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Regular Council Meeting February 27, 2023 Page 8 flooding. He said responsible development means posting a demolition permit, application for Texas Heritage Tree Act and providing plans. With no one else speaking, Mayor Portugal closed the public hearing. Council Member Knox expressed concern about more two story metal duplexes being built and not fitting into the neighborhood. She said she did not want to see this when everything was single structures and nicely landscaped. Mr. Mack said medium density would allow for tri- plexes up to four dwelling units. Council Member Pilgrim said that duplexes existed across street. Mr. Mack said the developer was interested in building duplexes. Council Member Knox wanted to know how many he was planning to build. Mr. Mack said he believed up to three duplexes. Council Member Savage inquired if the property was zoned low density if they could not build duplexes. Mr. Mack said no, they could not build more than one duplex. Council Member Knox said there were duplexes to the west, they were placed well and did not look like big huge apartment complexes, had landscaping, and it was hard to tell they were a bunch of duplexes. She said her hope for the 5 -In -5 Program was that new construction would look like these, where they blend well into the neighborhood and were landscaped. Council Member Knox said if she was not mistaken, they made landscaping a part of the ordinance. City Manager Grayson Path said they could revisit the 5 -In -5 landscaping because he did not recall. Mr. Mack said as part of the process, they would go through platting, conduct an on-site analysis, and look at drainage during the development phase. He said landscaping for residential dwellings was not in the ordinance. Council Member Pankaj said when he was on P&Z as part of training, they received a guide to help them. He asked if the staff still did that, and if they could share that with the Council. Mr. Path said they could and asked Council Member Pankaj to share with him what he had received so that they could compare it to what staff currently uses. Council Member Pankaj said he would bring it by Mr. Path's office. A Motion to approve this item was made by Council Member Pilgrim and seconded by Council Member Moore. Motion carried, 7 ayes — 0 nays. 18. Discuss, conduct a public hearing, and act on ORDINANCE NO. 2023-009: 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 TWO- FAMILY DWELLING DISTRICT (2F) TO A MULTIPLE -FAMILY DWELLING DISTRICT NO. 1 (MF -1) IN THE PJ WILLIS AND BROS. ADDITION, BLOCK A, LOTS 6 AND 7B, LOCATED AT 1307 E. POLK STREET (LCAD 20734) IN THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS; 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. Planning Director Andrew Mack said this was the follow-up to the previous item. He said the applicant planned to develop the site for three duplex apartments. He said the Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval, as did staff.