2019-009 Adopting Amendments to the Design Standards for the Historic Districts

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ORDINANCE NO. 2019-009 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS, ADOPTING AMENDMENTS TO THE "DESIGN STANDARDS FOR THE HISTORIC DISTRICTS OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS"; PROVIDING A PENALTY CLAUSE; PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING A REPEALER CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, the City Council adopted Ordinance No. 2002-033, the "Paris Historic Preservation Ordinance," on June, 17, 2002 declaring that the protection, preservation, and enhancement of districts and landmarks of architectural, archaeological, cultural, and historic importance is a matter of public policy; and WHEREAS, said Paris Historic Preservation Ordinance was codified as Chapter 7, Article VI, "Historic Preservation," of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Paris; WHEREAS, in furtherance of the goals set forth in the Paris Historic Preservation Ordinance, the City Council did thereafter approve the creation of seventeen (17) Historic Overlay Districts by ordinance; and WHEREAS, pursuant to Sec. 7-155 of the Code of Ordinances, each creating ordinance contained design guidelines and other appropriate regulations concerning the exterior and site development or redevelopment of buildings in each Historic Overlay District as those standards existed at the time of passage; and WHEREAS, pursuant to Sec. 7-153(e) of the Code of Ordinances, the City Council has vested in the Historic Preservation Commission the authority to, among other things, approve or disapprove certificates of appropriateness for renovations or construction in the Historic Overlay Districts and to prepare and promote design guidelines for landmarks and districts; and WHEREAS, on the Historic Preservation Commission adopted "Design Standards for the Historic Districts of the City of Paris, Texas" (hereinafter, the "Design Standards") in 2009;and WHEREAS, on or about April 11, 2018, the Historic Preservation Commission approved certain amendments and clarifications to the Design Standards with respect to windows, bricks, and fencing; and WHEREAS, on June 11, 2018, in Ordinance No. 2018-016, City Council amended the ordinances creating the seventeen (17) Historic Overlay Districts to incorporate the City's Design Standards for Historic Districts; and