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ORDINANCE N0. 2018-032 <br />AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS, <br />APPROVING AND ADOPTING AN UPDATED COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, <br />RESCINDING ALL PRIOR COMPREHENSIVE PLANS OR PARTS THEREOF <br />IN CONFLICT THEREWITH; AND MAKING OTHER FINDINGS AND <br />PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT; PROVIDING A REPEALER <br />CLAUSE, A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, A SAVINGS CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING <br />AN EFFECTIVE DATE. <br />WHEREAS, Chapter 213, of the Local Government Code empowers municipalities <br />for the purpose of promoting sound development and promoting public health, safety, and <br />welfare to adopt a comprehensive plan for the long range development of said <br />municipalities; and, <br />WHEREAS, Chapter 213 of the Local Government Code empowers a municipality to <br />define the content and design of a comprehensive plan; and, <br />WHEREAS, Chapter 213 of the Local Government Code provides that a <br />comprehensive plan may: <br />1. Include but is not limited to provisions on land use, transportation, and <br />public facilities; <br />2. Consist of a single plan or a coordinated set of plans organized by subject and <br />geographic areas; and <br />3. Be used to coordinate and guide the establishment of development <br />regulations; and, <br />WHEREAS, the adoption of the proposed Comprehensive Plan shall not, in <br />accordance with Section 213.004 of the Local Government Code, limit the ability of the City <br />of Paris to prepare other plans, policies, or' strategies related to land use and land use <br />planning as required; and, <br />WHEREAS, the latest and currently adopted City of Paris, Texas Comprehensive <br />Plan was approved and adopted in September, 2001, and, <br />WHEREAS, said 2001 Comprehensive Plan Future Land Use Plan and said Land Use <br />Plan Definitions were amended and adopted in May, 2008, and, <br />WHEREAS, said 2001 and 2008 Comprehensive Plan and said Comprehensive Plan <br />amendments are recommended to be updated, and, <br />WHEREAS, on August 20, 2018, a Joint Paris Planning and Zoning Commission and <br />Paris City Council Work Session was held and city staff presented and answered questions <br />and comments pertaining thereto, and submitted said proposed Updated 2018 Paris, Texas <br />