14 Approve an ordinance suspending the issuance of permits for and extending for thirty days the moratorium on the erection, reconstruction, and placement of billboards, electric signs, and other off-premise signs within the City limits of Paris

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Section 2. That, for a period of thirty (30) days from and after July 20, 2008, no application for a sign permit, under Chapter 28 of the City Code of Ordinances or application for a specific use permit, under the City Zoning Ordinance, shall be accepted by the Ciry of Paris, Texas for a billboard sign or off-premises sign upon any property located within the corporate city limits of the City of Paris, Texas. Section 3. That during the term of this moratorium, City staff is hereby directed not to accept any applications for a sign permit under Chapter 28 of the Paris City Code of Ordinances or application for specific use permit under the City Zoning Ordinance, for a billboard sign or off-premises sign to be located in the corporate city limits of the City of Paris, Texas; any documents received purporting to apply for such a permit shall be returned to the applicant along with a copy of this ordinance and any application for a permit declined for processing pursuant to this ordinance shall be considered administratively incomplete. Section 4. That the City Manager, City Attorney, and the City staff shall be and are hereby instructed during the term of this moratorium to develop and propose new regulations for the Sign Ordinance, including regulations applicable to the location, construction, reconstruction or alteration of billboard signs and off-premise signs in the City of Paris, Texas as described herein and to present said reguiations to the Code Enforcement Task Force for their review and recommendation and then to the Ciry Council for their consideration and adoption. Section 5. That this ordinance does not prohibit and shall not be construed to prohibit the granting of any permit for the construction, reconstruction, installation or alteration of a billboard sign or off-premises sign in any circumstance'in which a properly completed, administratively complete application for said permit was submitted in accordance with all applicable City rules and regulations prior to the effective date of this ordinance. Section 6. That any permit lawfully issued by the City of Paris for a billboard sign or off-premises sign, prior to the effective date of this ordinance, shall expire two years from the date of issuance if reasonable progress toward completion of the permitted sign is not shown. Section 7. That the moratorium created by this ordinance shall remain in full force and effect for a period of thirty (30) days from and after July 18; 2008, unless earlier repealed by an official act of the Paris City Council or extended by an official act of the Paris City Council. Section 8. That any person, association, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, or other entity that constructs, reconstructs, installs or significantly alters a billboard sign or off-premise sign within the city limits of Paris, Texas during the term of 2 . OUti14u