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Paris council approves rezoning at 1900 Clarksville for tire/auto shop over neighbor objections
Summary
At its July 28 meeting the Paris City Council voted 4-3 to rezone 1900 Clarksville Street from General Retail to Commercial to allow a tire and automotive shop; neighbors raised traffic, storage and nuisance concerns and staff said required buffering and parking minimums apply.
At the July 28 Paris City Council meeting, the council voted 4-3 to adopt an ordinance rezoning property at 1900 Clarksville Street from General Retail (GR) to Commercial (C) to allow the construction of a tire and automotive repair business. The application was filed for the Speedy Stop No. 8 parcel (Block A, Lot 1, LCAD 17919) by applicant Mevin Beszewski.
Planning staff told the council the requested rezoning is consistent with the city’s comprehensive plan and noted that the city’s Planning & Zoning Commission previously recommended approval, 4-2. The staff report said the commercial district would permit the proposed use under the city’s land-use code and recommended approval.
Neighbors spoke at the public hearing. John House, who said he owns property immediately adjacent at 1870 Clarksville Street, told the council he plans to convert his site to about 50 efficiency apartments geared to seniors and asked the council to require protections against stored tires and other nuisances. “My property currently has 52 parking spaces … my plans are to put around 50 efficiency apartments geared toward seniors,” House said, and asked whether the city could require a 10-foot privacy fence and a cover over stored tires to reduce mosquito and visual impacts.
Council members asked staff several implementation questions. Planning staff said the proposed tire shop use would be allowed by right in a commercial zoning district and therefore would not require a special-use permit; the department noted that buffering and other nuisance regulations already apply and that the applicant’s site plan meets the city’s minimum parking requirements. Staff also said no traffic study had been completed for that location and that the city had not identified the rezoning as likely to generate traffic impacts requiring mitigation.
The council motion to approve the rezoning carried 4-3. After approval, staff reminded the council and neighbors that a demolition and new construction would still require a site plan and building permits; nuisance, storage and buffer rules will be enforced through the city’s code and the site-plan review process.
The ordinance now allows the applicant to proceed to the site-plan and permitting phases; the record shows opponents raised concerns that the site could be used for other commercial businesses in the future and asked for enforceable screening and storage requirements.
(Ending) The rezoning approval does not specify additional special conditions beyond existing buffering and nuisance regulations. The newly approved use will proceed under the city’s site-plan review and building-permit processes; neighbors may pursue code-enforcement remedies if storage or nuisance conditions emerge.
