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Regular City Council Meeting February 9, 2004 Page 4 City Manager Malone indicated the next item from the Traffic Commission, asking a stop sign be placed on Silverleafat Aspen Drive, stopping north and south bound traffic on Silverleaf, was an action item. ORDINANCE NO. 2004-006 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, PARIS, TEXAS, PROVIDING THAT THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF PARIS BE AMENDED BY REVISING THE TRAFFIC CONTROL MAP ADOPTED IN PARAGRAPH (b) OF SECTION 31-65 OF SAID CODE; PROVIDING FOR A PENALTY NOT TO EXCEED $200.00; MAKING OTHER FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH; AND PROVIDING FOR AND EFFECTIVE DATE, WAS PRESENTED. Councilman Bell made a motion to approved the ordinance. Mayor Pro Tem McCarthy seconded the motion and it carried 7 ayes, 0 nays. Councilman Plata raised a question as to the scope of the Historic Preservation Commission's authority. He wondered if the Commission could tell a citizen what color to paint their house. Also, he wanted to know if the Commission was the final authority. He indicated a lot of citizens had questions. City Attorney Schenk related that there was a process to appeal a decision by the Historic Preservation Commission. People could appeal a denial to the City Council. The citizen, first, has to go before the Commission to get a Certificate of Appropriateness. When denied, they can appeal that decision to the Council. City Attorney Schenk said there was not a need for a Certificate of Appropriateness if they are repainting and not changing the color, but a color change or any exterior change requires the Certificate. Mayor Fendley said this is like any other new committee; it will take a while to get the information out to the public. Councilman Bell related that after the Planning and Zoning meeting Monday night, several members of the Historic