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ORDINANCE NO. 2023-001 <br />AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, <br />TEXAS, AMENDING APPENDIX A, "FEE SCHEDULE," SECTION <br />A10.002, "WATER AND SEWER TAPS," OF THE CODE OF <br />ORDINANCES; MAKING OTHER FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS <br />RELATED TO THE SUBJECT; PROVIDING A REPEALER CLAUSE, A <br />SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, A SAVINGS CLAUSE, A PENALTY CLAUSE; <br />AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. <br />WHEREAS, the Appendix A of the City of Paris Code of Ordinances provides a fee <br />schedule for city permits and services, including those related to construction and <br />development, and Section A10.002 thereof provides fees for the installation of water and <br />sewer taps; and <br />WHEREAS, the city has not changed the fees for the installation of water and sewer <br />fees since 2019, and the costs associated with such services have risen since that time; and <br />WHEREAS, on December 12, 2022, the City Council adopted amendments to the fee <br />schedule for other services related to construction and development; and <br />WHEREAS, the City Council finds it desirable to revise these fee schedules so as to <br />allow the city to perform the services related to said permits and related work on a break <br />even basis, thus avoiding having to subsidize those services from the taxes of those not <br />directly benefitting from the development; <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED 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 Appendix A, Section A10.002, "Water and Sewer Taps," shall be <br />amended to read in its entirety as follows: <br />"§ A10.002 Water and sewer _taps. <br />Water Fee <br />Standard 1" water tap in pavement $2,190.00 <br />