1006 RES CITY COUNCIL PETITIONED FOR REZONING FROM RESIDENTIAL TO COMMERCIAL CLASSIFICATIONRESOLUTION NO. 1006 .
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Paris has been petitioned
on several occasions in the past year or two for the re-zoning from a
residential to a commercia,l classification or from a lower commercia.l
classification to a higher commercia.l classification, under the zoning or-
dinances of the City of Pa.ris, and on frequent occasions euch petitions are
not accompanied by any intended use of the property or any plans of the
type and kind of structure to be placed on the property sought to be re-
zoned; and,
WHEREAS, there are in eome of the commerci.al classifications some
types of busineeses that would, in all probability, be undesirable for an area
in which there were residences; and,
WHEREAS, the Gity Council does not feel that it is to the best in-
terest of the citizens of the City of Paris, as a whole, to continue adopting
amendments to the Zoning Ordinance which change the property to a higher
commercial classification without any knowledge of what use is actually in-
tended to be made of the property in the area sought to be re-zoned; NOW,
THE RE FORE,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CZTY COUNCTL OF THE CITY OF PARIS,
That the City Council of the City of Paris does hereby adopt the following
policy regarding changes of zoning classification from residential to a higher
classification, or from a lower commercial classification to a higher
commercial classification:
The City Council of the City of Paris hereafter will not look with
favor upon petitions for amendments to the Zoning Ordinance, for
zoning clasaifieations from residenrial to any commercia.l clasaifi-
cation, or from a lower commercial classification to a higher
commercial classificata.on, unless and until the City Council is
definitely assured what bueineas or type of s#ructure vvill be con-
ducted or constructed in the area sought to be re-zoned.
Passed and adopted this l lth day of April, A. D., 1962.
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City Clerk
APPRQVED AS TO FORM:
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City Attorney.