Paris, Tenn.–Meeting in regular session Thursday night, the Paris Municipal Regional Planning Commission approved a site plan for the proposed Wirgau Assisted Living Facility and okayed a plan for an indoor parking facility at Servall on Tyson Ave.
The Assisted Living facility–which was discussed at previous meetings–will be located at the corner of Recycling Drive and Abbott Lane and is owned by Tim Wirgau. It is located in a Planned Business zoning area and will be located on 2.10 acres.
It will include 53 parking spaces, based on one space for every four beds. Square footage of the facility will be 35,190 sq. ft.
Planners also approved the site plan for an indoor parking facility at Servall at 900 Tyson Ave. Applying for the site plan is Jerry Lewis, owner, and is it located in a Planned Business zoning area.
The building will be used for parking vehicles and will have space for six vehicles with 6,000 square footage.
After lengthy discussion, planners asked City Attorney Fred McLean to prepare a recommendation for city commission, stating that the city does not allow residential use in ground floors of downtown buildings.
City Development Director Jennifer Morris said, “Recently we have again had interest in utilizing the first floor spaces in the downtown buildings as residential or short term rentals. With the reaction previously staff felt that this should be brought to the Planning Commission for discussion.
In researching other cities we have found mixed information. For the most part the cities we
looked at do not allow residential on the street level in a downtown district, only below grade
and second floor.”
At the Board of Zoning Appeals meeting held the same evening, members approved a special use permit for a cell phone tower at 814 Depot St. Jerry Gingerich with Terra Consulting Group, Ltd. has submitted a request to construct a 135 ft. monotype cell tower at 814 Depot Street. The property is owned by Terrel Broady and will be leased by the Terra Consulting Group for Verizon Wireless.
The board also approved a variance for Bryan Russell at 404 Pin Oak Rd. The requested variance is to allow an addition to the rear of the house.