2536 ORD PROVIDING FOR ARCHITECTURAL AND HISTORICAL REVIEW PRIOR TO ISSUANCE OF DEMOLITION PERMITS

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ORDINANCE NO. 2536 A N ORDINA NCE OF THE CITY OF PA R IS, PA R IS, TEXA S, PROVIDING FOR ARCHITECTURAL AND HISTORICAL REVIEW PRIOR TO THE ISSUANCE OF DEMOLITION PERMITS; PROVID- ING FOR A PENALTY NOT TO EXCEED $200. 00; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE OF DECEMBER 1, 1980. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS: Section l. That the Director of Community Development, upon the receipt of a request for demolition permit, shall refer the same to the Historic Landmark Preservation Committee, which shall within three (3) days render a decision as to whether the demolition permit should be immediately issued or should be delayed for up to ninety (90) days, for the purpose of researching the historic and architectural significance of the building and property the subject of the demolition permit request. Section 2. H.istoric Landmark Preservation Committee Created. (a) There is hereby created a committee to be known as the Historic Landmark Preservation Committee of the City of Paris, which committee shall be composed of fifteen (15) members ap- pointed by the City Council. The membership of the committee shall include: One (1) Architect; One (1) Historian; One (1) member of a board of directors of a local financial institution; One (1) person with nursery or landscape interest; One (1) member from the Visitors and Convention Council of the Chamber of Commerce of Lamar County; One (1) Realtor; One (1) member of the Lamar County Bar Association; One (1) member from the Industrial Development Committee of the Chamber of Commerce of Lamar County; One (1) member from the Lamar County Historical Commission; One (1) member from the Lamar County Genealogy Society; Director of Aikin Archives; One (1) member from Lamar County Historical Society; and three (3) at large members. The original committee shall consist of eight (8) members appointed for one (1) year and seven (7) members appointed for two (2) years; thereafter all members shall be appointed for two year terms. All terms expire on June 30, and the members shall serve without compensation. (b) The committee shall meet upon call by the committee chairman or upon petition of simple majority of the committee members. Eight (8) members shall constitute a quorum, and issues shall be decided by a simple majority vote of the members present. The minutes of each meeting shall be filed in the Office of the City Clerk. In addition to the fifteen (15) members ap- pointed by the City Council, the following shall be ex-officio members: City Attorney, Director of Community Development, Director of Parks and Recreation, Planning and Zoning Commission and Parks and Recreation Board. None of the ex-officio members shall have voting power, but shall assist the committee in its various functions.