21 - Council Liaison to Paris Development Code P&Z Subcommittee

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The purpose of the Technical Standards Manual (TSM) is to establish standard principles and practices for the design and construction within the City of Paris, Texas and its exterritorial jurisdiction (ETJ). PARIS COMPREHENSIVE PLAN GOALS The City of Paris Comprehensive Plan: A Vision for the Future, was adopted in 2001 and updated in 2018. This plan defines a shared vision for the city's future that can only be achieved by taking deliberate action. Among other things, the plan encourages the City to: "Change the process to add new land uses to the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance by ordinance." "Connect the subdivision regulations directly to the Master Thoroughfare Plan to ensure the city's authority to enforce ROW dedications and other needed improvements for plan implementation" . "Create regulations for commercial RV parks" "Ensure all changes to the Zoning District Map conform to the Future Land Use Plan." "Implement a Healthy Creeks & Lakes policy to include proper erosion hazard setbacks and defined regulations for floodplain development." "Establish standards for accessory dwelling units, "tiny" houses, and container structures; and to re -consider the approach to residential -design manufactured housing." "Improve the Planned Development process to ensure they are large functional zoning units as intended by PD principles." "Review land uses allowed in General Retail and Commercial, providing improved differentiation between the two overlapping zoning districts." "Expand subdivision regulations to include reasonable landscaping requirements." "Study and revise paving standards as necessary to be practical and consistent." "Establish and enforce specific design standards, consistent with the planning recommendations from the 2001 Comprehensive Plan." "Move tree landscaping requirements from the Tree Ordinance to the subdivision regulations." City's Comprehensive Plan Summary, Page 34-36 Page 3 of 4