2017-030 - Approve the petition of the City of Paris for a change in zoning ... for the Hills Subdivision within the city limits to the northwest side of FM 195.

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ORDINANCE NO. 2017 -030 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS, AMENDING ZONING ORDINANCE NO. 1710 OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS, AS HERETOFORE AMENDED, SO AS TO REZONE THE HILLS SUBDIVISION WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS, BEING LOCATED ON THE NORTHWEST SIDE OF FM 195, IN THE CITY OF PARIS, LAMAR COUNTY, TEXAS, FROM AN AGRICULTURAL DISTRICT (A) TO A SINGLE- FAMILY DWELLING DISTRICT (SF -2); DIRECTING A CHANGE ACCORDINGLY IN THE OFFICIAL ZONING MAP OF THE CITY; PROVIDING A REPEALER CLAUSE, A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, A SAVINGS CLAUSE, A PENALTY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, the Planning and Zoning Commission received a request for an amendment to the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Paris to rezone the Hills Subdivision within the city limits, being located on the northwest side of FM 195, in the City of Paris, Lamar County, Texas, from an Agricultural District (A) to a Single - Family Dwelling District (SF -2); and, WHEREAS, well - established city planning principles and practice indicate that the zoning of residential subdivisions should conform to the compatible zoning district that is reflected in the municipal zoning ordinance; and, WHEREAS, city planning principles indicate that zoning of property should be in conformance with the future land use plan within a municipal comprehensive plan; and, WHEREAS, therefore, planning practice recommends that the Hills Subdivision should be rezoned from the Agricultural (A) Zoning District to the Single - Family Dwelling District (SF -2) to establish the zoning district that is compatible with the established single - family residential development that is reflected on the recorded plats; and, WHEREAS, the SF -2 Zoning District is compatible with the Paris Future Land Use Plan recommendation of Low - Density Single - Family Residential Use (LDR); and, WHEREAS, on August 7, 2017, following notice and publication as required by law, the Planning and Zoning Commission conducted a public hearing on the proposed amendment to the City Zoning Ordinance and, following said hearing, made formal recommendation to the City Council to approve the requested zoning; and, WHEREAS, on August 14, 2017, following notice and publication as required by law, the City Council of the City of Paris conducted a public hearing on the proposed amendment to the City Zoning Ordinance, and having considered the recommendations of the Planning and Zoning Commission and the testimony and evidence introduced at said public hearing, found and determined that approving the aforesaid zoning change would be consistent with the Comprehensive Future Land Use Plan of the City of Paris, consistent with the City