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Regular City Council Meeting April 8, 2004 Page 6 Paris for eleven years, appeared before the City Council in opposition to the zoning change. He advised that he and Archie Hood have been in a partnership position with the bank in Honey Grove trying to stimulate home buying in the Parc Quest Subdivision. There were certain stigmas attached to the subdivision to start with because of the restrictive nature at the outset and the purpose that was trying to be achieved in Parc Quest. Mr. Whitaker stated that in his opinion the property value in Parc Quest would drop if a truck stop was allowed to be built in this neighborhood. No one else appeared, and the public hearing was declared closed. An ordinance of the City Council of the City of Paris, Paris, Texas amending Zoning Ordinance No. 1710 of the City of Paris, Paris, Texas, and changing the Boundaries established by the zoning Map of said City; establishing a Planned Development District - Commercial Center on Lot 3, City Block 328, on property contracted to Cindy Gates, so as to include therein territory formerly designated as an Agricultural District (A); designating the boundaries of the Planned Development District - Commercial Center, was presented. City Attorney Schenk explained that the City has received a certified petition in opposition to the rezoning and the Planning and Zoning Commission made a recommendation of denial for the rezoning. He said what that means is that the three quarter rule would be invoked and applied. City Attorney Schenk said there is one disqualification by Councilman Bell and that means that the number of votes necessary to overrule the recommendation of the Planning and Zoning Commission to deny the rezoning would require five of the six possible votes voting in favor of the rezoning. He advised that there were four Council Members in attendance this evening. The action would be to vote to deny as recommended by the Planning and Zoning Commission, which Council can take tonight, or vote, which would be by majority of the present Council Members in attendance, to table the matter to be considered at the May meeting.