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I <br />AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OFTHE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS, <br />AMENDING ORDINANCES CREATING HISTORICAL OVERLAY DISTRICTS <br />TO INCORPORATE "DESIGN STANDARDS FOR THE HISTORIC DISTRICTS <br />OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS" AND ADDITIONS AND AMENDMENTS <br />THERETO; PROVIDING A PENALTY CLAUSE; PROVIDING A SAVINGS <br />CLAUSE; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING AN <br />FECTIVE DATE. <br />WHEREAS, the City Council adopted Ordinance No. 20O2'-033, the "Paris Historic <br />Preservation Ordinance," on June, 17, 2002 declaring that the protection, preservation, and <br />enhancement of districts and landmarks of architectural, archaeological,, cultural, and <br />historic importance is a matter of public policy; and <br />WHEREAS, said Paz -is Historic, Preservation Ordinance was codified as Chapter 7, <br />Article V1, "Historic Preservation," of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Paris.; <br />WHEREAS, in furtherance of the goals set forth in the Paris Historic Preservation <br />Ordinance, the City Council did thereafter approve the creation of seventeen (17) Historic <br />Overlay Districts by ordinance; and <br />WHEREAS, pursuant to Sec. 7-155 of the Code of Ordinances, each creating <br />ordinance contained design guidelines and other appropriate regulations concerning the <br />exterior and site development or redevelopment of buildings in each Historic Overlay <br />District as those standards existed at the time of passage; and <br />WHEREAS, pursuant to Sec. 7-153(e) of the Code of Ordinances, the City Council has <br />vested in the Historic Preservation Commission the authority to, among other things, <br />approve or disapprove certificates of appropriateness for renovations or construction in <br />the Historic Overlay Districts and to prepare and promote design guidelines for, landmarks <br />and districts; and <br />WHEREAS, on the Historic Preservation Commission adopted "Design Standards for, <br />the Historic Districts of the City of Paris, Texas" (hereinafter, the "Design Standards") in <br />2009; and <br />WHEREAS, on April 11, 2018, the Historic Preservation Commission approved <br />certain amendments and clarifications to the Design Standards with respect to windows, <br />bricks, and, fencing; <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY U0 <br />PARIS, TEXAS: <br />Section 1. That Section 4 of each of <br />