2024-027 - Amend Zoning Historic Overlay District No. 2 Church Street to Single-Family Dwelling District No. 1

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ORDINANCE NO. 2024-027 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS AMENDING ZONING ORDINANCE NO.1710 OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS, AS HERETOFORE AMENDED, SO AS TO REZONE PROPERTIES LOCATED WITHIN HISTORIC OVERLAY DISTRICT NO. 2 (HD -2), OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE CHURCH STREET HISTORIC DISTRICT TO SINGLE- FAMILY DWELLING DISTRICT NO. 1 (SF -1); DIRECTING CHANGES ACCORDINGLY IN THE OFFICIAL ZONING MAP OF THE CITY; PROVIDING A REPEALER CLAUSE, A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, A SAVINGS CLAUSE, A PENALTY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, on September 1, 2004, the City Council of the City of Paris passed Ordinance No. 2004-021 creating Historic Overlay District No. 2 (HD -2) for a portion of the city generally bounded by E. Kaufman Street on the north, 34th Street S.E. on the east, a distance north of Hearne Avenue on the south, and 1St St. S.W extending to a distance of 3rd Street S.W. on the west; and WHEREAS, HD -2 is often also referred to as the Church Street Historic District; and WHEREAS, Ordinance No. 2004-021 specifically "preserv[ed] the respective existing use and zoning designations of the property included" in the new historic overlay district; and WHEREAS, HD -2 contains properties zoned in various zoning classifications including Central Area (CA), Two -Family Dwelling District (217), Multiple Family Dwelling District No. 1 (MF -1), Planned Development (PD), Public Lands and Institutions (PLI), and Commercial District (C); and WHEREAS, at its regular meeting on June 24, 2024, City Council directed staff to initiate a zoning petition to rezone all properties within HD -2 which are not already zoned SF -1 to SF -1 to better preserve the character of HD -2; and WHEREAS, on August 5, 2024, following notice and publication as required by law, the Planning and Zoning Commission conducted a public hearing on the proposed amendments to the City Zoning Ordinance and, following said hearing, made formal recommendation to the City Council to approve the requested zoning; and, WHEREAS, on August 25, 2024, following notice and publication as required by law, the City Council of the City of Paris conducted a public hearing on the proposed amendments to the City Zoning Ordinance, and having considered the recommendations of the Planning and Zoning Commission and the testimony and evidence introduced at said public hearing, found and determined that approving the aforesaid zoning change would be consistent with the Comprehensive Future Land Use Plan of the City of Paris, consistent with the City Zoning Ordinance, and would be in the best interests of the public health, safety, and welfare of the citizens of the City of Paris by a vote of 6 ayes and 0 nays.