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to the City Zoning Ordinance and, following said hearing, made formal recommendation to
<br />the City Council to approve the requested amendment; and
<br />WHEREAS, on May 22, 2017, following notice and publication as required by law,
<br />the City Council of the City of Paris conducted a public hearing on the proposed amendment
<br />to the City Zoning Ordinance, and having considered the recommendations of the Planning
<br />and Zoning Commission and the testimony and evidence introduced at said public hearing,
<br />found and determined that approving the aforesaid amendments would be consistent with
<br />the City Zoning Ordinance, and in the best interests of the public health, safety, and welfare
<br />of the citizens of the City of Paris by a vote of 7 ayes and 0 nays.
<br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
<br />PARIS, TEXAS:
<br />Section 1. That the findings set out in the preamble to this ordinance are hereby in
<br />all things approved.
<br />Section 2. That Section 28, "Wireless Telecommunications Towers and Facilities,"
<br />Section 28- 104(b), "Permitted areas," of Zoning Ordinance No. 1710 of the City of Paris,
<br />Texas, be, and the same is hereby amended to read as follows:
<br />"Permitted areas. From and after the effective date of this ordinance new WCF's shall
<br />be permitted only in areas bearing a zoning designation of Commercial (C), Light
<br />Industrial (LI), or Heavy Industrial (HI); the siting of new WCF's in areas zoned
<br />other than as designated herein, including Residential Districts (SF -1), (SF -2), (SF-
<br />3), (217), (MF -1), (MF -2), Planned Development Districts (PD), Agricultural (A), and
<br />non - Commercial and non - Industrial Districts including Parking Districts (P), Office
<br />District (0), Neighborhood Service District (NS), General Retail District (GR), Central
<br />Area (CA), and Public Lands and Institutes (PL &I) shall be and is hereafter
<br />prohibited. Notwithstanding the foregoing, an Attached WCF as defined herein shall
<br />be permitted in any zoning district in the city if it is to be attached to an existing
<br />water tower."
<br />Section 3. That Section 28, "Wireless Telecommunications Towers and Facilities,"
<br />Section 28- 108(b)(2) of Zoning Ordinance No. 1710 of the City of Paris, Texas, be, and the
<br />same is hereby amended to read as follows:
<br />"(2) Locating any antenna array or other WCF on existing support structures or
<br />portions of any other WCF consistent with the terms of subsections (b)(2)a.,
<br />b., and c.
<br />"a. Antenna array on existing structures. Any antenna which is not
<br />attached to a formal support structure but is attached to an
<br />alternative structure, such as a utility pole, sign, existing building, or
<br />other similar structure provided that such existing structure is located
<br />in an area zoned Commercial (C), Heavy Industrial (HI), or Light
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