2019-017 Food Trucks and Food Truck Parks - Small Homes and Small Home Parks

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ORDINANCE NO. 2019-017 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS, AMENDING THE CITY OF PARIS CODE OF ORDINANCES BY AMENDING CHAPTER 14, "FOOD AND FOOD ESTABLISHMENTS" BY CREATING ARTICLE IV, "FOOD TRUCKS AND FOOD TRUCK PARKS;" BY CREATING A NEW CHAPTER 28.5, "SMALL HOMES AND SMALL HOME PARKS;" BY AMENDING ZONING ORDINANCE NO. 1710 OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS, AS HERETOFORE AMENDED, TO PROVIDE REGLUATIONS FOR SMALL HOMES AND SMALL HOME PARKS AND TO PROVIDE REGULATIONS FOR FOOD TRUCKS AND FOOD TRUCK PARKS; PROVIDING A REPEALER CLAUSE; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE; PROVIDING A PENALTY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, the City of Paris adopted a temporary Zoning Ordinance in 1942, and ordinances amending the Zoning Ordinance were passed by the City Council in 1945, 1957, and 1965; and WHEREAS, additional amendments were added to Zoning Ordinance No. 1710 (April 12, 1965) during 1971 through 1987 and 2012 and in 2016-2019; and WHEREAS, much of the Paris Zoning Ordinance is outdated, and therefore does not, in certain instances, reflect current and appropriate American zoning practice; and WHEREAS, the City of Paris staff and officials desire to partially update and amend portions of Zoning Ordinance No. 1710 to aid in the more efficient growth and development of the City of Paris, Texas; and WHEREAS, in 2018, City Council adopted a Comprehensive Plan Update (the "CPU"), which CPU acknowledges the need for zoning and other regulations relating to food trucks and food truck parks; and WHERAS, there is a current trend in the United States related to the construction of very small homes; and WHEREAS, the city's zoning ordinance and code of ordinances do not currently address such very small homes; and WHEREAS, the City Council believes it is in the best interest of the citizens of the city to adopt regulations for both food trucks and small homes; and 1