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ORDINANCE NO. 2019-022 <br />AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS, <br />AMENDING THE CITY OF PARIS CODE OF ORDINANCES BY AMENDING <br />ZONING ORDINANCE NO. 1710 OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS, AS <br />HERETOFORE AMENDED, TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL REGLUATIONS <br />PLANNED DEVELOPMENT ZONING DISTRICTS PROVIDING A REPEALER <br />CLAUSE; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING A SAVINGS <br />CLAUSE; PROVIDING A PENALTY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING AN <br />EFFECTIVE DATE. <br />WHEREAS, the City of Paris adopted a temporary Zoning Ordinance in 1942, and <br />ordinances amending the Zoning Ordinance were passed by the City Council in 1945, 1957, <br />and 1965; and <br />WHEREAS, additional amendments were added to Zoning Ordinance No. 1710 <br />(April 12, 1965) during 1971 through 1987 and 2012 and in 2016-2019; and <br />WHEREAS, much of the Paris Zoning Ordinance is outdated, and therefore does not, <br />in certain instances, reflect current and appropriate American zoning practice; and <br />WHEREAS, the City of Paris staff and officials desire to partially update and amend <br />portions of Zoning Ordinance No. 1710 to aid in the more efficient growth and <br />development of the City of Paris, Texas; and <br />WHEREAS, in 2018, City Council adopted a Comprehensive Plan Update (the "CPU"), <br />which CPU recommends improving the Planned Development process to ensure such <br />developments are large functional zoning units as intended by planned development <br />principles; <br />WHEREAS, the City Council believes it is in the best interest of the citizens of the <br />city to adopt additional regulations relating to Planned Development (PD) zoning districts; <br />and <br />WHEREAS, on June 3, 2019, following notice and publication as required by law, the <br />Planning and Zoning Commission conducted a public hearing on the proposed amendments <br />to the City Zoning Ordinance, and following said hearing, made formal recommendation to <br />the City Council to approve the requested amendments; and <br />WHEREAS, on June 24, 2019, following notice and publication as required by law, <br />the City Council of the City of Paris conducted a public hearing on the proposed <br />amendments to the City Zoning Ordinance and the City Code of Ordinances, and having <br />considered the recommendation of the Planning and Zoning Commission and the testimony <br />1 <br />