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2 Councilman Boyd called for proponents to appear, and Hayden Swaim, 3645 Reno Drive, appeared in behalf of his petition. Mr. Swaim presented photographs of Primrose Addition that is now under construction in the City of Paris with set -back line from the back of the curb to the house that is 21 feet. Mr. Swaim also called the Council's attention to drawing number two that had been presented to them previously, and told the Council this is what he would like to do, he would have the same set -back on his subdivision as Primrose Addition which is about four blocks south of his subdivision. Mr. Swaim said they have one section full, and they are starting on the second section, and all he wants is the same treatment that was given to Primrose. Mr. Swaim advised the Council that this was presented to the Planning and Zoning Commission at the February meeting which was approved by them, but when it came before the City Council, it was tabled . and sent back to the Planning and Zoning Commission where they would not even consider it. Mr. Swaim directed the Council's attention to Drawing No. 3, and advised this is what they came up with which the recommended to the City Council. Mr. Swaim said he could not get the houses to fit on the lots using their recommendation. There are three lots that would be unuseable with this set up. This would be back 36 feet from the back of the curb with a carport beside the house, but Mr. Swaim said it has not been determined if he was going to build a carport at this time. Mr. Swaim said that the Planning and Zoning Commission said a 29 foot house with an 18 foot carport leaves him a three foot, three feet from the property line on one side, so you can drive in a carport. Mr. Swaim said an 18 foot carport is not wide enough. It needs to be a least a 20 foot carport, but this is something that will not work on these lots. Mr. Swaim directed the Council to the plat that is color coded, and if they will notice, the lot that is outlined in orange, there is an existing house on the lot right now, it has a fenced yard, and he is expected to put a house on there with a zero clearance, he said he would have to tear the man's fence down and tromp up and down his property line with workers to get a house built on Lot 3, Block A, so he could not put a house on Lot 3, Block A. Mr Swaim said if the Council will notice, it is 48.03 feet, and if you add these up you can not get them on a 48 foot lot. Mr. Swaim pointed out the dimensions of Lot 1, Block B, it can not be used. He could not get a house on it either. Mr. Swaim went back to drawing No. 2, pointing out that it is exactly like a subdivision right now that is under way in the Primrose Addition, there are two houses under construction in Primrose that are 21 feet from the back of the curb, and this is what he needs. Councilman Thomas said it was his understanding that the garages are in the back of