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ORDINANCE N0. 2011-013
<br />AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS
<br />APPROVING AND ADOPTING REVISIONS TO THE FUTURE LAND USE
<br />PLAN MAP FOR THE CITY OF PARIS AS IT PERTAINS TO LOT 7, CITY
<br />BLOCK 61, CITY OF PARIS, LAMAR COUNTY, TEXAS, LOCATED AT 624
<br />5TH STREET NE PARIS, TEXAS, AS FURTHER DESCRIBED IN EXHIBIT "A"
<br />ATTACHED HERETO, FROM LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL (LDR) TO
<br />GENERAL RETAIL (GR) MAKING OTHER FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS
<br />RELATED TO THE SUBJECT; PROVIDING A REPEALER CLAUSE, A
<br />SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, A PENALTY CLAUSE AND PROVIDING AN
<br />EFFECTIVE DATE.
<br />WHEREAS, Section 211.004 of the Local Government Code requires that all zoning
<br />regulations must be adopted in accordance with a comprehensive plan and must be
<br />designed to lessen congestion in the streets; secure safety from fire, panic, and other
<br />dangers; promote health and the general welfare; provide adequate light and air; prevent
<br />the overcrowding of land, avoid undue concentration of population; or facilitate the
<br />adequate provision of transportation, water, sewers, schools, parks, and other public
<br />requirements; and,
<br />WHEREAS, on September 6, 2001, the City Council of the City of Paris enacted
<br />Ordinance No. 2001-054 which adopted a new Comprehensive Zoning and Land Use Plan
<br />for the City of Paris; and,
<br />WHEREAS, on May 12, 2008, the City Council of the City of Paris enacted Ordinance
<br />No. 2008-016 amending the Future Land Use Plan Map and Future Land Use Plan Map
<br />Legend Explanations; and,
<br />WHEREAS, on May 2, 2011 the Planning and Zoning Commission held a public
<br />hearing to review and consider a request to amend the Future Land Use Plan Map as it
<br />pertains to the property located on Lot 7, Block 61 City of Paris, Lamar County, Texas,
<br />located at 624 5th Street NE Paris, Texas, as further described in Exhibit "A" attached
<br />hereto, from Low Density Residential (LDR) to General Retail (GR), and following the public
<br />hearing voted to recommend the amendment to the Paris City Council; and,
<br />WHEREAS, on May 23, 2011, the City Council of the City of Paris held a public
<br />hearing to receive input from the citizens of the City of Paris regarding the proposed
<br />amendment to the Future Land Use Plan Map as set forth in Exhibit "A" attached hereto;
<br />and,
<br />WHEREAS, following the public hearing and consideration of the proposed
<br />amendment to the Future Land Use Plan Map for the City of Paris, the City Council
<br />determined that this amendment would be in the best interest of the City of Paris and its
<br />citizens, and the same should be approved.
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