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Public hearing was declared closed. Motion was made by Keith Flowers, seconded by Mark Pankaj to approve the zoning change. Motion carried 7-0. 4. Public hearing to consider and take action regarding the petition of Mike Davidson & Kenny Dorityfor a change in zoningfrom a One -Family Dwelling (SF2) to Multiple -Family Dwelling (MFl), in the Stellrose Addition, Block 2, Lot 28 & PT 27, 0.2190 Acres being located at 741 SE 23rd Street. John Godwin, City Manager discussed the background stating Mike Davidson and Kenny Dority have applied for a zoning change on a 0.219 acre lot at 741 23rd SE. The purpose of this request is to change the zoning from SF -2 Residential to MF -1 in order to build a single quadplex. The property is currently vacant; a previous single family home was destroyed by fire. A lot between the subject property and Clarksville is occupied by a large unused concrete pad, where a restaurant once stood. STATUS OF ISSUE: A majority of the area is single family and all immediately contiguous properties are zoned single family. However, a large area across 23rd is zoned General Retail (though still occupied by two houses), and two properties diagonally southeast are zoned multi -family. The future land use plan calls for the subject lot to become General Retail. This is not a case in which we would normally recommend approval. MF -1 actually allows the construction of an apartment building, and regardless of this owner's plans, such a project could later be undertaken without a further zoning change. In addition, the land use plan does not include any medium or high density residential uses in this area. Even so, an apartment complex is not practical on such a small lot, a duplex or quadplex is actually a good buffer between single family and general retail (and probably should have been included in the future land use plan), and because of the two vacant lots here that reach to a heavily travelled Clarksville, a new single family structure is probably not likely. Therefore, the City recommends approval. Public hearing was declared open. Kenny Dority stated that he and Mr. Davidson have been looking for property to redevelop close to Paris Junior College, and the subject lot presented an opportunity for duplex or possibly quadplex development. Mr. Dority also agreed to build the homes so that no flooding or drainage problems of any kind would be from the direct result of their development. Public hearing was declared closed. Motion was made by Keith Flowers, seconded by Mark Pankaj to approve the zoning change. Motion carried 7-0. 5, Public hearing to consider and take action regarding the petition of Jim Lester for a change in zoningfrom a One -Family Dwelling (SF2) to Commercial (C), on City of Paris Block 218, Lot 2, 0.1230 Acres being located at 418 SW 13Th Street.