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ORDINANCE N0. 2014 -030
<br />AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS,
<br />AMENDING ZONING ORDINANCE NO. 1710 OF THE CITY OF PARIS,
<br />TEXAS, AS HERETOFORE AMENDED, SO AS TO REZONE PROPERTIES
<br />LOCATED IN AN AREA GENERALLY ADJACENT TO AND SOUTH AND
<br />WEST OF THE COX FIELD AIRPORT, IN THE CITY OF PARIS, LAMAR
<br />COUNTY, TEXAS, FROM AGRICULTURE (A), LIGHT INDUSTRIAL (LI),
<br />PUBLIC LANDS AND INSTITUTION (PLI), NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES
<br />(NS), AND COMMERCIAL (C) DISTRICTS TO THE COX FIELD PLANNED
<br />DEVELOPMENT AIRPORT ZONING DISTRICT ORDINANCE, COMPRISING
<br />SUBZONES A -1, A -2, A -3, A -4, AND A -5; DIRECTING A CHANGE
<br />ACCORDINGLY IN THE OFFICIAL ZONING MAP OF THE CITY; PROVIDING
<br />A REPEALER CLAUSE, A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, A SAVINGS CLAUSE, A
<br />PENALTY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
<br />WHEREAS, the Paris City Council, citizens, city staff, city boards and commissions,
<br />and the Paris business community are highly interested in the historic preservation and the
<br />enhancement of the Cox Field Airport, and
<br />WHEREAS, it is in the public interest to recognize and amplify the potential for
<br />increased economic development within the City of Paris and its surrounding region; and
<br />WHEREAS, it is nationally recognized that an airport within a municipality is
<br />typically an important economic and quality of life amenity; and
<br />WHEREAS, this Airport Zoning District Ordinance provides greater opportunity for
<br />airport- related land use, economic development, taxes, and employment opportunity than
<br />the present zoning districts within and surrounding the airport site; and
<br />WHEREAS, this Airport Zoning District Ordinance can be used as a marketing tool to
<br />enhance airport- related and other supportive land uses within the airport site as well as
<br />surrounding properties; and
<br />WHEREAS, individual discussion sessions were held regarding this Airport Zoning
<br />Ordinance with the Planning and Zoning Commission, Airport Advisory Board, and the Joint
<br />Airport /Paris Economic Development Corporation (PEDC) Subcommittee, and citizens
<br />within the corporate limits of Paris and within unincorporated Lamar County, to receive
<br />input regarding the development of this ordinance; and
<br />WHEREAS, on October 6, 2014, following notice and publication as required by law,
<br />the Planning and Zoning Commission conducted a public hearing on the proposed
<br />amendment to the City Zoning Ordinance and, following said hearing, unanimously voted to
<br />hold a Joint Special Meeting with citizens invited, and with the Planning and Zoning
<br />Commission, Airport Advisory Board, and the Joint Airport /PEDC Subcommittee to discuss
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