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DRAFT <br /> <br />ALICE\ORDWORK\CURRENT\Tower Ord <br /> August 10, 2001 <br /> <br />ORDINANCE NO. <br /> <br />AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, <br />PARIS, TEXAS, AMENDING ORDINANCE NUMBER 1710, THE ZONING <br />ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TO ADD A NEW SECTION 28 <br />THERETO ENTITLED "REGULATION OF WIRELESS <br />TELECOMMUNICATIONS TOWERS AND FACILITIES"; PROVIDING <br />DEFINITIONS; PROVIDING FOR PERMITTED LOCATIONS; PROVIDING <br />FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR A REPEALER; MAKING OTHER <br />FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT; AND <br />PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. <br /> <br />(Fcc) <br />(psc), <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the Federal Government through the Federal Communications Commission <br />has issued wireless communications licenses for cellular, personal communication services <br />paging and other providers of wireless antenna services; and, <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, the demand by citizens for new wireless communication services has produced <br />an increased need for installation of wireless antennas and wireless communications facilities to serve <br />the public, including the citizens in Paris, Texas; and, <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, wireless communications facilities are supportive of public health, safety, and <br />welfare in that they provide useful portable communication services for personal convenience, <br />business, and emergency purposes; and, <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, the FCC has required license holders to provide coverage to areas where <br />wireless communication licenses have been acquired and this may require such facilities to be <br />constructed in specific locations and manners, determined by engineering standards to achieve such <br />coverage, and thus there may be limited ability to choose alternative locations; and, <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, the Federal Telecommunications Act of 1966 preserves local zoning authority <br />to regulate wireless communications facilities; provided, however, said Act mandates that localities <br />may not unreasonably discriminate between FCC license holders and that localities cannot prohibit <br />or effectively prohibit the provision of wireless services, and the Act gives the FCC sole jurisdiction <br />over radio frequency emissions, provided the wireless communications facility meets FCC standards; <br />and, <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, additional wireless communications facilities are required to provide quality <br />communication services to meet the growing needs of the public and businesses for wireless <br />communication and should be accommodated in the City; and, <br /> <br />Page -1- <br /> <br /> <br />