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The surrounding area is characterized by apartments, senior housing, a variety of <br />commercial uses, including motels and automobile service stations, and some vacant <br />properties. <br />B. Existing Zoning of the Subject Property This subject property is currently zoned <br />Commercial District (C). <br />C. Proposed Land Use for the Subject Propert y: The applicant desires to re- construct one of <br />the existing self — storage units that was damaged because of a falling tree. However, <br />without changing the zoning this re— construction can take place as per Section 15 -102 <br />regarding Non — Conforming Uses and Structures within the Zoning Ordinance. Further, <br />the fundamental reason for this rezoning request is stated in the next paragraph. The <br />future proposed use is for self — storage units for general public use, as well as for the <br />existing multiple — family uses to remain; multiple — family and apartment uses are <br />permitted uses in the current Commercial (C) Zoning District. <br />D. Proposed Zoning of the Subject Propert y: The current multi — family uses on the property <br />are permitted in the Zoning Ordinance. However, the existing self — storage units are <br />currently legal non —conforming uses as governed by Section 15. Non — Conforming Uses <br />and Structures within the Zoning Ordinance. In that regard, the proposed zoning is to <br />establish approval of self — storage /mini — warehouses through the Specific Use Permit <br />process within this Commercial (C) District; in the Paris Zoning Ordinance self - <br />storage /mini — warehouses are permitted uses within the Light Industrial (LI), Heavy <br />Industrial (HI), and Planned Development (PD) Zoning Districts, but require an SUP <br />within the (C) District. By allowing these existing self - storage uses to become an SUP, <br />all land uses within this property would meet the zoning approval within the Zoning <br />Ordinance. <br />E. The Major Thoroughfare Plan (MTP) within the Comprehensive Plan: The subject <br />property fronts on N.E. Loop 286; North Main Street (271) is classified as an Arterial <br />Roadway to the immediate northwest and southwest of this subject property. <br />F. The Parks, Recreation, and Open Space Master Plan: The subject property is not <br />impacted by the Existing Parks and Open Space Map, the Trail and Sidewalk Map, or the <br />Future Parks and Open Spaces Map. <br />G. The Future Land Use Plan (FLUP) within the Comprehensive Plan: <br />The FLUP indicates High Density Residential (HDR) for this subject property, and HDR <br />also along an area immediately north of the subject property. Retail (R) uses are <br />