22 - Comprehensive Plan Amendment from Low Density Residential to Medium Density Residential Springlake Addition

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WHEREAS, said 2001 Comprehensive Plan and Future Land Use Plan and said Land Use Plan Definitions were amended and adopted in May, 2008, and, WHEREAS, in October of 2018, the City Council adopted significant revisions to the Comprehensive Plan and the Future Land Use Plan; and WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Paris, Texas, received a request from the Planning and Zoning Commission for an amendment to the Comprehensive Plan and Future Land Use Map for Blocks 1-6 of the Springlake Addition, from East Price Street to Cherry Street, between 28th Street Northeast and 30th Street Northeast containing approximately fifteen (15) acres in the City of Paris, Texas from Low Density Residential (LDR) to Medium Density Residential (MDR); and WHEREAS, analysis of the existing conditions of the neighborhood including the proximity to surrounding retail areas and a prior rezoning action to enable construction of a duplex, supports such a change to the Comprehensive Plan and the Future Land Use Map; and WHEREAS, on August 7, 2023, the Planning and Zoning Commission conducted a public hearing on said proposed amendment after notice and publication as required by law, and, following said hearing, made formal recommendation to the City Council in favor of said proposed Comprehensive Plan and Future Land Use Map Amendment; and WHEREAS, on August 28, 2023, after notice and publication as required by law, the City Council of the City of Paris held a public hearing to receive input from the citizens of the City of Paris regarding the proposed amendment to the Future Land Use Map and continued the item with direction to staff to reduce the affected land area from 15 acres to approximately 11.1 acres; and, WHEREAS, on September 25, 2023, the City Council reconvened the public hearing originally opened on August 28, 2023; and WHEREAS, following the public hearing and consideration of the proposed amendment to the Future Land Use Map for the City of Paris, the recommendation of the Planning and Zoning Commission, and public testimony, the City Council determined that this amendment would be in the best interest of the City of Paris and its citizens, and the same should be approved. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS: Section 1. That the findings set out in the preamble to this ordinance are hereby in all things approved. Section 2. That the Future Land Use Plan Map for City of Paris, Texas shall be amended to change the potential zoning classifications for the property described as parts of Blocks 1, 2, and 3, and all of Blocks 4, 5, and 6 of the Springlake Addition, comprising approximately 11.2 acres and more particularly described in Exhibit A