2000-020-RES ACTING ON THE FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

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RESOLUTION NO. 2000-020 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, PARIS, TEXAS, ACTING ON THE FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION PURSUANT TO SEC. 8-109 OF THE ZONING ORDINANCE REGARDING THE PROPER ZONING CLASSIFICATION FOR A NEW AND UNLISTED USE DESCRIBED AS AN AUTO STORAGE FACILITY; MAKING OTHER DETERMINATIONS CONCERNING THE CLASSIFICATION OF SUCH USE; DIRECTING THAT A ZONING ORDINANCE AMENDMENT BE PREPARED AND CONSIDERED BY THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION CONSISTENT WITH THE CITY COUNCIL'S ACTIONS; MAKING OTHER FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, Sec. 8-109 of the City zoning ordinance provides a procedure whereby the building official of the City of Paris is obligated to refer any question concerning any new or unlisted use not contained in the zoning ordinance to the Planning and Zoning Commission, requesting an interpretation thereon as to the zoning classification into which such new use should be placed; and, WHEREAS, the Planning and Zoning Commission, at its March 6, 2000, meeting, received an application from Jerry Pitcock which had been previously reviewed by the building official and for which the building official had concluded there was no existing appropriate classification of such use; and, WHEREAS, such use was characterized by the Planning and Zoning Commission as an auto storage facility; and, WHEREAS, in accordance with Sec. 8-109 ofthe zoning ordinance, the Planning and Zoning Commission did consider said proposed facility, and consistent with the requirements of the zoning ordinance, considered the facts and evidence presented to it in an open and public hearing regarding the nature of such use, including whether it involved dwelling activity, sales, processing, type of product, storage, and amount or nature thereof, enclosed or open storage, anticipated employment. transportation requirements, the amount of noise, odor, fumes, dust, toxic material and vibration likely to be generated thereof, the general requirements for public utilities such as water and sanitary sewer, and the compatibility of the proposed use with the uses permitted in the various zoning districts; and, WHEREAS, the Planning and Zoning Commission, having considered such issues and other issues regarding the nature of the proposed use, did find and determine and recommend to the City Council based on its findings that the City Council, consistent with the provisions of Sec. 8-109 of