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ORDINANCE NO. 2022-009 <br />AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS, <br />AMENDING THE CITY OF PARIS CODE OF ORDINANCES, ZONING <br />ORDINANCE 1710, OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS AS HERETOFORE <br />AMENDED, TO AMEND SECTIONS, 9-102,9-201, AND 9-301 REGARDING <br />AREA REGULATIONS FOR MINIMUM LOT AREAS, WIDTHS, AND DEPTHS; <br />TO ADD SECTION 15-103 REGARDING NONCONFORMING USES AND <br />STRUCTURES; AND TO AMEND SECTION 22-100 REGARDING GENERAL <br />DEFINITIONS; MAKING OTHER FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO <br />THE SUBJECT; PROVIDING A REPEALER CLAUSE, A SEVERABILITY <br />CLAUSE, A SAVINGS CLAUSE, 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 the period from 1971 through 1987, 2012, and in 2016 through <br />2021; and <br />WHEREAS, said Zoning Ordinance No. 1710 is currently codified in Chapter 9, <br />Exhibit B of the City of Paris, Texas Code of Ordinances; 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WHEREAS, much of the Paris Zoning Ordinance is outdated, and therefore does not, 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, there are numerous older lots within the City, the creation of which <br />predated the enactment of Zoning Ordinance No. 1710 and which do not conform to the <br />minimum lot sizes required by said ordinance; and <br />Page 1 of 5 <br />