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ORDINANCE NO. 2022-054 <br /> AN ORDIIVANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS <br /> COIVSIDERING THE PETITION FOR A COMPREHEIVSIVE PLAN <br /> AMENDMENT FROM A LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL (LDR) TO A MEDIUM <br /> DEIVSITY RESIDENTIAL(MDR),IN THE CITY OF PARIS BLOCK 317, LOT 2- <br /> E, A524 J LEACH SURVEY, 2.77 ACRES, LOCATED IN THE 3400 BLOCK OF <br /> NE LOOP 286, PARIS, LAMAR COUNTY, TEXAS, (LCAD 111362); MAKING <br /> OTHER FIIVDINGS A1VD PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT; <br /> PROVIDIIVG A REPEALER CLAUSE, A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, AND <br /> PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. <br /> WHEREAS, Section 211.004 of the Texas Local Government Code requires that all <br /> zoning regulations must be adopted in accordance with a comprehensive plan and must be <br /> designed to lessen congestion in the streets; secure safety from fire, panic, and other <br /> dangers; promote health and the general welfare; provide adequate light and air; prevent <br /> the overcrowding of land; avoid undue concentration of population; or facilitate the <br /> adequate provision of transportation, water, sewers, schools, parks, and other public <br /> requirements; and, <br /> WHEREAS, Chapter 213, of the Texas Local Government Code empowers <br /> municipalities for the purpose of promoting sound development and promoting public <br /> health, safety,and welfare to adopt a comprehensive plan for the long range development of <br /> said municipalities; and, <br /> WHEREAS, Chapter 213 of the Local Government Code empowers a municipality to <br /> define the content and design of a comprehensive plan; and, <br /> WHEREAS, Chapter 213 of the Local Government Code provides that a <br /> comprehensive plan may: <br /> 1. Include but is not limited to provisions on land use,transportation, and public <br /> facilities; <br /> 2. Consist of a single plan or a coordinated set of plans organized by subject and <br /> geographic areas; and <br /> 3. Be used to coordinate and guide the establishment of development <br /> regulations; and, <br /> WHEREAS, the adoption of the proposed Comprehensive Plan shall not, in <br /> accordance with Section 213.004 of the Local Government Code, limit the ability of the City <br /> of Paris to prepare other plans, policies, or strategies related to land use and land use <br /> planning as required; and, <br /> WHEREAS, in September for 2001, the City Council adopted a City of Paris, Texas <br /> Comprehensive Plan and Future Land Use Plan; and, <br />