Metropolitan Planning Commission - Regular Meeting

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Okay, can we have a roll call, please?

James Fine?

Here.

Dave Patton?

Here, ma'am.

Donnie McNeil? Here. Mark Schulte? Here. Jeff Bickman?

Here.

Chris Turner?

Here.

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Okay, thank you. I'd request a motion to approve the agenda as submitted.

So moved. Second.

We have a motion and a second. All approved. Say aye. Aye. Any opposed? Passes? Okay. A, would you read our first case, please?

It's going to be CUSE372026, the application of Alvin Olson, writer for Chevrolet, requesting temporary use approval renewal to allow an existing 12 by 60 commercial modular building to remain for an additional year as office space for a motor vehicle sales lot located at 215 Barsdale Boulevard, Bossier City, Louisiana, City Council District 5, Gloucester District 9. Hey, good afternoon.

How are y'all? Yes, we have a mobile modular building, the 215 Barsdale, that's acting as our used car lot. We moved that, well we didn't move the building, but we moved our used car operations from the foot of the Texas Street Bridge to that lot about a little bit over a year ago. We are in the process of selling that piece of property, probably close on the East Texas Street lot at the end of June. Our plan is to put a permanent building on the 215 Barksdale location. We've met with Carlotta to discuss what that would require architecturally or what landscaping would be required there. We haven't begun on any architecture drawings yet, but we'd like to operate out of that building. for another year while we try to make plans to put a permanent structure at that address.

So the used car lot is the one that would remain?

So 207 East Texas Street is under contract. It'll probably be sold by the end of June. So at that point, we don't have a permanent location to move back to. So we'd like to move. We'd like to put a permanent building at 215 Barksdale, and it would be probably a three office, small three office building with a restroom, but nothing.

What progress has taken place towards that building?

Not a lot. We met with Carlisle. We were asking to make the mobile modular office permanent, and we found out that that wasn't going to be an option. So we're trying to figure out what the requirements would be. And our options post this building operating as an office for our used car lot are either going to be build a new building there or move everybody back across the street to 221 Traffic Street, which we can do. But it does help us operationally have physical salespeople on that line. There's more foot traffic down there at the East Bank District than there was five years ago, than there was 10 years ago. And we were missing foot traffic by not having people over there. So it does help us to have the building. And our intent today is to put a building we don't have designs on.

Of course, we approved the modular building really close to 18 months ago. Right. So I would be fine giving you, I'm speaking for myself, maybe six months, but within that period of time, if you could present some preliminary drawings or architectural drawings, say, here's what we're doing, we're moving forward, then I think we could work with that.

That'd be appreciated.

I would support that as well.

Yeah.

And, okay.

everybody okay with that yeah okay this is a public meeting and uh we could entertain any comments from the public if anyone has any let me just remind everybody that if you come up to speak you'll have three minutes and uh we'll try to keep it to that just keep the meetings short enough but any comments

If not, I'm going to make a motion that we approve an extension of six months for the temporary structure. And then we'll review the progress towards the new building, permanent building, at that point in time.

I'll second it.

Okay, we've got a motion and a second. All those in favor, say aye. Aye. Aye. Any opposed?

thank you thank you sir thank you the next case c-a-l-c-4-9-2-0-2-6 the application of the national marco requesting a conditional use approval for the sale of high and low content alcohol for all purpose consumption at a convenience store located at 1521 Marshall Boulevard, Bossier City, Louisiana, City Council, District 5, Blue Street, District 9.

Good afternoon, my name is Jigmes Umapata, and I already applied on 2024. The NPC already passed that one. I had some financial problem, so bank is not building on and some stuff, but right now I have everything, so I want to open it up.

This is a public hearing. Any comments from the public? Seeing none, I'll entertain a motion.

Yeah, I'll make a motion to approve ALC 49-2026. Second.

We've got a motion and a second. All those in favor say aye. Aye. Any opposed? Seeing none, that passes.

thank you sir thank you c-a-l-c-9-4-2-0-2-6 the application of the shaw patel requesting a conditional use approval for the sale of low-content alcohol for off-premise consumption at a marketplace within Spring Hill Suites by Marriott, Louisiana Downs, L.A. Downs Hospitality, located at 8010 East Texas Street, Bushel City, Louisiana, City Council District 4, East Street, District 10.

Do you want to state your name?

Vishal Patel with Lotus Hospitality or L.A. Downs Hospitality, L.A. City. All right.

Can you explain to us now what you're doing?

Yeah, so the hotels, we've been renovating it for the last year and a half now. All of our guest rooms are complete, so we're in the public areas, and we wanted to bring an amenity for the guests that they haven't had before. In our marketplace, the low-volume beer and wine kind of package for the guests to take up to their rooms and enjoy in the lobby and stuff like that. So that's what we're here for today. Okay.

I don't think. Again, this is a public meeting. Any questions from the audience?

I'll make a motion we approve CALC 94-2026. Second. We've got a motion and a second.

All those in favor say aye. Aye. Any opposed? Hearing none, the motion passes. We're still going to do it.

All right, good to go. Sir?

Jeff? Yes. Yeah. Oh, okay. Appreciate it. Yeah, just so you know, we vote electronically, but we also have to vote verbally. So everybody knows what we're doing.

Okay, next one, Kate. CPL 18632026, the application of Robert Rollins Moran Associates for TTBC LLC requesting a preliminary flat retreat of the Bazaar Unit 13 being a planned unit development also being 16.854 acres more or less located east of Arthur Ray T. Parkway, Bossier City, Louisiana, City Council District 1, Police Jury District 12.

Hey, y'all. Rob Rollins, Moore & Associates out of Shreveport. This is just a continuation of the preserve. This is a 60-lot unit. We have roughly 175 lots after this unit left. I'm just here to answer any questions if you have any.

Any questions? No. Thank you, guys. Again, this is a public meeting. Any key comments from those in attendance? Hearing none, we'll entertain a motion. I'll make a motion to approve CPLAT 63-2026. Second. We have a motion, that's second. All those in favor say aye. Aye. Any opposed? Hearing none, that motion carries, passes. Okay, next one.

PZON 42-2026, the application of Jacob Malone Grady and Associates for Phillip Rogers for a zoning amendment to change the zoning classification of a certain type of land being 4.966 acres more or less from our day resident RA Resident Agriculture to I-1 Light Industrial located at 3538 Swan Lake Road, Bossier City, Louisiana to construct light industrial buildings. It's police through District 5.

Jacob Malone, Brady & Associates, 4913 Shedd Road, Bossier City. Here to answer any questions y'all might have.

Can you give us about a one minute update on what you're doing here?

So our client is wanting to, so he owns, if you look at the site plan, our client owns the portion to the south and he's a part owner of the portion to the north and he's wanting to lease these buildings all for industrial use and all the surrounding areas also industrial already.

We end the public hearing. Any comments from the public?

Seeing none, I would entertain a motion. I'll make a motion we approve PZON 42-2026. I'll second.

We've got a motion and a second. All those in favor say aye. Aye. Any opposed? Hearing none, that motion passes. Thank you.

Thank you.

Ready?

Yes, please.

All right, we have CZON442026, the application of Jacob Malone, Rayleigh & Associates for FOLEA LLC for a zoning amendment to change the zoning classification of a certain tract of land being 4.296 acres, more or less, from R&D residence medium density to B3, Jacob Business, located in Section 33, Township 19 North, Range 13 West, Bossier City, Louisiana. for mixed-use commercial development within folio development. City Council District 5 will assure District 6.

Jacob Malone, Rayleigh & Associates, 4913 Shedd Road, Ogier City, Louisiana. So this is the northeast portion of the Folia Plane Unit development. It's far away from the east-west corridor, which sits to the south. We're hoping that y'all can approve us the zoning amendment from residential median density to B3 general business.

I mean, regular plan is where the apartments will be located.

Yes, sir.

Any other questions up here?

No. Any other public hearing?

Any questions from the audience? I'll make a motion. We've waited for that. Sorry. Sorry.

Tommy McCraney Brooks. I live on the old Brownlee Road. My property is contiguous with yours. But I just wanted to make sure, is that on the airline side?

Yes. Yes, it is. It's going to be right here. So your property, the Craney, I should have named as one of these.

Mr. Long, can you say that to the microphone?

The Craney. The Craney, yes. So it's all this side. Okay, great.

Thank you.

For the record, our properties on Old Bradley Road is going to be on the High Airline Drive side. Okay.

Any other comments or questions? I'll finish that. I'll make a motion to approve C-Zone 44-2026. Second. Got a motion and a second to approve.

All those in favor say aye. Aye. Any opposed? Hearing none, that passes. Thank you. Thank you. Okay, now if we can move to the preliminary.

We have CZON612026, the application of Michael Kelch, Rayleigh & Associates, for James Arvizzi, with requesting a zoning amendment to change the zoning classification of a certain tract of land being 1.837 acres, more or less, from RV residential low density to B3 general business, located at 4208 Benton Road, Bossier City, Louisiana, for proposed office warehouses, City Council District 5, Police Jury District 6.

Good afternoon. Jeff Raley, Raelian Associates. Michael had a conflict, so I gladly filled in for him. Y'all got stuck with me. I think y'all have seen this track before, similar zoning, and this is a more detailed plan of what our owner actually plans to do this time. I'd be glad to answer any questions y'all might have.

Any questions or comments from the board?

How much distance separation is there from the rear building to the rear property?

Oh, gosh.

I mean, just a ballpark.

It's several hundred feet because you've got the living board easement and you've got the bayou and you've got the living board easement behind that. Yeah, it's probably, I don't know, 200 feet plus. Yeah, to the rear property line. Right. To the east, yeah. And it would have to be screen wall or... Yeah, there'll be one, yeah, between us and what's called residential back there.

Any additional questions, comments? Hearing none from the public, do we have any, any... Seeing none, I'd entertain a motion. This would be to move this to a public hearing.

Okay, I move we move C Zone 001-2026 to public hearing. Second.

We've got a motion and a second to move this to public hearing. All those in favor say aye. Aye. Any opposed?

Who was the second?

I did. I'm sorry. Okay.

Thank you. Appreciate y'all.

I didn't do anything.

It just never got an X so I could get rid of it. I'm afraid to touch anything. Now I'm back the same way I was. Hit escape again. That pass is electronic.

Here we go.

Well. Oh, here I got it.

I got it now. Okay.

Okay.

Okay. Go to the next, please.

CZON672026, the application of James Fine for COCO, represented by Wesley Dean, requesting a zoning amendment to change the zoning classification of a certain tract of land, being 0.3594 acres, more or less, from RLD, residential low density, to RMD, residential medium density, located at 129 Bobby Street for a proposed residential duplex. City Council District 30, Police Jury District 9.

And I recuse myself from this one. Yes, sir.

I'm Wesley Dean. I'm here representing COCO and Jim Pine Custom Homes. We want to build a duplex across the street from two properties that COCO already owns. We built him a house last year. Last year, I'm sorry. And then, so he moved from one house to the other, still owns both houses. Cousin is next door. He wants to build a house across the street duplex for his two boys.

Are there any comments here from the board? No. No comments. Any comment from the public?

Hearing none, I would entertain a motion. I'll make a motion that we move C-Zone 67-2026 to a public hearing.

Second. I've got a motion and a second to move this to public hearing. All those in favor? Okay, that's the last of the cases. We need to approve the April 23rd, 2026 workshop minutes. So moved. Second. We have a motion and a second to approve the April 23rd workshop minutes. All those in favor say aye. Aye. Any opposed? That carries. They will also need someone to make a motion about the approval of the April 23rd NBC meeting. So moved. Second. Got a motion and a second to approve the NBC meeting event from April 23rd. All those in favor say aye. Aye. Any opposed? Hearing none, that passes. And I would ask for any old or new business?

Just to remind you that we will be in the City Council Chambers for the month of June going forward.

Yeah.

You have a question on that? Is it back to Mondays then?

Yes, it will go back to Mondays.

Okay. Good question.

Okay. No additional old or new business? You did good. 23 minutes.