20 - Map Amendment Paradise Estates Addition

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Item No. 20 TO: Mayor, Mayor Pro Tem and City Council Grayson Path, City Manager FROM: Andrew Mack, AICP SUBJECTS: Public hearing to consider and take action regarding the petition of the City of Paris for a map amendment from an Agricultural District (A) to a One - Family Dwelling District No. 2 (SF -2) in the A571 J Moore Survey, Tract 3, LCAD 52907 and all of Paradise Estates Addition north of Old Clarksville Rd. DATE: March 28, 2022 BACKGROUND The City of Paris initiated a change in zoning from AG to a SF -2 for the entire Subdivision. The City annexed the subdivision many years ago into the City Limits. At that time the City did not change the zoning for the existing single family to a single family zoning district. Rather, when property is annexed into the City Limits the default zoning district automatically becomes Agricultural. In the past month or so, City Staff was contacted by a resident in the development concerned about uses that are permitted under the City's Zoning Ordinance for agricultural activities and structures. The most recent permit for the subdivision was for a barn as a primary use of the property and a new privacy fence constructed. At its public hearing conducted on March 7, 2022 the Planning & Zoning Commission (P&Z) recommended denial of the City initiated application as guided by the City's Comprehensive Plan. The reason for this recommendation was two -fold. First, there were a number of residents in the subdivision that were unclear as to what the City's intent was with the proposed changes and what would and would not be permitted/allowed under the new SF -2 Zoning District. Second, the P&Z was in a majority opinion that the City should not initiate wholesale zoning changes for property unless specifically requested by a property owner. This, in Staff's opinion, was a result of objections expressed at the hearing irrespective of City's adopted plan and 4 past neighborhood rezoning initiatives by the City. RECOMMENDATION The P&Z recommended denial of the application. Should council concur with their recommendation, then a motion to accept withdraw of the application should be approved.