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MINUTES PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION _MONDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1979 7:00.0'-CLOCK P. M. COUNCIL ROOM - CITY HALL PARIS, TEXAS The Planning and Zoning Commission met in regular session Monday, February 5, 1979 at 7:00 P.M. in the Council Room, City Hall, Paris, Texas with the following members present: 1. Homer Thornton, Jr. - Chairman 5. Bruce McMonigle 2. Clark Estes, Jr. 6. Lee C. Pruitt 3. Jerry Johnson 7. Freddie Swaim 4. James Lynch 8. Lucy Terpening Chairman Thornton called the meeting to order and the minutes of January 2, 1979 were approved as presented. Chairman Thornton declared the public hearing open on the petition of Mr. John Hutchings for a change in zoning from a One Family Dwelling District No. 2 (SF -2) to a General Retail District (GR) on Lot 15, City Block 296 located at 3315 Lamar Avenue. Mr. Hutchings was present and stated he had lived at this location for five years. He said his wife is in the dress business and he would like to utilize part of the residence for retail purposes and be able to advertise at the location. He presented a sketch showing the area proposed for retail use and indicating additional off - street parking. Speaking in opposition to the petition, Anthony Athas stated he and others in the area had appeared at the meeting on three different occasions last year to protest retail zoning along Lamar Avenue. He sited several reasons for opposing the change and submitted a pet- ition containing signatures of 12 area land owners. Glenn Edwards, Dr. John Miles and Mitchell Graves also voiced their opposition to the change. Chairman Thornton declared the Public Hearing closed. In discussion the Commission determined that 10 of the 12 signatures on the pet- ition submitted by Mr. Athas, were property owners within 200 feet of the Hutchings lot. Following discussion Mr. Johnson made a motion to recommend denial of the request. firs. Terpening seconded the motion which carried unanimously.