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DRAFT J:~Attorney~ALICE\ORDWORK\CURRENT~3rd St Clsg Paris Blvd-Sycamore Ord.wpd October 4, 2002 ORDINANCE NO. AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, PARIS, TEXAS, ABANDONING AN 80 FOOT STREET KNOWN AS 3RD STREET S.E., BEGINNING IN THE NORTH BOUNDARY LINE OF PARIS BOULEVARD, NORTH TO THE SOUTH BOUNDARY LINE OF SYCAMORE AVENUE; DECLARING NO NECESSITY OR NEED OF SAID STREET FOR CITY USE OTHER THAN FOR DRAINAGE AND UTILITY EASEMENTS, WHICH ARE EXPRESSLY RETAINED BY THE CITY OF PARIS; MAKING OTHER FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, it has been brought to the attention of the City Council of the City of Paris that an eighty (80) foot street known as 3rd Street S.E., beginning at the north boundary line of Paris Boulevard going north to the south boundary line of Sycamore Avenue, is of no use as a street to the City of Paris or to its citizens, but is of use and necessary to the City of Paris and its citizens for drainage and utility easement purposes, and the City Council so finds; and, WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Paris has received letters from adjacent property owners requesting that the eighty (80) foot street be abandoned from Paris Boulevard to Sycamore Avenue; and, WHEREAS, the City Council, following receipt of said letters, adopted Resolution No. 2002-134 on August 12, 2002, referring the matter of said proposed street abandonment to the Planning and Zoning Commission of the City of Paris for the Commission's review and recommendation to the City Council for final action; and, WHEREAS, the Planning and Zoning Commission did, at 5:30 p.m. on the 3rd day of September, 2002, conduct a public hearing to allow interested citizens and members of the public to comment for and against the proposal to abandon the aforesaid street; and, WHEREAS, following the public hearing conducted by the Planning and Zoning Commission, the Commission, having reviewed the proposed abandonment, recommended to the City Council of the City of Paris that the City abandon the aforesaid street, preserving and reserving thereto drainage and utility easements coterminous with and extending under the surface of the street right-of-way proposed for abandonment; and, WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Paris likewise conducted a public hearing on the 5th day of September, 2002, to receive comments from citizens and members of the general public for and against the proposal to abandon the aforesaid street; and,