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ORDINANCE NO. <br />AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS <br />APPROVING AND ADOPTING REVISIONS TO THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN <br />AND FUTURE LAND USE MAP FOR THE CITY OF PARIS AS IT PERTAINS TO <br />SPRINGLAKE ADDITON BLOCK 6, LOT 12, LOCATED AT 2801 E PRICE <br />STREET IN THE SPRING (LCAD 19795), FROM LOW DENSITY <br />RESIDENTIAL (LDR) TO MEDIUM DENSITY RESIDENTIAL (MDR); MAKING <br />OTHER FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT; <br />PROVIDING 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 Map; and, <br />