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10 - Attachment-2018 Comprehensive Plan UpdateCITY OF PARIS, TEXAS 2018 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN UPDATE: A VISION FOR THE FUTURE Prepared by the Paris, Texas City Staff Adopted by the Paris, Texas City Council on "The community opinion survey called for more beautification of Paris, as did the public planning meetings." Source: Executive Summary, within the adopted 2001 City of Paris, Texas Comprehensive Plan. COMPREHENSIVE PLANNING 2018 PARIS COMPREHENSIVE PLAN UPDATE: A VISION FOR THE FUTURE PART ONE COMPREHENSIVE PLANNING: BACKGROUND, FUNCTIONS, PRINCIPLES, AND PRACTICE SECTION 1: INTRODUCTION SECTION2: CITY PLANNING NEEDS, PROBLEMS, ISSUES AND OPPORTUNITIES SECTION 3: KEYS FOR CREATING AN IMPLEMENTABLE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN SECTION 4: NATURAL AND MAN-MADE ENVIRONMENTAL CONSTRAINTS SECTION 5: THE ROLE OF URBAN DESIGN IN THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN PART TWO 2018 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN UPDATE: ACTION ELEMENTS SECTION 6: THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PROGRAM SECTION 7: DOWNTOWN PARIS SECTION 8: HISTORIC PRESERVATION IN PARIS SECTION 9: PARK, RECREATION AND OPEN SPACE PLANS SECTION 10: THE FUTURE LAND USE PLAN SECTION 11: THE MASTER THOROUGHFARE PLAN SECTION 12: REFERENCES TO THE ADOPTED 2001 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN SECTION 13: THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN IMPLEMENTATION TOOLS SECTION 14: MUNICIPAL SERVICES AND NATURAL FEATURES SECTION 15: RECOMMENDATIONS FOR IMPLEMENTATION SECTION 16: THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, A CLOSING NOTE :l PART ONE COMPREHENSIVE PLANNING: BACKGROUND, FUNCTIONS, PRINCIPLES, AND PRACTICE SECTION 1: INTRODUCTION 1. General Comment The purpose of this section is to describe the importance, purposes, and brief history of city planning in Paris. There are a number of ways to prepare a comprehensive plan and also different elements may be included in plans, reflecting the particular orientation or emphasis of the community. What is important is that a community has a comprehensive plan. 2. Definition of a Comprehensive Plan A comprehensive plan can be defined as a long range -plan intended to direct the growth and physical development of a community for a 20 to 30 year or longer period. Ideally, and if feasible, it is appropriate to prepare a comprehensive plan for the ultimate development of a community. This will allow for ultimate utility, transportation, and community facilities planning, and therefore can aid in a more time and cost-effective planning and budgeting program. The plan usually includes policies, or a statement of "Needs, Problems, Issues, and Opportunities" relevant to the development of various physical elements in the community such as land use, transportation, recreation, and other physical components of a municipality. The plan also serves as a basis for future physical development recommendations. These recommendations are supported by a set of needs and opportunities drawn from existing conditions and the desires and aspirations of the citizens. In its most basic terms, a comprehensive plan integrates all of its various parts, or sections, into a single, unified coherent plan that encourages its success through an effective and on-going implementation program. All professional city planners agree that a comprehensive plan should be comprehensive in scope, general in nature, and long-range in perspective. The comprehensive plan is the single most important document for managing a community's physical growth because it can (and should) consolidate and coordinate physical planning needs and opportunities, as well as all the separate community studies and plans that address various aspects of physical development in the city (e.g. utility plans, capital improvement programs, etc.) Further, comprehensive planning, to be effective, has to be an on-going process, involving periodic evaluation and updating; the comprehensive plan document, therefore, is one component of this on-going process. To further aid in its effectiveness, the comprehensive plan has to be based on a shared vision of the community. The continuing, on-going nature of contemporary comprehensive city planning involves learning, establishing a "community vision", community building, and setting (and refining) direction. These functions are part of the roles of all who are involved in the preparation, implementation, and updating of the community's comprehensive plan. I• 3. The Importance of a Comprehensive Plan Most every kind of business undertaking, however trivial, is thoroughly planned out before ever being undertaken. Who would build a structure of any consequence without first having secured the best of plans? Of how much more far-reaching consequence is the planning and building of a city? A fundamental purpose and of fundamental importance, therefore, of a comprehensive plan for Paris is to project a desirable direction for future growth and development of the city: its vision, if you will. A comprehensive plan is a valuable growth -management and development tool for communities regardless of their size—whether a four -hundred population village or an eight million population metropolis. 4. The Purposes and Use of a Comprehensive Plan (A) Purpose of the Plan. The comprehensive plan should be used as a guide for public decisions, which affect the physical development and maintenance of the municipality. For example, the plan may be used as a basis for: 1. Development of detailed physical plans for sub -areas of the municipality; 2. Analysis of the most critical plan implementation tools, which are the subdivision regulations, zoning standards and maps, as well as other implementation tools; 3. The location and design of thoroughfares and implementation of other major transportation facilities and programs; 4. Identification of areas to be served with utility development or extensions; 5. The acquisition and development of sites for community facilities; 6. The acquisition and protection of major parks, recreation, and open space areas; 7. Provision of a framework by which short-range plans (zoning requests, subdivision review, site plan analysis) and day-to-day decisions can be evaluated with regard to their long-range implications and/or benefit to the community; and, 8. Preparation of zoning regulations so that they can be adopted in accordance with a comprehensive plan. (B) Use of the Plan. The maps and figures that describe the recommended locations of various land uses and facilities are not the entirety of the plan. They are one component of the comprehensive plan, although many consider the future land use plan map the most important single element in a comprehensive plan. Their primary role is to show how policies and standards are to be applied to the actual physical form of the community. It must be recognized, however, that commitment of citizens and public officials to city planning is fundamental to the implementation of the recommendations made by maps and other components in the plan. A user of the comprehensive plan is encouraged to consider the following procedural steps (users are typically defined as developers, public officials, citizens, and businesses interested in land use development): 11 Step 1: Refer to the future land use plan text and map to ensure overall consistency of pending decisions with the plan; Step 2: Refer to the other elements of the plan that may affect their development decisions; Step 3: Assess the public interests, the technical nature, and/or time and market constraints of the issue under study; and, Step 4: Evaluate information and take appropriate planning and decision-making action, which includes early consideration with appropriate City of Paris staff. Used in this manner, Paris' Comprehensive Plan will aid in implementing a sound growth - management program. 5. Brief History of Comprehensive Planning in Paris To place this updated 2018 plan in its historical context, the city staff is also describing previous comprehensive planning programs undertaken by Paris. Staff believes it is fair to state that the majority of municipalities in the United States do not have a history of comprehensive plans going back over one hundred years, yet Paris does. Below is the known chronology of comprehensive plans for Paris: 1915: The General City Plan for Paris, Texas. This plan was prepared by W.H. Dunn, a prominent landscape architect from Kansas City, MO. It stated that it was "submitted to the Public with the Official Approval of the City Council, the Board of Trade, and the Progressive Club." This plan addresses many components of modern day comprehensive plans. This plan also represents the "City Beautiful Movement" in city planning that was prevalent in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries in the United States. The Paris Plan is highly representative of Frederick Law Olmstead Jr., who is one of the early leaders of the profession of city planning in America. Daniel Burnham's principles are also reflected in the Paris Plan; he is also one of the most important city planners of the twentieth century, and is the major author of the Chicago Plan (1909) a City Beautiful Movement based plan. 1966: Comprehensive Plan Report. This plan was prepared by Marvin Springer and Associates, Urban Planning Consultants, located in Dallas, Texas. 1981: A Comprehensive Plan for Paris, Texas. This plan was prepared by J.T. Dunkin & Associates, Landscape Architects and Urban Planners, located in the Dallas area. 2001: City of Paris, Texas Comprehensive Plan: This plan was prepared by Bucher, Willis, and Ratliff Corporation, City Planners, Architects, and Landscape Architects in Kansas City, Mo. The city staff believes that this is the most detailed and hence most "comprehensive" city plan ever prepared for Paris. Although it is now over seventeen years old, it still represents many current state of the art urban planning principles and practices, and contains many very relevant recommendations that are current for Paris. It is the presently adopted Paris Comprehensive Plan. 7 2008: Updated Paris Future Land Use Plan Map and Plan Map Legend Explanations. This document was prepared and recommended by the Paris Planning and Zoning Commission and adopted by the Paris City Council in 2008. The city staff continually uses this updated Future Land Use Plan Map and the associated updated Plan Map Legend Explanations when reviewing rezoning requests and other physical development proposals that are submitted to the city. It should be noted that this 2008 update is not a "full" comprehensive plan, as are the earlier mentioned plans. The 2008 update does not include goals, policies, and/or other text/table material further describing comprehensive plan principles and/or practice; the 2008 plan focuses on future land use and supportive land use designations/definitions in the plan, both of which are nonetheless very important. Ej SECTION 2: CITY PLANNING NEEDS, PROBLEMS, ISSUES AND OPPORTUNITIES This list recognizes recommended city planning needs, problems, issues, and opportunities as part of this 2018 update of the city's 2001 Comprehensive Plan. Planning principles recommend that a municipality at least review these and modify them, as necessary, on an annual basis. These items are not in priority order. Further, as part of this 2018 update plan process, it is very relevant to obtain input from citizens and public officials regarding these elements. 1. Elected and appointed officials continue, in an on-going fashion, to recognize that short-range planning and zoning decisions have long-range effects. 2. Continue to recognize the important benefits of Paris' downtown area to the city's economy, identification, and historic character. Hence, continue to enhance the aesthetics and functioning of the downtown based on current data and design recommendations. 3. When and if feasible, annex land use to the city. This will add to the physical development base of the city, while aiding to ensure financial and employment benefits to the city. This would also protect the boundaries of Paris through the application of zoning, helping to avoid the development of incompatible land uses that could occur without zoning control at the county and city adjacent boundaries. 4. When feasible, establish a program to aesthetically enhance the major "entry and gateway points" into Paris; this will make a statement to all citizens, including visitors to the city, that Paris prides itself on its history and desire to (continue) to advance the potential to improve the appearance of the city. 5. Continue to update the Paris Zoning Ordinance, Subdivision Regulations, and other physical development codes and ordinances to reflect more modern and efficient city planning and zoning principles and practices, and as such, aid better quality development for the city. A SECTION 3: KEYS FOR CREATING AN IMPLEMENTABLE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN No plan of any kind has any real value unless it is implemented. The following recommendations have been proven to aid the implementation of comprehensive plans: 1. City planning is part of a continuing/on-going process. 2. Implementation, not the preparation of a comprehensive plan, must be the target/goal. 3. Make the public aware of the plan preparation, and provide for public input into the process as early as possible, and/or at strategic points in the comprehensive plan preparation and adoption process. 4. After appropriate public hearings, have the planning and zoning commission and the council adopt the plan, consistently use it, and refer to it as appropriate. 5. Recognize that short-term planning decisions (e.g., re -zonings, specific use permits, site plans, plats) directly affect long-term planning decisions (e.g., future land use plan recommendations 5-20+ years into the future), and vice -versa. 6. Maintain a professionally trained and a preferably certified city planner on the city staff. 7. As soon as possible after the Paris (updated) Comprehensive Plan is adopted by the City Council, begin the process to make the Zoning District Map in conformance with the Future Land Use Plan Map. This is sound city planning, and begins to implement the plan as soon as possible, and the Texas Local Government Code states that zoning should be in conformance with the Comprehensive Plan. 8. Elected and appointed officials must recognize that a functioning comprehensive plan program is a long-term commitment, and therefore transcends typical two or four year+ terms of said officials. Therefore, the Comprehensive Plan must not become a "political football" with various political factors fighting against it. However, there are appropriate, non -confrontational methodologies to modify or amend a comprehensive plan. 10 SECTION 4: NATURAL AND MAN—MADE ENVIRONMENTAL CONSTRAINTS AND ALERTING SYSTEM. 1. Benefits of Environmental Considerations Regarding City Planning and Comprehensive Planning. (A) Alert development community early in their development process of potential expensive development and/or legal and/or problematic environmental constraints; (B) Protect the physical environment; (C) Aid in directing physical development so that it is not negatively impacted by environmental constraints; and (D) Provide opportunity early within the development process whereby environmental features can serve as benefits/amenities to development (e.g. floodplain for open space, etc.). 2. Reference to the Paris Checklist for an Environmental Inventory and Evaluation: A Tool to Aid the Development Community and City Staff in Evaluating Proposed Developments. (A) Purpose. The purpose of this Environmental Inventory and Evaluation Checklist is to preserve and protect both natural and man-made environment components as part of the physical development process within the City of Paris and its environs. This checklist is not part of the Paris Zoning Ordinance or any other ordinance within the City of Paris; it is, rather, another aid in assisting in the physical development process in Paris and its environs (as applicable). This checklist can be observed in the Paris Engineering/Community Development Department. (B) Importance of Environmental Components. Important considerations regarding environmental preservation and protection as part of physical development and/or re -development in Paris and its environs are stated below: 1. Environmental components are of critical importance regarding any scale of land development. 2. In addition to the importance of environmental planning on its merits, there are also legal and administrative requirements, with potential consequences for not adequately responding to these requirements. Examples include, at the local, state, and/or federal level, but are not limited to: flood plain development and flood hazard control; protection of archeological sites/structures; tree protection; historically important sites/structures; and endangered species. These are fundamental environmental considerations that developers should consider early in their project planning. 3. Environmental components can be used as part of the design of various developments, thereby potentially reducing costs for landscaping and design elements, and potentially reducing development costs and reducing time taken in project development and design. For example, (but not limited to): flood plains and/or water bodies located on project development sites can be used to enhance design, including vista corridors/scenic views; tree groupings can also aid design and provide amenities to developments, including aiding in soil stability; animal or vegetative habitats can also add interest and amenities to development areas. It has also been shown that preservation and inclusion into project design of environmental elements can add to property and market value of developments 11 by including, for example, trees, other vegetative materials, water bodies, historical buildings and/or structures, and other environmental elements. 12 SECTION 5: THE ROLE OF URBAN DESIGN IN THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN (A) Introduction. The fundamental tool for urban design currently in American cities is its zoning ordinance. Although use of a zoning ordinance is critical regarding how a community looks, historically and presently a zoning ordinance essentially separates incompatible land uses, and addresses height, bulk, and dimensional requirements for cities. However, during the last approximately forty years in the United States, an expanded group of elements—including the zoning ordinance—has been used to more widely address the aesthetic appearance of U.S. communities. The following discussion can aid Paris, both in the short and long term, to enhance its appearance, design, and aesthetic qualities. (B) What is Urban Design? Urban design is that component of city planning primarily concerned with the functional and visual relationships between people and their physical environment and the means by which those relationships can be improved. As a result, urban design is specifically involved with many areas of planning, including housing, transportation, open space, community facilities, business, industry, and the general relationship between various land uses. Urban design is typically understood to function as an element of the public sector, where it can serve to stimulate, guide, and influence actions of the private sector. Further, guiding the physical design character of public sector uses (e.g. utilities, open space, transportation, etc.) is an important method for improving environmental quality and providing an incentive for private sector investment. Urban design encompasses aspects of the disciplines of city planning, architecture, landscape architecture, and certain elements of civil engineering. It concerns itself with the large-scale organization, function, and design of the city. It deals with the massing, scale, and organization of buildings and the spaces between them, more than the design of individual buildings. (C) The Contribution of Urban Design to the Comprehensive Plan. Future land use plans are typically two-dimensional, reflecting future land uses and their relationships on a map. There is a need, however, for a three-dimensional planning perspective in comprehensive planning which may be achieved through urban design. This is recommended because: (1) The future land use plan can enhance the organized arrangement of land uses; and, (2) Urban design can add additional aesthetic qualities to orderly land arrangement and growth management. (D) Elements of Urban Design. Some of the major components of urban design are outlined for the purposes of this section. Elements of urban design include: 1. Urban form (physical configuration of the municipality): (A) Relationship to existing corporate limits; (B) Relationship to the extraterritorial jurisdiction (ETJ); and, (C) Consideration of the ultimate planning area of the city: This is advantageous because it allows the municipality to address, for example, its major thoroughfare plan, open space and recreational needs, utility planning, capital improvements programming, and other 13 land use considerations based on the potential ultimate boundary of the community, in conjunction with a sense of the potential ultimate population, density, and acreages devoted to various land uses. 2. Points of entrance to the city (gateways). 3. View and movement corridors. 4. Districts of the community. 5. Screening and buffering. 6. Variation in design. 7. Architectural structures 8. Signs. 9. Lighting. 10. Utilities. 11. Parks and open space, and open space linkage systems (e.g., hike and bike trails, greenway/floodplain corridors, etc.). 12. Landscape architectural features and plantings. 13. Street furniture. 14. Building massing and scale. 15. Historic structures. 16. Public art. Public art is an urban design element, and opportunities should be evaluated to place public art in areas that will enhance the aesthetic quality and reinforce the unique identity of each community. The application of these urban design elements through the comprehensive planning program can aid the aesthetic quality of each community. Again, since the comprehensive plan is implemented over time, these design elements should be applied as part of individual zoning, subdivision, and site plan review approvals, as feasible. 14 PART TWO 2018 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN UPDATE: ACTION ELEMENTS SECTION 6: THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PROGRAM 1. Introductory Note. For decades in American municipal government, the capital improvements program (CIP) has been an important and basic city financing tool. The CIP is also a major comprehensive planning implementation tool. This section describes the CIP and its functions. 2. Definition of a Capital Improvements Program (CIP). A general definition of a CIP is that it is a multi– year schedule of public physical improvements that sets forth proposed expenditures for systematically constructing, maintaining, upgrading, and replacing a community's physical plant. Historically, the schedule covered a period of five or six years, and currently communities, including Paris, have prepared CIPS with ten year time -frames. The first year of the CIP is typically called the capital budget. It includes the projects that are to be appropriated by the governing body that year. A capital improvement itself can be defined as an item that is larger in size, expensive, and permanent and one that represents an infrequent expenditure for new and expanded facilities or nonrecurring major repair of an existing facility. A capital outlay is a major, nonrecurring expenditure that includes one or more of the following: (A) Any acquisition of land for a public purpose; (B) Any construction of a new facility or an addition to, or extension of, such a facility; (C) A nonrecurring rehabilitation or major repair of all or a part of a building, its ground or a facility, or of equipment, provided that the cost is $50,000 or more and that the improvement will have a useful life of five years or more; (D) Purchase of major equipment with a cost—individually or in total—of $50,000 or more, and which has a useful life of 5 to ten years or more; and (E) Any planning, feasibility, engineering or design study related to an individual capital improvement project or to a program that is implemented through individual capital improvement projects. 3. Purposes of Capital Improvements Programming. The purposes of capital improvement programming are to: (A) Identify present and future needs for physical improvements in a local jurisdiction; (B) Identity the potential costs of requested improvements; (C) Identify the possible sources of revenue to pay for the requested improvements; (D) Provide decision makers with an orderly procedure for setting priorities among requested improvements; (E) Promote coordination of construction programs among various public agencies and private interests; 15 (F) Provide a strong and useful tool for implementing local growth management programs; and, (G) Provide an effective tool for implementing a municipality's comprehensive plan through an annual review of issues, trends, and priorities. 4. Advantages of a Capital Improvements Program. Advance planning and scheduling of municipal facilities can aid in avoiding costly mistakes. A systematic, organized approach to planning for capital facilities provides several practical advantages. These are: (A) Using Taxpayer's Dollars Efficiently. This includes the careful evaluation of the need and timing of new facilities. Also, coordinating construction of several projects may affect savings in construction costs. (B) Focusing on Municipal Needs and Capabilities. Capital projects should reflect the community's needs objectives, growth, and financial capability. Planning ahead will help assure that high—priority projects will be built first. (C) Obtaining Community Support — Citizens are more supportive of projects that are part of an overall plan. (D) Encouraging Economic Development. Typically, a business that is considering expansion or relocation is attracted to a city that has well-planned and well—managed facilities in place. (E) Increasing Administration Efficiency. Coordination of capital facilities construction within a city can reduce scheduling problems, conflicts, and overlapping of projects, and can enhance city staff coordination of projects. A capital improvements program allows a municipality to anticipate lead times necessary to conduct bond elections and bond sales, prepare design work, and receive contract bids. (F) Maintaining a Stable Financial Program. When construction projects are spaced over a number of years, abrupt changes in the tax structure and bonded indebtedness may be avoided. Also, keeping planned projects within the financial capacity of the municipality helps to preserve its credit and bond rating and makes the area more attractive to business and industry. 5. Relationship of the CIP to Long—Range (Comprehensive Plans) and Short -Range Plans. Capital improvement programming is tied closely to short-range planning. The program is an annual event, reflecting current issues, needs, and resources. However, short-range plans reflect the initial segments of growth indicated in long-range or comprehensive plans. 16 SECTION 7: DOWNTOWN PARIS 1. Introduction. Paris has an important historic downtown, which continues to serve as a focal point for the citizens within the city and the region. The Paris downtown is filled with social, cultural, economic, and architectural amenities and potentials. Currently city staff, in conjunction with citizens and business input, Lamar County Historical Commission, the Historic Preservation Commission, Main Street Advisory Board, Planning and Zoning Commission and the City Council are strongly committed to the preservation, enhancement, and upgrading of the many variables and elements that comprise Paris' downtown. The current multi -faceted Paris Downtown Plan is included in this Section 6. The Paris Downtown Area has been referenced in all the city's comprehensive plans, thereby reinforcing the perspective of the city planners that prepared these plans of the long-standing importance and relevance of Paris' downtown. An example from the 1966 Comprehensive Plan states: "Everyone in Paris should have an interest in retaining the Downtown Area as a vigorous center of retail, service, and other business activities." These words ring true today, even after the more than fifty years since they were stated. 2. The Importance of a Downtown Plan for Paris. The complexity of Paris', or any other, downtown requires special planning attention. Downtowns typically contain a variety of public and private uses, which oftentimes require different service and marketing procedures and actions. Downtown planning aids in ensuring new investment and development opportunities and helps to maintain what is already in place. Downtowns consist of numerous publicly and privately owned parcels of land and buildings. Unlike newer shopping centers and business or industrial parks, which are often owned and managed by a single entity, a downtown has many owners and managers. Therefore, any successful downtown depends upon cooperation between property owners, tenants, and their users to meet their needs for transportation, utility service, market exposure, and public services. Further, it is imperative that downtown property owners and tenants coordinate with municipal officials to keep apprised of city requirements as well as municipal -oriented activities and opportunities. As well, it is well documented that successful American downtowns—regardless of size—have and continue to obtain the commitment to and support of their success through their local city governments, including staffs, boards and commissions, and city councils. This need for downtown coordination among many entities underlies the following reasons to prepare and implement a downtown plan: (A) Establish a Vision for the Future. The older building stock, often available spaces, and pedestrian scale of development can make downtowns attractive areas for dining, entertainment, shopping, and to an increasing degree, housing. A downtown plan serves to describe and reinforce the worth, role, and future of the downtown to the community. It gives guidance to existing and future owners, developers, and users of downtown as to how their property or service fits into the present and future of the area. 17 (B) Coordinate Improvement Activities — A downtown plan helps to coordinate the investment and use functions of the private sector with the capital investment and service programs of the public sector. (C) Provide Guidance to Property Owners and Developers — The downtown plan serves as the source of public policy regarding the downtown. (D) Market Downtown Investment and Development — The downtown plan, with its statements of actions and its vision for downtown development, serves to provide direction for the collective marketing of downtown as a center of attraction and activity, and as a place of investment for both the public and private sectors. Downtown infrastructure improvements have been made slowly due to funding, but methodically, including period lighting, very many trees, and improved ADA -compliant sidewalks, using a combination of local and CDBG funds. The city completed a downtown development plan in 2018 (Attachment A) This was followed up by contracting with the Toole Design Group to recommend changes to traffic infrastructure and to identify and preliminarily design public gathering spaces. The most important result of this study is the determination to eliminate all traffic signals and all one-way streets in downtown. This will have the much desired effect of slowing traffic, enhancing safety and walkability, and making trip generation and completion more efficient. (Attachment B) 18 SECTION 8: HISTORIC PRESERVATION IN PARIS 1. Introduction. Historic preservation has become an increasingly important function of city planning. By the 1980's, hundreds of American cities had local landmarks or historic preservation commissions staffed by architectural historians and planners. An important outcome of the new interest in historic preservation was systematic efforts to revitalize old neighborhood business centers and small-town main streets. The National Main Street Center, launched in 1980 by the National Trust for Historic Preservation, tied together city planning, preservation, and economic development approaches to the needs of smaller cities and towns. The earliest officially recognized historic preservation entities were structures and/or areas that had national historic significance. Next, state historic entities were granted historic preservation status. During approximately the past forty years in America, however, many local communities have granted their own historic designation in particular for buildings or structures that have special or historic significance regarding social, historical, political, cultural, and/or aesthetic significance to that particular community. The major implementation tool for said local historic preservation is typically the municipality's zoning ordinance and/or its historic preservation ordinance. In 1999 the Texas Historical Commission and a number of local preservation commissions and not -for - profits released a study of the economic impacts of historic preservation. The report stated the impact on jobs, state and national economies, and the report also stated results of heritage tourism programs. One of its most important findings was to state that designation of historic districts positively influenced property values, thus establishing the long-term benefits of historic preservation programs for revitalization. Further, experience in America has shown that areas that include a number of historic preservation sites and/or buildings can instigate "peripheral" new development in and around said historical preservation areas. Often these peripheral areas at the boundaries of these historical areas are themselves developed with residential units, recreational, restaurant, and other business entities, thereby socially and economically enhancing the overall larger area. A particular advantage of historic preservation of residential dwelling units—typically single-family homes, but also townhomes and row houses—is that such historic designation helps to stabilize older communities. While it is true that historic preservation requirements of some residential units can sometimes be a financial burden to that property owner, there can be larger benefits to the overall community which includes: residents "living in place"; stabilization of residents and businesses within the subject area; maintenance or enhancement of existing businesses, and potential instigation of new residential areas and business at the borders of said historical preservation areas. 2. Relationship of Historic Preservation to the Time Frames of Long -Range and Short -Range Plans. 19 Historic preservation programs of course have long-range goals and implications but they typically require actions to be taken in the short-term future. Historic preservation programs are therefore relevant to both long-range and short-range city planning programs. As a result, it is worthwhile to mention historic preservation in a city's comprehensive plan to reinforce the foundation, commitment, and implementation of historic preservation programs as part of the city's growth management plans. A note of caution is recommended here, since in particular the 1960s, many cities and areas in America have experienced enormous pressure for very expensive, very large scale developments. These in turn have promised—and in many instances have delivered—large-scale employment opportunities with great profits for the public sector and large tax bases for these respective communities. Hence, there have been parallel strong pressures on many municipalities to allow very substantial economic development with the attendant pressures to limit or minimize development requirements, codes, or ordinances. These pressures have in many cases across the country caused the demolition of historical properties and sites that "don't fit into the developer's plans." Conversely, during the past 15 or 20 years, many cities, in conjunction with more enlightened developers, have found ways to preserve these structures. Examples of said preservation include: (1) actually including some of these sites/structures within the proposed development itself, oftentimes creating residential units and/or commercial enterprises within said sites/structures and without disrupting their historical status, and (2) sometimes the developer's designers can modify the project design to bypass historic areas. In any event, this will continue to be a challenge for many communities in America. How do you create new development in the face of possible loss of structures/sites of historical and cultural significance to a community? The answer is that there are ways through the city planning process, with codes, plans, common sense, and the citizen's, official's, and developer's willingness to commit to saving historical entities, but also to compromise. 3. Relationship and Importance of Historic Preservation to City Planning. (A) Historic preservation provides opportunity for greater understanding and appreciation of a municipality's social, historical, physical, and cultural antecedents. (B) Historic preservation provides citizens, developers, and city officials with a basis of understanding the chronology of land use and physical development of a city. (C) Historic preservation can provide various generations within a municipality with a "deeper sense of community" and can aid in psychologically and socially uniting various generations of citizens with a greater awareness of the common attributes of a city. (D) The rich architectural legacy of older cities (i.e., Paris) is increasingly seen as a valuable resource in the rejuvenation of urban areas. An important source for Paris in this regard is the source entitled 20 Architectural and Historic Resource Survey of Paris, Texas (1985). This source inventories over 300 historic sites in Paris. (E) Many U.S. cities have renovated and redeveloped historic buildings to invigorate new economic development opportunities. In certain instances, the exterior of these buildings have maintained their historic significance and status, yet the interiors have been economically enhanced. Examples include restaurants, business related uses, boutiques and smaller commercial and service uses. This procedure is called "Adaptive Re -use" of buildings. (F) Still a number of American cities have preserved historic structures as historic museums, and the primary purpose for this preservation is for public use and enjoyment. 4. Relationship of Zoning to the Implementation and Protection of Historic Areas in Paris. Most American cities regulate and protect their historic resources through implementing codes and ordinances. In the City of Paris, there are two documents that provide this protection: (A) City of Paris Code of Ordinances. The specific reference is Chapter 7: Buildings and Building Regulations, Article VII: Historic Preservation. This article shall be cited as the "Paris Historic Preservation Ordinance." (B) City of Paris Zoning Ordinance. In Paris, there are 17 Historic Zoning Districts, and each one is established as an Overlay District. An overlay zoning district is defined as a zoning district established by ordinance to prescribe special regulations to be applied to a site in combination with the underlying or base zoning district. So in Paris that means, for example, that there can be an Historic District (HD) "over" a One -Family Dwelling District (SF -1, 2, or 3), a General Retail (GR), a Commercial (C), or an Office (0) District and the requirements of both the Historic District and the above example base districts would apply. The specific HD reference in the Zoning Ordinance is Section 8. Use of Land and Buildings, sub -section 8-400: Historic Districts. Further, this section of the Zoning Ordinance states that all structures in Historic Districts shall comply with both historic requirements and provisions as so stated in both the Paris Zoning Ordinance and Paris Code of Ordinances. 5. Graphic Representation of the Historic Zoning Districts in Paris. Two maps are enclosed that illustrate the current historic districts in Paris. Each individual HD district is identified with its own chronological number. The largest HD districts are HD-1, known as the Downtown HD Commercial District, and HD -2, known as the Church Street Residential HD District. 21 HISTORICAL DISTRICTS 1 & 2 1-26-2004 171MIP-L col "MY OF 961AMIst, 1=500 6. Entities Involved with Historic Preservation in Paris. The following are groups associated with various levels of historic preservation in Paris: (A) Paris Historic Preservation Commission: Appointed by the city council. (B) Paris Main Street Project: Appointed by the city council. (C) Lamar County Historical Commission: This commission consists of members from all historic related programs in Paris and Lamar County. (D) Lamar County Historical Society: Operates the historic county museum in Paris. (E) Lamar County Genealogical Society: Manages genealogy and cemetery records, offers library programs, and performs genealogical research; located in the Santa Fe/Frisco train depot in Paris. 22 SECTION 9: PARK, RECREATION, AND OPEN SPACE PLANS 1. Introduction In 2013, the City of Paris commissioned MHS Planning and Design, LLC to assist in developing a new Parks, Recreation and Open Space Master Plan. This plan was a follow-up to Paris's 2001 Parks and Recreation Master Update which had guided additions to and renovations of the park system through 2013. The 2013-2023 Parks, recreation and Open Space Master Plan was intended to: • Provide the City of Paris with an information base to help guide decisions related to parks, recreation, and open space; • Assist in the implementation of those decisions and set guidelines for future park and open space development; • Provide feasible recommendations to the governmental body and be in accordance with the desires of Paris' residents; • Include all land within the City of Paris; • Provide parks and open space project recommendations through 2023, and to • Provide emphasis and detailed cost projections for projects recommended for implementation. The 2013 Parks Master Plan was updated in house and adopted by the city council in 2017 (Attachment C). The intended elements as stated above for the 2013-2023 plan can remain the same for the current update; these intentions have served Paris well since 2013, and will continue to do so in conjunction with the elements included in the 2018-2023 update. Major improvements to the Trail de Paris were completed, including a major extension referred to as the West Paris Trail. A spray park was opened in cooperation with First United Methodist Church. Improvements have also been made to four parks: 82 West Roadside, Lake Crook, Oak, and Wade. 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IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII N.E.T.T - ( NorthEast Texas Trail) 100 YEAR FLOOD PLAIN j WATER BODIES STREAMS & CREEKS ROAD CLASSIFICATION City or County Roadway State Roadway OPERATIONAL RAILROADS IN LAMAR COUNTY TEXAS LAMAR COUNTY TOWN 2 MILE ETJ (Extraterritorial Jurisdiction) FOR PARIS, TX MUNICIPAL BOUNDARY - PARIS, TX 1 inch = 1 miles 1 inch = 5,285 feet PRINT SCALE FOR 11 IN 17 IN TRAILS & LINKAGES PLAN COMPREHENSIVE PLAN UPDATE OCTOBER 2018 Date: 8/23/2018 SECTION 10: THE FUTURE LAND USE PLAN One of the most important products of the comprehensive planning process is the creation of various maps, including the parks and recreation, major (or master) thoroughfare plan, natural features, and the most important of all, the future land use map, or plan (FLUP). Each of these maps has been updated to better reflect the current development patterns of Paris, and we have also added a new linkages map to illustrate the importance of trail and other pedestrian linkages to Paris. Most of the changes are relatively minor due to the general lack of population growth in Paris since 2001, and especially since the last map update in 2008. Land use planning and its guidance of future development establishes an overall benefit to the city; therefore proposed projects should be evaluated not just one property or block at a time. The land use plan places individual developments into the context of the whole so that development makes more sense over time and place. Thereby smarter, more sustainable growth that is more likely to attract investment, is created. 1. What is a Future Land Use Plan? (A) Definition of a Future Land Use Plan. It is a basic element within a comprehensive plan. It is a map that designates the future use or reuse of the land within a municipality's planning area (which is typically within its corporate limits, but could also include said municipality's extra- territorial jurisdiction (ETJ)). The land use plan map serves as a guide to official decisions regarding the land use type, distribution, and intensity of private development, as well as public decisions regarding the location of future public facilities and recreation and open spaces. It is also a fundamental guide to zoning and subdivision regulations and capital improvement programs. (B) Definition of a Zoning District Map. It is a map that graphically portrays all zoning district boundaries and zoning district classifications within a city, and as stated within the zoning ordinance text, and said zoning district map is an integral part of the overall zoning ordinance. (C) Distinction Between a Future Land Use Plan Map and a Zoning District Map. The fundamental difference between these two maps is that the city's future land use plan map serves as a !!ide or vision to a municipality's future land use recommendations and physical development, and cannot be used to require a developer to build to the illustrative recommendations of that land use map. Conversely, a zoning district map is the legally enforceable basis for land development in conjunction with the requirements within the zoning ordinance document. It is a well-established planning principle that efficient and logical physical development in a city is largely enhanced when the zoning district map is in conformance with the city's future land use plan map. 2. Definitions of Land Uses Illustrated Within the 2018 Updated Future Land Use Plan Map 24 In 2008, the Paris City Council adopted an ordinance that revised the Paris Future Land Use Plan Map and also adopted revisions to the Future Land Use Plan Map Legend Explanations. In evaluating these revisions, the city staff believes that these 2008 plan map legend explanations still remain relevant and effective for Paris. Therefore, the 2018 updated Future Land Use Plan Map will illustrate its recommended land uses in conformance with the 2008 legend definitions. (Attachment D). 25 SECTION 11: THE MASTER THOROUGHFARE PLAN 3. Introduction A community's land use pattern and transportation system are interrelated and interdependent with respect to growth and development. They interact constantly with one another in that different types of land uses have different transportation needs. The street network should provide for appropriate access and mobility to properly service the demands generated by the land use. For example, single-family residential uses require local and collector streets to accommodate low speeds and low traffic. Commercial and business uses require arterial street networks for handling higher traffic volumes caused by shoppers, delivery trucks, and service vehicles. Conversely, the transportation system may directly affect the types of land uses that occur in a particular area; for example, rail and highway access can be important for industrial uses. This section of the 2018 Comprehensive Plan Update identifies a future thoroughfare system that is consistent with the updated future land use plan. The thoroughfare plan defines a hierarchy of roadway functions providing a balance between mobility and access. This plan serves as a general guide for growth of the City's future roadway network that can be implemented primarily through capital improvement programs, land owner agreements, and developer -constructed roads over many years. The 2001 Master Thoroughfare Plan serves as the basis for this plan update. Alignment modifications are proposed to reflect and accommodate existing conditions and future developments in a way that is both fiscally responsible and implementable over time. Separate roadway alignment studies may be necessary to fine-tune the final location of proposed roadways in this plan in order to conform to existing land uses or future development trends. 4. Benefits of Adopting and Implementing a Master Thoroughfare Plan The Master Thoroughfare Plan provides a vision to assist in facility implementation, and helps guide decisions for capital projects based on the city's intended growth. The Thoroughfare Plan has been developed to support the Future Land Use Plan by identifying a system of roadway corridors to move people and goods. The benefits of a Master Thoroughfare Plan include the identification of right-of-way (ROW) needs in advance of new development, identification of roadways that appropriately accommodate traffic needs generated by certain land uses, advanced planning of implementation through funding programs, and coordination of growth with local and regional entities such as TxDOT and the ArkTx Council of Governments on transportation related projects. 26 2 1 0 2 Miles 271 City of Paris in (Lamar County Texas �,vr• , 0 25 50 100 150 200 Mlles a r r TN /rr ri/ m .u,rr,, r r VA LF (r o r��:�a /rl 271 '' 1 "Ph/( ("/ ref i 286 r12161 (� riir v1 f ,..II 1 1 I✓NO �R r ,rrr ,,, ,� r� � /� ®2 �, „ ' ,,,,,,,, /' Nom.y r, , G�%1r %I 3, r UrA2 271 OOP C-20 5 286 r C-13 N°` �' SII �� / a a EU C-10 I-2 s "ffi°s 271 r. 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Introduction. The city staff has stated in Section 1 of this plan update that the current adopted 2001 Paris Comprehensive Plan "...still represents many current state of the art urban planning principles and practice, and contains many very relevant recommendations that are current for Paris." In that regard, the staff wishes to bring to the attention of the Paris Planning and Zoning Commission and City Council two particular discussions within that 2001 plan: They are "The Basis of Decision -Making: Rezoning Requests" (pgs. 7-8) and "Special Use Permits" (pgs. 92-93). (NOTE: A "Special Use Permit in the 2001 plan is the same thing as a Specific Use Permit as discussed in the Paris Zoning Ordinance). The reason that staff is focusing on these two areas of the 2001 plan is that rezoning requests and specific use permits are the most prevalent and most frequent elements within the Zoning Ordinance that Paris addresses regarding the city's growth management. Therefore, the city planning principles and practice reflected in these two parts of the 2001 Comprehensive Plan are of particular and sustained importance to the effective growth - management and city planning in Paris. The following text is paraphrased from the 2001 plan. (A) The Basis of Decision -Making: Rezoning Requests. Decisions regarding zoning and subdivision proposals should be made with reference to sound planning principles and practice. The following procedures should be implemented by the City when processing rezoning requests. First, although the required public hearing before the Planning and Zoning Commission is a valuable mechanism for evaluating the public's opinions toward development and for establishing the facts of each case, it is important that decisions not be based only on the opinions of the largest or most vocal group of participants. Instead, zoning decisions must be based on the best interests of the entire community, and not just the interests of a particular property owner or neighboring property owners. Further, the Planning and Zoning Commission and the City Council should try to distinguish between facts and opinions at a public hearing. Unsubstantiated assertions ("This project would reduce the value of my property by 75 percent") or generalizations ("People who live in apartments always drive fast cars and race up and down the streets") should be analyzed for their validity. Even "expert witnesses" should be pressed to give as factual a basis as possible for their judgments. Second, zoning decisions should include consideration of long-range community goals as well as short—range needs. The recommendations of the Comprehensive Plan should be the primary source for this information. Because of its importance in the zoning process, the Comprehensive Plan should be reviewed by the Paris city staff and the Planning and Zoning Commission on a regular basis and amended as necessary to ensure that it remains current. Third, it is important to zone based on land use issues, not the issues affecting the individual applicant. An error frequently made is approval of a rezoning to accommodate an applicant's personal circumstances without consideration of land use conditions and characteristics. Such a 27 rezoning is rarely in the public interest and, if legally challenged, can be held to be invalid. Instead, decisions should be based on whether the land is appropriate for the proposed zoning district and in light of the Paris Comprehensive Plan recommendation. The recommended factors that should be considered for each rezoning application include: 1. The character of the neighborhood; 2. The zoning and uses of properties nearby; 3. The suitability of the subject property for the uses to which it has been restricted; 4. The extent to which removal of the restrictions (or change of zone) will detrimentally affect nearby property; 5. The length of time the property has remained vacant as zoned; 6. The relative gain to the public health, safety and welfare by not rezoning the property as compared to the hardship imposed on the property owner; 7. The adequacy of public utilities and other needed public services; 8. The recommendation of city staff; and 9. Compliance with the Paris Comprehensive Plan. When considering a rezoning application all of the uses which the proposed zoning district permits should be considered rather than just the use the applicant proposes, since a change in ownership or in market conditions could easily result in a change of the proposed use to any of the other permitted uses in said zoning district. (B) Special Use Permits (Same as Specific Use Permits in Paris). The granting of a special use permit or a specific use permit requires a case-by-case approach. The Paris Zoning Ordinance states conditions that must be met before a specific use permit may be granted. The zoning district regulations where the subject property is located may establish additional conditions. The recommendation to grant a specific use permit should be made to the City Council only after the Planning and Zoning Commission has found all the standards as set forth in the zoning regulations have been met. Appropriate factors for consideration of a specific use permit application include: 1. The location and size of the proposed use in relation to the site and to adjacent sites and uses of property; and the nature and intensity of operations proposed thereon. 2. Accessibility of the property to police, fire, EMS, refuse collection and other municipal services; adequacy of ingress and egress to and within the site; traffic flow and control, and the adequacy of off-street parking and loading areas. 28 3. Utilities and services, including water, sewer, drainage, gas, and electricity, with particular reference to location, availability, capacity and compatibility. 4. The location, nature, and height of buildings, walls, fences, and other improvements; their relation to adjacent property and uses; and the need for buffering or screening. 5. The adequacy of required yard and open space requirements and sign provisions. 6. The general compatibility with adjacent properties, other properties in the district, and the safety, health, comfort and general welfare of the community. In granting a specific use permit, the city staff, Planning and Zoning Commission, and City Council may recommend, and the City Council may impose conditions, safeguards and restrictions upon the premises to reduce or minimize any potential injurious effect of such special uses upon other property in the neighborhood, and to carry out the general purpose and intent of the zoning regulations. 29 SECTION 13: THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN IMPLEMENTATION TOOLS 1. Introduction. When referring to the success of the D—Day Invasion at Normandy, France, General Eisenhower stated that "A plan is critical and fundamental, but plan implementation is everything." And so it is true of any worthwhile plan; it must be implemented to be realized. Too often in American city planning functions, city officials will state "yes, we have a comprehensive plan, but that's been sitting on a shelf, gathering dust for a long time." That, obviously, is unacceptable. The Paris city staff is committed to implementing all of its plans, which includes updating them when and if needed. This section of this 2018 update, therefore, lists the well -accepted comprehensive plan implementation tools that have been the traditional tools used to realize such plans. They have been successfully used in many American cities for many years. 2. Day -to -Day Use of the Plan. The most effective means of implementing a comprehensive plan is to use it in the day-to-day administration of public affairs and decision-making. This process should be a fundamental responsibility and requirement of the city staff that is charged with processing development reviews and all other projects related to the physical development of Paris. Further, the plan recommendations should be recognized and considered (when required) by appropriate city boards and commissions, especially by the Planning and Zoning Commission as well as the Paris City Council. 3. Periodic Update of the Plan. Also, to be effective, a plan must be revised periodically as necessary. This is necessary to keep the plan compatible with changing physical, social, and economic conditions, and to also maintain the plan as a useful and functional document for the public and private sectors. The initiation of a plan update process is the tasks of the city's planning staff. A well -accepted procedure is to provide a general review of the plan annually and as required, modify the plan whenever substantial changes in the communities situation warrants a modification to the plan; this oftentimes occurs between three to five (or more) years after adoption of the current city plan. 4. A List of Comprehensive Plan Implementation Tools. • Don't let the plan "sit on the shelf and gather dust." • Public Acceptance by Citizens • Actions by the Planning and Zoning Commission • Adoption, Use, and Review of the Comprehensive Plan by the City Council • Staff Review and Update of the Plan • Zoning Ordinance • Subdivision Regulations • Economic Development 30 • Capital Improvement Program and Capital Budget • Floodplain Management Studies and Accompanying Stormwater Management Ordinances. • Master Water and Wastewater Systems Plans • Coordination with School Districts within the Planning Area • Annexation Program, as feasible • Consistent Administration of the Plan • Public/Private Partnerships • Coordinate, as feasible, regarding linkages to the Northeast Texas Trail Program. • Refer to the Master Parks, Recreation, and Open Space Master Plan, Updated in 2018. • Use as relevant, Land Use Definition implementation recommendations from the 2008 updated adopted Paris Future Land Use Plan Map Legend Explanations. 31 SECTION 14: MUNICIPAL SERVICES AND NATURAL FEATURES Natural Features & Drainage The city completed a master plan for drainage improvements in 2008; however, those needed improvements were never funded, and the city's old system has continued to deteriorate. In addition, in many cases, basic planning and development principles were not followed. Specifically, increased outflows caused by the development of properties were frequently not accounted for, floodplain areas were allowed to be filled in, finish grades of completed structures were not monitored resulting in flooding of homes that were built too low, and downhill properties were often allowed to be negatively impacted by uphill development. From 2015-17, the city spent $1,840,000 in clearing and cleaning creek ways, culverts, ditches, and other drainage facilities. Also in 2017 the city paid for a study of the 21" NE to 26th SE/Culbertson/Simpson drainage area, but required improvements were cost prohibitive. The city now requires finished elevations to be measured and certified to ensure run-off created by one developed site does to cause issues for other developed sites. In 2018 the city created a full-time drainage crew for the first time in over a decade, and also wrote and began implementing a drainage maintenance plan and map (Attachment Q. Water Utility System Significant improvements amounting to a total replacement need to occur to the very dated wastewater treatment plant, though the city is at present managing the situation adequately by funding and building improvements piecemeal. The city is also performing major capital projects at the water treatment plant at greatly reduced costs by utilizing in-house forces. A headworks project is scheduled to be completed in 2018 at the WWTP, which should improve the productivity and reliability of the old wastewater plant. In addition, improvements to the southeast lift station will eliminate three lift stations, significantly decreasing downtime and costs. A belt press filter will decrease dependency on private property for spreading residuals at the WWTP. Municipal Code Enforcement The city revised its ordinance regarding property violations so that cases are heard by the Building Standards Commission instead of being appealable to the county judge, and remediation work can now occur much faster. The city also implemented changes to the city's tax delinquent property management program, providing for private sales of seized/foreclosed lots. The city is working with various for-profit and non-profit organizations to try to create more affordable housing. New municipal court process changes are also being implemented. Cox Field In 2017-18 a new hangar was built at Cox Field at a cost of $1.1 million, utilizing a combination of local and federal funds administered by TXDOT Aviation. Both airport ground and hangar leases were standardized and codified. Land was sold to Ag -Pro for expansion. A utilities plan and route were drafted in order to speed the development of wet utilities to serve the airport should significant development occur there. A planned development zoning district (PD) was developed to manage and 32 promote development on and near the airport. The city also adopted an economic development policy for Cox Field. Fire Service Fire Station #2 closed subsequent to the 2001 plan, so only three stations remain in active service. Land was acquired for a replacement Fire Station #3, tentatively planned to be constructed in 2022-23. A new northwest EMS station, replacing the location inside PRMC, will open in late 2018. Police Services The city refurbished a deteriorated building on Clarksville Street and the police department and municipal court were moved there in 2006. The building now requires exterior work Public works In 2012-13 the city completed a comprehensive review of and report on all street, alley, water, and wastewater infrastructure. This study identified nearly $200 million in needs. These needs were prioritized, and in May 2013 the first successful bond election in Paris since 1984 was approved by voters. This vote authorized the sale of $45 million in water and wastewater bonds, which were sold in three tranches between 2013 and 2018. A second bond election was held in May 2017, in which $9.5 million was approved for street reconstructions and $500,000 was approved for park improvements. Street construction is in progress. (Attachment F). Economic & Community Development An annexation policy and plan have been adopted. ED programs and policies related to retail, downtown, and airport development were written and approved. A Planned Development (PD) was developed for future development near Lake Crook. The city has negotiated a long-term management agreement to return the Grand Theater to a functioning entity in downtown. Market Square has been improved and expanded. City Hall is undergoing significant restorative renovation in anticipation of its centennial in 2020. The city has taken responsibility for improving three county properties in downtown. Accessibility Paris has completed two Safe Routes to School projects, reconstructed a lengthy walkway on Graham, and is adding many ADA improvements on reconstructed streets. The fountain and downtown plazas were made ADA compliant in 2015. The city also budgets for ADA work on an annual basis to continue to make advancements. Improvements in two parks in 2018 included accessible equipment. 33 SECTION 15: RECOMMENDATIONS FOR IMPLEMENTATION One of the short -comings of the 2001 plan was in its limited implementation. This appears to have been due to a lack of follow-through combined with a misunderstanding by the city that adoption of the comprehensive plan made that plan's recommendations enforceable. However, in most cases, implementation required creation and adoption of individual ordinances, including those related to landscaping, building standards, zoning, subdivision regulations, housing, impact fees, etc. Even so, we have succeeded in making a number of ordinance changes, including: revised definitions throughout the comprehensive zoning ordinance, codifying new previously not existing or anticipated land uses, a rental property maintenance code, vacant building registry, revised mobile home regulations, etc. Other implementation measures need to be addressed with this update. 15.1 Meticulously monitor development, especially of impervious surfaces so as to minimize run-off, erosion, and flooding. Implement site plan review to protect established areas from new development. 15.2 Create a stormwater utility to generate funding for capital improvements to drainage infrastructure. 15.3 Implement a Healthy Creeks & Lakes policy to include proper erosion hazard setbacks and defined regulations for floodplain development. 15.4 Continue to fund capital maintenance at both utility plants and both lakes to extend the useful lives of each. 15.5. Develop a plan for the ultimate replacement of both utility plants. 15.6. Update master airport hangar and taxiway plan in 2018. 15.7 Develop a short-term project program to manage annual TXDOT funding, and also to increase annual RAMP revenue. 15.8. Revise and combine the existing flight -based operator (FBO) and maintenance agreements for Cox Field. 15.9 Utilize the Environmental Inventory Checklist to evaluate zoning, site plan, and other development projects. 15.10 Ensure all changes to the Zoning District Map conform to the Future Land Use Plan. 15.11 Provide for sidewalks in all new development projects so as to ensure compliance with ADA standards and the city's approved ADA transition plan. 34 15.12 Establish means to appropriately manage mobile food vendors. 15.13 Create regulations for commercial RV parks. 15.14 Create funding mechanism(s) to assist with utility extensions and other developmental needs, perhaps establishing new partnership measures with developers, or creating a development fund. 15.15 Connect the subdivision regulations directly to the Master Thoroughfare Plan to ensure the city's authority to enforce ROW dedications and other needed improvements for plan implementation. 15.16 Establish standards for accessory dwelling units, "tiny' houses, and container structures; re- consider approach to residential -design manufactured housing. 15.17 Change the process to add new land uses to the Comprehensive Zoning ordinance by resolution. 15.18 Improve the Planned Development process to ensure they are large functional zoning units as intended by PD principles. 15.19 Review land uses allowed in General Retail and Commercial, providing improved differentiation between the two overlapping zoning districts. 15.20 Adopt Downtown Plan and Toole Vision Plan. 15.21 Develop implementation plan for downtown. 15.22 Create and manage a TIRZ to provide funding and impetus to downtown redevelopment. 15.23 Expand subdivision regulations to include reasonable landscaping requirements 15.24 Require administrative approval of site plans for all multi -family, retail, and commercial developments. 15.25 Study and revise paving standards as necessary to be practical and consistent. 15.26 Establish and enforce specific design standards, consistent with the planning recommendations from the 2001 Comprehensive Plan. 15.27 Require substantial buffering and screening to visually separate incompatible land uses 15.28 Amend the zoning ordinance to place tri- and quadplexes into medium density housing instead of multi -family. 35 15.29 Require construction of sidewalks on at least one side of all residential subdivisions (adding the requirement to the subdivision regulations), or where there are existing sidewalks replace all that are not ADA -compliant. 15.30 Evaluate waiving or reducing permitting fees to encourage construction and maintenance in certain areas needing in -fill. 15.31 Require grass or planting strips between curbs and sidewalks. 15.32 Move tree landscaping requirements from the Tree Ordinance to the subdivision regulations. 15.33 Minimize curb cuts and median breaks by requiring adjacent commercial uses to design internal connections between parking lots to minimize street traffic and curb cuts, by implementing cross access requirements. 15.34 Require parking lots to be planted with street landscaping. 15.35 Develop and implement an access management program for loop 286 and major municipal arterials. 15.35 Require developments to face the local arterial road. 15.36 Require the facades of new buildings to receive some treatment to avoid long expanses of blank walls. 15.37 Consider limiting certain construction materials. 15.38 Add a dumpster enclosure section to the zoning ordinance and/or design standards. 15.39 Adopt a master streetscape plan. 15.40 Establish strip commercial design guidelines, consistent with those recommended in the 2001 Comprehensive Plan. 15.41 Establish downtown and office/institutional development standards, consistent with those recommended in the 2001 Comprehensive Plan. 36 SECTION 16: THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, A CLOSING NOTE The comprehensive plan should represent a composite of all the land use elements: residential areas, recreation facilities, environmental considerations, community facilities, commercial and industrial areas, thoroughfares, and supportive urban design considerations. A prime objective of the plan is to achieve a balance of land uses that will economically, physically, and socially benefit those who live and work in Paris. Thus, to achieve this balance of land uses, each of the above elements should propose a general plan for a specific land use type. In turn, each element should be combined to from a general plan of land use that will serve to guide the long-range land development of the entire planning area as shown on the Future Land Use Plan map within this Paris Comprehensive Plan document. Preparers and users of the Comprehensive Plan should keep in mind both the following limitations and purposes of the plan: The Comprehensive Plan is NOT: - The municipal zoning ordinance; - Any other ordinance that regulates the use of the land; - A rigid unchanging plan or statement concerning land use, growth, and development; or, - The final answer to the problems of the future. The Comprehensive Plan IS: - Based upon present knowledge and goals; - Flexible so that it can be changed when the Paris Planning and Zoning Commission, City Council and/or other municipal officials and citizens see the need for such change; - A basis for making rational decisions, but does not replace the decision making process; - A guide that can aid Paris in implementing a sound growth -management and growth - inducing program; and, - A component of the on-going planning process that recognizes that sound city planning and zoning pay for themselves many times over—in terms of cost-effectiveness and the timely and efficient use of public and private resources. 37 ATTACHMENT D: FUTURE LAND USE PLAN MAP LEGEND EXPLANATIONS Low -Density Residential This use is representative of traditional, single-family detached dwelling units. Of the residential categories, it is recommended that low density residential continue to account for the largest percentage. The areas designated for low density residential land use are generally not adjacent to major thoroughfares or incompatible land uses, and are in proximity to existing single-family residential land use. Although all single family areas should be labeled "low density," the City should allow and promote a range of lotsizes. Moderate Density Residential This use is representative of two-family attached dwelling units, such as duplex units and townhomes. Medium density land uses often provide areas for "empty nesters" who may not want the maintenance of a large -lot single-family home, and for young families who mayfind a townhome or duplex more affordable than a single-family home. The City should consider each proposed medium density development on its own merit but also generally on the following: • The patio homes or townhomes provide a buffer between single family land uses and higher intensity land uses such as multiple family or nonresidential. • The patio homes or townhomes provide a buffer between single family land uses and major thoroughfares or collectors. • The land proposed for development of patio homes or townhomes is located along an arterial or collector roadway. High -Density Residential Traditional apartment -type units in attached living complexes characterize high density residential land use. There are currently several high density residential areas within Paris. It should also be noted that medium density uses should also be permitted in any area designated for high density use. In order to ensure that multiple -family areas are designed to a high standard wherever they develop in the future, the City should consider incorporating the following guidelines into the Zoning Ordinance: • The proposed multi -family tract should be adjacent to an arterial roadway; • All structures within the multi -family development should be at least 90 percent masonry on exterior of the firststory; • If the tract is adjacent to single-family residential dwellings, transition areas (greenspace, buffer areas, medium density development, etc.) should be incorporated into the project; • Based upon the density of the complex, an appropriate amount of usable open space should be required. Manufactured Housi 38 This use consists of "HUD -code manufactured homes" as defined in Section 1201.003 of the Texas Occupations Code, as amended. Office This use consists of commercial developments providing services for sale such as an accountant or a physician, or providing general office and administrative uses. Retail Retail land use areas are intended to provide for a variety of retail trade, personal, and business services and establishments, such as a grocery store, drug store, restaurant, or department store. Retail establishments generally require greater visibility than do other types of nonresidential land use (e.g., office, commercial). As such, retail land uses have been designated in the higher traffic areas and at major intersections. However, retail uses do not have outside storage and sale of items, with the exception of occasional temporary displays of items not specifically prohibited by zoning regulations. Commercial Areas designated for commercial land use are intended for a variety of commercial uses and establishments with outside storage, display, and sales. Examples of such uses include automobile - related services, manufactured home sales, self -storage units, welding shops, and pawn shops. Commercial uses often locate along major thoroughfares not because they need the visibility, as retail uses generally do, but because they need the accessibility. The challenge lies in the fact that commercial uses generally have a greater need for outside storage areas, yet these areas tend to lessen the visual quality of major thoroughfares. Central Area This classification includes a mix of residential, retail, service, and business uses that provide for the daily convenience needs of on-site and nearby employees and residents. The purpose is to provide for pedestrian and transit -oriented high density employment and cultural uses together with limited complementary retail and higher density residential and other compatible uses that enhance the Central Area. Light Industrial This use includes light manufacturing processes which are contained within a building or which do not emit detectable dust, odor, smoke, gas, or fumes beyond the bounding property lines of the lot or tract upon which the use is located and which do not generate noise or vibration at the boundary of the District which is generally perceptible in frequency or pressure above the ambient level of noise in the adjacent areas. Heavy Industrial This use includes intensive land uses including manufacturing, industrial servicing, or storage process not prohibited by law. Most uses in this District require a Specific Use Permit (SUP). 39 Public Lands and Institutions This use includes primarily government, education, and health facilities. Parks and Recreation Open space amenities for both active and passive recreation. This category includes sport facilities, open space, playgrounds, recreation centers, and aquatic facilities. It does not include private neighborhood recreation centers. Agricultural This category includes uses devoted primarily to the tilling of soil, the raising of crops, horticulture, livestock, poultry, feed lots, and related commercial and industrial activities. It allows residential densities up to 1 dwelling unit per 5 acres. 3. Graphics for This Section The relevant graphics for this Section 10 include: (A) The 2018 Future Land Use Plan Map: This map also reflects the 100 -year flood plain as a graphic overlay. The purpose of this is to provide the development community with basic, early data to consider within their initial project design and/or project planning efforts. This Future Land Use Plan also illustrates Paris' Regional Framework which reflects Paris in relationship to a portion of Lamar County including nearby municipalities. The purpose is to illustrate the Paris Future Land Use Plan in relation to its regional context. (B) The 2018 Updated Maior Thoroughfare Plan Map: Although it is a separate map from the Future Land Use Plan Map, the Major Thoroughfare Plan Map is highly associated with future land use. This is so because the movement of people, goods, and services is directly related to the various land uses from which their trip generations begin and end; further, all land uses between the origin and destination of any kind of thoroughfare travel also strongly affects the efficiency and safety of such vehicular movement. 40 8/21/18 ATTACHMENT A: PARIS DOWNTOWN PLAN 1. PHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE to FACILITATE UTILITY and SAFETY 1.1 Replace all downtown sidewalks, using a combination of local and CDBG funding, as well as private funds through a 50/50 matching program with contiguous property owners. Walks shall include trees, benches, period lighting, and trash receptacles, and must be fully ADA compliant. 1.2 Widen specific sidewalk segments to expand public spaces, thereby encouraging pedestrian activity and outdoor sitting, enhancing safety, improving aesthetics, and offering areas for formal and informal outdoor dining. 1.3 Construct bump -outs and other physical features to slow vehicular traffic. Chicanes shall be constructed of materials unique from sidewalks and other paving, and shall include landscaping features where practical. 1.4 Replace city water and wastewater mains and provide ready access for future redevelopment requiring common standpipes and/or other water supply connections. 1.5 Plan, budget, and construct public parking, to include lighting, signage, and landscaping, consistent with an adopted master site plan. 1.6 Develop and implement a tree -planting program to dramatically improve aesthetics, air quality, and overall shade. .. Z 1.7 In order to create an attractive, welcoming demarcation of downtown, design, fund -raise for, and construct a heavily landscaped Memorial Plaza along the northern edge of the courthouse property, to include seating capstones, pavers, signage, mesquite trees, and electric charger stations. 1.8 Assist Lamar County in constructing a new parking area north of the county courthouse. 1.9 Construct and maintain a trailhead parking area, utilizing county land on Hearn near 4t" Street SW, re- utilizing an existing concrete pad site. 1 8/21/18 1.10 Acquire 301 Bonham (or other appropriate sites) for use as public parking. Parking areas shall include lighting, signage, easy pedestrian ingress and egress, and quality pavement. 1.11 Add/repair/enhance the electric capacity at Bywaters Park and in and around the plaza to ensure safety and ease of operation, and provide support for a wide range of potential special users. 1.12 Demolish old health department building and convert space to a well-maintained open space. 1.13 Replace and expand Sherman Street, from 3rd to Heritage Park, to include sidewalks to link downtown, Wise Field, Heritage Park, and the future Trail de Paris spur connector. 1.14 Pave parking area immediately behind (west of) city hall annex. 2. TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT to CREATE ST IA - I LYSPACES 2.1 Reduce and enforce speed limits adjacent to the FUMC'S community spray park. 2.2 Reduce and enforce lower speed limits adjacent to Market Square. 2.3 Convert the travel lane adjacent to FUMC on Clarksville to parallel parking. 2.4 Reduce lane widths on Plaza, Lamar, and Clarksville. 2.5 Establish parallel parking on both sides of each street entering and leaving the Plaza, for a minimum distance of one block in each direction. 2.6 Utilize bump -outs and hardscape to enhance pedestrian crossings at each intersection on the plaza. 2.7 Close one block of 3rd between Lamar and Clarksville, replace asphalt paving with pavers, and place bollards on either end to prevent regular access, but also to provide for limited vehicular access for special events and occasions. In the interim, provide enhanced crosswalks in conjunction with the 3rd Street repaving project. 2 8/21/18 2.8 In order to reduce the number of large trucks, improve No Through Truck & hazardous cargo signage, and maintain police enforcement of existing restrictions on such trucks. 2.9 Incorporate Paris Metro stops into downtown's function and design, and provide assistance to ATCOG in placement of appropriate signage and construction of bus shelters. Evaluate constructing a non- standard downtown shelter from materials that more fit the historical character of downtown. 2.10 Construct two bump -outs each on 1" SW and South Main south of Sherman, each pair to be opposite from one another to create a traffic calming chicane effect. 2.11 Construct enhanced pavement pedestrian crossings at each Plaza intersection, on 1" SW connecting the library and Market Square, at the intersections of Church and Kaufman, on Main Street connecting Bywaters Park and the library, and at 1" NE and Lamar. 2.12 Replace all faded, damaged, or otherwise dated wayfaring signs with new -design signage. Eliminate unneeded locations to reduce street clutter. 2.13 Construct landscaped traffic circles at the intersections of North Main and Pine Bluff, and 1" NW and Graham; coordinate improvements with landscaping and other improvements to be established along northern edge of courthouse property. 2.14 Convert Price, Houston, 2nd West, and 3rd West to two-way traffic; identify and convert additional streets as appropriate. 3 8/21/18 2.15 Expand the size of the Culbertson Fountain plaza approximately 6 feet on each side, using a pervious material (e.g. decomposed granite, softscape, pavers, etc.). Widen existing sidewalks on the plaza by from 3 to 5 feet, using a pervious material. 2.16 Replace traffic signals on each plaza corner with stop signs. 2.17 Demolish former police station (and retrieve old tower for reuse/resale), as well as neighboring properties as necessary, and construct a heavily landscaped new Y intersection of Grand and Bonham in that location; prior to construction, utilize space for a temporary, highly landscaped passive park. 3. AMENITIES & AESTHETICS to CREATE a VIBRANT DOWNTOWN 3.1 Actively assist the First Methodist Church (FUMC) in constructing planned parking, landscape, and spray park improvements. 3.2 Construct and maintain a public restroom at the FUMC's park for use by park users as well as downtown visitors. 3.3 Construct a second public restroom in general proximity to Market Square, but also accessible from the Plaza, to be open year-round. 3.4 Construct and maintain a high quality passive park on county property immediately west of the courthouse, to include ground lighting, bench swings, benches, walkways, public art, and appropriate landscaping. l 'w; bdv k,�.. �iYRki, ',awG., Mr 1w07 �•YHM1FnI GJ4ws4� � /'/A•%. w..m. �(Q✓ Y v�'g%�" "•- ......da'lw�.SaL'�,Y.-JHl:,VRd ls'�;. r��;� A 3.5 Preserve, restore and/or replace ghost murals and advertising signs to help preserve the unique history of downtown while also promoting the historic nature of this unique area. Adopt a mural ordinance as necessary. 3.6 Continue to promote the PARIS "I" sign as a unique photo backdrop. Identify spot(s) and organization(s) to build and maintain an additional sign, possibly at Bywaters or the new passive west courthouse park. 4 8/21/18 3.7 Construct a small, premium ballfield for very young children to expand uses and broaden the types and ages of people visiting and enjoying downtown. 3.8 Add a soccer field to Wise Field Park to encourage higher usage at that historic park. 3.9 Place trees at the northeast and southeast corners of East Houston and 1" Street NW. 3.10 Actively pursue opportunities to acquire and plant an appropriate mix of urban trees. 3.11 Pursue the creation of mural(s) and/or other improvements on the east -facing building on 2nd Street. 3.12 Encourage fixed public art as well as interactive art, using public and private funds, and developer assessments, to be located/conducted on public spaces, with Market Square, the library, the plaza, downtown entryways, and Bywaters Park as preferred locations. 3.13 Design and construct a water feature, using existing improved stormwater facilities, thereby enhancing aesthetics, improving drainage function, and creating a potential gathering space. 3.14 Identify a site for a community -built playground and construct and maintain a quality wooden structure, designed to match the local built environment and be inviting but unobtrusive. The project should be contiguous or very close to other city facilities/activities to enhance synergy and to more efficiently use available parking. 3.15 Evaluate means to expand individual property ownership to curb edge to encourage outside restaurant seating and alcohol service, and initiate the processes where feasible. Also develop a lease for such activities on public property, and create and adopt the requisite ordinance(s). 3.16 Encourage a residential component to help create an evening life for the downtown, using zoning, economic incentives, partnership, and any and all other tools that may become available. 3.17 In order to soften the look of the old parking area as visible from a main arterial and state highway, add landscaping in the small open space at the corner of Grand and 2nd NW. 3.18 Pave/landscape/improve the small city parking area at northeast corner of Kaufman and Church. 5 8/21/18 4. UNIQUE EVENTS & PROGRAMMING to ECOURAGE FUNand ACTIVITY 4.1 Provide unique quality events and venues sponsored by the city and its related agencies, while providing infrastructure and safety support to events and activities conducted by the Lamar County Chamber of Commerce, Downtown Paris Association, and other hosts. 4.2 Facilitate quality events and activities by private sponsors and hosts. 4.3 Convert the alley on 15t Street NE immediately opposite Lickety Split to a public venue space, to include live performances, sale of food and beverages, passive seating, support of theater activities, etc., constructing improvements using partnerships with local funds. 4.4 Maintain the burned -out lot used for the annual pumpkin patch, and install additional steel support to ensure structural safety. 4.5 Take responsibility for the vacant lot immediately north of the Belford Apartment Building, shore up adjacent walls as necessary to ensure structural safety, and convert the area into a sunken garden and park (name it Le Jardine), with extensive seating and landscaping. 4.6 Close 15t Street NE from Kaufman to Houston, converting it to a pedestrian way, to be named Rue ler Promenade. Bollards will be used to restrict traffic, but can be used to allow public safety access. In the interim, when 15t is reconstructed, add 10 feet of sidewalk space on the east side of the roadway for all three blocks, to include seating, eating opportunities, lighting, and extensive landscaping. As development fills in, the remainder of the street will be converted to pedestrian only traffic. The Rue area will be also used to host special events and evening activities. 4.7 Modify the alley north of city hall to make it conducive and inviting to special events and activities, including food and beverages and live performances, either in conjunction with events on Rue ler or stand-alone activities. S. BUILDING MAINTENANCE & RESTORATION to PROTECT and DISPLAY OUR ISTD Y 5.1 Continue to promote and fund the three existing grant programs designed to encourage and assist redevelopment, especially of facades and structures. 11 8/21/18 5.2 Adopt and enforce a downtown vacant building registry and standards -of -care ordinance in order to encourage investment, new active ownership, and building maintenance and improvements. 5.3 Actively pursue code violations and police activities to enhance property values, safety, and aesthetics. 5.4 Provide appropriate assistance for remediation of the historic 1" National Bank building; develop and implement a plan to repair or replace the undermined contiguous sidewalk. 5.5 Foreclose the Belford Apartments and attempt to re -sell to a qualified and interest redeveloper; in lieu thereof, demolish and replace with a quality re -use on that site. 5.6 Fully complete the renovations to the Grand Theater, utilizing a partnership with a local private management group to fund -raise, manage all physical construction work, and maintain and operate the theater for performances and other events and activities designed to bring both local and out -off -town persons to downtown. 5.7 Complete the restoration of and improvements to the historic city hall, to include all upstairs spaces, which will be used for special events and occasions, and may be rented for certain groups and activities; fully refurbish and clean exterior for 1001h anniversary celebration to be conducted on site in October 2020. 5.8 Establish a downtown maintenance program to improve the cleanliness and neatness of downtown, using a special needs worker maintenance grant. 5.9 Amend the city's zoning ordinance to eliminate warehouse as a primary use. 5.10 Formally adopt and reasonably implement the Design Guidelines for the Historic District, and maintain the integrity of the district. 5.11 Encourage historic preservation in order to maintain and enhance the value of the existing environment, influence, compatibility. 5.12 Establish and maintain an up-to-date presence on Downtown, TX. 5.13 Create a comprehensive, easy -to -read and understand developer's packet, including graphics, taking into account the unique building environment of an historic downtown. 7 8/21/18 5.14 Prepare and distribute a handout(s) with graphic(s) showing what CAN be done in downtown to encourage interest and to debunk common myths. 5.15 Establish and maintain a very high-quality, user-friendly website and proactively use all other pertinent media to support historic preservation and restoration. Site should include relevant local ordinances, contact data, steps to restoration of an historic building, how to work with Main Street and the HPC, SBDC information, etc. 5.16 Evaluate the cost and feasibility of eliminating or reducing overhead utilities. 5.17 Keep curbs painted, weeds removed, and landscaping vibrant and seasonally current at all city facilities, including city hall. 5.18 Completely clean and otherwise restore the historic library building exterior. 6. FUNDING to ENCOURAGE 8t. INCENTIVIZE REDEi/ O T 6.1 Create a tax increment reinvestment zone (TIRZ) to fund improvements and/or operating and maintenance costs of downtown. 6.2 Create a neighborhood empowerment zone, consistent with Chapter 378 of the Texas Local Government Code. 6.3 Place permitting and other regulatory fees into a downtown development fund. 6.4 Create and implement a downtown loan guarantee program. 6.5 Reinvigorate the 1998 floating loan program for building improvements, for which funds are again available. 6.6 Implement a mixed-use economic development program, to include Chapter 380 development agreements, tax write-offs, tax abatements, etc., to incentivize redevelopment and recruit appropriate retailers and residential properties. 7. SAFETY to ENCOURAGE VISITORS and INVESTORS 7.1 Consistent with Section 102.5 of the International Fire Code and professional planning principles, exercise "compliance though cooperation" to ensure fire safety for historic buildings. 7.2 Install and monitor security cameras to observe key intersections. 7.3 Continue to present and expand a positive police presence, using foot patrols, K-9, parked squads, and all other appropriate tools as appropriate. 7.4 Identify the site for and operate a temporary police sub -station; on or very near the plaza (to be co - located after 2022 with construction of the new fire station #3 on 19th SW). 7.5 Modify and enforce parking ordinance(s) to business hours, and enforcing 2 -hour parking limits. Provide a limited number of parking permits to permanent residents as necessary. E3 8/21/18 7.6 Complete a thorough building inventory of all structures greater than one story, emphasizing structural and roof integrity. 7.7 Periodically utilize the fire department drone to check roof security and monitor roof drains to ensure they are fully functioning. 7.8 Establish adequate lighting for all parking areas, directing light downwards to avoid glare and light pollution, and group common street light colors, poles, and fixtures so as not to harm nighttime aesthetics. 8. CHURCH STREET to MAINTAIN and SUSTAIN its HISTORY and BEAUTY 8.1 Fully reconstruct Church from Hearn to Clarksville. 8.2 Replace selected wastewater mains and some service connections to improve sewer reliability, and reduce the short-term likelihood of future main breaks. 8.3 Replace all water mains and service connections to improve water quality and reliability, and reduce the short-term likelihood of future main breaks. 8.4 Replace drainage facilities, including underground drainage infrastructure and curbing, to dramatically improve stormwater control and runoff. 8.5 In association with providers of dry utilities, reduce the number of utility poles as much as practical, and straighten/replace any leaning or crooked poles. 8.6 Replace existing streets lights with a single, consistent fixture and pole for continuity and quality lighting for the length of the street, focusing lumens down as much as possible to reduce glare and light pollution. 8.7 Construct a raised pedestrian crosswalk at the Trail de Paris in order to slow traffic and enhance safety for pedestrians and bikers on the trail. 8.8 Establish a clear delineation of the south entry into this historic district, utilizing a combination of signage, landscaping, and themed monumenation, in order to reduce through -traffic while highlighting the uniqueness of the district itself, and construct a landscaped traffic circle at the intersection of Church and Hearn. 9. MARKET SQUARE to CELEBRATE& INTEGRATE this INTERACTIVE SAC 9.1 Create a vegetative screen along the western edge of the property to block the view of deteriorated structures along 2nd SW. 9.2 Improve/repair the adjacent mural immediately north, improving the aesthetics of the site while telling the story of the city's history. 9.3 Construct a mini -town with replica type buildings, reminiscent of those created in Longview and Allen, Texas, or adopt a different theme such as farming or reading. 9.4 Relocate the small Wade playground to the site to encourage visits by children and to provide recreation for children accompanied by parents visiting the site for other purposes and special events. PJ 8/21/18 9.5 Add tactile play facilities and a climbing hill and/or other feature(s) between the two sheds for use by younger children visiting the market. 9.6 Acquire the vacant land on the northwest corner of Sherman and 1" for future public meeting space and landscaping. 9.7 Provide for access to electricity for food truck(s) and other users related to special events and activities. 9.8 Expand Farmer's Market activities and events to maximize both discreet visitor numbers and visitor days. 9.9 Add large colorful sculptures that create interest while also supporting the site's overall theme; interactive, climbable sculptures/artwork are preferred. 9.10 Enhance and utilize the treed area on 1" SW behind the library and immediately across the street from Market Square, constructing new sidewalks, creating a small entertainment venue/stage, and adding benches, bench swings, landscaping, and other passive features. 9.11 Create new programming at the library for children and seniors to utilize the city's adjacent outdoor amenities. 9.12 Add security light(s), signage, and a colorful awning at the skate park to improve aesthetics. 9.13 Add paved parking inside the site (some of which should be pervious surfaces), add spaces on the northern end of the site, add new parallel spaces on 2" SW, close the center entrance and add parking on 1" SW, and eliminate the gore on 1" 9.14 Create a specialized, enhanced crosswalk (e.g., vegetable or book pavement patterns) to connect the two sites into a single locus of activity; add unique signage to get recognition and attention, such as "Vegetable X-ing" or "Book X-ing." 10 8/21/18 9.15 Construct enhanced pavement pedestrian crossings at the intersections of 1" SW at Sherman and Austin Streets. 9.16 Acquire and convert the vacant area at 246 1" Street SW opposite Swaim's Hardware into a passive public park, to include seating and arbors for shade. 10. TRAILS & CONNECTORS to ENCOURAGE NON-VEHICULARUSERS 10.1 Extend the Trail de Paris to 4t" SW, temporarily terminating pavement at or near a parking area -served trailhead, in order to connect the trail to downtown. 10.2 Develop an ultimate route, and acquire necessary easements and/or rights-of-way, for the Trail de Paris, terminating at the southwestern city limit; construct and maintain as part of the Northeast Texas Trail system (and future state park), coordinating work and maintenance with the NETT board, TXDOT, and the Texas Department of Parks & Wildlife (TPWD) as appropriate. 10.3 Construct and maintain trails/sidewalks on 1't SW and Main Streets, with signed connection points, in order to create safe, direct connections to the Trail de Paris from the plaza, thereby encouraging pedestrian trips between the trail and downtown. 10.4 Construct and maintain the West Paris Multi -Use Trail from the historic Union Depot building to the Boys and Girls Club to increase the number and types of walkers and bikers in the area. 10.5 Extend a spur north from the Trail de Paris to connect it to the West Paris Trail at or near the Union Station depot; in the interim, mark the connecting route along 4t" Street SW and Kaufman with a combination of bicycle pavement markings and signage. 10.6 Construct improvements to and along Kaufman Street from Church Street to the Union Station depot in order to provide for and encourage pedestrian uses and cross -interactions. 11 uuuuui uuuuu ilio�i�iom I MEMORANDUM Date: To 8484 GEORGIA SroGLVER SPRING September 21, 2oi8 John Godwin, City Manager Organization: City of Paris, Texas NID 20910 From: Addie Weber, AICP; Ian Lockwood, PE; Jesse Boudart, PE; Stephanie Weyer Project: Downtown Paris Visioning Charrette �I ....FRODU ...HO Toole Design's urban design, landscape architecture, transportation, and traffic analysis services were enlisted to help: 1) develop a community vision to help shape investments in the downtown; 2) enhance the Downtown Square; 3) restore two-way operations on two pairs of one-way streets; and 4) envision better connections between Bywaters Park, the Paris Public Library, Market Square Farmers Market, the Paris Town Square, and the Downtown Community Park. The design concepts, which were focused on the public realm, were developed during two, four-day, workshops that occurred during June 25-28, 2018 and August 13-16, 2018. During the process, there were many opportunities for City staff, County officials, business owners, the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT), civic leaders, property owners, and other members of the community to provide input and feedback. The process culminated with a public presentation of the design concepts on the last day of the final workshop. There was broad consensus to move forward with the recommended design concepts outlined in the presentation. The purpose of this memo is to summarize the design process, design concepts, and augment the diagrams and presentations that were developed during the workshops. H1 E DES�GN PROCESS Over the course of the two four -day -long workshops, members of Toole Design collaborated with City staff, TxDOT representatives, civic leaders, business owners, and other citizens to develop a vision to guide downtown Paris. 11 he D scov iry Workshop The first collaboration with the community occurred June 25 -28th, 2018. The 4 -day community event commenced with a Monday evening presentation. The presentation included: • An overview of traditional transportation principles, • Highlights of the consultant team's walking tour of downtown Paris, • The benefits of a community vision, Exhibit "B" • The general purpose of cities and downtowns (i.e., to foster social and economic exchange), and • National best practices as they relate to one-way to two-way restoration and revitalizing downtowns. The meeting concluded with community members forming seven groups to answer the following questions about the City and the downtown in particular: • List key values that should shape Paris. • What do you like and wish to preserve? • What do you dislike and want to change? • What is missing that you would like to see created? During the remaining three days of the workshop, numerous stakeholders were engaged by the consultant team in small group meetings and in one-on-one meetings to understand the key drivers, opportunities, and challenges facing the community. A concluding Thursday night presentation captured what we heard throughout the week. The presentation also included any starter ideas that were developed during the workshop. Feedback and discussion followed the presentation. Figure 1: Representatives of the seven groups reported their findings to the broader community during the opening night of the first workshop. 1 he Des�gn Workshop The second collaboration with the community occurred August 13-16, 2018 and focused on building on the starter ideas. The workshop concluded on Thursday evening with a presentation of the design concepts, which included: • Restoration of the one-way pairs to two-way operations, along with a traffic analysis, • Addition of a separated bicycle facility on 1St Street and Clarksville Street, • A new concept for the Downtown Square, • A new concept for stronger connections between Bywaters Park, the Paris Public Library, and Market Square Farmers Market, Paris Town Square, and the Downtown Community Park. • A shared space on 1St Street, between Lamar Avenue and Clarksville Street. The meeting concluded with an outline of next steps. H 1E DESIGN CONCEP ....F Downtown Paris, Texas, is fortunate to have a walkable network of streets, a great building stock, and community amenities such as Bywaters Park, the Culbertson Fountain, the Downtown Community Park, and Market Square Farmers Market. It also has easy access to the nearby Northeast Texas Trail system, which hosts races and events throughout the year. The design concepts focused on the core of downtown, as identified during the Discovery Workshop by the community. The boundaries of the focus area are: Price Street and the County Courthouse to the north, 3rd Street to the west, Church Street to the east, and Sherman Street to the south. Figure 2: Images from the tour: Market Square Farmers Market (top left), the Downtown Community Park (top right), and the Culbertson Fountain (bottom). The design concepts outlined below are a foundation for the City of Paris to coordinate with various local, County, State, and private entities to move the vision towards implementation. Figure 3: Overall design concept for downtown Paris, Texas. 11 he 11 wo-way IRestoiratio n of Is' Stireet/Nairn Street and ILar nair AvenlUe/OairksviHe Street A Brief History of One-way and Two-way Streets Since the founding of cities in the United States, starting in 1565 with St. Augustine, until about 50 years ago, all streets were two-way. Of course, for thousands of years before that, paths, trails, and streets in Native American villages and along their trading routes were also two-way. There were lots of good reasons for the two-way operations. The most obvious reasons are the convenience of being able to go either way along a street, direct routing, and shorter trips. Such traditional reasons weren't widely recognized, documented, assigned technical names, or even measured because that was just the way things were for thousands of years. The basic idea of two-way streets was never in question. However, 0 due to five decades of experiencing undesirable outcomes with one-way streets, cities are rediscovering the benefits of two-way streets. Fast forward to 2018 and cities have been traffic calming, doing road diets, restoring one-way streets to two-way, and adopting traditional measures of effectiveness to recapture traditional, city -friendly, outcomes and to advance community visions. Many cities are in the midst of this evolution presently. Not only do two-way streets provide about double the access compared to one-way streets, they also: • provide direct routing/convenience for motorists, cyclists, and transit; • result in slower and safer speeds; • are self -enforcing (no motorists going the wrong way, less speeding, less bikes on sidewalks); • provide flexibility and redundancy (which is very helpful during emergencies, special events, parades, street repair/maintenance); • reduce sign pollution (one-way streets need more signs); • advantage economic exchange, retailing; • result in more intuitive way -finding; • create a better image (two-way streets eliminate the message that throughput is more important than place, and avoid unwelcoming "do -not -enter" signs); • result in easier and more direct bus -routing; • provide better and additional views of buildings; • respect the places' original intent and history; • help crime reduction; and • increase property values. There is also consensus that downtowns, like Paris, would benefit by increased housing, social exchange, economic exchange, local businesses, place -making, walkability, bike accommodation, transit, and so forth that benefit from two-way restoration. Downtown Paris has a well-connected network streets. The four primary streets (i.e., 1St Street, Main Street, Lamar Avenue, and Clarksville Street) are under the jurisdiction of TxDOT. Two generations ago, these streets were converted from two-way to one-way has resulted in excessive speeds, reduced safety, difficulties for crossing the street, disinvestment, and an uncomfortable place. Figure 4: Images of the streets in downtown Paris, Texas. The restoration of both one-way pairs requires new cross sections. The current cross-sections vary block -by -block in both right-of-way and curb -to -curb measurements. Therefore, a detailed survey will need to be conducted prior to moving forward. The proposed cross-sections are based on the most constrained conditions along each street. The design team recognized that a complete rebuild of the street may not be feasible for financial or other reasons and have suggested both retrofit measures and rebuilt cross-sections. The ..1" Street crud f4 oin Street Pair 1St Street and Main Street are the primary north -south streets in downtown Paris. 1St Street NW currently provides access southbound, while Main Street provides access northbound. Both streets provide on -street parking and two travel lanes in their respective directions. 11 1st Street The current configuration of 1St Street is two south -bound lanes with: • Sidewalks on both sides of the street. • Parallel parking on the west side of the street between Price Street and Houston Street. • Front-end angled parking around the square. • Front-end angled parking on the west side of the street between Grand Avenue and Austin Avenue. • Parallel parking on the east side of the street between Austin Avenue and Sherman Street. The proposed retrofit for 1St Street includes: • Bulbouts at each intersection and where appropriate along the corridor. • 8'-0" parallel parking on the west side of the street. • A 23'-0" travel way that includes one -travel lane in each direction. • A 5'-0" planting strip, with curb, to provide separation for the separated bicycle facility. • A 10'-0" separated bicycle facility that is at street level. Should the finances become available for a more robust cross-section, it should include: • Valley gutters between the on -street parking row and the travel way, and • A sidewalk -level separated bicycle facility. Figure 5: 1't Street: Existing, Proposed with Retrofit, and Full Build -out. 1St Street was identified as the primary street for a separated bicycle facility due to having a larger curb - to -curb cross-section than Main Street, and minimal impacts to business due to existing curb -cuts and parking. Trail access to the Northeast Texas Trail, topography, and access to the Market Square Farmers Market were also considerations. Main Street The current configuration of Main Street is two north -bound lanes with: • Sidewalks on both sides of the street. • Parallel parking on the east side of the street between Price Street and Houston Street. • Front-end angled parking around the square. • Parallel parking on the east side of the street between Grand Avenue and Austin Avenue. • Parallel parking on the east side of the street between Austin Avenue and Sherman Street. The proposed retrofit for Main Street includes: • Bulbouts at each intersection and where appropriate along the corridor. • 7'-6" parallel parking on both sides of the street • A 23'-0" travel way that includes one -travel lane in each direction. Should the finances become available for a more robust cross-section, it should include valley gutters. Porking Parking is an emotional and contentious issue in most cities and Paris is no exception. People and business owners may be accustomed to parking directly in front of their store or destination and become frustrated or concerned when these spots are relocated, unavailable, or in a different configuration. Some business owners believe that if patrons cannot park by the door, then they will go elsewhere, jeopardizing their bottom line. The reality is different. Thriving downtowns have attractions, restaurants, beautiful streets and soft spaces. Most importantly they are walkable places that foster exchange. Parking by the door is not a large factor. Given these perceptions and realities, the consultant team was mindful of the number of existing parking spaces in downtown with an eye towards a future that included parking. As such, an inventory of the on -street parking spaces was performed, which is shown in Figure 5. Each number indicates the total number of on -street parking spaces that are adjacent to that block. Figure 5: Existing on -street parking spaces by block A total of 326 on -street parking spaces were counted in the area, shown above. With the proposed street modifications of two-way operations and stop sign traffic control, a total increase of 49 on -street Ej parking spaces for a total of 375 on -street spaces is anticipated. The streets immediately adjacent to the Culbertson Fountain will see a decrease in on -street parking spaces due to the much-needed expansion of the green space and the creation of more people -friendly streets. However, within one block of the Square, on -street parking will increase from 160 to 174 parking spaces. To support the thoughtful and implementable vision of Paris, that includes changing the street character to be more pleasant, a traffic analysis was performed. Toole Design collaborated with TxDOT by agreeing upon five traffic -related analysis criteria to investigate, including: i) safety; ii) travel time; iii) traffic diversion; iv) queuing; and v) and maintenance. Other criteria related to fulfilling the community vision included: i) increased accessibility throughout the downtown by all modes of travel; ii) developing a consistent design vocabulary for the new cross-sections (i.e., sidewalk, furniture zone, on -street parking, valley gutter, etc.); and iii) increasing accessibility (i.e., visually and for people with mobility impairments). The arrival experiences into the downtown were assessed to help inform motorists of the downtown context, help influence motorist behaviors (i.e., slow them down and increase safety), and better distribute traffic. Existing Traffic-i?mated Conditions Paris' historical population and traffic volumes show notable trends. Table 1 illustrates the population of Paris increasing since the 1890s until the 1970s, which then levels off to the present. 301,0010 25,000 20,000 101, 000 5,014,Y) i Palis 111,011]ati :rl I Li it Is IIIIIIIII 1 1l11 M illlllllh 1M Ila IN IM 1890 -19010 1910 1920 19301 1,940, 1950 1,960 1,970 1980 1,990 NNW 20 , U) Exhibit 1: Paris Historical Population In the middle of the 1950s, "the loop" around Paris was constructed, enabling fast motoring around the City. About a decade after that, Paris' downtown streets were converted from two-way into one-way streets to speed up travel through the downtown. Table 2 shows downtown traffic volumes trending A downward; most likely due to the transfer of business, services, and economic activity from the downtown to the loop. ]MarisTraffic Counts 20,0(W 18,0010 1(),000 V�,QI&G9D w,Ow mnn�Un ,imi�i, ioiiu�w a�a au Id\v ti rv�9NIM Am adgYNT,M ry�ill!Mi ft�i.. �itl.. tf,tbl�q� 6,000 4.,000 2,()1)0 0 2006 2007 2(NJ8 2(N)() 20'10 2011 2012 213 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 Exhibit 2: Paris Traffic Volumes The highway loop, around the City, is oval-shaped and spans approximately five miles, east -west, and four miles, north -south. There are two primary ways to drive from one side of the oval to the other side. You can drive through the City and downtown or drive along the loop. It is much faster take the highway loop, compared to the streets through the City. Figure 7 illustrates the relative travel times. Figure 7: Paris Loop and Downtown Because the proposed changes are focused within the downtown, the changes in travel are limited to a small area; resulting in insignificant changes to travel time for motorists from one end of the city to the 10 other, through the downtown. However, travel times for short trips within the downtown, will be lower due to direct routing. In other words, from a travel time perspective, the existing situation rewards long trips through downtown and the proposed situation rewards trips within, to, and from the downtown. However, for both through trips and for downtown trips, the changes in travel time will be small. To analyze street network and traffic control modifications, daily traffic counts received from TxDOT (2017-2018 data) were compiled. A peak hour of traffic was found to be at 3:45 to 4:45 p.m. These hourly volumes were used to assess a theoretical "worst case" scenario, which is shown in Figure 8. Figure 8: Paris Downtown "worst case" scenario A theoretical "worst case" scenario was created by assuming that all the traffic from all four intersections converged at one intersection, with two-way streets and no turn lanes. Using Synchro 9 Software and the Highway Capacity Manual methodology, 18 seconds of delay per vehicle was calculated, which indicates the intersection would operate acceptably. This compares to 11 seconds of average delay per vehicle for the existing intersection. This relatively small change in travel time indicates that there is sufficient flexibility to modify the street network to achieve a vision for Paris' downtown. Proposed Downtown Traffic (:honges The "worst case" scenario does not depict actual conditions of restoring the one-way to two-way streets because, motorists will use more than one street to travel to their destinations. Drawing from previous experience, national best practices, and discussions with TxDOT, the future traffic on the formerly one- way pair will likely split in a ratio of 60/40 between the two two-way streets. The reassigned traffic 11 volumes were applied to all streets and the traffic conditions at the four main intersections surrounding Culbertson Fountain were analyzed. The results indicated that traffic signals were not warranted and therefore, stop sign traffic control was evaluated. With stop sign traffic control, an increase of seven seconds delay is anticipated at each intersection at the square from the existing traffic condition. Therefore, a vehicle passing through the square's two intersections would, on average, experience 14 total seconds of increased travel time during the peak hour. Vehicle queueing was also analyzed and on average, two to four vehicles are anticipated to be queued during the peak hour. The results for changes in travel time and queueing are both acceptable. In fact, the stopping of motorists at the intersections around the Square, where many pedestrians are desired, and slower speeds within the downtown, are desirable for safety and comfort reasons. The current speeding and crash problems should be ameliorated nicely. Finally, traffic diversion was assessed. The highest traffic movement in the "worst case" was only 460 vehicles per hour in the eastbound direction during the peak hour. Obviously, only a small percentage of the 460 vehicles are travelling across the entire City. Even if it were as high as 10%, or 46 vehicles over the hour, the team anticipates that only a fraction of those vehicles would change habits and use the loop road due to the small change in travel time in the downtown. At the same time, it is likely that some motorists, who currently use the bypass, might be interested to see some of changes and activities in the downtown and would use the downtown streets. Therefore, the increase and decrease of diverted trips would likely involve small numbers of motorists and, more or less, cancel each other out, amounting to a negligible change due to traffic diversion. Benefits of Two-way Streets and Stop Sign Traffic Control There are several benefits that will likely occur by restoring two-way travel and installing stop signs downtown. • Safety. Fewer crashes are anticipated with stop signs and two-way streets because both traffic - related modifications eliminate stale green lights and the ability to do drag racing between traffic signals. By not having one-way streets with two or more adjacent lanes going in the same direction, weaving between lanes will be eliminated. Wrong way travel cannot happen on two- way streets. Shorter pedestrian crossing distances will increase safety. • Improved Access. Motorists will be able to drive directly to businesses rather than circulating around the block in a one-way system. • Simplified Wayfinding. Providing directions and finding destinations will be easier with two-way streets. • Visibility. Access and visibility of businesses will double because of motorists can approach from both directions. Stop -controlled intersections will also ease parking operations due to the slower speed environment created. • Redundancy. Two-way streets will naturally create a redundant street network which will improve emergency vehicle access. It will also make hosting special events easier and allow street maintenance to occur without system -wide disruptions. • Cost. Stop signs are inexpensive to install and cost less to maintain as compared with the approximate $5,000 annual maintenance cost for a single traffic signal. Also, the traffic signal poles, mast arms, and signal cabinets are unattractive street features and result in obstacles in the sidewalks. 12 Transitions into Downtown Consideration was given to improving the arrival experience into the downtown as well as the distribution of vehicles to the street network. Due to how traffic flows, on multiple streets, in and out of the eastern and southern parts of Paris' downtown today, no substantial changes are needed to the east and south. Also, Clarksville Street and Lamar Avenue carry traffic in different directions to the City's exterior which naturally helps distribute traffic. Minor signal modifications are anticipated at the Clarksville Street/12th Street and Lamar Avenue/12th Street intersections. At the downtown's south end, the City is re -designing the Church Street/Hearne Avenue intersection, which will allow motorists to choose between 1St Street or Main Street to travel to their desired downtown destination. West of Paris' downtown, a new roundabout was recommended west of the Bonham Street/7th Street/Grand Avenue intersections, which is shown in Figure 9. Figure 9: Roundabout transition on the west end of Paris The roundabout will allow motorists to easily choose between Bonham Street or Grand Avenue as they enter Paris' downtown. The roundabout's location will require the purchase of some additional right-of- way. 13 A transition point north of Paris was identified at the Main Street/Santa Fe Street intersection, which is shown in Figure 10. Figure 10: Roundabout transition on the north end of Paris The proposed roundabout would also help distribute traffic to both 1St Street NW and Main Street depending on the motorist's destination. There are likely other unwarranted traffic signals on the approaches to downtown. The City and the TxDOT should reconsider the balance of the traffic signals and determine which ones should be removed. Troffic Conclusion Downward trending traffic volumes allow for flexibility to modify Paris' downtown street network. The analysis has shown that restoring a two-way street network is feasible given current traffic volumes. A sensitivity analysis showed that if traffic volumes were to increase, there is plenty of ability to handle additional traffic. Stop sign control and no turn lanes are recommended at the four intersections adjacent the Culbertson Fountain. Maintenance of the street will be easier due to the redundancy of the two-way streets and there will be less street surface to maintain due to the streets being narrower. The 14 combination of a two-way network and stop sign traffic control will result in numerous benefits in safety, access, and cost. Downtown SqUaire and Ist Sorest Culbertson Fountain was gifted to the City of Paris to commemorate its rebirth after the 1916 fire. It is the historical centerpiece of downtown and a community gathering spot for numerous residents and visitors to the City. The Fountain sits on approximately a half acre civic green, that is surrounded by front-end angled parking and fast-moving traffic. It is currently elevated with ADA access on one of the four corners (i.e., the northeast corner). Universal access, comfort, usable and flexible space, business -friendliness, walkability, and views were the major design objectives, expressed by the community for the heart of downtown. To advance those objectives, several design elements were recommended, including: • Flush, brick, streets on the streets around the Square and the block east of the Square; • Streets that are useable and flexible for all types of events; • Separated bike facility along the south side of the square extending to the Downtown Community Park; • Large, uninterrupted awnings along the entire frontage of the buildings that face a flush street, and highly encouraged for one block off of the flush streets; • Bulbouts are used on the corners to self -enforce parking and shorten crossing distances; • View corridors on the diagonal and cardinal directions; and • Increased sidewalk width for more retail -oriented space and a legible furnishing zone. The design concept also eliminates front -in angled parking around the square in favor of parallel parking. This allows the open space in the square to almost double in size to one acre. Currently, there is a 10 -foot -wide walkway around the fountain that is at a higher elevation than the sidewalks around the Square. The change in elevation is currently addressed with sloped lawns on all four sides. The slopes make the lawns less usable for events, compared to level lawns. On the north, west, and south sides of the Square, we suggest leveling the lawns and addressing the slopes by adding three perimeter steps between the 10 -foot -wide walkway and the lawn. We recommend leaving the east side as is, with its sloped lawn. These topographical changes preserve the historic fountain and the historical intent of the fountain being prominent, increase the accessibility and usability of the greenspace, provide plenty of informal seating, keep one slope for kids to play on, and does not negatively affect the large trees. We would recommend locating low plantings around the base of the large trees and move the seating under the large trees so that people can sit in the shade. The seats should be oriented to the diagonal walkways and back onto the low plantings. As an option, it would romantic and fun if the benches could gently swing. We suggest that the plantings on the corners be removed or relocated to allow view corridors on the diagonals to the fountain. Providing for special events should be incorporated into the new design of the Square. For example, care should be taken to place the new street trees so that they do not obstruct potential stage locations, in the cardinal directions for concerts, jazz festivals, etc. Notice the street trees on the inner side of the 15 streets have been arranged to leave an opening for viewing purposes. In -street and in -ground handholes with electric power should be placed in any likely location for a stage. Potable water spigots and electric services should be located where food trucks operators or other temporary users might need them. This avoids noisy generators and the like from spoiling events. Finally, small parts of the open spaces should be available for areas informal gatherings (e.g., a place with movable chairs, tables, and umbrellas), chess boards with humans -sized pieces, art installations with seating, and so forth, as long as those uses compliment large events. Consideration should be given to creating public restrooms in a building on the Square or in a building just off of the Square but where the restrooms can be found easily. Figure 11: Downtown Square and 15t Street NE design concept. 15t Street NE Creating a shared space along 1St Street NE between Lamar Avenue and Clarksville Street capitalizes on events already occurring in this space. A shared space operated low -speeds and allows all users — vehicles, pedestrians, bicyclists to move throughout the entire space rather than assigning designated areas. It also provides complete flexibility in how the space is used. We recommend paving the shared space from building to building. Figure 12: An example of o shared space 16 Mairkt SqUaire 11:::airr n irs Mairkt, 11 he Il aids II::'LdjHc Ubirairy, and I ywateirs 1l3airk Market Square Farmers Market, the Public Library, Bywaters Park all play significant roles within the Paris community. Unfortunately, despite these civic uses being located across the street from one another they are disconnected and treated as separate places. The potential to provide a strong connection between all three civic uses and encourage activity in this area of town led to a design concept that: • Expands the existing farmers market structure, • Implements a universally accessible transition between the library and the Farmers Market, • Creates a flexible event space with a great lawn and a flush street along 1St Street and Main Street, and • Provides play and picnic areas along with restrooms where the Skate Park is currently. Figure 13: Market Square Farmers Market, the Paris Public Library, and Bywaters Park design concept. Some of the subtle changes in the concept for the southern civic area include: • Increased on -street parking through the use of back -in angled parking on one or both sides of the side streets; • The ability to have no stage, multiple stages, or differently oriented stages; 17 • The ramps, steps, and seating by the Library create an informal amphitheater library for readings, plays, etc. or back -row seating for large concerts that use the street and great lawn; and • The parking lot next to the library should be designed like a plaza so that people can park on it on a typical day, but the space can be easily used for outdoor events that need a hard space. Consensus for positive change within the community was strong at the end of the second workshop. That energy should continue to grow as the City, County, and State move forward with the next steps. The following next steps should be explored to keep the momentum going: • Seek official City Council support; • Incorporate the plans and recommendations into the City's Official Plan and other plans as appropriate; • Identify funding sources (including the State Transportation Improvement Program); • Conduct a survey; • Develop cost estimates; • Incorporate recommendations into currently planned projects that alter the streets; • Prioritize the projects that are not part of another project; • Conduct additional outreach to the community and business owners; • Work with the TxDOT on finding and implementing the recommended changes; and • Design, engineer, and construct the projects. 18 The following list consists of key points from the 2013 needs analysis: • The City of Paris needs to focus on top quality upgrades and renovations to existing parks. • Trails are needed for more connectivity throughout the community and to encourage healthier lifestyles. • Existing parks and facilities need to continually be upgraded and maintained at a high level in order to keep Paris's park system up to local standards and safe for all users. This includes making public parks and facilities compliant with ADA guidelines. • A multi -sports practice field with lights needs to be constructed. • A sprayground/small water park is needed for water-based recreation. • Additional restrooms are needed throughout town at multiple different parks. • An indoor recreation center needs to be considered in Paris. • An indoor swimming facility is desired for both competitive and recreational use. • Nature trails, playgrounds, pavilions, enhanced landscaping, picnic areas at the parks and multi -use trails all are needed to satisfy senior citizens' recreational needs. • Additional and upgraded site amenities are needed throughout the park system. • All new park facilities need to be properly designed, well-built, and maintained at a high level. Flw p"uwe-year u.iroiale for 2018-2023 was, drafted by a park's, work, P'rmipNr Ihal uiwl uiwwl>I ldy for apNrpNrrroxc. mately Iwo years', T[ coy cmirr>cfl rrece wed pv.iblV ° a prune al Iwo reg . arr, adv rrQu^:'ed uiwnwr>gs,, ori AF61 9 md May 14. Irrr addl.wrr, Ihe prropru's'ed u.iroiale was, R,'Irrflxiled by dp rrecl Io key slawlrepr<uulders rwrr Ihe CuuuTuuuIv.Mw Il.y, md was, placed for p.iblpc uwrr^,,Fwnorr orr> Ihe 61y's, websme, pwrr Ih �i,,u uwlru6 pal H)rrarry, m d uru warrimis, so6a] uiwdua, City of Paris Parks, Recreation &Open Space Master Plan, 2018-2023 Update 34 VII. PRIORITIES AND RECOMMENDATIONS The following table represents the projected recreational facilities priorities for the Paris Park System. These priorities are based on the needs analysis, citizen survey, public input meetings, focus group input, city staff, the City of Paris Citizen Advisory Committee and professional opinion, urnc° u.idurng revu buow,' ui' ape urn 2018 foolowurn clos'e r viuww by a 616 s'la °p' park's, wort/ grmip m d opporltirnu ws' for adRwr� ap 66zer� Priority Facility 1 Playgrounds 2 Multi-purpose trails 3 Amphitheater/gathering spaces 4 Picnic shelters/pavilions 5 Picnic areas 6 Restrooms 7 Nature trails 8 Spray ground/Small w ater park 9 Botanical/flower gardens 10 Lawn areas for general play 11 Indoor recreation center 12 Swimming pool /natatorium 13 Dog park 14 Water features (creeks, small lakes, etc.) 15 Nature areas 16 Tennis courts City of Paris Parks, Recreation &Open Space Master Plan, 2018-2023 Update 35 Recommendations The following actions are recommended to be implemented within the next ten years to ensure that the parks and open space system continues to meet the recreational needs of the city. 2018 u.ipdale i ra N .ie, New Parks • Acquire and develop land at the southwest comer of Main Street and Graham Street. Properly ac(p.dred arad cleared l.kroi.jigk arra ILA wok Lamar Coi.jiray (p 1) acrcs,), - Construct large open green lawn. - Plant trees and landscaping. - Construct Wagon monument. • Acquire natural open spaces to be preserved as the opportunities are available. F.xparded develorwd area al lake Crook, Existing Parks • Construct a spray ground. T[w 61y worked clos'ely wal� lilac F)rsl Urdled Melhodsl (Juirch ira 2016 to cow,,tnicl a joural u.ise spray grmirad ora FUMC prorwrly ura dowralowra, llw park �s, orwra lo lhe pr.ibfic, md uracftides, aarreslrrood is faclIlly cow,,Inicled md ui,awralwrwd by lhe 61y. • Provide additional picnicking areas and tables. A perruc area was, added to Lake Crook 11ark 1 11 ra 201 6� 'lilack e rrdc area al Oak 11ark was, hi,proved ura 2018, Ac(p..Jredd co mai,qdeled recora- S 'Iniclwr a off6niwrTXD0Tpark ora US 82W. • Replace playgrounds (older than 15 years old). Added a rww playgroi.jirad to Lake Crook bra 20 6, 1-11 aygroi.jirads, al. Oak Park arad Wade Park were completely replaced bra wiracr/sptirag 20H8, i,jitflizirg an conflbiraaliora of Voler-approved 2M7 parkborads, arad local fuir>Ldraisirl g'l rww playgroi.jirads, are ADA compliara arad irach.jidc rww acccs's'iNc c(p,ilipmera, • Increase level of maintenance. Slaff levels, ira llw parks, dMsJora bave beery ur]creased by Iwo FIT,., effeclwe Aprll 1, 2018, Added safely fermral 5"' Sireel baskelball cmirl; establishcd addiliorufl watcr-crcck crossirll g orll archcry larws- fir6shcd bl,ffldirqg archcry larws at Sports Corrlplcx property -1 rrlowcd cicarcd largc operspaccs at lakc Crook" • Construct multi-purpose and walking trails. Cow,,Inicled rww Wes'l 1)aris, Frail (1,8 ira 2016-17, u.isJrag aI.DO Tgrara1 of$515,193 md ui,aalcfdrag 61y fi.irads,, Recow,,Inicled 7,203 firwar feel off lhe'Frall de I)arls', Cod i,qdeled'Frall de 1)arls, exlewJorn of4,224 feel, ti.isJrag']?WD grml of $200,000 al d 61y ui,aalcfdrag fi.irads,, Crealed raaltire Irall al Lake Crook (-3 rmirad Irip), 0 Provide additional landscaping including irrigated turf in all parks. City of Paris Parks, Recreation & 0 pen Space Master Plan, 2018-2023 Update 36 • Provide restroom facilities in high use parks. l"dIlIla^:�,,Ini led raew reslrood ias, dowmowarIl mdl al. cq-owraed i durgrdIl irad,. p:Mfr aarIlcedp reslyd oIl i,as, al. Lake Crook, a rIl d Markel Sga.iaare. • Upgrade existing tennis courts—new surfaces, nets, windbreaks, etc. urmu, muaru^A.irgyl tm rar6 , d draiirrts, ail. Crilpbm".Ild.sora Park wp".1Ye refulrlhished iara 0E 7. };pad;k:stopIl refuirlhish d , Orw col.ait'l. to be d,drrwerted:N to bas1fm,al:Iha II iara 20 � (8�. • Construct lighted lawn areas for sports practice areas within existing parks. Sdrd;cerr° goals, added at W�isc I- "ield iara 2MT,, also socccr field, sdrfl.ha ll 1backstop, a r� d:N b ask:m, lba ll goals, al. police & d;dra:ixts, Ibi,dldirag, • Provide and install attractive lighting at parks for safety. 0 fii," proved Markel S(p.iaarc grmira ds -1 added sf� aade sfp eHcr a l corIl lags .idIluis, Sk'aalc f)aark,, fii," proved pausloric Maazaa; arww ,fDA cod i,ap fiaarIll-, repaired pausloruc �.ipgrradcd cicc rrpcity «ands pIlghIIlrag, 0 l J IPgra dcd pr.ghI's a.nd irn�Prra vcd la n d s CaPinami, K:aI(mK.atcW aiy Pa rk, 0 fii," proved Bywaalcrs, f)aark,, iarIlchidp rIl f safely as d electrical erali a:wr•>'ce° iw:r>'<l.s,, Athletic Facilities • The City of Paris needs to work closely with the Optimist Club to provide even more and better baseball opportunities for the youth. Begaara frrovv durIlg graaral f.irads, to chfl) Tara 2.017, Construct an indoor swimming pool for both competitive and recreation use. i 1�pgnadic di di4. tcrior«alin y issi:ac s at c xislin ol"11"d oor pool -1 Illi" st appc di rww fcrwIlli"a a «..ands sidic,wKapks—1 IPa111"ul7d, and fiplcr to be rclpl accdi in 20 8, Mcclarag with f,,11)0 rcg«.;a~rdipng ]p¢Ilssiblc paIlrnt ad17craalion of Ka rccrc«aliorra fiacipity with an indoor 1pool, 1"I'stdbpishcdi in-hol"Isc girls, sofp..b«app 7radgr«arn in 20 `i; adidicdi i`icpdi /�/7 to Sports Coro' plcx. for sofib«.;app. Natural Open Space Preserve the most valuable and aesthetically pleasing natural open spaces. Pr()N/idlcd lbcuc;r %ac.c. ss to op cn spIl%ac.cs at Lakc Crook and 6„rah: A.Ir%ag]ln n-IUIfa[)pC dIl"dcds, City of Paris Parks, Recreation &Open Space Master Plan, 2018-2023 Update 37 Indoor Recreation Center • Construct an indoor recreation center at the Sports Complex for multiple recreational opportunities. F)r�ar>I6al resmirrces, ui,aay wI>I l allow I:wiw dly Io cow,,In.icl awl>d operal.e sacci a facl il.y. wl"[wrreforre, Iwlw 61y wllll ^: cck, opp orrlunwr><i ws, Io p arrlwlwrr wulfr olwlwr p .irrus6now ,, md wIwrr>- prrrofils, Io ui,wrrc cfiucwwl>lly offer Iwlw^:c ui,nu.i fi-wI>Iceded rccrcnorr>al opporritirI o '. FAusorl g faclfilw , u1, ay also be Iwlw effi6cm. way Io creal.e a fi.i ><nowl>Iurl g ccrw lcr,oro, ]rla , b g.ir> Io develop IfJs, ^: orl of ffaclfil.y ar>djorw l prro rrwinui,nuw g al Iwo prop 'slllrlle VocnorC> ,,. Senior Citizens • Provide facilities such as: multi -use trails, nature trails, playgrounds, botanical gardens, picnic shelters/pavilions, benches and picnic areas for senior citizens at all new and upgraded parks. wl'wiw 61y assaiuiwd cowl> rol of Iwlw fi�oniwr Burr a s^:!:o6alwrrn cxwlr< NI ]rla ll urI 2015, ar>d bcga:r! pray 'sJvc pNrrrogrrwiin i, rwr>Ipp for scrdors, urI 2017, BcrOsmrw gs, were added al Lakc Crook,, I)lar> Io add a gardcrw piw to spool al or wIwar Love ('Mc f:emerr; awed a rw rw-prrofil parlr r Io pVam arl d �i, al>Ia gc, I)lawdr>g Fkwlrie ball w0rluw ar> c xsorra m, face �g� �Vuly. DccVorruwl>Ip", wrww prro- grwi� �i,dl>g ir> cor>Jr.iwl>Icoorr> wulfl I:wiw fibrrarry. Maintenance The City of Paris currently has one maintenance employee for approximately every 25 developed park acres. In addition, this same staff maintains all the rights-of-way, medians, ditches and trees on public land inside the city limits. The staffing levels have slowly been falling behind and need to increase in order to keep the maintenance of parks and facilities at a high level. The following two bullets are necessary in order for the city to provide well maintained areas at an efficient cost: • Prepare and adopt a statistically -based maintenance study that will increase the maintenance staff and budget as the park system continues to grow. Staff levels, urI Iwiw park's, dM^:!:iorw [l ,a c bccr> rrI rrea^:!:cd by Iwo p,,.T,., vffenve April i., 2018, rredp.i ° rr park, acre s,/cui,nrrpoyvv Io apprroxhi,nal ly 21, • Develop parks that are not overly maintenance intensive by including more natural areas, native plantings and natural play (play opportunities with limited or no playground equipment). Staff f�vadopted �Ip V'CQYIp�policy Q�always, 6 c added lapp.r1< � myVww 1rogrwi�:, s ry uc s, ^,cwlrlvd,fles', or respowr><^,'lblfil s', FAI'n rfl a 'JArrn g xcriscaprw g wofw rww 1rimwg s,, Trails • Develop trail linkages throughout Paris to connect schools, residential areas, commercial areas, parks and adjacent communities. Coy i,npdcicd Iwo grml-fi.irl dcd Safe Rmles, Io Scwlrl of prrojecls" rwI>IcVv dr>g bawlr:c VawIws', City of Paris Parks, Recreation &Open Space Master Plan, 2018-2023 Update 38 • Construct minor trail and sidewalk connections in order to connect large segments of trails for better access throughout the community. Used paveuiwrnl erne sJgrnage Io corun eclWes'l Paris, Irad ar�d Frafl de Paris, alorng exQsorhg paved roadways'. • Sidewalks are to be used in conjunction with trails to connect different nodes throughout the community. Cor�slnxled 5,300 feel ofr�ew sJdewalk, ori GrAai,�; coruenor� Io Wes'l Paris, Frafl sxf�ed�,fled for 2018, City of Paris Parks, Recreation & 0 pen Space Master Plan, 2018-2023 Update 39 VIII. IMPLEMENTATION SCHEDULE The following table depicts the project priorities with suggested completion dates. It is important to note that the following schedule is intended to be a flexible guide for the development of parks and recreational facilities over the next ten years for the City of Paris. The city should evaluate and take advantage of any unforeseen opportunities that may arise that are not identified in the schedule or change the order of implementation if necessary. The information below is organized based on specific needs from the City of Paris citizens, arr d veva ed ern 2018. The general idea is to create one great and easily accessible park in each of four major areas of the city. This will allow all residents the opportunity to recreate at a large redeveloped park within the community. The four specific parks, Wade Park, 1 ark,el S(p.iar 11ar', Oak Park, and the Sporls, Co' i,nple s:/Dragon Park, were chosen based on their locations within the city, size, accessibility, and community usage. Beyond the pians ten year time -frame: As is true of city planning in general—of which parks, recreation and open spaces planning is a component this implementation schedule should be evaluated, modified as necessary, and updated to address ten-year periods that begin after 2013. The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department suggests ten- year plans should be updated every five years; however, the City of Paris should review the plan annually in order to have a current, meaningful and implementable plan. This will aid the Paris park system to: continually work to achieve the park plans Goals and Objectives; allow this plan to remain current with other City of Paris planning efforts; serve to address on-going financial needs; address parks needs in conjunction with future population growth, and keep the users, citizens and businesses continually aware of the city's commitment to achieve and maintain an outstanding parks, recreation and open space system and program. Proiects YearEstimated Possible funding source(s) 1 Wd��➢(lll d�l ➢ . yy ppcost /,4 ➢ ^!..l.. 4 ,4 4 4 ,,„.➢A b ll) i�aQ Q r'4ew ➢)Lly i �)un('is Genel �u➢ >I-un(l �)➢): Qm )ns Re➢AQ,1v4H e ➢.)&Ivflk) A N Mile S,➢d1➢44HVV )ns Sd)Ccel fied('l M)n(l )1C'd'1u'4",4 (ls 01:)en Llwn X11 a 4ls, JACI'dc 611 eels sale ➢➢ g)�Ivflk) a 2 dl➢ dt ➢ Q➢ Q Q ,Q Q Q rjpWlC) a uuu0 1'4ew g)Lly�p �')un('i Genel �u➢ >hun(l �)g)u um::�)n k Re➢AQ,1v fle, ➢.)&Ivflk) A N Mile S,➢d1➢44HVV )ns City of Paris Parks, Recreation &Open Space Master Plan, 2018-2023 Update 40 Man mmmmn Whly lAmnembips ll me phmlMg and hmdmong 3 20 1'7- ➢ 9 247,000 1,11WID gi anl s Maylvound, QW, Cienel A >hund appi opi ml wns ]LandscajAng NAMe dwmijons Ampl,wheal(Ill Gencaid Obligadon bond jaucceds Enhanced parkh, mvsswtdks 14menhips Ubraq gmwMs Downlown les1loom 4 200-2➢ 8 ➢ 0,000 1,11WID gi anl s Pwnp Mack MAI Al b% lmws 14menhips Phygmund NAMe dmmmons Add fighong lo field W7 Bondpmmods %gmq(" Ciencial Fund applopi moons Rdom shW pok Encl<Sonibmige, 2W 700 14A, Gonend Fund appropdaihms mamer Plan NAMe dmmmons 'I'lads developmeni Bondpmmods Relowe dNc golf Pallnelships Updale, US 27 1,11WID glanIs 20PA9 NA Gonend Fund appropdaihns Somm s NAMe dwmmons speval needs ChIldlen plug la Pal n,w'l Ships WAY pmgnunming 1,11WID glanIs (ldine onNawoneMs EnNawed swhmning finpi oved, expanded spol Vs Splay fealilles &", landscajAng al pool 7 20 1'7-22 190,000 1,11WID g is nls Renovale, letuds coul �s Cienel A Fund appi opi ml mns Renovale, lbaslw'flball coull NAMe dmmmons Walking MAI Bond pmueds City of Paris Parks, Recreation & 0 pen Space Master Plan, 2018-2023 Update 41 Ronovale pirvilion (:Von lawn ama INg pol< ]LandscajAng &", mie amenmes Now mnall phyground Convel � Imseball hold I o soccel 8 gIll ()pen I awn al ea 11-andscap ng, gal den AmMome wagon pocko pm I< Pwtuc alea,benches, smug s Shoo owl 9 Rmumj! Lul� Spniy PA Soccer Holds (9) 'I'lad enkincemenIs Relocale Fnsbee golf Bridges, nils 310 Ec %Qm Pais Trall Oeel< mid, Diagon Io ➢uI awl<son I)i kige NETr empl000n Wall< ung o acl< W.', new Fh e SI al mn 0 Skiewall<s/1,D], Io downlown, ("I a Schools, ndgltorhmAs, W, CAMMnsive Me AL Wil plan I'm n,w'l slops 2019-21 350JXH) Gonend Fund typropyhohms PrAme dormons JAmnerships 2022 350,000 TJIWID gi anI s Ciencial Fund applopi moons N*We dormons Bondpromods I'm u,w'l slops 20l3-23 500,000/mlle TJIWID gi anI s Cienel al Fund appi opi mi mns TX IXY1, enhalxeu neni gi anI s NAMe dormons Bondpromods JAMnerships ijMs 2023-27 500,000 TJIWID gi anI s ()pen lawn al ea Ciencial Fund EMNmdApdWe phyground NAMe dormons UndsmMing Bond promods She amonAks Ponerships 12 Gonend Fund typropriarkna j igjj�,_ L 2W 200 NA 'SL F,WWMy Mudy NAMe dormons City of Paris Parks, Recreation & 0 pen Space Master Plan, 2018-2023 Update 42 Pal u,w',➢ st Vp Pal n,w'l Ships 13 WscFlcld 20 7 P,4A Cienel al Fund appi opi ml:mns City of Paris Parks, Recreation &Open Space Master Plan, 2018-2023 Update 43 Low -Density Residential This use is representative of traditional, single-family detached dwelling units. Of the residential categories, it is recommended that low density residential continue to account for the largest percentage. The areas designated for low density residential land use are generally not adjacent to major thoroughfares or incompatible land uses, and are in proximity to existing single-family residential land use. Although all single family areas should be labeled "low density," the City should allow and promote a range of lotsizes. Moderate Density Residential This use is representative of two-family attached dwelling units, such as duplex units and townhomes. Medium density land uses often provide areas for "empty nesters" who may not want the maintenance of a large -lot single-family home, and for youngfamilieswho mayfindatownhomeor duplex more affordable than a single-family home. The City should consider each proposed medium density development on its own merit but also generally on the following: • The patio homes or townhomes provide a buffer between single family land uses and higher intensity land uses such as multiple family or nonresidential. • The patio homes or townhomes provide a buffer between single family land uses and major thoroughfares or collectors. • The land proposed for development of patio homes or townhomes is located along an arterial or collector roadway. High -Density Residential Traditional apartment -type units in attached living complexes characterize high density residential land use. There are currently several high density residential areas within Paris. It should also be noted that medium density uses should also be permitted in any area designated for high density use. In order to ensure that multiple -family areas are designed to a high standard wherever they develop in the future, the City should consider incorporating the following guidelines into the Zoning Ordinance: • The proposed multi -family tract should be adjacent to an arterial roadway; • All structures within the multi -family development should be at least 90 percent masonry on exterior of the first story; • If the tract is adjacent to single-family residential dwellings, transition areas (greenspace, buffer areas, medium density development, etc.) should be incorporated into the project; • Based upon the density of the complex, an appropriate amount of usable open space should be required. Manufactured Housing This use consists of "HUD -code manufactured homes" as defined in Section 1201.003 of the Texas Occupations Code, as amended. Office This use consists of commercial developments providing services for sale such as an accountant or a physician, or providing general office and administrative uses. Retail Retail land use areas are intended to provide for a variety of retail trade, personal, and business services and establishments, such as a grocery store, drug store, restaurant, or department store. Retail establishments generally require greater visibility than do other types of nonresidential land use (e.g., office, commercial). As such, retail land uses have been designated in the higher traffic areas and at major intersections. However, retail uses do not have outside storage and sale of items, with the exception of occasional temporary displays of items not specifically prohibited by zoning regulations. Commercial Areas designated for commercial land use are intended for a variety of commercial uses and establishments with outside storage, display, and sales. Examples of such uses include automobile - related services, manufactured home sales, self -storage units, welding shops, and pawn shops. Commercial uses often locate along major thoroughfares not because they need the visibility, as retail uses generally do, but because they need the accessibility. The challenge lies in the fact that commercial uses generally have a greater need for outside storage areas, yet these areas tend to lessen the visual quality of major thoroughfares. Central Area This classification includes a mix of residential, retail, service, and business uses that provide for the daily convenience needs of on-site and nearby employees and residents. The purpose is to provide for pedestrian and transit -oriented high density employment and cultural uses together with limited complementary retail and higher density residential and other compatible uses that enhance the Central Area. Light Industrial This use includes light manufacturing processes which are contained within a building or which do not emit detectable dust, odor, smoke, gas, or fumes beyond the bounding property lines of the lot or tract upon which the use is located and which do not generate noise or vibration at the boundary of the District which is generally perceptible in frequency or pressure above the ambient level of noise in the adjacent areas. Heavy Industrial This use includes intensive land uses including manufacturing, industrial servicing, or storage process not prohibited by law. Most uses in this District require a Specific Use Permit (SUP). Public Lands and Institutions This use includes primarily government, education, and health facilities. Parks and Recreation Open space amenities for both active and passive recreation. This category includes sport facilities, open space, playgrounds, recreation centers, and aquatic facilities. It does not include private neighborhood recreation centers. Agricultural This category includes uses devoted primarily to the tilling of soil, the raising of crops, horticulture, livestock, poultry, feed lots, and related commercial and industrial activities. It allows residential densities up to 1 dwelling unit per 5 acres. 1. Graphics for This Section The relevant graphics for this Section 10 include: (A) The 2018 Future Land Use Plan Map: This map also reflects the 100 -year flood plain as a graphic overlay. The purpose of this is to provide the development community with basic, early data to consider within their initial project design and/or project planning efforts. This Future Land Use Plan also illustrates Paris' Regional Framework which reflects Paris in relationship to a portion of Lamar County including nearby municipalities. The purpose is to illustrate the Paris Future Land Use Plan in relation to its regional context. (B) The 2018 Updated Maior Thoroughfare Plan Map: Although it is a separate map from the Future Land Use Plan Map, the Major Thoroughfare Plan Map is highly associated with future land use. This is so because the movement of people, goods, and services is directly related to the various land uses from which their trip generations begin and end; further, all land uses between the origin and destination of any kind of thoroughfare travel also strongly affects the efficiency and safety of such vehicular movement. City of Paris DRAINAGE AND FLOOD CONTROL Public Works Operations is responsible for the daily maintenance of ditches and drainage in the street rights-of-way, street stormwater structures, and creeks in which the city has existing drainage easements. Road Side/Some Off Road Ditch Maintenance is the responsibility of the Public Works Street Division and includes the re -grading of roadside ditches, including flushing culverts under driveways and streets. While the City Code of Ordinances mandates abutting property owners maintain ditches free of debris, the division will re -grade ditches that become heavily silted; existing drainage culverts are also flushed during this activity. New culverts or culverts that are damaged or undersized under residential or commercial driveways are the property owner's responsibility for replacement. Off-road drainage ditches are cleaned and re -graded by the city if the city has an existing drainage easement; otherwise it is the responsibility of property owners. These off-road ditches collect storm water from many smaller ditches and storm sewers and transport it to larger ditches and/or creeks maintained by the cit. Storm Water Sewer Maintenance is the responsibility of the Street & ROW Division, which handles the operation and maintenance of the City's storm water sewer system, including tasks such as cleaning manholes and inlets as well as replacing missing manhole covers. The storm water sewer system is very different from the sanitary sewer system that carries waste from your home. These sewers are designed only for storm water and empty directly into major ditches and creeks. Residents are reminded to never dispose of grass clippings, tree limbs, motor oil, or other items in the storm water sewer system. The NPDES (National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System) is a federally mandated program that monitors and inspects runoff from manufacturers and industrial businesses to prevent pollutants from entering our streams and lakes. The city will investigate reported or suspected illegal discharges into the storm water system and disposal of commercial, industrial or household hazardous materials. The local Drainage Projects (LDP) stem from service requests related to storm water maintenance, whether it is a storm water sewer, roadside ditching or an off-road ditching concern. Maintenance crews do an onsite assessment of the request to determine if the request/concern qualifies for further city involvement. If it does, a work order is generated and work is scheduled based on the greatest need. Large drainage issues are forwarded to the Public Works Director & City Manager to be reviewed as part of a future Capital Improvement Program. CITY OF PARIS DRAINAGE PROGRAM The purpose of this Drainage Program is to capture and formalize maintenance information that has existed in various locations but was historically unwritten. There were large amounts of data and expertise held within the memory of the department that needed to be gathered and organized in a manner that could be understood and implemented. Additionally, it is the intent of this plan to capture the maintenance data and scheduling information that has simply been institutional knowledge for years, which will leave the organization as employees leave or retire. The plan was also developed to identify existing drainage infrastructure and develop an inventory, which can be identified through GIS mapping. Mission Statement The mission of the Drainage Program is to proactively protect lives and property from flooding events and to perform ongoing maintenance and repair of the entire public drainage system. This mission is to be accomplished by providing quality services that add to our residents' quality of life and make Paris the most livable city in Texas. Goals and Objectives *Reduce flooding calls for service *Proactively maintain the public drainage system on a schedule to maximize its effectiveness, reduce the overall maintenance cost and reduce the number of repair calls for service *Actively provide public education and information on drainage services and issues affecting the system *Develop a GIS database of all drainage infrastructures *Assist other city departments with resources and expertise Annual Operations Maintenance Plan Outfall Ditches There are many ditches in the drainage system in Paris that are considered outfall ditches that carry public street water to larger creeks and rivers. Drainage crews need to clean these ditches at least once a year with the assistance of the slope mower. During the growing season outfall ditches (Big Sandy, 24th SE, Buttermilk, Collegiate & Clarksville) that carry street water need to be cut at least once per year with the priority being placed on the ones that carry the greatest volume of water. During the non -growing season all other ditches that take street water are cut as needed. Throughout the year this crew is responsible for checking blockages, obstructions of any kind, looking for trees that are down in the ditch and take the necessary actions to correct the problem. Pre and Post Rain Event Drainage System Inspections In the event a major rain event is forecast, the drainage crew conducts both pre -event and post -event inspections of the drainage system. The pre -event inspection is designed to be proactive so that trouble areas can be identified and any areas that are blocked by debris can 1 be unstopped prior to the event. This facilitates proper drainage flow in the system, reducing flooding during the event, and safeguards property. The post -event inspection is designed to check the system to again unstop any blockages that have occurred during the storm event, inspect the system for any damage that will require future repair and to ensure that any residual water left in the system can drain properly. The city is divided into four quadrants for which each division is responsible. During and after major rain events, each superintendent and crews respond to these quadrants to remove debris if possible and report their findings to the public works director. Major cleaning Ditches scheduled for major cleaning and re -grading during FY 2018-23 include 10th NW & Center, 25th SE & Sherman, 24th SE @ Dragon Park. These are identified as needing major work based upon their current condition following inspections made by division personnel. This work will include major ditch bottom clearing and cleaning to increase the capacity of the ditch and facilitate the movement of the maximum amount of drainage within the ditch. All maintenance on any ditch that requires permits from state agencies will be dependent upon the city obtaining the necessary permit(s) to complete the work. Until all permits can be obtained, the work cannot be done. The planned work may take up to 180 days per item depending on the size of the outfall ditch and the conditions found once work begins. Work priorities on these outfall ditches may change due to political considerations, major storm events or other delays not within the control of the drainage crew. Back and Side Ditches The back and side ditches that carry street water in the drainage system are cleaned as needed once a year by the same crew based upon the available scheduling. During the growing season, these ditches need to be cut and cleaned once per year and they are cleared of leaves one time per year. The crew receives assistance from street sweepers for large scale clearing of leaves from the street -side ditches citywide after all the leaves have fallen throughout the city. This particular cleaning of street -side ditches should take place in the January to March timeframe. Construction Crew Constructs new drainage infrastructure and replaces existing drainage infrastructure such as storm pipe, structures, and retention and detention ponds citywide. This crew also clears land and assists other city departments as needed when major heavy equipment activities are needed. The work schedule is determined by inspections of the systems by existing staff, in- house projects by city staff that is determined too costly to contract out. This crew also assists in removing large blockages from outfall ditches after storm events and re -grades outfall ditches between projects. Repairs existing drainage infrastructure and installs new infrastructure throughout the City of Paris. This includes repairs of cave-ins over storm pipes and structures, such as curb drop inlets, PA yard drains and manholes. Existing deteriorated storm pipe is replaced by this crew as needed. This will take place with assistance from other crews within the ROW division, for multiple persons and heavy equipment will be needed to perform this task. Off -Street Ditching Crew All off-street ditches that receive public street water need to be cleaned once per year. This includes residential back and side yard ditches that receive public street water run-off. This activity includes mowing slopes and access roads on large outfall ditches with slope mowers during the growing season. The ROW tractors and crew will assist with this process and scheduling. Residential off-street ditches that do not receive street water are the responsibility of the property owners; however the city will unstop drains and pipe ends at the end of the drainage system, if required. Street -side Ditching Crew All street -side ditches will be inspected once per year to determine if maintenance is required. Ditches that need maintenance (debris removal, grading or brush removal) will be cleaned once a year or on a rotating schedule. The crew takes care of all the street -side ditches and hand clean ditches if grading is not necessary. Ditches are mechanically cleaned if re -grading is needed. Mechanical re -grading is done by a mini track hoe for shallow ditches and a Gradall and/or track hoe for wider and deeper ditches. A Street Division crew will assist with most of the roadside ditches as has been done historically. ANNUAL SCHEDULE FOR DITCH CREW The city is divided into four sections, called quadrants that are divided by NW, SW, SE, NE. The city's ditch schedule is performed in counter -clockwise rotation, starting from the innermost ditches to the outermost ditches. This cycle repeats every month. The schedule is as follows, with allowance for flexibility. First week of every month, crew will be in the NW quadrant. Second week of every month, crew will be in SW quadrant. Third week of every month, crew will be in SE quadrant. 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Sherman St. to E. Provine St. #6 - 7th St. NW - Graham St. to W. Center St. #7 - 7th St. SW - W. Washington St. to Bonham St. #8 - 24th St. SE - Clarksville St. to Lamar Ave. #9 - Graham St. - Railroad to 3rd St. SW #10 - 17th St. NE & SE -Clarksville St. to Pine Bluff St. #11 - 1st St. SE & NE - E. Kaufman St. to Pine Bluff St. #12 - Clement Rd. - N. Main St. to NE Loop 286 #13 - Kaufman St. - 7th St. SW to 3rd St. SE #14 - W. Washington St. - 7th St. SW to 1 st St. SW #15 - Fitzhugh Ave. - Pine Bluff St. to E. HickorySt. #16 - E. Hickory St. -20th St. NE to 25th St. NE #17 - 25th St. NE - Lamar Ave. to Ballard Dr. #18 - 25th St. NE - Ballard Dr. to HickorySt. #19 - E. Price St. -20th St. NE to Collegiate Dr. #20 - E. Hickory St. - N.Main St. to Fitzhugh Ave. #21 - E. Tudor St. - 3rd St. NE to Fitzhugh Ave. #22 - Graham St. - 19th St. SW to Railroad #23 - N. Collegiate Dr. - Lamar Ave. to NE Loop 286 #24 - Stillhouse Rd. - De Shona Dr. to CitvLimits Improvements by Year 2017 2018 2019 = NOT FUNDED MAR CAR ET MARGARET N HJBflARD m HJ BBARD � g p ti pp0 c O.E VE LIW N N 'DO `Q. O F^ PLLFN � W LEIGH s L 2 5 w ti m 3 BRAN p � ',. CLARK � CLARK � All DUBOfJ LEGEND MAHAFFEY F m ABBOT c ABBOTT STACY HYDE City or County Roadway Nllllllllllllllllllllllm State Roadway Railroads Municipal Boundary - Paris, TX 5,200 2,600 0 5,200 Feet W L, IRSIIIVAoo "0"'1 2018 Status - Street Improvements List #1 - Church St. - E.Hearn Ave. to Clarksville St. #2 - S. Collegiate - Clarksville St. to Lamar Ave. #3 - 33rd St. SE - Clarksville St. to Lamar Ave. #4 - E. Cherry St. - 20th St. NE to 25th St. NE #5 - 3rd St. SE & NE - E. Sherman St. to E. Provine St. #6 - 7th St. NW - Graham St. to W. Center St. #7 - 7th St. SW - W. Washington St. to Bonham St. #8 - 24th St. SE - Clarksville St. to Lamar Ave. #9 - Graham St. - Railroad to 3rd St. SW #10 - 17th St. NE & SE -Clarksville St. to Pine Bluff St. #11 - 1st St. SE & NE - E. Kaufman St. to Pine Bluff St. #12 - Clement Rd. - N. Main St. to NE Loop 286 #13 - Kaufman St. - 7th St. SW to 3rd St. SE #14 - W. Washington St. - 7th St. SW to 1 st St. SW #15 - Fitzhugh Ave. - Pine Bluff St. to E. HickorySt. #16 - E. Hickory St. -20th St. NE to 25th St. NE #17 - 25th St. NE - Lamar Ave. to Ballard Dr. #18 - 25th St. NE - Ballard Dr. to HickorySt. #19 - E. Price St. -20th St. NE to Collegiate Dr. #20 - E. Hickory St. - N.Main St. to Fitzhugh Ave. #21 - E. Tudor St. - 3rd St. NE to Fitzhugh Ave. #22 - Graham St. - 19th St. SW to Railroad #23 - N. Collegiate Dr. - Lamar Ave. to NE Loop 286 #24 - Stillhouse Rd. - De Shona Dr. to CitvLimits Improvements by Year 2017 2018 2019 = NOT FUNDED