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ORDINANCE N0. 2007-042 <br />AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, <br />TEXAS, IMPOSING A MORATORIUM ON THE ISSUANCE OF <br />PERMITS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION, RECONSTRUCTION, AND <br />PLACEMENT OF BILLBOARDS AND OFF-PREMISES SIGNS WITHIN <br />THE CITY LIMITS OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS FOR A PERIOD <br />OF NINETY (90) DAYS FROM AND AFTER OCTOBER 22, 2007; <br />AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER AND CITY ATTORNEY TO <br />DEVELOP NEW REGULATIONS FOR BILLBOARDS AND <br />OFF-PREMISES SIGNS TO BE PRESENTED TO THE CITY COUNCIL; <br />PROVIDING A VARIANCE AND APPEAL PROCESS FOR PERSONS <br />AGGRIEVED BY THIS ORDINANCE; PROVIDING A REPEALER <br />CLAUSE, SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, SAVINGS CLAUSE AND <br />PENALTY CLAUSE; MAKING OTHER FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS <br />RELATED TO THE SUBJECT; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE <br />DATE. <br />WHEREAS, on May 14, 2007, the City Council of the City of Paris enacted Ordinance <br />No. 2007-010, imposing a one hundred twenty (120) day moratorium on the issuance of permits <br />for the construction, reconstruction, and placement of billboards, electronic signs, and <br />off premises signs within the city limits of the City of Paris, Texas; and, <br />WHEREAS, on August 27, 2007, the City Council of the City of Paris enacted <br />Ordinance No. 2007-021 extending the moratorium on the issuance of permits for the <br />construction, reconstruction and placement of billboards, electronic signs and off premises signs <br />within the city limits of the City of Paris, Texas for thirty (30) days from and after September 14, <br />2007; and, <br />WHEREAS, on October 12, 2007, the City Council of the City of Paris enacted <br />Ordinance No. 2007-040 extending the moratorium on the issuance of permits for the <br />construction, reconstruction and placement of digital and electronic signs within the city limits of <br />the City of Paris, Texas for sixty (60) days from and after October 14, 2007; and, <br />WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Paris created the Code Enforcement Task <br />Force to review and study proposed ordinances and regulations of the City of Paris addressing <br />health, safety and beautification issues within the City of Paris; and, <br />WHEREAS, the Code Enforcement Task Force has recently completed their review of a <br />proposed ordinance regulating electronic signs in the City of Paris and have made their <br />recommendations to the City Council; and, <br />1 <br />