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DRAFT F:ORDWORK\CURREN1\ Moratorium Ordinance - 8-8-05 August 2, 2005 ORDINANCE NO. AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, PARIS, TEXAS, EXTENDING THE SUSPENSION OF THE ISSUANCE OF PERMITS FOR AND EXTENDING THE IMPOSITION OF A MORATORIUM ON THE ERECTION, RECONSTRUCTION, AND PLACEMENT OF GROUND SIGNS, POLE SIGNS, SIGNBOARDS, BILLBOARDS, TORPEDO SIGNS, AND ELECTRIC SIGNS, WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS OF THE CITY OF PARIS; ESTABLISHING A DURATION FOR SAID EXTENDED MORATORIUM AND SUSPENSION; AFFIRMING THE PREPARATION OF A NEW ORDINANCE REGULATING SIGNS AND BILLBOARDS WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS OF THE CITY OF PARIS; PROVIDING A VARIANCE AND APPEAL PROCESS; PROVIDING FOR A PENALTY; MAKING OTHER FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT; AND D ECLARIN G AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Paris, Paris, Texas, fmds and determines that the sign regulations of the City of Paris, as contained in Chapter 28 of the Code of Ordinances, were originally codified in 1970 and have not been substantially reviewed or revised since 1986; and, WHEREAS, the City Council finds and determines that the State and Federal laws and regulations related to signs and billboards have substantially changed since the City's sign regulations were reviewed and revised; and, WHEREAS, the City Council finds and determines that the desires and needs of the community and the citizens of the city of Paris with regard to the regulation of signs and billboards have likewise changed and matured since the City's sign regulations were reviewed and revised; and, WHEREAS, The City Council, by prior Ordinance No. 2005-015, adopted April 11, 2005, and Ordinance No. 2005-031, adopted July 11, 2005, temporarily suspended the issuance of permits for and imposed a moratorium on the construction of signs for a period of sixty (60) days and thirty (30) days respectively, subject to further extensions and subject to a variance process established therein; and, WHEREAS, the City Council deems it appropriate to again extend the suspension of the issuance of permits for and to extend the imposition of a moratorium on the erection, reconstruction, and placement of ground signs, pole signs, signboards of all kinds, billboards, torpedo signs, and electric signs, whether on buildings or on the ground, requiring a permit or not, for an additional <-) days to allow further review and public comment regarding the .