2026-009 - Amend Chapter 5, Business Regulations Article 5.05 Solicitors, Vendors and Handbill Distributors, by adding Division 3, Donation Boxes

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ORDINANCE NO. 2026-009 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS, AMENDING CHAPTER 5, "BUSINESS REGULATIONS," ARTICLE 5.05, "SOLICITORS, VENDORS AND HANDBILL DISTRIBUTORS," BY ADDING DIVISION 3, "DONATION BOXES;" PROVIDING A REPEALER CLAUSE; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE; PROVIDING A PENALTY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, the laws of the State of Texas and Section 11 of the Charter of the City of Paris, Texas grant to the City the exclusive dominion, control and jurisdiction in, upon, and over and under the public streets, avenues, alleys, highways and other public property of the City; and WHEREAS, donation boxes have proliferated throughout the city and have been placed in various locations, including city rights-of-way and on vacant lots and on other private property, often without consent of the landowners; and WHEREAS, the failure to properly empty and clean donations boxes has resulted in an unsightly and littered appearance around many such boxes; and WHEREAS, donation boxes attract dumping and the disposal of household furniture, appliances, trash, and other items not suitable for reuse, which can pose an immediate adverse effect upon the public health and safety; and WHEREAS, the City Council desires to enact regulations addressing the placement, maintenance, operation, and use of donation boxes in the City of Paris to prevent nuisance, blight, and unsanitary and dangerous conditions resulting from the use of donation boxes; and WHEREAS, the City Council finds it necessary to adopt the ordinance for the health, safety and welfare of the general public and for the protection of landowners and residents of the city; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS: Section 1. That the findings set out in the preamble to this ordinance are hereby in all things approved and are incorporated herein for all purposes. 1