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location since 1947. Mr. Glick further stated he can't speak to that process. The only other collection facility we have is also our processing facility, and that's on approximately 22 acres in Texarkana, Arkansas. Louise Hagood stated 22 acres as opposed to 1.2 acres in this case? Ben Glick stated yes ma'am. Bear in mind that that's also our processing facility, so it requires a much larger footprint. Louise Hagood stated her question was if you are in other cities, did you not go through planning and zoning and the council in order to get your permit to build? Ben Glick stated they don't have other collection stations just the main facility. Steve Walker stated they just have one in Texarkana, but it's also the same location where they have their processing. Louise Hagood asked I thought you told me you had others in other cities. Ben Glick stated no ma'am, I am sorry for the misunderstanding. This would be our first satellite location. Alan Efrussy stated he just wanted to clarify something very briefly. Mr. Efrussy stated that he believes what himself and Mr. McIlyar were talking about was changing or adding the use of the zoning ordinance. With all due respect, the Board of Adjustment doesn't have that legal authority. When we are talking about the staff making a recommendation, we were talking about a use that we thought was appropriate in the district that already existed. Kent McIlyar asked under the City of Paris zoning ordinance, does that allow a metal recycling collection center. Alan Efrussy stated let me answer the questions this way. The term "metal recycling collection center" is not in the zoning ordinance. What himself and the staff did was determine based on elements of the development as described to us by the Glick representative, that would fit in the commercial district. Alan Efrussy further stated he made a mistake and he feels a major responsibility for this as the planning manager, and the staff asked him about the zoning and he believed it was appropriate. We collectively sat together with the Glick representatives, but he had a major role in making that determination. That term is not in the zoning ordinance. The appropriate action that should have taken place is we should have gone before the planning and zoning commission and then the council and had them make a decision as to whether the use is appropriate in the City of Paris.