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Paris council denies rezoning request for 600 block of SE 12th Street
Summary
The council voted to deny a petition to rezone two lots on SE 12th Street from two-family to multifamily (MF-1), siding with planning staff and neighbors who raised traffic, drainage and compatibility concerns.
The Paris City Council on Oct. 28 denied a rezoning petition from Mike Davidson and Kenneth Doherty seeking to change two lots on the 600 block of Southeast 12th Street from two-family (2F) to multifamily dwelling district MF-1.
Miss Easton summarized the petition and staff recommendation: the property owners sought to develop multiple duplexes on a roughly 2-acre site; staff and the Planning & Zoning Commission recommended denial because surrounding zoning is predominantly 2F and the change would not align with neighborhood planning principles.
Multiple neighbors spoke in opposition during the public hearing, raising concerns about increased traffic, constrained on-street parking and insufficient drainage. One nearby resident said construction of additional units would add several vehicles and worsen existing drainage and speed problems on adjacent streets.
After public comment the council discussed the record, noted Planning & Zoning’s denial and considered whether to act without the full council present. A motion to deny the zoning change carried. The mayor said duplexes could already be built under existing 2F zoning but that MF-1 would allow larger multi-story apartment buildings that residents did not want in the area.
The denial preserves the current 2F zoning for that block; any future developer may still build duplexes that conform to the existing zoning.
