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Regular City Council Meeting <br />July 10,2003 <br />Page 6 <br /> <br />He felt that the City of Paris should look at a sign ordinance and that is going <br />to be a difficult job for the City to do. Mr. Homestead said in the future <br />Holiday Inn and Denny's will need to lower their signs if they want to be <br />perceived as a better place for persons to do business. <br /> <br />Ann Gillian, Route 1, Box 3480, a member of the Keep Paris Beautiful <br />Committee, spoke because Pike Burkhart was out of town. Mr. Patel had <br />called her because he knew the Committee would be concerned if signs were <br />constructed that were not considered attractive. She thought this might be <br />referred to as an attractive nuisance. On behalf of Keep Paris Beautiful she <br />request City Council to deny this rezoning. <br /> <br />Audie Niesler, Route 1, Brookston, Texas, Chairman of the Deacons of Lamar <br />Avenue Church of Christ at 3535 Lamar, came forward speaking in opposition <br />to the rezoning. Mr. Niesler said he represents approximately 600 members <br />of this community and the largest landowner in that part of the city. He said <br />their future plans for the church include building a retirement center and <br />possibly a youth center, which will be across the road from where this sign will <br />be. Mr. Niesler said that no one has mentioned that the sign will be 8 feet by <br />22 feet which is about the size of the wall behind the Council. He said that <br />because eventually they will be building there, they feel this sign will be <br />covered up and that some of the viability of the sign would be lost and would <br />be a detriment to both the sign owner and land owners. He said they were <br />recommending City Council turn this request down. <br /> <br />No none else appeared, and the public hearing was declared closed. <br /> <br />City Manager Malone presented an ordinance amending Zoning Ordinance No. <br />1710, changing the zoning from a Commercial District (c) to a Commercial <br />District (C) With Specific Use Permit (52) Signs and Billboards on Lot 26, City <br />Block 296, located at 495 35th Street N.E. <br /> <br />A motion was made by Councilman Guest, seconded by Councilman Weekly <br /> <br /> <br />