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04/01/2019 MinutesMINUTES PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS 107 E. KAUFMAN STREET PARIS TEXAS MONDAY APRIL 1 2019 5:30 O'CLOCK P.M. 1, The meeting of the Planning and Zoning Commission was called to order at 5:30 p.m. by Keith Flowers, Chairman. All members were present except Sims Norment. Also present were staff members John Godwin, Carla Easton, Clyde Crews, city council liaison Steve Clifford, Billy Trenado and concerned citizens. 2. Approval of minutes from previous meeting. (March 4, 2019) Motion was made by John Lee, seconded by Chad Lindsey to approve minutes for the March 4, 2019 meeting. Motion carried 6-0. 3. Public hearing to consider and take action regarding the petition of Jason Vickers on behalf of Janet and Timothy Grammer for a change in zoning from a Central Area District (CA) to a Central Area District (CA) with a Specific Use Permit (SUP) for a tattoo studio, in the City of Paris, Block 14, Lots 3-4, being located at 118 Lamar Ave. Godwin states Jason Vickers is requesting a zoning change to open and operate a retail tattoo studio in an existing building. The intensity of this use would be compatible with the location in regards to parking, traffic, noise and drainage issues. A tattoo studio has previously operated in this immediate area. Public hearing was declared open. David Cook states he owns property on Lamar Ave. He states he does not understand the zoning regulations nor the reason why a tattoo studio has to have special permission to be at this location. Cook further states he comes into town daily and passes the tattoo studio on Pine Bluff where he sees one or two vehicles during the day but later in the evening, there are six to eight vehicles with people standing outside. Cook states his concern is loitering and activity that could cause'his tenants and others to not want to be there. He is opposed to this petition. Jason Vickers states he is looking to open a business at 118 Lamar Ave. with business hours closing at 7 p.m. Vickers advised he and one other person would staff the tattoo studio. They work by appointment only with one or two clients per day. He is currently located at 2620 Lamar Ave. and now looking to move into this location. He states he holds a high business standard. There is no front street parking at this location and no one would be hanging out. Paula Portugal, 2020 NE 38th Street, states she wants to stress that the city is getting ready to spend millions of dollars over the next ten years on renovating our downtown and the vision of the staff for downtown does not fit with Mr. Vickers business. She states we need to be choosy on what goes into downtown that will attract tourist dollars. Portugal is opposed to this petition. Kari Daniel states she works and lives across the street from where Mr. Vickers wants to put his new business. She states Vickers is making improvements to the building and she is in favor of petition. Candra Wyatt spoke in favor of the petition, stating that she will be working alongside of Vickers and she has been involved in the recent Grand Theatre renovation. Wyatt states that art is very important and they are artist trying to make a living. She understands that tattooing has a bad name but they have no means of continuing that stigma. Public hearing declared closed. Godwin explained the zoning ordinance requirement for a Specific Use Permit. Motion was made by John Lee, seconded by Keith Flowers to approve the Specific Use Permit for a tattoo studio. Motion carried 6-0. 4. Public hearing to consider and take action regarding the petition of Adam Bolton for a change in zoning from an Agricultural District (A) to a Multiple -Family Dwelling District (MF -2), in the Newberry Addition CB 167, Block A, Lot 1, being located at 2805 SE 3rd Street. Godwin states the request is for MF -2, which means you can put multi -story apartments there but that is not what the applicants want to build. In the process, what they applied for was for as much flexibility as they could get. The applicant wants to build quadplexes. The area is currently occupied by single-family residential structures. With the new comprehensive plan, the idea was that commercial zoning would come farther North from the Loop and it would come farther East from Hwy 19/24. That might take a long time but that is the best land use for those properties long term. Godwin states that he and Easton went out there a few months ago and looked at area. They thought this could be a good buffer. When you have commercial bumping up against single-family residential you are supposed to have something in between there and multi -family could be ideal for that. Duplexes, triplexes or maybe quadplexes might be just fine but the problem with that is you would be putting multi -family north of an existing single-family home. There are two single-family homes right across the street and another single-family home is believed to be put there in the future so this would be surrounded on three sides by single-family residential properties. Godwin further states that one of the priorities we try to have as a commission and a city is to project existing neighborhoods. Public hearing was declared open. Rickey George, 2735 SE 3`d Street, states he has owned his property for twelve years and he does not want any reduction in his property value. He is not in favor of multiple family housing in his neighborhood. He states the intersection near there is very dangerous with multiple 9-1-1 calls and states that having multiple -family homes would make it even more dangerous. Gary Savage, 520 York Street, has owned property for twenty-four years. He states he is opposed to this petition for any multiple family dwelling. He believes this area cannot handle any additional traffic going down 3`d Street. He states there is a traffic and safety concern. He would like to protect his investment by not allowing multiple family zoning. Susan Baldwin, 325 York Street, has owned her property for 30 years. She states she is opposed to this petition. She states there have been seven deaths in this area due to traffic issues. She states allowing multiple family dwellings could potentially increase that. She is also concerned about decreasing property value. Kenny Dority, 3280 Boulder Ln, states he is part of the group wanting to buy this land from Mr. Bolton and they want to build two duplexes and two triplexes on this property. Dority states they have looked all over Paris and they are trying to invest in Paris. They want to build nice rental properties worth $150k each. Adam Bolton, owner of the subject property states he purchased this property and from his research, it was not feasible to split the lot and build two single-family homes based on cost and turn around. Bolton believes the area is attractive for young families interested in sending their kids to the Chisum school district while having city water and sewer. Ivory Baldwin, 325 York, has owned property 30 years and his biggest concern is safety. If the traffic is increased with multiple families, it could become more dangerous. He is opposed to this petition. Sharon Houchins, 2520 SE Yd Street, states she is not here to speak for or against this petition but she wants to express her concern about the dangerous intersection where there has been a lot of accidents and deaths. Godwin states that TXDOT has made some improvements out there and they have hired a consultant to make improvements to Loop 286, which includes this intersection. TXDOT has an upcoming public meeting at Paris Junior College. Flowers encourages concerned citizens to attend that meeting and voice concerns with TXDOT. Public hearing declared closed. Motion was made by Chad Lindsey, seconded by Keith Flowers to deny the petition for a Multiple -Family Dwelling District (MF -2). Motion carried 6-0. 5. Public hearing to consider and take action regarding the petition of the City of Paris, Texas to update Zoning Ordinance No. 1710 of the City of Paris, Texas, specifically establishing regulations for mobile food units and food truck parks/courts. Easton states that mobile food trucks have increased in popularity in our city and Paris currently does not have any regulations as far as the appropriate land use or distances from residential areas etc. Many communities have adopted ordinances that set expectations and provide protections for patrons of these food establishments as well as neighboring properties and brick and mortar restaurants. Easton reviewed and discussed the provided draft ordinance with the commission. Mihir Pankaj asked who would be held liable for any accidents where the food truck is set up. Hundley states he sees there being a problem with property owners providing restroom accommodations for food trucks set up on their lot. Lee states this is a new class of business that is growing with a low barrier to entry. He hopes that too many restrictions are not put in place that will prevent start-ups. He states food trucks should be allowed as long -as they meet the fire marshal and health department standards as well as have permission to park on the property. Lee states food trucks serve well for big events like the Tour de Paris, Archery Tournament and Pumpkin Festival. Lee further states having these type of food vendors available make these events more attractive. Public hearing was declared open. Audie Earley, 350 SE 32nd Street, states he has been a food truck owner since 2016. He states it is a good opportunity for someone to get into a business without having to invest a lot of money. Since 2016, they have been able to build a clientele and now they are planning to open a brick and mortar restaurant downtown. He states one thing to be aware of is that if all these restrictions are imposed upon landowners and the business owners to have to put in electricity and restroom facilities, he can practically assure you that no one is going to want to do that. Earley further states he is in favor of some regulations and he would like to see a copy of the draft ordinance. Earley suggested having a public forum for food truck owners to have some input before moving forward with an ordinance. Public hearing was declared closed. Motion was made by Keith Flowers, seconded by Rick Hundley to table this item until the May 6th Planning and Zoning meeting. Motion carried 6-0. 6. Adjournment. Motion made by Keith Flowers and seconded by John Lee to adjourn. Meeting adjourned at 6:23 p.m. APPROVED THIS 6th DAY OF MAY, 2019 Chairman