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Regular Council Meeting February 27, 2023 Page 12 professional before you buy real estate, just as if you hire a mechanic to fix your car. Council Member Pilgrim said some of these places should not have been developed and said from 1955- 1971, the flood plain maps were probably not looked at or thought about. He emphasized if your property was in the blue it was going to flood. Council Member Pilgrim said he was in favor of Mr. Risinger developing his property. He also said it looked like downstream some good decisions were probably not made. Council Member Pankaj said he had a similar problem with the hotel his family was building and they had to go through hoops to get the property where it is today, thanks to City Staff, City Council and the Planning & Zoning Commission. Mayor Portugal reiterated that staff was working on this. A Motion to approve this item was made by Council Member Pankaj and seconded by Council Members Pilgrim and Knox. Motion carried, 7 ayes — 0 nays. 20. Discuss, conduct a public hearing and act on ORDINANCE NO. 2023-011: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS, AMENDING ZONING ORDINANCE NO. 1710 OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS, AS HERETOFORE AMENDED, SO AS TO CHANGE THE ZONING FROM A ONE - FAMILY DWELLING DISTRICT NO. 2 (SF -2) TO A MULTIPLE -FAMILY DWELLING DISTRICT NO. 1 (MF -1) IN THE CITY OF PARIS, BLOCK 258-A, LOT 2A, LOCATED AT 410 N.E. 20TH STREET (LCAD 18256); DIRECTING A CHANGE ACCORDINGLY IN THE OFFICIAL ZONING MAP OF THE CITY; PROVIDING A REPEALER CLAUSE, A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, A SAVINGS CLAUSE, A PENALTY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Mr. Mack said the applicant's plans were to develop the site for duplex apartments and planned to enter the 5 -In -5 Infill Housing Program. He said he looked forward in ways to improve draining with developing this project. He also said that the Planning and Zoning Commission and staff recommended approval. Mayor Portugal opened the public hearing and asked for anyone wishing to speak about this item to please come forward. Linda Vandiver said she objected to this and primarily because of parking and traffic. She said if Mr. Risinger was going to park in the back of duplexes that she could see it would be another major problem. She also said visitors were going to park on the side of 21St Street. She said East Cherry Street was a major thoroughfare between 20' and Collegiate Streets. Ray Pierce said after hearing discussion, he welcomed and approved the development in question. He said he thought together with all the different skill sets, they could work it out. He also said they had to find a way to responsibly develop and he thought they were on the right path. Dr. Brandon Del Toro said he was still opposed for all the same reasons. He also said adding any amount of concrete would definitely increase flow into the tributaries. Judith Malone said she wanted what was best for the neighborhood and if Mr. Risinger was going to put the driveway down the middle of the property, that one or two detention ponds between the ditch and Wade Park would take care of the problem. With no one else speaking, Mayor Portugal closed the public hearing. A Motion to approve this item was made by Mayor Pro -Tem Hughes and seconded by Council Member Pilgrim. Motion carried, 7 ayes — 0 nays.