2007-006-ORD-Providing that subdivision regulation ordiance NO. 1315 be amended by revising appendix B, Section III. Preliminary Plat & Section IV. Final Plat of Said OrdinanceORDINANCE N0. 2007-006
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS,
TEXAS, PROVIDING THAT SUBDIVISION REGULATION ORDINANCE
N0. 13159 BE AMENDED BY REVISING APPENDIX B, SECTION III.
PRELIMINARY PLAT AND SECTION IV. FINAL PLAT OF SAID
ORDINANCE; PROVIDING FOR A CHANGE IN THE TIME LIMIT FOR
FILING PLATS WITH THE CITY OF PARIS; REPEALING ALL
ORDINANCE OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH;
AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, Sections III and IV of Ordinance No. 1315 currently require an owner or
developer of a tract or parcel of land within the corporate city limits of the City of Paris, Texas, or
within the City's extraterritorial jurisdiction to file their preliminary plat or final plat with the City
Engineer no less than ten (10) calendar days prior to the City Planning Commission meeting at which
the plat is to be considered; and,
WHEREAS, ten (10) days is not a sufficient amount of time for the City Engineer and his
staff to complete their review and comments to the preliminary plat or final plat prior to its
consideration by the City Planning Commission; and,
WHEREAS, the City Engineer has determined that seventeen (17) days prior to the meeting
of the City Planning Commission is a suffcient amount of time for review and comment; and,
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 the Subdivision Regulation Ordinance No. 1315, Appendix B, Section III
Preliminary Plat and Section IV Final Plat of the Code or Ordinances of the City of Paris, Texas,
be, and the same is hereby, amended so that such shall read as follows:
"Section III. Preliminary Plat.
The preliminary plat of the subdivision of any lot, tract, or parcel of land shall
be filed in the office of the City Engineer of the City of Paris, Texas, at least
seventeen (17) calendar days prior to the meeting of the Planning Commission at
which time it is to be considered. The subdivider or owner shall file four (4) copies
of the preliminary plat and each copy shall show or be accompanied by the following
information:
"Section IV. Final Plat.
The submission to and tentative approval of a preliminary plat by the
Commission shall be a condition precedent to the preparation of a final plat. The
final plat shall have all changes and alterations, if any, shown on the preliminary plat
incorporated therein and shall be filed with the City Engineer at least seventeen (17)
calendar days prior to the meeting of the Commission at which time it is to be
considered.
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Section 3. That all provisions of the ordinances of the City of Paris, Texas in conflict with
the provisions of this ordinance are hereby repealed, and all other provisions of the ordinances of the
City of Paris not in conflict with the provisions of this ordinance shall remain in full force and effect.
Section 4. That the repeal of any ordinance or part of ordinances affected by the enactment
of this ordinance shall not be construed as abandoning any action now pending under or by virtue
of such ordinance or as discontinuing, abating, modifying, or altering any penalty accruing or to
accrue, or as affecting any rights of the municipality under any section or provisions of any ordinance
at the time of passage of this ordinance.
Section 5. That it is the intention of the City Council of the City of Paris that this ordinance,
and every provision hereof, shall be considered severable, and the invalidity or partial invalidity of
any section, clause, or provisions of this ordinance shall not affect the validity of any other portion
of this ordinance.
Section 6. This ordinance shall become effective on immediately upon its passage.
FASSED AND ADOPTED this 26th day of March, 2007.
Richard Manning, Mayor
ATTEST:
,
nice Ellis, City Clerk
APPROMD AS TOTORM:
W. Kent Nlcllyar,