2024-042 - Amend Section 8 Use of Land and Buildings to provide definitions for Recycling Processing Facility - Recycling Transfer Station and Indoor Shooting Range

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ORDINANCE NO. 2024-042 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, SEC. 8, "USE OF LAND AND BUILDINGS," TO PROVIDE DEFINITIONS FOR "RECYCLING PROCESSING FACILITY," "RECYCLING TRANSFER STATION,' AND "SHOOTING RANGE—INDOOR" AND TO DESIGNATE ZONING DISTRICTS IN WHICH SAME MAY BE LOCATED; PROVIDING A REPEALER CLAUSE; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE; PROVIDING A PENALTY CLAUSE; AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, the City of Paris adopted a temporary Zoning Ordinance in 1942, and ordinances amending the Zoning Ordinance were passed by the City Council in 1945, 1957, and 1965; and WHEREAS, additional amendments were added to Zoning Ordinance No. 1710 (April 12, 1965) during 1971 through 1987 and 2012 and in 2016-2024; and WHEREAS, portions of the Paris Zoning Ordinance are outdated, and therefore do not, in certain instances, reflect current and appropriate American zoning practice; and WHEREAS, the City of Paris staff and officials desire to partially update and amend portions of Zoning Ordinance No. 1710 to aid in the more efficient growth and development of the City of Paris, Texas; and WHEREAS, in order to foster said growth, from time to time it is desirable to add new approved uses to said Zoning Ordinance; and WHEREAS, the city has been approached by various parties wishing to develop projects in the categories of recycling processing facility, recycling transfer station, and indoor shooting range, none of which are currently provided for in the Zoning Ordinance; and WHEREAS, on October 7, 2024, following notice and publication as required by law, the Planning and Zoning Commission conducted a public hearing on proposed text amendments to Zoning Ordinance No. 1710 providing definitions for "Recycling Processing Facility," "Recycling Transfer Station," and "Shooting Range—Indoor" and designating zoning districts for the locations thereof, and following said hearing, made formal recommendation to the City Council to approve the requested amendments; and WHEREAS, on October 28, 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