PARIS — The Paris Land Use Advisory Committee is announcing a series of public meetings to get input on their work to date.

The committee was appointed by the selectmen in May 2011 to develop a Land Management Ordinance, as recommended in the 2007 Paris Comprehensive Plan. The first meeting will be at 7 p.m. Aug. 9 at the Town Office to discuss the proposed Paris Hill Historic District.

“The work of the Committee is at a point that we need to get feedback from the public and it is hoped the meetings will be well attended,” Chairman Dennis Creaser said,

The Land Management Ordinance is a type of zoning ordinance that proposes to create five different districts covering the town. These districts are based on recommendations in the Comprehensive Plan adopted at the June 2007 town meeting.

Districts would include: General Growth, Route 26 Corridor, South Paris Main Street, Rural, and Paris Hill Historic. In each of the five districts, the types of development that would be permitted are identified.

 “One example is that homes would be permitted in all five districts while sexually-oriented businesses would only be allowed in the Route 26 Corridor District,” Creaser said.

The Ordinance also would establish minimum lot size requirements for each of the five districts. They range from 10,000 square feet in the General Growth District to 80,000 square feet in the Rural District.

The Paris Hill Historic District is one of seven nationally recognized historic districts in Oxford County. Most buildings were built in the 19th century or earlier, and many are of fine architectural quality in the Federal and Greek Revival styles.

The purpose of this district is to provide for the protection and preservation of buildings and structures and places of architectural and/or historical significance, and to promote a design which is compatible with the present character of the district. Even though Paris Hill is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, there are no town standards that would preserve the architectural and historical significance of the Paris Hill area.

The ordinance would create a Paris Historic Preservation Commission that would be responsible for issuing certificates of appropriateness for exterior designs in accordance with the provisions contained in the ordinance.

Future meetings will discuss the other four proposed districts.