2001-034-ORD EXTENDING EXISTING MORATORIUM ON SITTING OR PERMITTING OF WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS ETC

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ORDINANCE NO. 2001-034 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, PARIS, TEXAS, EXTENDING AN EXISTING MORATORIUM ON THE SITING OR PERMITTING OF WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS, TELEVISION, RADIO, AND OTHER SIMILAR FACILITIES; PROVIDING FORA SPECIFIED TERMINATION DATE; PROVIDING FOR ISSUES TO BE ADDRESSED DURING THE MORATORIUM; PROVIDING FOR CONTINUING ACTIVITIES DURING THE MORATORIUM; MAKING OTHER FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, the increasing number of wireless telecommunications, television, radio, and other similar facilities and the prospect for several more in the City of Paris, Texas, has raised concerns among the citizens and the City government, that the placement of such facilities should be regulated more effectively by the City; and, WHEREAS, the City of Paris has the authority to regulate the placement of wireless telecommunications, television, radio, and other similar facilities, but needs time to undertake a comprehensive review of existing regulatory provisions and to consider whether such provisions need to be revised or new provisions need to be adopted in order to effectively regulate such placement of facilities; and, WHEREAS, a moratorium on the siting or permitting of wireless telecommunications, television, radio, and other similar facilities that is limited in duration will enable the City to undertake such a review; and, WHEREAS, the City Council has previously adopted Ordinance No. 2000-066 imposing a one hundred eighty (180) day moratorium on the sitting or permitting of such facilities; and, WHEREAS, while progress has been made on accumulating information and seeking input regarding new regulations related to the placement of wireless telecommunications, television, radio, and other similar facilities, additional time is necessary to complete the process of generating such regulations; and, WHEREAS, the City Council finds and determines that an additional ninety (90) days would be sufficient to complete such process; and, WHEREAS, the City Council finds and determines that during the prior one hundred eighty (180) day moratorium, the placement of facilities on existing towers was permissible under the prior moratorium and such practice of placing such facilities on existing towers should continue; NOW, THEREFORE,