15-16 Master & Minor Thoroughfare Plan Amendments - 2300 Block of N.E. 36th StreetItem Nos. 15 & 16
TO: Mayor, Mayor Pro Tem and City Council
Grayson Path, City Manager
FROM: Andrew Mack, AICP Director Planning & Community Development
SUBJECT: Public hearing to consider and take action regarding the petition of Ryan
Whitaker for a Minor Master Thoroughfare Plan Amendment altering part of the
proposed minor arterial roadway section A-3, on LCAD Parcel 50201, in the
City of Paris, Block 317, Lot PT 10, A7 Askins Survey, located in the 2300
Block of NE 36th Street.
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Public hearing to consider and take action regarding the petition of the City of
Paris for a Minor Master Thoroughfare Plan Amendment altering part of the
proposed minor arterial roadway section A-3, on LCAD Parcel 50218, A7 Askins
Survey, Tract 8, located at 2330 NE 36th Street.
DATE: November 14, 2022
BACKGROUND
At its 10/3/22 meeting the Planning & Zoning Commission tabled action for both these items.
Following that meeting, City Council also tabled action on these items pending action on the
previous agenda. The reasons were that the Development Staff Team believes this classification,
as shown on the plan between FM 195 and Lamar Avenue (TH 82), was unrealistic as drawn (see
attached exhibit). Staff believes the origin of this segment of the plan pre -dates the majority of
development in this portion of the city over the past 30+ years. Although Mr. Whitaker was
required to apply for the amendment, Staff strongly recommended that this entire segment be
temporarily removed in its entirety. This would afford plenty of additional time for the City to
study this portion of the future extension of the arterial out into the future growth area of the
Northwest portion of the City to accommodate new development over time. As seen in the
previous agenda item, this strategy was advanced as recommended by staff for approval by the
P&Z.
Original Background on these requests were as follows:
Staff has reviewed the above segment of the Master Thoroughfare Plan in relation to the approved
Little Hollow Estates 10 Lot Subdivision along 36th St. NE just South of Smallwood Rd. As
condition to plat approval by the City, the Master Thoroughfare Plan was required to be amended
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to alleviate the requirement for ROW dedication at the NE corner of Lot 10. The current plan
calls for an Arterial Roadway Classification and the applicant, Mr. Whitaker, applied to amend
the portion of the proposed route moving it 40 ft. North onto his adjoining property. This will
have the effect of removing the dedication requirement for Lot 10. In order to achieve this request,
City Staff initiated a 2nd agenda item on property owned by Terry and Sandra Fitzgerald. This
would be necessary to maintain the route continuity for the future arterial street contained in the
plan. Their attorney contacted me to express their objection.
RECOMMENDATION
Assuming approval of the previous `delete all' agenda item, Staff recommends denial of both
applications with consideration that the requests have become a moot point.
At its meeting held on 11/7/22 the P&Z unanimously recommended denial of these changes.
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