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ORDINANCE NO. 2012-017
<br />AN ORDI111ANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS,
<br />AMENDING SECTIONS 8-108, 8-201 AND 12-100 OF THE CITY'S ZONING
<br />ORDINANCE N0. 1710, AS PREVIOUSLY AMENDED, BY LIMITING THE
<br />OPERATION OF HEAD SHOPS TO HEAVY INDUSTRIAL AND LIGHT
<br />INDUSTRIAL ZONING DISTRICTS BY SPECIFIC USE PERMIT ONLY;
<br />ADDING A DEFINITION FOR HEAD SHOPS TO SECTION 8-201 OF THE
<br />CITY ZONING ORDINANCE; AND ADDING A NEW SECTION 12-100 (54),
<br />HEAD SHOPS, TO THE LIST OF USES REQUIRING A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT
<br />UNDER THE CITY'S ZONING ORDINANCE; MAKING OTHER FINDINGS
<br />AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBjECT; PROVIDING A REPEALER
<br />CLAUSE, A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, A SAVINGS CLAUSE, A PENALTY
<br />CLAUSE; AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
<br />WHEREAS, under the current City Zoning Ordinance Head Shops, Smoke Shops and
<br />Drug Paraphernalia Shops are not identified "uses" under the city's zoning use chart set
<br />forth in Section 8-108 of City Zoning Ordinance No. 1710, as amended, therefore these
<br />shops may locate anywhere in the City that allows retail sales; and,
<br />WHEREAS, by Ordinance No. 2011-054, the City Council of the City of Paris, Texas
<br />issued a six month moratorium on the issuance of building permits and certificates of
<br />occupancy for Head Shops, Smoke Shops, Drug Paraphernalia Shops or related businesses
<br />to allow the Paris Police Department, City Building Official, Engineering, Planning and
<br />Development Department, and the City Attorney to develop new regulations for these
<br />businesses; and,
<br />WHEREAS, on June 4, 2012, following notice and publication as required by law, the
<br />Planning and Zoning Commission conducted a public hearing on the proposed ordinance to
<br />amend sections 8-108, 8-201 and 12-100 of the City Zoning Ordinance No. 1710, and,
<br />following said hearing, made formal recommendation to the City Council to approve the
<br />proposed amendments to the City Zoning Ordinance; and,
<br />WHEREAS, on June 11, 2012, following notice and publication as required by law,
<br />the City Council of the City of Paris, Texas conducted a public hearing on the proposed
<br />amendments to City Zoning Ordinance No. 1710, and having considered the
<br />recommendations of the Planning & Zoning Commission, the Paris Police Department, and
<br />City Staff, hereby determines that the referenced amendments to the City Zoning Ordinance
<br />are in the best interests of the public health, safety, and welfare of the citizens of the City of
<br />Paris, and approved the amendment to the City Zoning Ordinance No. 1710, by a vote of
<br />7 ayes and 0 nays.
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