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<br />AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS
<br />CONSIDERING THE PETITION FOR A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
<br />AMENDMENT FROM LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL (LDR) AND MEDIUM
<br />DENSITY RESIDENTIAL (MDR), TO A MIXED USE OF PARK AND
<br />RECREATION (PR), COMMERCIAL (C), HIGH DENSITY RESIDENTIAL
<br />(HDR), MEDIUM DENSITY RESIDENTIAL (MDR), LOW DENSITY
<br />RESIDENTIAL (LDR), AND PUBLIC LANDS AND INSTITUTIONS (PLI), IN
<br />THE CITY OF PARIS, BLOCK 351, LOT PT OF 8, 76.262 ACRES, CITY OF
<br />PARIS, BLOCK 352, LOT 6, AND BLOCK 351, LOT PT OF 8, 91.627 ACRES,
<br />CITY OF PARIS, BLOCK 351, LOT PT OF 9, 19.2693 ACRES, LOCATED IN
<br />THE 3300 BLOCK OF JEFFERSON ROAD (LCAD 22769, 109121, AND
<br />106259); MAKING OTHER FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE
<br />SUBJECT; PROVIDING A REPEALER CLAUSE, A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE,
<br />AND 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
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