16 - Map Amendment from a Central Area to a Commercial District between Pine Bluff-Graham-NW3rd-NE 3rd Street

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Item No. 16 TO: Mayor, Mayor Pro -Tem & City Council Grayson Path, City Manager FROM: Andrew Mack, AICP Director Planning & Community Development SUBJECT: Public hearing to consider and take action regarding the petition of the City of Paris, Texas for a map amendment from a Central Area District (CA) to a Commercial District (C) between Pine Bluff, Graham, NW 3rd and NE 3rd Street. DATE: June 28, 2021 BACKGROUND: At its meeting held on May 3`d, the Planning Commission held a brief discussion regarding the initiation of a zoning change map amendment for the multi -parcel area on both sides of Main Street outside of the north downtown ring roads of Pine Bluff and Graham Streets. The Commission then conducted a public hearing for changes from CA to C at its 6/7/21 meeting and unanimously recommended approval of the changes. ANALYSIS: The subject area is zoned CA, under the Future Land Use Map is guided for Commercial Retail, and the current land uses are primarily strip commercial development, office and religious institutional up to Cherry Street. The land area to the West is: Zoned 217 -Two -Family Dwelling District; Is Guided for Low Density Residential; and Consists primarily of single-family residences. The land area to North is Zoned Commercial; Is guided for Commercial Retail; and Consists of strip retail & service commercial and office uses and single family residences along 1 st & 2nd Streets NE. The land area to the East is Zoned Commercial; Is guided for Low Density Residential; and Consists of single family uses along Pine Bluff and 3`d Street NE. The land area to the South is Zoned CA Central Area District; is guided for Central Area, Public and Retail; and Consists of commercial, public parking and the County Courthouse.