09&10 Gant ZoningDRAFT
F:ALICE\ORDWORK\CURRENT\7-10-03 Zoning Ords
July 3, 2003
ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS,
PARIS, TEXAS, AMENDING ZONING ORDINANCE NO. 1710 OF THE
CITY OF PARIS, PARIS, TEXAS, AND CHANGING THE BOUNDARIES
ESTABLISHED BY THE ZONING MAP OF SAID CITY; ESTABLISHING
A MULTI-FAMILY DWELLING DISTRICT NO. 1 (MF-1) ON LOTS 1 AND
lA, CITY BLOCK 264, ON PROPERTY BELONGING TO BILL GANT, SO
AS TO INCLUDE THEREIN TERRITORY FORMERLY DESIGNATED AS
A ONE-FAMILY DWELLING DISTRICT NO. 2 (SF-2); DESIGNATING THE
BOUNDARIES OF THE MULTI-FAMILY DWELLING DISTRICT NO. 1
(MF-1) SO ESTABLISHED; PROVIDING FOR A PENALTY NOT TO
EXCEED $2,000.00; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF
ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH; AND DECLARING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Paris, Paris, Texas, has previously received a
request for an amendment to the zoning ordinance of the City of Paris; and,
WHEREAS, the City Council has subsequently referred said request for amendment to the
Planning and Zoning Commission for its review and recommendation in accordance with the City
zoning ordinance and State law; and,
WHEREAS, the Planning and Zoning Commission did conduct a public hearing on said
proposed amendment to the City zoning ordinance and, following said hearing, made formal
recommendation to the City Council regarding said proposed change; and,
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Paris did subsequently conduct a public hearing
on the aforesaid proposed amendment to the City zoning ordinance, and having considered the
recommendations of the Planning and Zoning Commission and the testimony and evidence introduced
at said public hearing, found and determined that approving the aforesaid zoning change would be
consistent with the comprehensive plan of the City of Paris, consistent with the City zoning ordinance,
and in the best interests and to the benefit of the public health, safety, and welfare of the citizens of
the City of Paris; 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 the boundaries heretofore established by the Zoning Map and Ordinance No.
1710 of the City of Paris, Paris, Texas, be, and the same are hereby, changed, and that a MULTI-
FAMILY DWELLING DISTRICT NO. 1 (MF-1) be, and the same is hereby, established on LOTS
1 AND lA, CITY BLOCK 264, on property belonging to BILL GANT, so as to include in such
MULTI-FAMILY DWELLING DISTRICT NO. 1 (MF- 1) the hereinafter described property, which
was formerly and is presently designated as a ONE-FAMILY DWELLING DISTRICT NO. 2 (SF-2),
and that the boundaries of said MULTI-FAMILY DWELLING DISTRICT NO. 1 (MF-1) be, and
the same are hereby, established as follows:
SITUATED within the corporate limits of the City of Paris, County of Lamar,
and State of Texas, being a part of the I. Davis Survey, on the West side of the Pine
Bluff Road, and being a part of a 10 acre tract conveyed by J. N. Blake and wife to
W. A. Ryan by deed recorded in Book X, Volume 2, Page 543, Lamar County Deed
Records, and being more particularly described as follows:
BEGINNING at the Southeast corner of a said 10 acre tract, and also being
the Southeast corner of a 2~A acre tract formerly known as the Paris Canning
Company lot;
THENCE North with the West Boundary Line of said Pine Bluff Road a
distance of 12 3/4 poles to the Northeast corner of the said Paris Canning Company
lot;
THENCE West with the North Boundary Line of said lot a distance of 29.64
poles to the Northwest corner of said lot;
THENCE South with the West Boundary Line of said lot a distance of 12 3/4
poles to the Southwest corner of said lot;
THENCE East with the South Boundary line of said lot a distance of 29.64
poles to the place of beginning, containing 2 lA acres, SAVE AND EXCEPT lot off
the entire West end of said lot conveyed by Fay E. Ritchie to J. T. Ray et al on
August 2, 1929, as shown of record in Volume 228, Page 339, Lamar County Deed
Records.
SUBJECT TO: the right-of-way dedication for FM Highway No. 195
recorded in Vol. 290, Page 38, Lamar County Deed Records.
Being the same property as described in deed from Samuel B. McCrum et al
to Mattie Cornett dated September 4, 1951, recorded in Volume 319, Page 435,
Lamar County Deed Records.
LESS that portion heretofore conveyed by Mattie Cornett to Severn
Townsend by deed recorded in Volume 561, Page 109, Lamar County Deed Records,
and being located in the 1000 block of 20th Street N.E.
Section 3. That the Chief Building Official of the City of Paris be, and he is hereby, directed
to change the Zoning Map of the City of Paris in accordance with the provisions of Ordinance No.
1710 and the land use map accompanying the same, and in accordance with the provisions of this
ordinance.
Section 4. That any person violating any of the provisions of this ordinance shall be guilty
of a Misdemeanor, and, upon conviction, shall be fined in any sum not to exceed $2,000.00, and each
and every day's continuance of any violation of the above-enumerated 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 August 1, 2003.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Paris, in regular session on this
the 10th day of July, 2003.
ATTEST:
Curtis Fendley, Mayor
Mattie Cunningham, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Larry W. Schenk, City Attorney
SF-3
ZONING CHANGE REQUEST
BILL GANT
JULY 7,2003
NIF-2
AFFIDAVIT REQUEST FOR AMENDMENT TO ZONING ORDINANCE NO. 1710
STATE OF TEXAS §
COUNTY OF LAMAR §
BEFORE ME, the undersigned authority, on this day personally appeared
BILL GANT , who upon oath deposes and says:
"1 am BILL G,&NT , and my address is
p. O. BOX 4. Paris. Texas 75461 CPHONE NO. 903-785-4152) and I have a proprietary interest
in property located within the corporate limits of the City of Paris being described as follows:
LOTS 1-1A CITY BLOCK 264
1000 BLOCK OF N;E. 20th. :x~w~E~~~
"My interest in the above described property is
and I do request a change in zoning from
MF-1 District.
A CONTRACT PURCHASER
SF-2 District to
"In support of said request I make the following answers to questions 1-4:
1. Will the re-zoning be in accordance with the original comprehensive zoning scheme, as
represented by the pre-established zoning ordinance and the long range master plan and map that has
been adopted by the zoning ordinance?
YES
2. Will the re-zoned designation be compatible with the classification and use of adjoining lands
so as to avoid adverse impact on neighbors?
YES
3. Is the tract unsuitable for uses permitted under the present zoning classification; therefore
justifying a change in zoning? YES
4. Does the re-zoning bear a substantial relationship to the public health, safety, morals or
general welfare or protect and preserve historical and cultural Pl aces and areas or meet a substantial
public need? YES
5. HAS A COPY OF THE LAND DEED BEEN SUBMI-~ ~./~ (Signa~u,of Ap~t~ nt~/I~'~'""-YES'
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