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DRAFT attorney\ \current\ Zoning Ord P Holden 2009 ORDINANCE 1V0. AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS, AMENDING ZONING ORDINANCE N0. 1710 OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS, AS HERETOFORE AMENDED, SO AS TO REZONE A 6.5 ACRE TRACT BEING A PART OF THE ENOCH CROW SURVEY, ABSTRACT NO. 208, LOCATED IN THE 4500 BLOCK OF LAMAR AVENUE, CITY OF PARIS, LAMAR COUNTY, TEXAS, FROM AN AGRICULTURAL DISTRICT (A) TO A PLANNED DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT (PD-b) HOUSING DEVELOPMENT OR COMMUNITY UNIT DEVELOPMENT, DIRECTING A CHANGE ACCORDINGLY IN THE OFFICIAL ZONING MAP OF THE CITY; PROVIDING A REPEALER CLAUSE, A SAVINGS CLAUSE, A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, A PENALTY CLAUSE, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, the Planning & Zoning Commission received a request for an amendment to the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Paris to rezone a 6.5 acre tract being a part of the Enoch Crow Survey, Abstract No. 208, located in the 4500 Block of Lamar Avenue, City of Paris, Lamar County, Texas from an Agricultural District (A) to a Planned Development District (PD-b) Housing Development or Community Unit Development; and, WHEREAS, on April 6, 2009, the Planning and Zoning Commission conducted a public hearing on the proposed amendment to the City zoning ordinance and, following said hearing, made formal recommendation to the City Council to approve the requested ~ zoning change; and, WHEREAS, a written protest against the proposed rezoning of this property has been received from in excess of twenty percent (20%) of the owners of the property within 200 feet of the boundary lines of the proposed tract to be rezoned, thereby requiring a three-quarter (3/4) majority vote of the City Council to approve the rezoning of the property; and, WHEREAS, on April 27, 2009, following notice and publication as required by law, the City Council of the City of Paris conducted a public hearing on the proposed amendment to the City zoning ordinance, and having considered the recommendations of the Planning and Zoning Commission and the testimony and evidence introduced at said public hearing, found and determined that approving the aforesaid zoning change would be consistent with the comprehensive plan of the City of Paris, consistent with the City zoning ordinance, and in the best interests of the public health, safery, and welfare of the citizens of the City of Paris, and approved the rezoning of the property from Agricultural District (A) to Planned Development District (PD-b) Housing Development or Community Unit Development by a vote of ayes and _ nays. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAIIVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS: