1999-045-ORD PROVIDING CODE OF ORDINANCES BE AMENDED BY REVISING SECTION 12-87 OF SAID CODE
ORDINANCE NO.
99-045
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PARIS, PARIS, TEXAS, PROVIDING THAT
THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, CITY OF PARIS, PARIS, TEXAS, BE AMENDED BY
REVISING SECTION 12-87 OF SAID CODE; PERMITTING THE SALE OF FIREWORKS
IN NEWLY ANNEXED AREAS WITH A PERMIT; PROVIDING FOR A PENALTY NOT
TO EXCEED $2,000.00; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES
IN CONFLICT HEREWITH; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE OF JULY
1, 1999.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS:
Section 1. That Section 12-87 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Paris, Paris,
Texas, be, and the same is hereby, amended so that such shall read as follows:
"Sec. 12-87. Same-Amendments.
"The code adopted by section 12-86 is hereby amended as set out in this section:
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"Section 2002.3, Public Retail Fireworks Business in Newly Annexed Areas, is
added to read as follows:
"(a) Within ninety (90) days of the effective date of any annexation of
property into the City, public retail fireworks businesses in existence at the
time the location of the business is annexed into the City must make
application for a permit to operate. If the annexation occurs after January
1 but before July 31, the permit will expire January 2 of the year following
the year in which the property was annexed. If the annexation occurs after
August 1 but before December 31, the permit will expire on July 5 of the
year following the year in which the property was annexed.
"(b) Such retail fireworks businesses shall not be exempt from any
applicable codes or ordinances of the City of Paris.
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Section 2. 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 section shall constitute and
be deemed a separate offense.
Section 3. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby expressly
repealed.
Section 4. This ordinance shall become effective on July 1, 1999.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 14th day of June, 1999.
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Mary An Isher, Mayor Pro Tem
ATTEST:
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Mattie Cunningham, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Acting City Attorney