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ORDINANCE NO. <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 />BY AMENDING ZONING ORDINANCE NO. 1710 OF THE CITY OF PARIS, <br />TEXAS, AS HERETOFORE AMENDED, SECTION 13, "ACCESSORY <br />BUILDING REGULATIONS," AND SECTION 14, "SPECIAL AREA AND USE <br />REGULATIONS," TO PROVIDE REGULATIONS RELATING TO PORTABLE <br />STORAGE STRUCTURES; PROVIDING A REPEALER CLAUSE; PROVIDING <br />A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE; PROVIDING A <br />PENALTY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING AN 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WHEREAS, much of the Paris Zoning Ordinance is outdated, and therefore does not, 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 recent years, portable storage containers have become a popular <br />means for additional storage on properties, and such containers have come to be used in <br />the same manner as accessory buildings; and <br />WHEREAS, the City currently has no regulations directly addressing the use of <br />portable storage containers; and <br />WHEREAS, the City Council believes it is in the best interest of the citizens of the <br />city to define portable storage containers and provide for placement on properties in the <br />city; and <br />WHEREAS, on October 7, 2019, following notice and publication as required by law, <br />the Planning and Zoning Commission conducted a public hearing on the proposed <br />amendments to the City Zoning Ordinance, and following said hearing, made formal <br />recommendation to the City Council to approve requested amendments; and <br />WHEREAS, on October 28, 2019, following notice and publication as required by <br />1 <br />