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CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM BRIEFING SHEET <br />Submittal Date: <br />Originating Department: <br />Presented By: <br />Agenda Item No.: <br />06/05/12 <br />Planning & Zoning <br />Shawn Napier, P.E., Director of <br />Council Date: <br />Commission <br />Engineering, Planning and <br />7. <br />06/ 11 /12 <br />Development <br />RECOMMENDED MOTION: <br />Deliberate and possibly act on an ordinance amending Sections 8-108, 8-201 and 12-100 of the City <br />Zoning Ordinance No. 1710, as previously amended, by limiting the operation of head shops to Heavy <br />Industrial (HI) and Light Industrial (LI) zoning districts by a specific use permit (SUP) only. <br />POLICY ISSUE(S): <br />Zoning <br />BACKGROUND: <br />The Planning & Zoning Commission met on June 4`" to consider adoption of an ordinance amending <br />Sections 8-108, 8-201 and 12-100 of City Zoning Ordinance No. 1710, by limiting the operation of head <br />shops to Heavy Industrial (HI) and Light Industrial (LI) zoning districts by a specific use permit (SUP) <br />only. Adding a definition for head shops to section 8-201 of the city zoning ordinance; and adding a <br />new section 12-100 (54) head shops, to the list of uses requiring a specific use permit under the city's <br />zoning ordinance. The Commission voted to approve and recommend the ordinance to City Council. <br />Section 8 of the City Zoning Ordinance is a series of charts that tell you what type of uses are allowed in <br />the various zoning districts, Section 8-108 is the chart for Industrial uses in the City of Paris, Texas. <br />Section 8-201 will be amended to define a head shop as a retail outlet specializing in drug paraphernalia <br />used for consumption of cannabis, synthetic cannabis, other recreational drugs, including but not limited <br />to: salts, incense, herbs, spice or any blend thereof. <br />Section 12 of the City Zoning Ordinance sets out the procedure for application, notice and review of <br />specific use permit applications. In summary, the SUP application is filed with the Engineering, <br />Planning & Department at the City, notices are sent out to surrounding property owners, a public hearing <br />is held before the Planning and Zoning Commission and a recommendation is made to City Council for <br />final decision. <br />BOARD/COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: <br />P&Z recommended approval of the ordinance on a vote of 6-0. <br />EXHIBITS: <br />Ordinance <br />ACTION: <br />BUDGET INFO: <br />❑ Financial Report ❑ Minute Order <br />Expense <br />$ <br />❑ Department Report ❑ Resolution <br />Budgeted Amt. <br />$ <br />❑ Presentation ~ Ordinance <br />y'I'D Actual <br />$ <br />❑ P <br />bli <br />H <br />i <br />u <br />c <br />ear <br />ng ❑ Other <br />Acct. Name <br />Acct. Number <br />FISCAL NOTES: <br />REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY: <br />❑ Administration E City Clerk Z Eng., Planning & Development ❑ EMS/IT ❑ Finance ❑ Fire <br />❑ Municipal Court Z Legal ❑ Library ❑ Police Public Works ❑ Utilities <br />City of Paris <br />Revised 2/04/08 <br />1R <br />