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Comprehensive Plan, City of Paris, Texas <br />Planning Process <br />A municipality may delegate to an employee of the municipality the ability to approve: <br />(1) amending plats; or <br />(2) minor plats involving four or fewer lots fronting on an existing street and not <br />requiring the creation of any new street or the extension of municipal facilities. <br />The desib ated employee may, for any reason, elect to present the plat to the municipal planning <br />commission or ~overning body, or both, to approve the plat. The employee shall not disapprove <br />the plat and shall be required to refer any plat he refuses to approve to the planning commission <br />within the time period specified for plat review. <br />ROLE OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION <br />1. Adopt a plan for the physical development of the incorporated areas, the ETJ and the <br />future growth areas of Paris. <br />• Before adopting or amending the Comprehensive Plan hold a public hearing. <br />• After adoption, certify a copy of the adopted plan to the City Council and City Clerk. <br />• Record a copy in the Office of the County Recorder of Deeds office. <br />2. Advisory body to the City Council. <br />• Hold a public hearing to obtain public opinion regarding each rezoning application, <br />special use permit application and proposed text amendment. <br />~ Adopt a recommendation to the City Council on each rezoning application, special <br />use permit application and proposed text amendment. <br />3. Approve or disapprove both preliminary plats and final plats. <br />ROLE OF THE CITY COUNCIL <br />1. Enact and amend the zoning ordinance and zoning district map after considering the <br />Planning Commission's recommendation. <br />2. Amend the subdivision regulations after considering the Planning Commission's <br />recommendation. This responsibility includes approving subdivision plats. <br />3. Accept or reject dedications of easements, rights-of-way and public lands on subdivision <br />final plats after having been approved by the Planning Commission. <br />4. Approve engineering plans for construction of public improvements. <br />5. Approve financial guarantees or financing mechanisms to ensure construction of all <br />public improvements within subdivision plats. <br />6 0 <br />S:\98288\WPCVinnl rcpurt 2-0I.ckoc <br />