2017-022 - Amend Zoning to include definition for pawn shop

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Section 1. That the findings set out in the preamble to this ordinance are hereby in all things approved. Section 2. That Section 8 -106, "Retail and Service Type Uses," in Section 8, "Use of Land and Buildings," of Zoning Ordinance No. 1710 of the City of Paris, Texas, be, and the same is hereby amended to allow as a permitted use "Pawn Shop," in the General Retail (GR) and Commercial (C) Zoning Districts, with no outdoor storage allowed in said General Retail (GR) Zoning District. Section 3. That Section 8 -201 in Section 8 -200, "Special Definitions and Explanations Noted in Use Regulations," of Zoning Ordinance No. 1710 of the City of Paris, Texas, be, and the same is hereby amended to add the definition of "Pawn Shop" as item number 58, with subsequent items renumbered appropriately, to read as follows herein: "`Pawnshop' means a location at which or premises in which a business regularly (a) lends money on the security of pledged goods; or (b) purchases goods on condition that the goods may be redeemed or repurchased by the seller for a fixed price within a fixed period. For the purposes of this definition, 'pawn transaction' means the pledging with a pawnbroker of a single item of goods as security for a loan of money, and `pledged goods' means goods deposited with or otherwise delivered into the possession of a pawnbroker in connection with a pawn transaction." Section 4. That all provisions of the ordinances of the City of Paris, Texas in conflict with the provisions of this ordinance are hereby repealed, and all other provisions of the ordinances of the City of Paris not in conflict with the provisions of this ordinance shall remain in full force and effect. Section 5. That the repeal of any ordinance or part of ordinances affected by the enactment of this ordinance shall not be construed as abandoning any action now pending under or by virtue of such ordinance or as discontinuing, abating, modifying, or altering any penalty accruing or to accrue, or as affecting any rights of the municipality under any section or provisions of any ordinance at the time of passage of this ordinance. Section 6. That it is the intention of the City Council of the City of Paris, Texas that this ordinance, and every provision hereof, shall be considered severable, and the invalidity or partial invalidity of any section, clause, or provisions of this ordinance shall not affect the validity of any other portion of this ordinance. Section 7. That any person violating any provision of this ordinance shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction, shall be subject to a fine in accordance with provisions of Sec. 1 -6 of Chapter One of the City of Paris Code of Ordinances, and each and every day's continuance of any violation of the above - enumerated sections shall constitute and be deemed a separate offense. 2