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Architectural and Historic Resource Survev of Paris. Texas (1985). This source inventories over 300 <br />historic sites in Paris. <br />(E) Many U.S. cities have renovated and redeveloped historic buildings to invigorate new economic <br />development opportunities. In certain instances, the exterior of these buildings have maintained <br />their historic significance and status, yet the interiors have been economically enhanced. <br />Examples include restaurants, business related uses, boutiques and smaller commercial and <br />service uses. This procedure is called "Adaptive Re -use" of buildings. <br />(F) Still a number of American cities have preserved historic structures as historic museums, and the <br />primary purpose for this preservation is for public use and enjoyment. <br />4. Relationship of Zoning to the Implementation and Protection of Historic Areas in Paris. <br />Most American cities regulate and protect their historic resources through implementing codes and <br />ordinances. In the City of Paris, there are two documents that provide this protection: <br />(A) City of Paris Code of Ordinances. The specific reference is Chapter 7: Buildings and Building <br />Regulations, Article VII: Historic Preservation. This article shall be cited as the "Paris Historic <br />Preservation Ordinance." <br />(B) City of Paris Zoning Ordinance. In Paris, there are 17 Historic Zoning Districts, and each one is <br />established as an Overlay District. An overlay zoning district is defined as a zoning district <br />established by ordinance to prescribe special regulations to be applied to a site in combination <br />with the underlying or base zoning district. So in Paris that means, for example, that there can be <br />an Historic District (HD) "over" a One -Family Dwelling District (SF -1, 2, or 3), a General Retail (GR), <br />a Commercial (C), or an Office (0) District and the requirements of both the Historic District and <br />the above example base districts would apply. The specific HD reference in the Zoning Ordinance <br />is Section 8. Use of Land and Buildings, sub -section 8-400: Historic Districts. Further, this section <br />of the Zoning Ordinance states that all structures in Historic Districts shall comply with both <br />historic requirements and provisions as so stated in both the Paris Zoning Ordinance and Paris <br />Code of Ordinances. <br />5. Graphic Representation of the Historic Zoning Districts in Paris. <br />Two maps are enclosed that illustrate the current historic districts in Paris. Each individual HD district <br />is identified with its own chronological number. The largest HD districts are HD-1, known as the <br />Downtown HD Commercial District, and HD -2, known as the Church Street Residential HD District. <br />21 <br />