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<br />JANICE\ORDINANCES\AMEND CHAPTER 7/September 9, 2004
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<br />ORDINANCE NO.
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<br />AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, PARIS,
<br />TEXAS, AMENDING CHAPTER 7, ARTICLE III, THE SUBSTANDARD
<br />BillLDING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TO ADD A NEW
<br />PARAGRAPH (c)(ll) TO SECTION 7-47 OF SAID ORDINANCE, ENTITLED
<br />DEFINITIONS, TO CLARIFY THE DEFINITION OF BillLDINGS OR
<br />STRUCTURES TO INCLUDE ADDITIONS, ATTACHMENTS, EXTENSIONS, OR
<br />APPENDAGES TO SAME; MAKING OTHER FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS
<br />RELATING TO THE SUBJECT; AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
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<br />WHEREAS, the City Council ofthe City of Paris, Paris, Texas, in conjunction with other
<br />governmental entities, private groups, and private individuals, has supported and participated in
<br />a community-wide beautification program intended to remove junk, litter, and other unsightly
<br />materials, generally improve blighted areas of the City, protect and preserve the public health,
<br />safety, and welfare, and generally improve the overall appearance of the community; and,
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<br />WHEREAS, in pursuit of such goals, the City Council desires to protect the public health
<br />and safety at the same time protecting the rights of individual property owners; and,
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<br />WHEREAS, Section 54.004 of the Local Government Code authorizes home rule cities
<br />to enforce ordinances necessary to protect health, life, and property and to preserve the good
<br />government, order, and security of the city and its inhabitants; and,
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<br />WHEREAS, Section 54.012 (6) of the Local Government Code authorizes municipalities
<br />to bring civil actions for the enforcement of ordinances relating to dangerously damaged or
<br />deteriorated structures or improvements; and,
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<br />WHEREAS, Subchapter C of Chapter 54 of the Local Government Code, at Section
<br />54.032 (3), applies to dangerously damaged or deteriorated buildings or improvements; and,
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<br />WHEREAS, Subchapter C of Chapter 54 of the Local Government Code, at Section
<br />54.032 (5), relates to a building code or to the condition, use, or appearance of property in a
<br />municipality; and,
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<br />WHEREAS, Section 54.033 of Subchapter C of Chapter 54 of the Local
<br />Government Code authorizes the creation of a building and standards commission to hear
<br />and determine cases concerning alleged violations of ordinances concerning damaged or
<br />deteriorated structures or procedures, and the City Council of the City of Paris by prior action
<br />has created and implemented such a building and standards commission; and,
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