2005-019-ORD AMENDING SECTION 28 TO ORDINANCE NO 1710 OF ZONING ORDINANCE OF COP TO REVISE REGULATION FOR WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS TOWERS

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WHEREAS, the City Council has previously adopted Ordinance Number 200 1-048, which added a New Section 28 to the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Paris entitled "Regulation of Wireless Telecommunications Towers and Facilities", thereby implementing a comprehensive regulatory scheme for regulating the location of, siting of, spacing for, and technical standards associated with the construction and erection of wireless communication facilities; and, WHEREAS, the City Council desires to amend and revise said regulations to accommodate both the needs of the wireless companies and the needs of the citizens ofthe City of Paris; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, PARIS, TEXAS: Section 1. That the fmdings set out in the preamble to this ordinance are hereby in all things approved. Section 2. That Section 28-104 (b), entitled "Permitted Areas", of Section 28 of Ordinance 1710, the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Paris, shall be and is hereafter amended to remove Agricultural zoned areas as areas for potential siting of wireless communication facilities, said amended Section 28-104 (b) to read as follows: "Sec. 28-104 Wireless Communication Facilities Prohibited. *** (b) Permitted areas. From and after the effective date of this Ordinance, new WCF's shall be permitted only in areas bearing a zonmg designation of Commercial (C), Light Industrial (LI), or Heavy Industrial (HI); the siting of new WCF's in areas zoned other than as designated herein, including residential districts (SF-I), (SF-2) (SF-3), (2F), (MF- 1), (MF-2), Planned Development Districts (PD), Agricultural (A), and other non- commercial and non-industrial districts, including Parking Districts (P), Office Districts (0), Neighborhood Service Districts (NS), General Retail Districts (GR), Central Area (CA), and Public Lands and Institutes (PL&I), shall be and is hereafter prohibited." Section 3. That Section 28-106 (c), entitled "General Requirements," of Section 28 of Ordinance 1710, the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Paris, shall be and is hereafter amended to revise the setback of towers located on properties in areas zoned Commercial, Light Industrial, and Heavy Industrial, such amended Section 28-106 (c) to read as follows: "Sec. 28-106 General Requirements. *** ( c) Setback standards. No setbacks shall be required for towers located on properties zoned Commercial (C), Light Industrial (LI), and Heavy Industrial (HI), provided the -2-