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Section 1. That the findings set out in the preamble to this ordinance are hereby in all
<br />things approved.
<br />Section 2. That, from and after the effective date of this ordinance, the issuance of
<br />permits for the erection, reconstruction, or placement of ground signs, pole signs, signboards of
<br />all kinds, billboards, torpedo signs, or electric signs, on buildings or on the ground, within the
<br />city limits of the city of Paris, Texas, which require the issuance of such permits under Chapter
<br />28 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Paris incident to their erection, reconstruction, or
<br />placement, shall be and is hereby suspended, and a moratorium is hereby imposed prohibiting the
<br />erection, reconstruction, or placement of ground signs, pole signs, signboards of all kinds,
<br />billboards, torpedo signs, or electric signs, on buildings or on the ground, whether requiring a
<br />permit or not, within the city limits of the city of Paris for the period of time specified herein.
<br />Section 3. That the duration of the suspension of the issuance of permits for, and the
<br />moratorium prohibiting the erection, reconstruction, or placement of ground signs, pole signs,
<br />signboards of all kinds, billboards, torpedo signs, or electric signs, as imposed by Section 2 of
<br />this ordinance, shall be for a period of ninety (90) days following the effective date of this
<br />ordinance, or for a greater or shorter duration as subsequently provided by further action of the
<br />City Council of the City of Paris.
<br />Section 4. That the City Manager, City Attorney, and the City staff shall be and are
<br />hereby instructed during the pendency of the suspension of the issuance of permits and the
<br />moratorium herein imposed, to develop and propose new regulations for the future erection,
<br />reconstruction, and placement of ground signs, pole signs, signboards of all kinds, billboards,
<br />torpedo signs, electric signs, and all other signs within the city limits of the city of Paris, and to
<br />present said regulations to the City Council for their consideration and adoption.
<br />Section 5. That this ordinance shall not be construed to prevent the erection or placement
<br />of political signs, approved cloth or banner signs, real estate signs, or signs associated with the
<br />sale of real estate.
<br />Section 6. That any person violating any of the provisions of this ordinance shall be guilty
<br />of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof, shall be subject to a fine in an amount not to
<br />exceed $500.00. Each day any violation of this ordinance shall continue shall constitute a separate
<br />offense.
<br />Section 7. That this ordinance shall be effective from and after its date of passage and
<br />publication as required by law.
<br />PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED this 11th day of April, 2005.
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<br />Curtis Fendley, Mayor
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