13 - PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING UPDATE OF COMPONENTS OF THE ZONING ORDINANCE

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limited to approved garage sales or other family- oriented activities and only allowed in residential zoning districts." Pg. 3046, Sec. 8 -201, #35. "Light manufacturing processes which do not emit detectable dust, odor, smoke, gas or fumes (add:) or other Performance Standards criteria beyond the boundary property lines..." and #35 (h). "manufacturing or industrial operations of any type.... ": Add: "or other Performance Standards criteria" to this sentence. Pg. 3047, Sec. 8 -201, #36. All the uses currently listed in this sub - section may be approved through the Specific Use Permit process as described in Section 12 of this zoning ordinance. Recommend delete all the following uses, even though listed as requiring SUP's. Staff believes these are too intensive uses for the City of Paris regardless of the zoning districts they may be allowed in through the SUP process: (a) Animal slaughtering or chicken killing; (b) Acid manufacture; (c) Ammonia manufacture; (d) Carbon black manufacture; (f) Chlorine manufacture; (h) Explosives storage or manufacture; (i) Glue and fertilizer manufacture; (m) Rendering plant and (n) Tanning, curing, treating or storage of skins or hides. Also, item (p): add after "... explosion or fire or other Performance Standards criteria..." Pg. 3048. Sec. 8 -300. PD. PLANNED DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT USES PERMITTED. (Comment. Parts of this section were adopted in 1972, 1973, and 1987. Since these years, planned development zoning districts in the United States have been advanced to the betterment of land use coordination and aesthetic qualities. Staff believes this section is outdated and also, our experience over the past several years in Paris has indicated some difficulties regarding the implementation of this section as it is currently written, and these difficulties have been, to some extent, detriments to the development community and to Paris.) This entire section needs to be replaced. The city staff will address updating this section after this general update and the updated definitions have been adopted by the City Council. Pg. 3050.2. HOME OCCUPATIONS: Sec.8.502 (e). Add the words: "or other Performance Standards requirements." And (g) Add, at the end of this sentence: "nor shall there be any other violations of Performance Standards." Pg.3050.2. Sec.8.502. (j) and (1), regarding signs. Recommend delete (j) and (1): (Comment: In staff's experiences, home occupation sections of zoning ordinances do not permit any signs at all on the outside of the subject premises that advertise the home occupation being conducted within the housing structure; this is so because these are "advertising signs" and are characteristic of commercial zoning districts, and communities do not want these kinds of signs in residential neighborhoods. Some exceptions, of course, are day care centers and churches, which are often found in residential zoning districts in American communities; further, these two uses are often required to be approved through Special Use Permits (SUP's) in these same communities. Pg. 3050.2 (n): Add, at end of sentence: "nor shall there be any other violations of Performance Standards." 3