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DRAFT <br />ORDINANCE NO. <br />AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS, <br />AMENDING ZONING ORDINANCE NO. 1710 OF THE CITY OF PARIS, <br />TEXAS, AS HERETOFORE AMENDED, SO AS TO REZONE CITY BLOCK 287, <br />LOTS 1B AND 5, LOCATED IN THE 3400 BLOCK OF LAMAR AVENUE, IN <br />THE CITY OF PARIS, LAMAR COUNTY, TEXAS, FROM A SINGLE-FAMILY <br />DWELLING DISTRICT NO.2 (SF2) TO A GENERAL RETAIL DISTRICT (GR); <br />DIRECTING A CHANGE ACCORDINGLY IN THE OFFICIAL ZONING MAP OF <br />THE CITY; PROVIDING A REPEALER CLAUSE, A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, A <br />SAVINGS CLAUSE, A PENALTY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE <br />DATE. <br />WHEREAS, the Planning and Zoning Commission received a request for an <br />amendment to the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Paris to rezone City Block 287, Lots 1B <br />and 5, located in the 3400 block of Lamar Avenue, in the City of Paris, Lamar County, Texas, <br />from a Single -Family Dwelling District No. 2 (SF2) to a General Retail District (GR); and, <br />WHEREAS, on January 6, 2020, following notice and publication as required by law, <br />the Planning and Zoning Commission conducted a public hearing on the proposed <br />amendment to the City Zoning Ordinance and, following said hearing, made formal <br />recommendation to the City Council to approve the requested zoning; and, <br />WHEREAS, on January 27, 2020, following notice and publication as required by <br />law, the City Council of the City of Paris conducted a public hearing on the proposed <br />amendment to the City Zoning Ordinance, and having considered the recommendations of <br />the Planning and Zoning Commission and the testimony and evidence introduced at said <br />public hearing, found and determined that approving the aforesaid zoning change would be <br />consistent with the Comprehensive Future Land Use Plan of the City of Paris, consistent <br />with the City Zoning Ordinance, and in the best interests of the public health, safety, and <br />welfare of the citizens of the City of Paris by a vote of ayes and nays. <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF <br />PARIS, TEXAS: <br />Section 1. That the findings set out in the preamble to this ordinance are hereby in <br />all things approved. <br />Section 2. That the Official Zoning Map of the City of Paris, Texas and Zoning <br />Ordinance No. 1710 of the City of Paris as heretofore amended is hereby further amended <br />to rezone City Block 287, Lots 1B and 5, located in the 3400 block of Lamar Avenue, in the <br />City of Paris, Lamar County, Texas, from a Single -Family Dwelling District No. 2 (SF2) to a <br />General Retail District (GR). <br />Section 3. That the Chief Building Official of the City of Paris be, and he is hereby, <br />