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713 MINUTES OF THE PLANNING AND-ZONING COMMISSION JANUARY 3, 1994 V The Planning and Zoning Commission of the City of Paris, Texas met in regular session Monday, January 3, 1994 at 5:30 P.M. in the Council Room, City Hall, Paris, Texas with the following members present: 1. Reeves Hayter - Chairman 2. Eric Clifford 3. Curtis Fendley 4. Aaron Jenkins 5. Louis Yates, Jr. Also present were Earl Smith, City Engineer and Joe McCollum, Director of Community Development. Chairman Hayter called the meeting to order and the Minutes of December 6, 1993 were approved as presented. Chairman Hayter ask for a motion to bring from the table the petition of Buford Jordan for a change in zoning from a Two Family Dwelling District (2F) to a Multi- Family Dwelling District No. 1 (MF -1) on Lot 10, Block 6, Locust Hill Addition located at 1022 S.W. 3rd Street. Mr. Clifford made a motion, seconded by Mr. Jenkins to bring the item from the table. The motion carried 5 ayes, 0 nays. Chairman Hayter declared the public hearing open and Mr. Loyd Melvin spoke for the petition saying he intended to buy the property and replace the burned out house with a 7 unit apartment building. He said they would be small efficiency units. No one else was present to speak on the matter and the public hearing was closed. Following questions about the lot size being large enough for the 7 units, a motion was made by Mr. Clifford, seconded by Mr. Fendley to recommend approval of the change. The motion carried 5 ayes, 0 nays. Chairman Hayter opened the public hearing to consider a change in zoning from a One Family Dwelling District No. (SF -2) to a Planned Development - Retail District (PD -a) on Lots 8 -A, 8 -B, 9, 10, 10 -A and 11, City Block 222 -B and on Lots 16 and 17 and part of Lots 15 and 18, City Block 286 located between Lamar Avenue and E. Price Street from Collegiate Drive west to a point 158 feet west of 27th N.E. Eddie McFadden owner of one of the Lots spoke for himself and other land owners within the area under consideration, saying that they would rather their property be zoned General Retail than Planned Development as proposed by the. City Council. He presented petitions supporting General Retail zoning and requested the Planning Commission to table the matter until their next meeting in order that they might get the City Council's reaction to GR zoning.