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<br />ORDINANCE NO. 2006-010 <br /> <br />AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, <br />PARIS, TEXAS, PROVIDING THAT THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF <br />THE CITY OF P ARIS, PARIS, TEXAS, BE AMENDED BY REVISING <br />SECTIONS 28-1, 28-9, AND 28-23; PROVIDING FOR NEW DEFINITIONS <br />RELATED TO COORDINATED DEVELOPMENTS; PROVIDING AN <br />EXEMPTION FOR CERTAIN SIGNS WITHIN A COORDINATED <br />DEVELOPMENT FROM THE TOTAL SIGN FACE AREA ALLOWED; <br />PROVIDING FOR A PENALTY NOT TO EXCEED $2,000.00; REPEALING <br />ALL ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT <br />HEREWITH; MAKING OTHER FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED <br />TO THE SUBJECT; AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Paris did heretofore, on the 12th day of <br />December, 2005, in Ordinance No. 2005-067, revise certain sections of Chapter 28, Articles I and <br />II, of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Paris, known as the Sign Ordinance; and, <br /> <br />WHEREAS, Section 28-9 of said Sign Ordinance establishes a maximum allowed total sign <br />face area for all signs combined on one property; however, the effect of such Section as written could <br />prohibit new businesses locating to within a coordinated development from installing an attached <br />sign to advertise their business without exceeding such maximum allowed total sign face area of all <br />signs combined; and, <br /> <br />WHEREAS, because limiting the ability of individual occupancies within a coordinated <br />development to advertise their business was not an intended affect of Section 28-9, it is deemed <br />appropriate that Section 28-1 of the Sign Ordinance be expanded to add new definitions related to <br />coordinated developments and that Sections 28-9 and 28-23 be revised to exempt the square footage <br />of attached signs identifying individual occupancies within a coordinated development from the <br />maximum allowed total sign face area of all signs combined; NOW, THEREFORE, <br /> <br />BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, PARIS, <br />TEXAS: <br /> <br />Section 1. That the findings set out in the preamble to this ordinance are hereby in all things <br />approved. <br /> <br />Section 2. That Section 28-1 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Paris, Paris, Texas, <br />be, and the same is hereby, amended so that such shall read as follows: <br /> <br />"Sec. 28-1. Definitions. <br /> <br />Page 1 of 4 <br />