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After reviewing the petition, staff has determined that it contains 11 of the 14 signatures from neighbors in the vicinity of the requested change, with 78 percent of adjoining property owners as described in Section 21-105 above having signed the petition. The Comprehensive Plan recommends that this property be used for Low Density Residential purposes; therefore, approval of this request would be contingent upon the City Council approving the related amendment to the Future Land Use Plan Map to allow for High Density Residential uses, which action precedes this item on the agenda. The development of this property will have to meet City and State standards for development which includes: utility installation, grading and drainage. By law the property must accept the water that is currently flowing across and cannot release more that what was flowing to the downstream neighbor. This will most likely dictate that a detention pond be constructed with this development. On April 6, 2009, the Planning and Zoning Commission recommended that the City Council approve the requested change to Planned Development District (PD-b) Housing Development or Community Unit Development and several people spoke in opposition to this item. A related agenda item (no. 16) precedes this request. The property owner has requested another delay in Council action until July 20 due to an "unforeseen condition." Our procedures do not have a deadline for Council action on this type of item but almost without exception Council acts on P&Z items the first council meeting after P&Z makes a recommendation. Since the latest rescheduling request will make a Council decision a 107 days after P&Z's recommendation, staff did not feel it appropriate to grant the request administratively since it was so unusual compared to the City's historical practice. Council can decide to grant the request or vote to deny the change in zoning now. City of Paris (oa-A Revised 2/04/08