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A Motion to approve the text and definition for Community Garden was made by Board Member Chad Lindsey and seconded by Board Member Tylesha Ross -Mosley. Motion carried, 5 ayes — 0 nays. 9. Conduct a public hearing to consider and take action regarding the petition of the City of Paris for a text amendment to Exhibit 9B Zoning Ordinance Section 9B-10-111 Use of Parking Areas. Osei Amo-Mensah presented this item stating this is about Off -Street Parking regulated under the City's Zoning Ordinance, Section 9B-10-111 entitled "Use of Parking Areas". The ordinance currently requires that (a) identified off-street parking be reserved for parking and no other use; (b) parking in the front yard must occur on the driveway (surfaced, or if unsurfaced where a driveway might logically be); and (d) semi -trucks are not allowed to be parked in specific residential zones (unless expeditious loading 1 unloading is occurring). Otherwise, parking of vehicles (other than semi -trucks) can occur in the side and/or rear yards of the residential property. The intent of this code is to maintain a neat and orderly look to the surrounding neighborhood. An issue that is not addressed is off-street parking in 1) a vacant residential lot and/or 2) an unimproved and unsurfaced vacant non-residential lot. The Police Department and Code Enforcement Department continue to receive complaints about vehicles across town parked in such vacant lots. Typically, vehicles are being left for long periods of time unattended (junk and rubbish), are leaving ruts / damage to the properties that go unfixed and make it hard for them to be maintained (nuisance violations — tall grass and weeds), and/or are associated with large gatherings (noise, trash, etc.). Overall, there are issues that can run afoul of the intent of maintaining a neat and orderly neighborhood. City Staff have developed the proposed amendment before you, adding 9B -10-111(c). This would make it illegal to park a vehicle on 1) any vacant residential lot and 2) any unimproved and unsurfaced (non-residential) vacant lot. The prohibition in #1 disallows improved and/or surfaced residential vacant lots. A defense to this ordinance is when the vehicle is successfully screened pursuant to our codes under Article 4.11. A cleanup edit is proposed for 9B -10-111(d) to add "four -family dwelling district (417)" to the list of residential districts, which should complete the list of all residential districts. Pursuant to section 9B-21 of the Zoning ordinances, before the City Council can take action on this item, it must first appear here before the Planning and Zoning Commission to review and consider a recommendation to send to the council. It would then be brought back to the City Council. There are no significant budgetary implications due to this amendment. Some enforcement costs as well as fines may occur, but these would be minimal amounts as compared to the budget. Authorize the draft amendment to 9B-10- 111 and send it to the City Council for approval. The public hearing was declared open. Stephanie Harris, City Attorney states that the draft of the language will prohibit parking on any unimproved lot anywhere in the city. With no one else speaking the public hearing was declared closed. A Motion to approve the text amendment was made by Board Member Chad Lindsey and