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<br />ORDINANCE N0.
<br />AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS,
<br />AMENDING ZONING ORDINANCE N0. 1710 OF THE CITY OF PARIS,
<br />TEXAS, AS HERETOFORE AMENDED, SO AS TO REZONE A 0.78 ACRE
<br />TRACT OF LAND BEING A PART OF THE THOMAS ASKINS SURVEY,
<br />ABSTRACT N0. 6, LOCATED AT 4040 NORTH MAIN STREET, CITY OF
<br />PARIS, LAMAR COUNTY, TEXAS, FROM AN AGRICULTURE DISTRICT (A)
<br />TO A COMMERICAL DISTRICT (C) DIRECTING A CHANGE ACCORDINGLY
<br />IN THE OFFICIAL ZONING MAP OF THE CITY; PROVIDING A REPEALER
<br />CLAUSE, A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, A SAVINGS CLAUSE, A PENALTY
<br />CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
<br />WHEREAS, the Planning & Zoning Commission received a request for an
<br />amendment to the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Paris to rezone a 0.78 acre tract of land
<br />being a part of the Thomas Askins Survey, Abstract No. 6, located at 4040 North Main
<br />Street, City of Paris, Lamar County, Texas from an Agriculture District (A) to a Commercial
<br />District (C); and,
<br />WHEREAS, on September 7, 2010, following notice and publication as required by
<br />law, the Planning and Zoning Commission conducted a public hearing on the proposed
<br />amendment to the City zoning ordinance and, following said hearing, made formal
<br />recommendation to the City Council to approve the requested zoning; and
<br />WHEREAS, on September 27, 2010, following notice and publication as required by
<br />law, the City Council of the City of Paris conducted a public hearing on the proposed
<br />amendment to the City zoning ordinance, and having considered the recommendations of
<br />the Planning and Zoning Commission and the testimony and evidence introduced at said
<br />public hearing, found and determined that approving the aforesaid zoning change would be
<br />consistent with the Comprehensive Future Land Use Plan of the City of Paris, consistent
<br />with the City zoning ordinance, and in the best interests of the public health, safety, and
<br />welfare of the citizens of the City of Paris.
<br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
<br />PARIS, TEXAS:
<br />Section 1. The findings set out in the preamble to this ordinance are hereby in all
<br />things approved.
<br />Section 2. The Official Zoning Map of the City of Paris, Texas and Zoning
<br />Ordinance No. 1710 of the City of Paris as heretofore amended is hereby further amended
<br />to rezone a 0.78 acre tract of land being a part of the Thomas Askins Survey, Abstract No. 6,
<br />located at 4040 North Main Street, City of Paris, Lamar County, Texas, from an Agriculture
<br />District (A) to a Commercial District (C), said property being more particularly described in
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