2022-038 - Historic Overlay District No.18 in a Two-Family Dewlling District Block 146 Lot 3-705 SE 3rd St.

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ORDINANCE NO. 2022-038 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS, AMENDING ZONING ORDINANCE NO. 1710 OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS, ESTABLISHING A HISTORIC OVERLAY DISTRICT NO. 18 (HD - 18), IN A TWO FAMILY DWELLING DISTRICT (217) IN THE CITY OF PARIS, BLOCK 146, LOT 3, LOCATED AT 705 SE 3RD STREET AND DESIGNATING THE STRUCTURE ON SAID PROPERTY AS A HISTORIC STRUCTURE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION AND THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION; PRESERVING THE EXISTING USE AND ZONING DESIGNATIONS OF THE PROPERTY SO DESIGNATED; DESIGNATING THE BOUNDARIES OF THE HISTORIC OVERLAY DISTRICT NO. 18 (HD -18) SO ESTABLISHED; MAKING OTHER FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELEATED TO THE SUBJECT; PROVIDING A REPEALER CLAUSE, A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, A SAVINGS CLAUSE, A PENALTY CLAUSE; AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Paris, Texas, has received a request from the Paris Historic Preservation Commission for an amendment to the zoning ordinance of the City of Paris to establish a Historic Overlay District (HD) on City of Paris, Block 146, Lot 3, located at 705 SE 3rd St.; and WHEREAS, the structure located on said property has been identified as the oldest standing residence in the City and was constructed in 1880 with an Italianate architectural style; and WHEREAS, on May 11, 2022, the Historic Preservation Commission reviewed the request, and, after notice to the owner and a public hearing thereon, recommended that the Historic Overlay District on this property be approved in accordance with the City zoning ordinance and State law and that the City Council designate the structure as a historic structure; and WHEREAS, on June 6, 2022, the Planning and Zoning Commission conducted a public hearing on said proposed amendment to the City zoning ordinance and, following said hearing, made formal recommendation to the City Council regarding said proposed Historic Overlay District No. 18; and WHEREAS, on June 27, 2022, the City Council of the City of Paris subsequently conducted a public hearing on the aforesaid proposed amendment to the City zoning ordinance, and having considered the recommendations of the Planning and Zoning Commission and the testimony and evidence introduced at said public hearing, found and determined that the residence on the property represents significance in history, architecture, and culture and that a historic overlay district would be appropriate for the property.