1006 RES CITY COUNCIL PETITIONED FOR REZONING FROM RESIDENTIAL TO COMMERCIAL CLASSIFICATION

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RESOLUTION NO. 1006 . WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Paris has been petitioned on several occasions in the past year or two for the re-zoning from a residential to a commercia,l classification or from a lower commercia.l classification to a higher commercia.l classification, under the zoning or- dinances of the City of Pa.ris, and on frequent occasions euch petitions are not accompanied by any intended use of the property or any plans of the type and kind of structure to be placed on the property sought to be re- zoned; and, WHEREAS, there are in eome of the commerci.al classifications some types of busineeses that would, in all probability, be undesirable for an area in which there were residences; and, WHEREAS, the Gity Council does not feel that it is to the best in- terest of the citizens of the City of Paris, as a whole, to continue adopting amendments to the Zoning Ordinance which change the property to a higher commercial classification without any knowledge of what use is actually in- tended to be made of the property in the area sought to be re-zoned; NOW, THE RE FORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CZTY COUNCTL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, That the City Council of the City of Paris does hereby adopt the following policy regarding changes of zoning classification from residential to a higher classification, or from a lower commercial classification to a higher commercial classification: The City Council of the City of Paris hereafter will not look with favor upon petitions for amendments to the Zoning Ordinance, for zoning clasaifieations from residenrial to any commercia.l clasaifi- cation, or from a lower commercial classification to a higher commercial classificata.on, unless and until the City Council is definitely assured what bueineas or type of s#ructure vvill be con- ducted or constructed in the area sought to be re-zoned. Passed and adopted this l lth day of April, A. D., 1962. t l Ma yo r ATTEST• ~ City Clerk APPRQVED AS TO FORM: • , ; . , 7 . . i. City Attorney.