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<br />ORDINANCE NO. 2001-001
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<br />AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS,
<br />PARIS, TEXAS, AMENDING SUBSECTIONS (1) AND (2) TO SECTION 17-
<br />22, ENTITLED "OVERGROWN VEGETATION, RUBBISH AND
<br />STAGNANT WATER PROHIBITED," AND SECTION 17-24, ENTITLED
<br />"NUISANCE DECLARED," TO CHAPTER 17, ARTICLE II, OF THE CODE
<br />OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF PARIS; MAKING OTHER FINDINGS
<br />AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT; PROVIDING A
<br />SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE; AND
<br />PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
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<br />WHEREAS, on April 4, 2000, the City Council of the City of Paris adopted Ordinance No.
<br />2000-020, which contained a new Chapter 17, Article II, Section 17-22 entitled "Overgrown
<br />Vegetation, Rubbish and Stagnant Water Prohibited" and Section 17-24 entitled "Nuisance
<br />Declared"; and,
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<br />WHEREAS, said Ordinance No. 2000-020 became effective on May 1, 2000; and
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<br />WHEREAS, the language of subsections (1) and (2) of Section 17-22 addressing the issue
<br />of excessive height of grass, weeds, and brush, and the language of Section 17-24, declaring excess
<br />weeds, grass and rubbish to be a public nuisance, needs to be clarified; NOW, THEREFORE,
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<br />BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, PARIS,
<br />TEXAS:
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<br />Section 1. That the findings set out in the preamble to this ordinance are hereby in all things
<br />approved.
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<br />Section 2. That Section 17-22, subsections (1) and (2), of Chapter 17, Article II of the Code
<br />of Ordinances of the City of Paris, Paris, Texas, be, and the same are hereby, amended by deleting
<br />the words "on average" and revising the format of subsection (2), leaving said subsections (1) and
<br />(2) to read as follows:
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<br />"Sec. 17-22. Overgrown vegetation, rubbish and stagnant water prohibited.
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<br />"(1) Uncultivated grass, weeds, or brush to grow to a greater height than twelve
<br />(12) inches on any lot, tract, or parcel of land within the corporate limits of
<br />the city, five (5) acres in size or less (including any right-of-way, easement,
<br />or drainage ditch); for purposes of this provision, the City may rely upon the
<br />acreage of any lot as shown in the official records of the appraisal district for
<br />the county where the property is located;
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