03-A Amend Mobile Home Allowances
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fattomey\ordwork\current\ Zoning Ord - Amend Mobile Home Allowances
November 7, 2006
ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS,
PARIS, TEXAS, PROVIDING THAT ORDINANCE NO. 1710 BE AMENDED
BY REVISING SECTIONS 8-101 AND 12-100 OF SAID ORDINANCE;
PROVIDING FOR THE PERMITTED USE OF A MOBILE HOME IN ALL
ZONING CLASSIFICATIONS WITH A SPECIFIC-USE PERMIT;
PROVIDING FOR THE EXPIRATION OF SPECIFIC-USE PERMITS FOR
MOBILE HOMES; PROVIDING FOR A PENALTY NOT TO EXCEED
$2,000.00; MAKING OTHER FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO
THE SUBJECT; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF
ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH; AND PROVIDING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, Zoning Ordinance No. 1710 currently provides that a specific-use permit
for a Mobile Home (39) can only be granted in a One-Family Dwelling District No.3 (SF-3),
with permits for single-wide mobile homes expiring at the end of five (5) years; and,
WHEREAS, although there are areas throughout the city with other zoning
classifications in which a mobile home might be an appropriate use, in order for a mobile home
to be placed in such areas, the underlying zoning must be changed permanently, despite the fact
that the specific-use permit will expire; and,
WHEREAS, changing the underlying zoning in order to grant a permit which will expire
after a certain period could adversely affect the area surrounding the property upon which a
specific-use permit has been granted if the characteristics of the area have changed substantially
over time so that a residential use is no longer appropriate; and,
WHEREAS, in order to allow specific-use permits for mobile homes without requiring
a change in the underlying zoning, it is appropriate that Section 8-101 of Zoning Ordinance No.
1710 be amended to provide for the placement of a mobile home in any zoning classification
with the granting of a specific-use permit by the Planning and Zoning Commission and the City
Council; and,
WHEREAS, the Planning and Zoning Commission is currently in the process of revising
the Comprehensive Land Use Map as well as developing a new ordinance to regulate mobile
homes, and it is appropriate that, during this period, specific-use permits for mobile homes,
single- and double-wide alike, expire at the end of five (5) years; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, PARIS,
TEXAS:
Section 1. That the findings set out in the preamble to this ordinance are hereby in all
things approved.
Section 2. That Ordinance No. 1710 ofthe City of Paris, Paris, Texas, be, and the same
is hereby, amended by revising Section 8-101 of said ordinance by providing for the permitted
use of a Mobile Home (39) in all zoning classifications with a specific-use permit.
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Section 3. That Ordinance No. 1710 of the City of Paris, Paris, Texas, be, and the same
is hereby, amended by revising Section 12-100 of said Ordinance so that such shall read as
follows:
"12-100
(39) Mobile home in any zoning district with the further restriction that mobile homes
may only receive a specific-use permit for a period not to exceed five (5) years with
renewals permitted."
Section 4. That any person violating any ofthe provisions ofthis ordinance shall be guilty of a
Misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be fined in any sum not to exceed $2,000.00, and each and every
day's continuance of any violation of the above-enumerated sections shall constitute and be deemed a
separate offense.
Section 5. That all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby expressly
repealed.
Section 6. That this ordinance shall become effective on December 1,2006.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 13th day of November, 2006.
Richard Manning, Mayor
ATTEST:
Janice Ellis, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
John D. Lestock, Assistant City Attorney
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