2019-013 Uses in the General Retail & Commercial Zoning Districts-Amending Section 8 Use of Land and Buildings; by Amending Section 12-100 Specific Use Permits

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ORDINANCE NO. 2019-013 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS, AMENDING ZONING ORDINANCE NO. 1710 OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS, AS HERETOFORE AMENDED, REGARDING USES IN THE GENERAL RETAIL AND COMMERCIAL ZONING DISTRICTS, BY AMENDING SECTION 8, "USE OF LAND AND BUILDINGS;" BY AMENDING SECTION 12-100, "SPECIFIC USE PERMITS;" 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12, 1965) during 1971 through 1987, 2012 and in 2016 through 2019; and WHEREAS, much of the Paris Zoning Ordinance is outdated, and therefore does not, in certain instances, reflect current and appropriate American zoning practice; and WHEREAS, the City of Paris staff and officials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, certain land uses that are currently allowed in the General Retail (GR) and Commercial (C) Zoning District are considered to be too intensive for the existing and proposed character of those zoning districts; and WHEREAS, certain land uses in the GR and C Zones should be modified, and some new uses and definitions should be added and amended said zoning districts to more efficiently advance the desire to enhance said zoning districts; and WHEREAS, where said certain uses to be deleted currently exist in Paris' GR and C Zones, they will continue to be allowed, as per this Zoning Ordinance No. 1710, Section 15: Non -Conforming Uses and Structures; and WHEREAS, on March 4, 2019, following notice and publication as required by law, the Planning and Zoning Commission conducted a public hearing on the proposed amendments to the City Zoning Ordinance and, following said hearing, made formal recommendation to the City Council to approve the requested amendments; and WHEREAS, on March 25, 2019, following notice and publication as required by law, 1