2007-009-ORD-Amending Section 21-100 of the City Zoning ordinance No. 1710

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ORDINANCE N0. 2007-009 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS, AMENDING SECTION 21-100 OF THE CITY ZONING ORDINANCE N0.1710, AS PREVIOUSLY AMENDED, PROVIDING THAT PETITIONS FOR ZONING CHANGES OR ZONING AMENDMENT REQUESTS GO DIRECTLY TO THE PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION RATHER THAN TO THE CITY COUNCIL; PROVIDING A REPEALER CLAUSE, A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, A SAVINGS CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, in order to expedite the process for initiating zoning changes or amendments to the City Zoning Ordinance, the City Council requested staff to prepare an ordinance amending Section 21-100 of the City Zoning Ordinance to state that all petitions for zoning changes or zoning ordinance amendments be filed with the Planning & Zoning Commission; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS: Section l. That the findings set out in the preamble to this ordinance are hereby in all things approved. Section 2. That Section 21-100 of Zoning Ordinance No.1710 of the City of Paris, Paris, Texas, be, and the same is hereby, amended so that such shall read as follows: "Sec.21. Amendments 21-100 Any person or corporation having a proprietary interest in any property may petition the Planning and Zoning Commission for a change or amendment to the provisions of this ordinance or the Planning and Zoning Commission may, on its own motion or on request from the City Council, institute study and proposal for changes and amendments in the public interest." Section 3. That all provisions of the ordinances of the City of Paris, Texas in conflict with the provisions of this ordinance are hereby repealed, and all other provisions of the ordinances of the City of Paris not in conflict with the provisions of this ordinance shall remain in full force and effect. Section 4. The repeal of any ordinance or part of ordinances affected by the enactment of this ordinance shall not be construed as abandoning any action now pending under or by virtue of such ordinance or as discontinuing, abating, modifying, or altering any penalty accruing or to accrue, or as affecting any rights of the municipality under any section or provisions of any ordinance at the time of passage of this ordinance.