Planning & Zoning - Regular Meeting

I'd like to call uh tonight's city of Coington Planning Commission meeting to order. Let's all please stand for the pledge of allegiance to the flag of the United States of America to the stands nation and justice for all. Thank you. Uh roll call. M Mr. Boone here. Mr. Davidson here. Misswords here. Mr. Celesteine absent. Mr. Duvik here. Mr. Bulock here. Mr. Hudson here.

Uh, we have the approval of the minutes from the last meeting. Commissioner, do you have any comments or amendments to make?

Uh, I have two amendments to make uh for the record. On the first page, it shows commissioner but doesn't give the name. Made a motion to approve the minutes from the last meeting and that commissioner David Dubick seconded the motion. So, we need that name. And roll call shows me Teddy Boon as voting yes, but I couldn't be in two places at the same time, although I've been accused of that. So, that needs to be amended to uh no or absent. And it also shows Mr. Davidson. Just those corrections and that's it. With that, okay, if no other amendments or changes, I'll entertain a motion. Second,

M. Going. Mr. Boon, yes. Mr. Davidson. Yes. Mr. Wards. Yes. Mr. Duvik. Yes. Mr. Bullock. Yes. Mr. Hudson. Yes.

Okay. The U. We have one case on the agenda. Case number 25-05-09. It's an administrative sub. Uh it's referred to in planning commission by the planning department. and an application to subdivide existing squares 48 and 49 in the parcels AB and C of second Connelly edition city of Coington St. Parish petitioners McGre McGee RP holdings LLC Glenn Blackwelder owners of the same um yes

this is one of those items that on occasion we have to refer to you uh that normally could have been handled by an administrative subdivision in the planning office. U the reason it was referred to you is that one of the technicalities on an administrative subdivision is that Ellen can only sign an administrative subdivision, approve an administrative subdivision when utilities are available to the site. And in this case, it was determined that there is no sewer line immediately adjacent to the property. So, the matter had to be referred to you for reubdivision, but if you look at the flat, it's a square and a third being reubdivided into three lots that far far exceed the minimum lot size. So it's before you as a technicality administration and staff have no objection.

Okay. Uh commissioners, do you have any questions or comments for the city? Is it that sewer is not available? Did I read that correctly? There is no sewer in front of either uh of the two lots of the two side streets. Okay. But if they choose to go forward with any type of building permit, our current regulations would require them to make a formal sewer determination to locate the nearest sewer line and to run whatever sewer is necessary to service their property.

The petitioner would have to the owner of the property who seeks a building permit must at their own expense extend any necessary utility lines to their site. Correct. Thank you. Commissioners, any other questions or comments? Uh, is the petitioner here to speak? If so, please state your name and address for the podium at the podium, please. For the record. Hi. Uh, Glenn Blackwelder, 1805 12th Avenue Franklin, Louisiana. On behalf of McGee Holdings LLC.

Commissioner, do you have any questions for the petitioner? is wanting to do. Uh is this just out of curiosity, is this separating uh resubdividing this into three lots just to really more or less make it easier to Right. Just just to make it more affordable and good size for selling wise. And and McGee has had this property how long? Pretty good while about 10 years, I'd say. Yeah. It was a originally a repo or foreclosure. Sure. Okay. All right. Uh if there are no other questions objective commissions, I'll entertain a motion.

I I just have one question. Sure. Uh and it's probably just a clarification on the staff comments. U Callie stated in her response that uh because there's no sewer or the need for a sewer extension that would make it ineligible for administrative subdivision. Is that a misstatement? Well, that's correct. And that's why Ellen didn't approve it and referred it to you. It's not an illegal subdivision. It just could not be done by Ellen alone without a referral to the whole planning commission. That's that's what I want. Yeah.

Thank you, commissioners. Okay, we have a motion and a second and a second. Mr. Boon, yes. Mr. Davidson, yes. Mr. Swords, yes. Mr. Duvik, yes. Mr. Bullock, Mr. Hudson, yes. M Black Welder, please. Thank you. Thank you. Uh, other business, we have the uh calendar. We doing well, I guess we'll we'll have another meeting, so we'll do the same time or separate. Uh, do we have any issues with the calendar as is, commissioners? If not, I'll entertain a motion.

You'll fix that, right? No. So, you're making a motion to approve or no? I make a motion to approve and a second. Roll call. Mr. Boon? Yes. Mr. Davidson? Yes. Mr. Wards? Yes. Mr. Dubick? Yes. Mr. Mr. Hudson. Yes. Uh, Miss Age, any u other business? So, just real quick, at the next meeting, you will be, um, nominating a chair. It's that time of the year again for chair and co-chair at the October Halloween.

Okay. Okay, with that, um, we will adjourn tonight's planning meeting for the city of Cington and we will open tonight's zoning meeting for the city of Coington. Um, roll call, please. Mr. Boon, here. Mr. Davidson, here. Miss here. Mr. Celesteine, absent. Mr. Dubic, here. Mr. Bullock. Mr. Mr. Hudson

here. We have the approval of the uh minutes from the last meeting. Commissioners, any amendments to be made or noted? He wasn't here and he read them. I I do actually read it sometimes. No, additions. I'll entertain a motion that we approve. A motion and a second. Who's second? I'm sorry. Roll. Mr. Boon. Yes. Mr. Davidson. Yes.

MS. Yes. Mr. Duvik. Yes. Mr. Bullock. Mr. Hudson.

Yes. Okay, we have one case on tonight's uh agenda for of zoning. It's case number 25-07-06 ZC to request to reszone lot 4A square 25 Connelly edition Covington and lot 1 square 26 Connelly edition uh Covington located at the corner of Collins Boulevard and West 31st Avenue from neighborhood commercial CN to regional commercial CR. Subject property has municipal addresses of 105 and 109 West 31st Avenue in Covington. The petitioner is Mr. Noel Maestry. Owner is the same. Uh Mr. G, did you have any comments to make? City start.

So Mr. Masonry was applying to enlarge his warehouse which is on lot 4A and in the current zoning it's no longer an approved use. So an allowed use. So he's trying to change the zoning so that he can enlarge the warehouse. But there's a warehouse there and has been for quite some time. Many, many, many years. Yeah.

Okay. Um, commissioners, you have any questions for the city? Okay. With that, um, Mr. Mr. Mason Street, would you like to come state your name and address for the record and entertain any uh comments or questions you may have or we may have to further this? Appreciate listening to this case here. Sure.

Um I've been in Coington all my life. I've been in business 53 years. I've been at this current location 46 years. And as the St. Parish has grown and as Coington, the city of Coington has grown, my business has grown. And I have a warehouse that's um needs to be a little bit bigger. And all I want to do is be able to extend the warehouse 30 ft, 35 ft, whatever, whatever we can do um to make it start to service my customers better, you know, and that's all I want to do. Got you. That's that's basically that's it. You know, I just I just want to extend the warehouse where I can service the customers better and and operate uh more efficiently, you know, and that's about it, I guess.

So, his warehouse would fall under a non-conforming use at this point, but because he's wanting to enlarge it. Correct. It also the same piece of property. It's not like I'm going Well, I understand. We're not build We're not building anything new. We're enlarging something. We're on an existing piece. It's been seven years. I'm I'm with you. Commissioner, you have any questions or comments? Alan, did you tell me that had gotten approval from his neighbor with regard to

So, and Mr. Ma, I was supposed to ask you this and I apologize. So, there is there are no neighbors immediately around Mr. Masonry's buildings. um the the main building, the first building which is his retail place that has a vacant lot behind it. Then there's Joiner Street. Then there's this building. Then the two lots next to this building would remain CN and then that's a buffer before the next but the entire square is vacant land his his buildings. I think you own the lot next door to the warehouse. Is that correct? Um, I own Yeah, I own Yeah. I don't own next to the warehouse,

right? But next to my business, they had a house here at I don't own that. Correct. Okay. Commissioners, any other questions or comments for Mr. M? I make a motion to approve. We have a motion with a second roll. That's in. Yes. I'm sorry I couldn't see you. Mr. Boon, yes. Mr. Davidson, yes. M Swords. Yes. Mr. Du. Yes. Mr. Bullock. Mr. Hudson. Yes.

Thank you, Mr. Mayor. Appreciate it. Thank you. Uh, other business. We have the calendar again. So, uh, other than the fact that Mr. Bulock will not be around in April, uh, I'll entertain a, uh, motion to approve, move. Second and a second. Roll. Mr. Boon, yes. Mr. Davidson, yes. Mr. Swords, yes. Mr. Dubic, yes. Mr. Bullock, Mr. Hudson, yes. And with no other business, we will adjourn tonight's meeting. Thank you very much.