17 - Specific Use Permit for a Fuel Station Block 41-A Lots 1-3 & 5-8 Commercial District - 300 Block of N Main Street - LCAD 14015-17 & 14021-22

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Item No. 17 1E, Rl�� TO: Mayor, Mayor Pro Tem and 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 Morad Elwir on behalf of Sarah Faber and Jerry Jackson for a Specific Use Permit (SUP) for a Fuel Station in the City of Paris, Block 41-A, Lots 1-3 and 5-8, Commercial District, located in the 300 Block of N Main St, LCAD 14015, 14016, 14017, 14021, and 14022. DATE: April 25, 2022 BACKGROUND & DISCUSSION The applicants have requested approval of an SUP to permit the redevelopment of the subject property with a gas and convenience station at the Northwest corner of North Main Street and Graham Street. The project includes the assembly of several parcels into a newly platted lot to facilitate this development. According to Section 12-101 of the Zoning Ordinance: "The city staff shall review and recommend said Special Use Permit request and the Planning and Zoning Commission in considering and determining its recommendation and the City Council on any request for a Specific Use Permit shall require from the applicant Site plans and supportive plans, information, operating data and expert evaluation concerning the location, function and characteristics of any building or use proposed. The City Council may, in the interest of the public welfare and to assure compliance with this ordinance, establish conditions of operation, location, arrangement and construction of any use for which a permit is authorized. " Staff has worked carefully with the project development team regarding the site layout and design of the improvements to assure conformity with the above regulations. City Staff has also coordinated with TX DOT in providing direct input as to the design and layout of the proposed driveway approaches to Main Street to achieve the safest possible access design for the approaches. Direct access will also be provided to the site from Graham and 1St Street NW consistent with the current site approaches prior to this redevelopment. During the P&Z public hearing, several members of the Graham Street Church of Christ expressed concerns about the potential impact of liquor sales out of the gas station. The City