2007-043-ORD-Amending section 19-16 definitions, section 19-20 (a) notice, and section 19-21 hearing prior to abatement of nuisance by City

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ORDINANCE N0. ~~~~-04~ AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS, AMENDING SECTION 19-16 DEFINITIONS, SECTION 19-20(a) NOTICE, AND SECTION 19-21 HEARING PRIOR TO ABATEMENT OF NUISANCE BY CITY, OF CHAPTER 19, ARTICLE II JUNKED VEHICLES OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF PARIS; AMENDING THE DEFINITION FOR A JUNKED VEHICLE; PROVIDING THAT NOTICE PRIOR TO ABATEMENT INCLUDE DELIVERY BY UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE WITH SIGNATURE CONFIRMATION SERVICE; PROVIDING FOR A HEARING ON REQUEST OF A PERSON WHO RECEIVES NOTICE; MAKING OTHER FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT; PROVIDING A REPEALER CLAUSE, A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, A SAVINGS CLAUSE, A PENALTY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, on November 13, 2000 the City Council of the City of Paris, Texas enacted City Ordinance No. 2000-058 entitled, "Junked Vehicles; Public Nuisance; Abatement" which declared a junked vehicle to be a public nuisance and which made a violation of said Ordinance a misdemeanor with a fine not to exceed two hundred dollars ($200.00); and WHEREAS, in 2003, the Texas Legislature passed HB 1773 authorizing the governing body of a municipality to enact an ordinance imposing a more inclusive definition of junked vehicles than that provided by the State; and WHEREAS, on September 25, 2007, the Code Enforcement Task Force of the City of Paxis, Texas met to review and discuss the City's junked vehicle regulations and abatement process and to make recommendations to the Paris City Council; and, WHEREAS, the Task Force has recommended that the following amendments be made to Sections 19-16,19-20(a) and 19-21 of Chapter 19 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Paris, and having reviewed same, the City Council of the City of Paris hereby finds and determines that the changes recommended herein are in the best interest of the City of Paris and its citizens and should be adopted; 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. Section 2. That Section 19-16 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Paris, Texas, be, and the same is hereby amended to read as follows: