2000-063-ORD AMENDING ZONING ORDINANCE NO 1710 AND CHANGING BOUNDARIES ESTABLISHED BY ZONING MAP OF SAID CITY ON LOT 12 CITY BLOCK 222-B ON PROPERTY BELONGING TO RAY SPENCER
ORDINANCE NO. 2000-063
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ZONING ORDINANCE NO. 1710 OF THE
CITY OF PARIS, PARIS, TEXAS, AND CHANGING THE BOUNDARIES
ESTABLISHED BY THE ZONING MAP OF SAID CITY; ESTABLISHING
A GENERAL RETAIL DISTRICT (GR) ON LOT 12, CITY BLOCK 222-B,
ON PROPERTY BELONGING TO RAY SPENCER, SO AS TO INCLUDE
THEREIN TERRITORY FORMERLY DESIGNATED AS A ONE-F AMIL Y
DWELLING DISTRICT NO.2 (SF-2); DESIGNATING THE BOUNDARIES
OF THE GENERAL RETAIL DISTRICT (GR) SO ESTABLISHED;
PROVIDING FOR A PENALTY NOT TO EXCEED $2,000.00; REPEALING
ALL ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT
HEREWITH; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE OF JANUARY 1,
2001.
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Paris, Paris, Texas, has previously received a
request for an amendment to the zoning ordinance of the City of Paris; and,
WHEREAS, the City Council has subsequently referred said request for amendment to the
Planning and Zoning Commission for its review and recommendation in accordance with the City
zoning ordinance and State law; and,
WHEREAS, the Planning and Zoning Commission did conduct a public hearing on said
proposed amendment to the City zoning ordinance and, following said hearing, made formal
recommendation to the City Council regarding said proposed change; and,
WHEREAS, the City Council ofthe City of Paris did subsequently conduct a public hearing
on the aforesaid proposed amendment to the City zoning ordinance, and having considered the
recommendations of the Planning and Zoning Commission and the testimony and evidence
introduced at said public hearing, found and determined that approving the aforesaid zoning change
would be consistent with the comprehensive plan ofthe City of Paris, consistent with the City zoning
ordinance, and in the best interests and to the benefit of the public health, safety, and welfare of the
citizens of the City of Paris; 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 of this ordinance are hereby in all things
approved,
Section 2. That the boundaries heretofore established by the Zoning Map and Ordinance No.
1710 of the City of Paris, Paris, Texas, be, and the same are hereby, changed, and that a GENERAL
RET AIL DISTRICT (GR) be, and the same is hereby, established on LOT 12, CITY BLOCK 222-B,
on property belonging to RAY SPENCER, so as to include in such GENERAL RETAIL DISTRICT
(GR) the hereinafter described property, which was formerly and is presently designated as a ONE-
FAMILY DWELLING DISTRICT NO, 2 (SF-2), and that the boundaries of said GENERAL
RETAIL DISTRICT (GR), be, and the same are hereby, established as follows:
SITUATED within the corporate limits of the City of Paris, County of Lamar,
and State of Texas, being Lot 12, City Block 222-A, and being more particularly
described as follows:
BEGINNING at a stake in the southwest comer of Lot 12, City Block 222-A;
THENCE East a distance of 85.3 feet to a stake for comer in the southeast
comer of said tract;
THENCE North a distance of 162 feet to a stake for comer in the northeast
comer of said tract;
THENCE West a distance of 85.3 feet to a stake for comer in the northwest
comer of said tract;
THENCE South a distance of 162 feet to the place of beginning, and being
number 2636 E. Price Street.
Section 3. That the Chief Building Official ofthe City of Paris be, and he is hereby, directed
to change the Zoning Map of the City of Paris in accordance with the provisions of Ordinance No.
1710 and the land use map accompanying the same, and in accordance with the provisions of this
ordinance,
Section 4. That any person violating any of the provisions of this ordinance shall be guilty
of a Misdemeanor, and, upon conviction, shall be fined in any sum not to exceed $2,000,00, and each
and every day's continuance of any violation of the above-enumerated sections shall constitute and
be deemed a separate offense,
Section 5. That all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby
expressly repealed.
Section 6. That this ordinance shall become effecti ve January 1, 2001.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Paris, in regular session on
this the 7th day of December, 2000,
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Michael J. Pfiest , Ma r
ATTEST:
Mattie Cunningham, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM: