER 30 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, ENTITLED TAX EXEMPTION FOR HISTORICAL STRUCTURES, TO PROVIDE A TAX EXEMPTION FOR NEW CONSTRUCTION IN HISTORICALLY DESIGNATED AREAS WITHIN THE CITY; PROVIDING FOR AN EXEMPTION OF THE INCREASE OF THE ASSESSED VALUE OF CERTAIN PROPERTIES FOR TAX PURPOSES WHICH ARE LOCATED IN AREAS OF THE CITY DESIGNATED AS HISTORIC DISTRICTS PURSUANT TO THE CITY'S HISTORIC PRESERVATION ORDINANCE AND THE CITY ZONING ORDINANCE WHICH SERVE AS SI'IlES FOR NEW, HISTORICALLY COMPATmLE CONSTRUCTION; ES1ABLISHING GUIDELINES AND CRITERIA FOR TAX EXEMPTION; PROVIDING A REPEALER; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE; MAKING OTHER FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Paris, in an effort to preserve, protect, and enhance the historical character and heritage of Paris, adopted Ordinance No. 2002-033 on August 1,2002, amending Chapter 7 of the Code ofOrdi=es of the City of Paris to adopt a new Article VII, Section 7-15 I through 7- I 64 thereto, entitled Hisrtoric Preservation, which, among other things, established the Paris Historic Preservation Commission and authorized the designation of historic landmarks and districts within the City; and, WHEREAS, on January 30, 2003, the City of Paris was designated by the United States Department of Interior as a Certified Local Government under the provisions of Section 101 (c) of the National Historical Preservation Act; and, WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Paris adopted Ordinance No. 2003-019 on May 8,2003, which amended the City's Zoning Ordinance to create a Historic District designation within the City's Zoning Ordinance for properties identified as historical structures, areas, and landmarks within the City; and, WHEREAS, Article VIII, Section I-F of the Texas Constitution and Section 11.24 of the Texas Property Tax Code enable the City of Paris to exempt from taxation part or all of the assessed value of certain historically significant sites in need of tax relief to encourage their preservation; and, WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Paris finds such tax relief is needed to encourage the preservation of historic structures and sites within designated historic districts of the City of Paris; and, -1-