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DRAFT HARRI S\ORDINANC E SkAlcoholRegFinal November 9, 2001 ORDINANCE NO. AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, PARIS, TEXAS, ADOPTING SECTION 3-4 TO CHAPTER 3 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF PARIS, ENTITLED "PROXIMITY OF ESTABLISHMENTS SELLING ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES TO CHURCHES, SCHOOLS, ETC., REGULATED; PENALTY FOR VIOLATION"; PROVIDING FORA PENALTY NOT TO EXCEED $2,000.00; MAKING OTHER FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code provides in Sections 109.33 and 109.331 that a municipality may enact regulations prohibiting the sale of alcoholic beverages by a dealer whose place of business is within 300 feet of a church, public school, public hospital, day-care center or child-care facility; WHEREAS, there is an increased incidence of criminal activity, including but not limited to disorderly conduct, assault, public intoxication, driving while intoxicated, robbery and other criminal offenses, in the immediate vicinity of establishments which sell and/or serve alcoholic beverages; WHEREAS, said increased incidence of criminal activity unduly endangers children and other individuals in the vicinity of establishments which sell or serve alcoholic beverages; and WHEREAS, in the opinion of law enforcement officials, 300 feet is the minimum distance necessary to protect children and other citizens who use or attend churches, public schools, public hospitals, day-care centers and child-care centers from said increased criminal activity; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, PARIS, TEXAS: Section 1. That the findings set out in the preamble to this ordinance are hereby in all things approved. Section 2. That Section 3-4 of Chapter 3 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Paris, Paris, Texas, be, and the same is hereby adopted, to read as: -1-