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Item No. 13 Memoranduin TO: Mayor, Mayor Pro -Tem and City Council Robert Vine, Interim City Manager FROM: Osei Amo-Mensah, Director Planning and Community Development SUBJECT: Conduct a public hearing to consider and take action regarding the petition of the City of Paris to rezone the Historic Overlay District No. 2 (HD -2) which includes the following districts: Central Area (CA), Two -Family Dwelling District (2F), Multiple -Family Dwelling District No. 1 (MF -1), Planned Development (PD) and Commercial District (C) to a Single -Family Dwelling District No.1 (SF -1). MTG. DATE: August 26, 2024 BACKGROUND: On Monday, August 5, 2024, the City of Paris Planning & Zoning Commission held its regular meeting and there was an extensive deliberation on the rezoning petition, where the Commission unanimously voted to recommend approval of the item above. At the City Council meeting, held on Monday, June 10, 2024, during the citizens' forum Mr. Curtis Fendley of 554 Church Street requested that City Council consider a future agenda item to restrict building permits for multi -family dwellings in the Historic District of South Main and Church Streets. Linda Knox of 655 Church Street also spoke and said that in 2021, when she served on the City Council, the Church Street property owners began working with staff in the Planning Department on ways to protect their neighborhood and they had come up with a three -pronged approach. She described this approach as a rental property ordinance, vacant building ordinance and single-family zoning. Ms. Knox said of the three, only two had been completed. She read a statement from her neighbor, Sims Norment, 606 Church Street, who said it was a potential plus to only allow single family dwelling on Church Street with the increase of people coming to Paris. Staff was directed to review and report back to Council about concerns raised by residents on Church Street during the citizens forum relating to the current (2F) Two -Family Dwellings zoning district that allows (duplexes) on Church Street in the Historic District. After hearing the report from Staff, the City Council at its regular meeting on June 24, 2024, directed the case to the Planning and Zoning Commission to consider the impact of rezoning the entire Historic District Overlay No. 2 (HD -2) to a One -Family Dwelling District No.I (SF -1).