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APPENDIX C--ZONING ORDINANCE § 21 visions of this ordinance. All existing or 21-102 Before taking action on any proposed hereafter created nonconforming uses shall amendment, supplement or change, the obtain Certificates of Occupancy within governing body shall submit the same to eighteen (18) months of the effective date the Planning and Zoning Commission for of this ordinance. An Occupancy Permit its recommendation and report. shall be considered evidence of the legal existence of a nonconforming use as eon- 21-103 The Planning and Zoning Commission shall trasted to an illegal use and violation of hold a public hearing on any application this ordinance, for any amendment or change prior to making its recemmendation and report to 19-102 A Certificate of Occupancy and Compli- the City Council. Written notice of all ante shall state that the building or pro- public hearings before the Planning and posed use of a building or land, complies Zoning Commission on a proposed amend- with all the building or health laws and ment or change shall be sent to all own- ordinances and with the provisions of these ers of real property lying within two hun- regulations. A record of all certificates tired (200) feet of the property on which shall be kept on file in the office of the the change is requested. Such notice shall Building 0ffieial, and copies shall be fur. be given not less than ten (10) days before nished, on request, to any person having the date set for hearing by posting such a proprietory or tenancy interest in the notice properly addressed andpostage-paid land or building affected, to each taxpayer as the ownership appears on the last approved City tax roll. Section 20. Completion of Building Under Construction 21-104 A public hearing shall be held by the gov- erning body before adopting any proposed 20-100 Nothing herein contained shall require amendment, supplement or change. any change in the plans, construction or tice of such hearing shall be given by designated use ora building actually under publication in the official publication of construction at the time of the passage of the City of Paris stating the time and this ordinance and which entire building place of such hearing, which time shall shall be completed within one (1) year not be earlier than fifteen (15) days from from the date of the passage of this the date of publication. ordinance. 21-105 Unless a proposed amendment, supplement Section. 21. Amendments or change has been approved by the Plan- ning and Zoning Commission, or if a pro- 21-100 Any person or corporation having a pro- test against such proposed amendment, prietory interest in any property may pe- supplement or change has been filed with tition the City Council for a change or amendment to the provisions of this or- the City Secretary, duly signed and ac- dinance or the Planning and Zoning Com- knowledged by the owners of twenty (20) percent or more either of the area of the mission may, on its own motion or on lots included in such a proposed change request from the City Council, institute or those immediately adjacent in the rear study and proposal for changes and amend- thereof extending two hundred (200) feet ments in the public interest. therefrom or of those directly opposite 21.101 The City Council may from time to time thereto extending two hundred (200) feet amend, supplement, or change by ordinance from the street frontage of such opposite the boundaries of the districts or the reg- lots, such amendment shall not become ulations herein established as provided effective except by a three-fourths v0ie of by the statutes of the State of Texas. the governing body. 3069