Calcasieu Parish Planning and Zoning Board - Regular Meeting

Parish Planning and Zoning Meeting. I do have an announcement. Item 7A, the mitigation group LLC, RZ07260007, has been withdrawn. So no action is needed on that item.

That's number what, 7?

7A, yep.

Okay, good.

All right. Would you please stand while Coach Williams says the invocation and pledge of allegiance?

Yes, Lord. Again, we thank you for this day. Thank you for life and health and strength. Give us our sins and our shortcomings and make us fit to serve. Thank you for your suffering, dying, shedding blood for the mission. I send the third day you roll all powers in your hand. We glorify your name. We pray for those who suffer throughout the land today, Lord. You know who they are. You know. Lord, you said let us be anxious for nothing but trust in you and put our trust in you and depend upon you, and that's what we're doing tonight. And we pray for our young children who attend this school and the teachers and all the administrators that they be safe this year as well. And we pray for the board, pray for the staff, and pray for those who come seeking our help. Let the Holy Spirit lead and guide us that we might do that which is pleasing in our sight.

And if we offer this night as our prayer.

With allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.

Ms. Stephanie, would you please call the roll? Ms. Latricia Cobb?

present.

Ms. Julia Dickerson? Here. Mr. Keith DeBrock's absent. Ms. Janelle Hyatt? Here. Mr. Art Littles absent. Mr. Jake Poche?

Here.

Mr. Kirk Smith? Here. Mr. Carl Vincent? Here. Mr. LaSalle Williams?

Here.

Vice Chair Dan Whiney? Here. Chair Sharon Galicia? Here. You have a quorum.

This is an 11-member board. It will take a majority of those members present to grant or deny any request heard tonight. The chair will refrain from voting unless that vote might affect the outcome. The meeting will be conducted with me reading the request from the agenda. The planning staff will give a presentation and report their recommendations. If the applicant would like to add to the staff's presentation or if someone from the audience has comments, please come to the microphone and state your name, address, and the nature of your request. All persons wishing to speak other than the applicants need to fill out a blue Request to Appear form located in the back of this room. The form must be given to a staff member prior to the reading of the agenda item. As required by this board's bylaws, in all cases, the proponents will be limited to 10 minutes. Opponents will be granted 10 minutes as well, with each speaker allowed no more than three minutes. I recommend that a spokesperson be selected if there is a large group wanting to speak on the same agenda item. If four or more speaker request forms are submitted, the time allowed for individual speakers will be limited based upon the number of forms submitted. The chair has the right to limit speakers who present redundant information or personal attacks. In unique situations, the chair may extend or the board may vote to extend the time allotted for speakers. After discussion, the board will vote on each request. I will announce the decision of the board after the vote. The subdivision case is final tonight. There are rezoning cases that will go before the police jury for final action on Thursday, August 20, 2026. This meeting is being filmed by the Calcasieu Parish Government Channel and can be viewed on Wednesday and Thursday following the meeting. For additional run dates, check the website at www.calcasieu.gov, Channel 5 in Lake Charles, Sulfur, Mosswulf, Westlake, Benton, De Quincey, and Gillis, Channel 99 in Carlisle, and Grand Lake. Please either turn off or silence all electronic devices. Take appropriate action to approve the minutes of the regular meeting of July 21st, 2026 planning and zoning meeting. I will entertain a motion. All right. Ms. Cobb, Ms. Hyatt. All right. Board members, do you have any questions or comments? All right. We have no opposition. All in favor, state aye. Aye. Motion passes. All right. Item 6A, take appropriate action on the following application, the 2900 block of Clyde Delaney Road in Ward 1, to allow an extension of time to complete the subdivision master plan, Porter's Cove Subdivision. Applicant Porter Cove, LLC, SUB 07260002. I will entertain a motion for approval with conditions. So moved. Ms. Hyatt? Second.

Ms. Cobb? Seconded the motion. Ms. Tan? Quarters Cove Subdivision is in Moss Bluff off Clyde Delaney Road and Paul Bellon Road. In 2016, the subdivision's master plan was originally approved, allowing the applicant eight years to complete the project. Due to significant challenges, the applicant was unable to complete the master plan within that timeframe. At this time, the applicant is requesting an extension of time to complete the subdivision's master plan. Due to the significant challenges they have directly affected this development, the staff recommends the request be granted with the condition that the approved Porter Cove subdivision master plan dated August Second, 2016 shall be fully completed within eight years from the date of board's approval of the time extension.

Thank you, Ms. Ton. If the applicant is present and would like to speak, please come to the podium at this time and please state your name and address for the record.

He's here if you have questions.

Board members, any questions? No, no one on the board has questions.

Okay.

Okay. All right. Well, there are no blue cards, so all in favor? Aye. Opposed? Motion passes. All right. 7A, do I need to reread it? Okay. Okay. 7B, take appropriate action on the following application, 128 Jim Pickens Road in Ward 4 to rezone from Agricultural A1 to Light Industrial I1 to allow a contractor shop and storage yard, trucking business. Applicant, Scotty Touchette, edX, RX 07260008. I will entertain a motion for approval with conditions. Second.

Ms. Cobbs. And then Ms. Hyatt seconded it. Ms. Ton. This property is located on Jim Pickens Road in Sulphur. The applicant is requesting to rezone the property from A1 to I1 Light Industrial to allow a contractor shop and storage yard, a trucking business. The property is being used for parking, storage, and maintenance of commercial trucks and equipment. Because minimal impacts are to be expected, the staff recommends the request be granted with the following conditions. That the development adhere to the site plan on file with the Division of Planning and Development, provided that the director or designee may authorize adjustments to the site plan in light of technical or engineering considerations discovered during development. That all exterior lighting must be oriented inward toward the development and the light source cannot be visible to adjacent properties. that a six-foot screening is required along the west property line and shall be in accordance with Section 2650 of the Parish Code of Ordinances, and that all equipment and trucks must be stored behind the six-foot wood privacy fence.

Thank you, Ms. Tong. If the applicant is present and would like to speak, please come to the podium at this time and please state your name and address for the record. Any questions from the board? All right. Well, there are no blue cards. So all in favor? Aye. Any opposed? Motion passes. 7C, take appropriate action on the following application, 1,000 block of Highway 108 West, 6,000 block of Johnny Jones Road, and the 800 block of West Cotton Vincent Road in Ward 4, to allow the development to natural gas pipelines in accordance with the rezoning agreement resulting from Ordinance Number 3893, ST04-001-97, Applicant Citgo Petroleum Corporation, RZ0726-0011. I will entertain a motion for approval. Move. Second. Oh, that was fast. OK. Ms. Dickerson and then Ms. Hyatt. Thank you.

All right. Ms. Ton? This property is in Carlos, north of Southland Field Airport. In 1997, a rezoning agreement was executed between the Calcasieu Parish Police Jury and Sitco Petroleum Corporation on this property in connection with a zoning study. The terms of the agreement were that any future development on the subject property requires approval from the Planning and Zoning Board and the Calcasieu Parish Police Jury. The applicant is currently requesting approval to install two natural gas pipelines on the property in accordance with those requirements. The staff recommends the request be granted.

Thank you, Ms. Tom. If the applicant is present and would like to speak, please come to the podium at this time and please state your name and address for the record. All right. Board members, do you have any questions? All right. Well, there are no blue cards, so all in favor?

Aye.

Any opposed? Motion passes. The next item in the agenda is to advise that the next regularly scheduled planning and zoning meeting will be held on Tuesday, September 15, 2026. I'll entertain a motion to adjourn. Mr. Porsche? Second? Ms. Goff? Ms. Goff seconded. All right. Meeting adjourned.