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Memorandum Agenda Item No. 15 TO: Mayor, Mayor Pro -Tem and City Council City Manager, Rose Beverley FROM: Osei Amo-Mensah, Director Planning and Community Development SUBJECT: Conduct a public hearing to consider and take action regarding the petition of Don Wilson on behalf of the Evergreen Cemetery Association, Inc. for a zoning change from Agricultural (A) to Commercial (C) in the City of Paris, Block 167, Part of Lot 1 (2.06 acres), LCAD 70476, located in the 2100 Block SE 3rd Street. MTG. DATE: April 28, 2025 Don Wilson on behalf of the Evergreen Cemetery Association, Inc. is requesting a zoning change from Agricultural (A) to Commercial (C) to construct an office building that will front Farm to Market Highway 1497 (3rd Street Southeast). The submitted survey indicates a divided Commercial (C) zoning district to the west and Agriculture (A) to the east. The subject property is approximately a 2.06 acres tract being part of the Larkin Rattan Survey #778 and Evergreen Cemetery Env. 384-A Plat Records 89.429 acres. There is a columbarium and a concrete pad to the north of the said lot. Moreover, the survey indicates 1.572 acres of Electric Easement to the south. The current future land use is guided by Public Land Institute (PLI); therefore, this rezoning action for the purpose of an office for the cemetery will be in accordance with the city's comprehensive plan. ANALYSIS • The land to the North is Evergreen cemetery, zoned Agricultural (A) District and Commercial (C) along 3rd Street and Church Street and is guided for Public Lands and Institution (PLI). • The land directly across from 3rd Street to the South is zoned Commercial (C) District which is developed as single family residential and guided for Low Density Residential (LDR) and Commercial (C). • The land to the East is zoned Agricultural (A) District and guided for Low Density Residential (LDR) and known as Evergreen Cemetery. • The land to the West is zoned Commercial (C) District which is guided for Commercial and Low Density Residential (LDR) which is currently developed as single-family dwellings and commercial uses.