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Planning and Zoning Meeting November 3, 2003 Page 3 5. Consideration of and action on the petition of Gary Nash for a change in zoning from a One - Family Dwelling District No. 2 (SF -2) to a Commercial District (C), Lot 28, Block I, Warren Addition, being number 1855 Maple. Motion was made to approve the petition by Carl Lucas and seconded by Bobby Myers. Motion carried by a vote of 5 ayes and 0 nays. 6. Public Hearing to consider the site plan approval requested by East Texas Broadcasting, Lot 1, Red River Business Park, being the 2800 Block of Pine Mill Rd. The public hearing was declared open. Bob Gibson, Vice President and General Manager of East Texas Broadcasting, spoke in favor of the petition advising that they are Radio Stations KOYN, KBUS, and KPLT. Mr. Gibson stated that they are currently in two different locations in Paris and they are trying to bring everything under one roof and make it a very nice stately facility that the community will be proud of. Mr. Gibson stated that Mr. Randy Reese who designed their layout is present. The facility will be about 4,300 square feet and the property is an acre that goes from Pine Mill Road to Cherry Street. There will be an entrance on Pine Mill and on Cherry Street. The building will be more in the back of Cherry Street, which is the wider part of the lot. Mr. Gibson said they would save as many trees as they could and there will be a lot of landscaping. Reeves Hayter asked if there was a tower associated with this building. Mr. Gibson advised that there will be a utility tower only to connect a STL dish. He said it would actually be a small dish and a level line of site to their transmitters, which KBUS, KOYN, and KPLT are all at Faught, therefore, there has to be a line site transmission. Reeves Hayter asked if they had any discussion regarding the tower ordinance. Mr. Reese said no, other than a discussion regarding guide