Metropolitan Planning Commission - Regular Meeting

All right, we can have our um roll call and the quorum speech, please. James Fine here. Dave Haden here, ma'am. Donnie McDaniel, absent. Art Schultz here. Jeff Digpin here. Chris Turner absent. Michelle Wallace here. We have a quorum. In accordance with Louisiana open meetings laws. The Boer City Parish MPC asks for order and a decorum at our meetings. Please silence your cell phones. For anyone who wishes to address the commission on any item on the agenda, we ask that you come forward. Identify yourself for the audio record and sign in. Speakers must address the MPC board at all times. For those that would like to make comments on an item, please limit your comments to three minutes on the particular item that is up for discussion. All other audience members are asked to observe the meeting quietly. If there is a need for audience members to hold a conversation or take a phone call, you are asked to please step out of the meeting. Thank you, Madison. Um, all right. Now, I'd like to make a request uh a motion to approve our agenda submitted. Do we have a a change? Yes, madam chairman. We have one item that needs to be added. It's PMAS 422025. The application of Ryan Estraelian Associates for Sheldon McCraine for a master plan development plan for Brownley Cove being 10.82 802 acres more or less located in sections four and five township 18 north range 13 west located south of Wimple Road and west of Old Brownley Road, Bojer Parish, Louisiana. Um it needs to coincide with the preliminary plat that's on the agenda. Okay. All right. All right. Can I request a motion to Yeah, I'll move we accept those the addition to agenda. Second.

electronic medicine. Okay. All right. I got it. Did you Are you guys in the vote? Um, I'm seeing a second. There it is. Okay. Okay, I received it. Okay, that motion passes. Okay, it looks like we have a um visitor today, Miss Aaron Buchanan with um the DOTD. Hello. Um Aaron Buchanan, public information officer, DOTD. I was asked to come and provide some updates on a couple of the projects that we have ongoing. Uh the first of those of course is the I20 major rehabilitation project. We are roughly 80% complete with that project. We are currently in phase three. Hallelujah. That is the final phase of construction. Uh the contractor on that project is currently working on paving operations for the outside travel lanes as well as several of the ramps. We've got um as many people know the airline drive interchange currently closed all of those ramps. All the old concrete and roadway base has been completely removed and they are in the process of putting all new down on those. Same for um the Barkso Boulevard ramps and one of the Benton Road ramps. So, I know it's tough on a lot of the businesses that are there and tough on commuters as well, but doing all that at one time does does not drag out this project timeline because by some miracle plus a lot of work, we've managed to stay on track of um keeping this project on track to wrap

up um at the end of this year, early next year. So, um, there will be one final ramp closure once the Barksdale Boulevard ramps are reopened. We'll be closing the Benton Road eastbound off-ramp. So, that's a big, you know, fly over ramp. And so, that one will be reconstructed, not the bridge portion, but the approach to the bridge will be rebuilt as well. That'll be the last one to go. And then, um, you know, once we wrap up those travel lanes, we'll be done. They've got some signage to hang. you know, of course, permanent striping, those types of things, but um you know, light's at the end of the tunnel here. And so, I know it's been tough on everybody, but once we're we're done, it's going to be really really good for this community and for everybody who visits as well. So, that QR code will take you to a project web page that I keep updated um weekly with all of the current construction activities that are going on with the project. All of the updates from the very first day of construction to now are there as well. So, if you want to know anything about the project and what's currently going on with it, it's all posted there. It's kind of a one-stop shop for this project. So, I just want to put a reminder out there for everybody that that does exist. And then the next project I was asked to speak on is one we're getting ready to kick off. It's actually going to kick off this evening. Um and so the next slide should be um a concrete repair project for Benton Road. Uh the project limits for that are Old Menon to Viking. So it's not, you know, it's not a full rehab. You know, that would have been great, tough, but great. But it's it has some uh pretty significant concrete repair. will remove a lot of those damaged panels that you see that are broken up or bulging or buckling and replace with new panels. And so the majority of that work will be done at night because obviously you know Bent Road so heavily traveled. Plus we've got I20 going on. So during the week there will not be any daytime lane

closures allowed only nighttime. The weekend though is fair game. So you know kind of expect to see some activity during the daytime dur on the weekend only. Um but rest of the time like I said will be nighttime work only. will be kicking off um as far as I know this evening. So then we'll we should wrap up fall time frame on that. But hopefully that one won't be a huge impact to you know your daily life and commute. But that's another one that's been on the books for a while that really, you know, needs to be done. A lot of there's a lot of damage panels throughout that section of Benton Road that really need to come up and be repaired. So um we'll be kicking that one off. And then I've got one more. I wasn't asked to speak on this one, but everybody always asks about Jimmy Davis Bridge, of course, and what's going on with that. So, I have also have a project web page for that one at that QR code. Same thing, all the updates and activities on there. Um, you know, there's a lot of construction activity going on just at the site in general. But the the big things that are happening, of course, are the construction of the bridge itself. They're driving pile um for the new bridge. You can see it just to the north of the existing structure in that picture. And then um LA 511 itself is getting widened and realigned to line up with the new structure. So there's a lot of things happening, a lot of moving parts to that project. Um hopefully in a couple of years from now, we'll be either already driving on or getting ready to drive on a new Jimmy Davis bridge. Um but that's one of the largest investments in our system statewide at this time. That's a $361 million project. So, um you know, everybody kind of bear with us on that. The the actual daytoday impacts to traffic for that project should not be um you know, too significant um as we're building 511 kind of adjacent to its existing footprint. So, most of of what you're

used to traveling will kind of remain the same. But as we get ready to start transitioning traffic over and opening ramps to the new interchanges that are being built, you know, that's where you'll see the most change. But I did want to throw that project update in there as well. Let everybody know you can find updates at that project web page. And that's what I got for y'all. Erin, quick question on the I20 project. The Benton Road offramp, will that begin after the airline ramps are completed? So the rule is that there can be no two adjacent interchanges closed. The adjacent interchange to that is Barksdale. So they will be able to close that along with airline but not Bark but not Barksdale. So Barkstdale's got to reopen before we can close that Benton Road eastbound offramp. So I know it's tough but yes that's what I got. Okay. Thank you. Thank y'all for having me. Appreciate it. All right. we will um move into our public hearings. Um Madison, if you don't mind reading the first agenda item for us. Okay. P Z O N 562025 the application of Ryan Estus Railing Associates for Wyatt Adams Boer Property Group LLC requesting a zoning amendment to change the zoning classification of a certain tract of land being 9.379 acres more or less from B1 business commercial to B3 general business located at 2240 Vanceville Road, Bojer Parish, Louisiana for commercial marketing purposes, police jury district 6. Ryan S. Israel and Associates 4913 shed wrote here on behalf of U Mr. Adams to

answer any questions y'all have. I I know since the last time we met, we went through and at Art's direction um and removed many of the um uses that we thought may be uh not conducive to a B3. Um so hopefully you'll receive that. Um besides that, I'll answer any questions you may have. Ryan, I appreciate you putting that list together. And as I went through your list of the items that you would propose to remain, um I still had heartburn knowing that there are several uses in there that I think the local residents would certainly want to have some input on. Which one? Uh well, there are numbers of them. You have a bar, lounge, micro brewery, nightclub, industrial, uh you have warehouses, wholesale sales, vehicle sales. I mean, there are a number of things in there that I think that residents would really want to have some input on uh other than just a you know, convenience store or uh you know, retail store, something like that. Well, with with the lounges, of course, they're going to have to come back here and and you know, request um request alcohol approval. So, on those, they'll get a public comment period. um regarding uh that hard corner is a uh within 300 ft of the um uh the church. So, uh you won't be able to have hard alcohol or soft alcohol, I guess low content or high content alcohol at that location. Um I'm really extending over on this site plan. Are y'all do y'all have that area in uh to remain like commercial? um the one that I'm showing that has the big yellow swath over it because what we're really attempting to do, we're not reszoning the entire frontage or we're not reszoning the entire property. We're just reszoning the frontage that's actually on um

Highway 3. And uh you know, the church is here on this site plan. These sites right here would be prohibited from alcohol sales due to the proximity of the church. Um but we thought most of the other uses would be um conducive uh for a uh major five lane or four lane with turn lane highways with you know 25,000 cars on it a day. Um I I I mean you named off many of those things that um yeah I guess I guess you know just I mean I've been on this commission now 24 years and you know no two zoning applications are alike even though that they could be the same use. I mean there's issues with uh traffic or drainage or you know any number of use itself. Um, and I just feel like we're taking those decisions kind of away from us, you know, just by granting a blanket B3 approval, um, for all of these other uses, uh, without really seeing a layout that would correspond, you know, to that use. Um, I mean, I'll throw out there one thing I think that I would be uh agreeable to see would be if if y'all could master plan um the site and show us the building locations, show us specific uses and the parking requirements associated with that. Uh, you know, show us where the entrances are, show us where the uh dumpsters would be and those kinds of things. and and then obviously if that changes then the master plan would change and you would just come back for a revision in the master plan but at least we would have uh from my standpoint a master plan that I could look at that says this is what we're thinking we're going to do and

name specific uses and and the correlated parking and entrances that we and and the only thing would that we know that's you know we've been getting a lot of interest on is the gunsmith shop and the um the gunsmith and the karate center. So those were the the the two and of course they I mean other than the hours of operation uh and I don't know if a gunsmith is a B3 or a B2 um but those are the ones that we're really interested in um trying to tie down. Now you know the the site plan you could I I could I could make Essentially, I could make one up for the for the uses that's not on it. Um, but you know, subject to change. Exactly. And and and we would understand that, but at least we would have a starting point, you know, with a graphic that shows us here's what you're thinking and uh here's the correlated parking requirements that would go with it, the setbacks, here's the dumpster location, here's where we're going to enter and exit the site. Well, and the enter and exit happen. I'm not locking you in on that. It just means that if there's another B3 proposal that's not on your master plan, you know, as long as it fits within that scheme, I think you would be okay. But it would be and in regarding the access, those are pretty locked in. I mean, those are uh we've been in communications with DOTD. Uh but it would help to see that. Yes. I mean, well, they're on the on the site plan, but they're they're pretty much locked in. Um, no other accesses to any of the the roadway network besides that. Um, and um, Ryan, you're just asking for basically the the four lots, right? The road frontage, correct? We're asking for the uh the road frontage. We're not asking for we're we're buffering the residential in

the back um with light commercial to remain light commercial. Um, you know, this is how this is a major thoroughare. This is where the B3 belongs. Um, so I I can, you know, adjust the master plan, see what he's what he says on that. Um, you know, we're we're going to be required to do some additional studies and, uh, things like that at the at the parish level if we get there. Um, so, you know, maybe do we see if there's any public comment maybe? And I like the idea of the master plan as well. And I don't think I don't think I heard any push back to B3 either. I mean, it's just that yeah, kind of the unknown piece of it is what we're trying to keep from locking ourselves into something that might not be able to well have and I and I understand y'all's point of view. It's it's just as y'all know, it takes from the time I get a project that says, "Hey, we want to do this." to the time I tell them, hey, you're now allocated or you now have the their usage right to do that. It's a six-month process. So, we're trying to make these sites more shovel ready, more um available so we can proceed in a more timely manner because, you know, time is money and in 6 months will will kill a deal in a heartbeat on a uh real estate uh a real estate deal. If if zoning is in place, that's one thing. But if zoning is not in place and it takes six months, that's always been my hesitation. Uh or not my hesitation, that's always been my um that's always been a problem. Um well, and we know this is going to be B3 and understand that, but you know, if it and I think a master plan can help expedite that for you. Um I mean, you

mentioned two uses, um gunsmith and uh karate school. I mean, are those in one building? Are they They would be two different tracks. And I And I think the gunsmith is is is is really waiting on this zoning. Um I mean, because, you know, in order for them to do architectural, they have to, you know, they they have to submit floor plans and architectural designs and and stuff like that for a B3 use, which is is is frankly cost time and money. And um uh the the um it was the gunsmith and I'm now I'm losing the karate place. Uh that may be a B1 use other than alcohol, not alcohol, but other than hours of operation. Um because they're they're they're open well into the night for night classes. So those are the you know those are it's just a it's a it's a big task without somebody to I mean you're asking us to you know to do a 180 from what we've been doing basically you know take the review process away from us here's a planet zoning for this property. Um I'm uncomfort personally I'm uncomfortable doing that. I would feel much more comfortable seeing a proposed master plan and I'll let the owners know that then uh working from that as as that changes, you know, we could work through that pretty easily, but it's just hard to, you know, I look through all this, I think there's a lot of residents out there that if they see that, hey, we just gave blanket approval to a bar or a lounge or a warehouse, you know, um, without us really having a chance to look at it, critique it, get more public comment, I think that would be a disservice to our community. Okay, that's how I feel. So, we're gonna uh allow um Ryan to delay.

I mean, I can hear public comment and then if if there are no public comments, um I I get the gist that y'all aren't ready to move forward with this application without a master plan. So, at that point, I would I would request I'll be honest with you, last month when we talked about this as a suggestion to list the items that you would exclude. Um, I was thinking it was going to be much more um intensive than what this list is that you presented. You know, I was hoping that we could narrow it down to, you know, more retail, office, convenience store, that type of thing. And, uh, but there's a lot more on that list. Well, and I I'll also go back to him. I you know I didn't get any feedback on that list. Um so that was our first stab at it and what we requested. So if if you have additional comments I would I would request that you know say hey what do you think about this and I'll take that back to the owner and if if that works from him we'll justri strike it off knowing the knowing that we could come back and ask for that in the future. And I think and I think the master plan would help with that. And I think maybe you know um maybe the appropriate meeting for that would be with staff and some of us you know and uh you know with you and and sure the applicant and and just sort through that, get a better feel for what they want to do, how they want to develop the property, that kind of thing. Okay. And and and yeah, if y'all just give me those those list of things, I'll I'll uh shoot um Carla and Karolina an email. I'm okay if it's a master plan, but the list as it stands right now, I'm not okay with. Okay. So, and and like I said, we'll just hear any public comment if they have any concerns and then u I'll come back up and table or delay it or table it. I don't know which one. I guess delay. Okay. I'll open it up to any public comment. All right. Are you good with a delay?

I guess I guess the public wasn't this concerned. So, um, but yeah, if if that's what you want to do, I'm good with a delay and I'll let the owners know and they we'll see what they want to do. Ryan, I appreciate your cooperation in that. Before we go, did our attorney have some advice for us? I think the master plan is exactly the way to go. Okay. Thank you. Yeah. Thanks. Thanks, Steve. Want to make a motion to table. Yeah, I'll make a motion that we table P zone 56-2025. Stand stand by. We're going to delay. Correct me if I'm delay or table. Which delay? Do we need to delay it, Neil? Yeah, delay's a 30-day table. Postpone, I think is right. Postpone is the terminology. Post that a motion to postpone. Okay. So I move we postpone P zone 56-2025. Second Good. Yes. Motion passes. Thank you, Ryan. Thank you, Ryan. Madison, if you don't mind reading the second agenda item. P L A T 22520 2024 the application of Ryan Estess Riley and Associates for Sheldon Mccraine requesting a

preliminary plat being a planned unit development Brownie Cove being 10.802 802 acres more or less located in sections four and five township 18 north range 13 west Boer Parish Louisiana Police Jury District 6 board if I may we also need to or we can read the master plan and discuss both of those together. Okay, you have that. Okay, it is PMAS 422025. The application of Ryan Estisley and Associates for Sheldon McCraine for a master development plan approval Brownley Cove subdivision being 10.802 acres more or less located in sections four and five township 18 north range 13 west located south of Wimple Road and west of Old Brownley Roader Parish Louisiana Police District 6. Uh Ryan Estis Railian Associates um here on behalf of Mr. Patterson. Um here to answer any questions you have. I know we've been working through this with the parish. Um we've had some good conversations with them, good conversations with the um with the the parish uh juror of this district. Um had good conversations with him. So, uh here to answer any questions y'all may have. I'm sure you may have a few. Um and I'd be more than happy to address them. I can give you a quick background if y'all wanted. It was going to be a part of Wimple Crossing. Same style, same type of uh front setbacks, utility easements, everything was the exact same. And then uh we we couldn't we couldn't achieve the petition to be a part of that development. So we now we have to be a standalone development. And uh it's our intent to follow those same kind of uh

guidelines or or uh development uh that we we achieved uh in that product which uh if y'all have ever been through there's a is a great product. Um it's um you know it's a pud. It has off-site uh uh on street parking. It has green areas. Um, you know, in this particular pud, we have a play area and then we're going to have a a uh fenced in uh really pet friendly pay play area at the front of the neighborhood. Um, uh, in the back there's there's detention and mail kiosk, on street parking. Um, so I'd be more than happy to answer any questions y'all have. Just a couple of questions on the smaller lots to the back. Um, it's my understanding those would be all turnin garages rather than street facing garages. I think the concern is having cars parking over the sidewalk in the driveway. Well, when we prepared the crossing at Wimple, um, we we did exhibits and actually I don't know if y'all actually they we sent this. Do y'all have this cross-section? Yeah, we do. Okay. So that cross-section, if if you look at it, there's um there's 12 1/2 ft of of ride ofway between the back of curb of the road and the ride-of-way line. And then there's another 15 ft of uh space between that and the garage. Um so that's 15 + 12 1/2, 27 1/2 ft. Okay. um that allows one car, and we actually have pictures of those vehicles, uh a full-size uh Chevy Tahoe in that, not over the the sidewalk. What what two cars would do, what would be the problem is if you try to park two two cars in there, it would well stick out into the road. So, in my opinion, that's why uh I don't think anybody does it because um

you would be taking up more than half of a lane over the sidewalk. Um so you know it's a it's a very good development. We look forward to um we look forward to proceeding uh answering any questions and I'm and u of course as an engineer with a 50ft rideway you comfortable you can get the all utilities in the front I have no concerns. Okay. It's done all over. It's it was the same thing in Folia. Yeah it was the same thing in crossing at Wimple. We do it in Shreport. We do it in uh multiple developments over there. You know, I have zero concerns um having a 50-ft ride ofway. I mean, I' I've been doing 50ft rideways for 20 years with utilities in the front. And um and like I said, we did it in the crossing at Wimple. It is literally the exact same thing at the crossing at Wimple. Well, I know Eric uh probably still has some drainage. Yeah, we're going to have to work out some drainage and and Eric and I text felt like he could get that worked out. Yeah, Eric and I texted uh he he wants me to eliminate subsurface drainage and I'm going to give it the um the absolute um much effort as I can possibly give to removing any sort of subsurface drainage in here. And I think I I think there's a good chance we could do that. Um and and then maybe limit that amount of subsurface drainage without it. So, you know, I think we I think we made a good faith effort to try to accomplish that. And like like I fully across the street, it's in the cities. It's the same thing with subsurface drainage. If they can do it in the city, they can do it in the parish. It's, you know, there's no difference in construction. The same contractor that's constructed in the city can construct it in the parish. So,

Now the green areas you have identified in there the total usable is is less than uh what's called for. Actually I I you know if you look at my green space calculations we're providing 1.36 and the total green space required based on um based on the overall acreage of the properties 1.08. So I should be about 30% greater than the minimum. That's usable green space. Not usable green space now. And yes, correct. Because I'm if you look at my green space calculations as required. I'm I'm only using 50% of that. Um do you do you see that Mr. Thickpin? I'm just looking at the notes provided by Carl's group. Do you so um the front is the levy board want to all that front the front of the development you know where the bayou is that that is the levy board that's le that would be usable space sure I mean anybody can I mean it's right up against the they want to walk up and down it I mean it's um right there I mean so the other part was where was the retention point the retention point was taking too much space and you have a note over there that says that you going to use it for future roadway. So, so this is I'll explain that to you. Um the the future potential roadway. Um if if you look at the master plan, there's there's two comments. Um you see there's a lot 105 and a lot. what I don't want to happen um those are going to be common areas but should um there be ever in a chance to um expand this development in the future I do not want um I I do not yeah right there where the

barkin is I I want to make sure that we have the ability to expand um this development off of the culde-sac either to the west or to the forth um and not have to gain a petition. The the the parish has that petition requirement. So that's the that's the intent behind that that being fullronted and honest with y'all that hey, if we ever were to acquire additional property either to the north or to the west, um that there may be a future road. And what would end up happening is we would offset that green space and that detention on the the newly acquired property to to ensure that we're not only meeting um still maintaining the the required detention and green space calculations per this development, but we're also expanding it to include the um the new PUD requirements going to the north or to the east or excuse me to the west to make sure that uh that's all taken care of two. So the detention would be expanded, of course, the U green space would be expanded upon that, but I don't want to get into the the quagmire that we we've we've had here. Yeah. So, this is just basically just potential. You don't control that property at this point, but correct. It's it's basically it's going to look just like it is. And if there's ever any chance for expansion, y'all were made aware upfront uh during the entire development that hey, we would we would, you know, be entertaining that. But, you know, so just one last comment. So, I'm taking the green usable space as the dog park with 0.18 acres, the playground with 0.07 07 acres and I'm concerned about the venue. What is a new bayou? The

bayou. I'm concerned about that because you're not developing that. You you're just making influence on the dog part. Okay. So, just for calculation standpoint, the the the bayou I mean I'm only required to be 1.36 or excuse me 1.08 08 um acres of usable green space based on the 10% because it's a 10.8 acre track. Um even if you remove that lot 10,000 out of there, I'm still 10% over the required green space um as as required by y'all's pud ordinance at this point. So, um, you know, the other stuff is 50% usable on the detention, which is in y'all's ordinances in the UDC. So, I'm I'm abiding by that. Um, and even if you did remove that, I'm I'm still over the the minimum required green space calculations because it would it would leave me at 1.36 minus.21 21 would be 35 1.15 um and I only required 1.08 Now wait the um the play area is that intended to what what's going to be there for the public? Uh right now I'm I'm we're we're thinking potentially some sort of um play activity, some maybe a swing set, something like that, because these yards are going to be tight. Um and we could we could put something out there to uh ensure that the kids that um that'll be in this area have have some yard space

to play in. Same thing with the dog park. and the the dog park the what we're planning on I'm going to call it the play area with dog park but um we're planning on putting some some benches and um you know right next to the the on street parking right there which I believe we're well over the required but uh uh and it's going to be fenced in and allow people to um take their dog and let them off a leash and run around in a roughly a pretty good size track get a good sprint for the dogs. So for on the MPC side, in order to be able to enforce amenities, we would need to tie those down to exactly what's going to be there. Um so that we can enforce to make sure that they're actually installed. And this is this is all going to be developed in one unit. So uh I want to make sure that y'all realize that all the amenities would um would go in would would in one phase. Yeah. And I can speak if if we have any questions on on what exactly would be planned for that secondary lot 10002. What is that structure? That's what I'm saying. That's that's what it was was looking at some sort of play structure for the kids in the neighborhood. Whether it be uh I know what we have is a great one. It's called a um a jungle monkey gym. What is it called? It's it's a large it's actual play structure then that that was the goal. They're they're you know something in those determine if that just end up being an empty lot that they you know or it could just be a gazebo. It's just you know I just need to know what it is so that I can and I we can we can you know speak to speak to that and u or address that and we can address it now. We can address it as a part. I mean either or but I think those I think a a play activity type of

something would be beneficial or would be good. Do you want me to we can we can approve it or Yeah, we can approve it and we can send uh Carla um what exactly we're going to plan on doing. So what's uh after today? Where does this case go? It goes to the police jury. The the master plan wouldn't, which is our guiding document for the subdivision. So that's what we would need. Also, one other question. Uh will the northern subdivision have access to these amenities? Just the northern subdivision. Yeah. Crossing. I I mean, unless they they wanted to share amenities with this development, I I don't I don't know why. Okay. They would. We're just asking. I didn't have any covenants and that was just a question that was brought up if if crossnet wimple would have access to these amenities. Okay. All right. I I I don't I don't I don't think so. No. No, ma'am. I mean that that would open up a whole reciprocal and I don't think they want to do that either. And then on the south side, if I may, board, um there's an 8ft wood fence. Um is that intended to be installed by the developer? Is that does it exist already? No, no, no. That's going to be installed by the developer at the time of um at the time of construction. Um, are we going to do that during the construction of the house or we going to do that during the construction of each at the at the beginning of the development? Haven't decided yet, but it's it's it we're following the same type of procedures that we did at the crossing at Wimple. Um, they were sevenfooters. Actually, they were eight. We had to go back down to seven, but we'd like approval for eight. Um,

that's one of the things for screening. We definitely wouldn't have an issue with eight because the school traffic circulates back around that way. Um, we just just for G whiz, we would need to know when that would be installed. Is it going to be installed at the very beginning? Is it going to be installed whenever the last lot is developed? Well, they're definitely going to be installed at the time of the construction of the house at the latest. Um, they're not going to be so as each house comes in. Correct. there. That's definitely if not they would be uh installed all up at before that but I I I would think that would be pretty reasonable at the time of the house construction each of those going up um to ensure that you know their their privacy back there. So this is on the other side of Emerald you know I'm I'm not talking about on the north side. I think I'm talking about the larger lots that abut the school. Are you are you talking about the large lots in the front? Yeah, the ones that directly above the school. No, they actually you might be looking at an old master plan that the parish asked us to change. Now they directly abut crossing at Wimple. Okay. Do you I want to make sure you you should have that. I mean I just saw it on the Yeah, it was whatever was presented up there. They show an eight foot fence on the southern boundary. Yeah. So, it's it's right of way 8ft fence um on the south side of that ride ofway. So, I guess my question is who is installing that one and when? That'll be done by the developer and that'll that that's going to have to probably be up uh up front, but the the ones in the back when the houses because you know they could be damaged during construction. But yeah, after that one's u since none of those u lot owners directly front on that's going to have to be something that's

done upfront. Okay. For the first 16 lots. Yeah. Yeah. Lot 1006. That makes sense. Yep. I got it. Then you can put that in the file up front versus constructed during the con um the construction of the homes in the back. Let's summarize on a requirement on offense. When would that need to go in at the construction of the first house? Okay. So two different So there's two different sections. If you look there's two different Yeah, there's there's two different sections. So, from the bayou, um, starting at lot 1001, which is up by the bayou, all the way to the west until you hit the first green area on the south side of the road, which is lot 106. That lot is um where we're going to stop it. So, we'll Mr. Patterson will put that in at the the front phase of the development uh initially. So, okay. basically on the bottom half of the site plan, all that fence will go in goes in first and then as lots 40 or 29 through 42 sell um we can put the 8ft fence up as those uh those lots are built as a requirement um in the in the covenants meaning those lot owners are required to put up an 8ft board fence um during the construction of the home. The lot owner is or the developer? The the builder. the builder. The builder. So, you're gonna have Okay. And that's perfectly reasonable with us. So, you could have a lot of gaps in the fence then until it's all built out potentially. Hopefully, this goes all at U quickly. So, it's okay. And 8 foot's acceptable. Yes. I mean, with the school being there

and the way houses are developed these days, 8 foot is is good with this. We got rid of all the zero lot lines. So, these are going to be your standard um they're going to be in the back. They're going to be the courtyard homes, larger side patios. Um so, they're going to have, you know, those is going to be a good product, unique product. questions. All right, I'll open it up to the public for comment. Public comment. And if you'll just uh state your name and your address and sign in for us. address. Yes, ma'am. And if you'll um just verbally state your name and address once you're finished. Um, my name is Valry Harris and um, I live in the crossing at Wel and I I guess I'm a little confused um, on one thing on that subdivision going in. Oh, ma'am, if you could talk directly

into that microphone. There you go. There you Thank you. Better. Yes, ma'am. All right. Valdry Harris and I live in the crossing at Wimple. I live on the south side where the back pond is, which will be adjacent to the new subdivision going in. And so I think my question was, is that pond area and the front of the new subdivision going in all going to be open to each other? There's no division then between our subdivision at that in that area and the the new subdivision. Yeah, right here. One through five southeast corner there. Is there going to be a fence there? One through five. Um Okay. Yeah. Okay. I move over here. Yeah. So, just to make sure everybody knows, we originally we originally had the the road on the other side that was up against crossing at Wimple and and at the parish's request, uh we we changed that and moved it to the south side. Um meaning the south side's up against PCA. Now, lot owners one through five will have the ability to build a fence if they if they choose to. Uh, just like the crossing and Wimple has the ability to put a fence on their own common property, common lot. Well, the builder put my fence up. So, would the builder also put fences up right here? That's if if the homeowner on lot one through five wants a fence,

the homeowner will put that fence up. If they choose not to have a fence, they choose not to have a fence. Now, crossing at Wimple, um that's a common lot that's commonly maintained, owned, operated, and maintained by that uh subdivision. And they can do the same just as easy as these five lot owners can. if they choose to do that. But you're saying the fence all the way across here? Sure. Is what you're saying? Sure. Because we maintain all that area around the pond, detention pond and the sidewalk walking path. We pay to have that maintained. Mhm. So if they don't if those owners don't choose to put up a fence, they would have they could just come over into our walking path and common area there. And I I think what I heard him say is that you could you know the fence could be built by your side as well to to prevent that. Okay. Okay. I mean it could right it could be that's their that's a a a private private common lot they can do whatever they they wish to do. Okay. Okay. Thank you. Do we have any other public comment?

Yeah, I mean who wants do a motion? I I'll do a motion that we accept Cplat 225-2024. Carl, do we need to um make sure we do need to stipulate the construction of the stul, but we can definitely do that at the master plan level. So, okay. Okay. So, I'll second that motion. We're going to move to 42. Do we need a motion on that master plan? Yes. Yes. We need to do the fence. The fence. We need absolutes on the playground and the dog park. Okay, I would make a motion. Well, do we need to open this back up together? It's tied together. Okay. We've had full discussions on the master plan as well. Okay. I'd make a motion that we accept uh PMAS 42-2025 with a stipulation that the 8oot fence we've built along the perimeter as uh indicated in the in the plan and uh that I would include the play structure on lot 102 and and benches at the dog park the play equipment at uh it's lot 1002 I believe and then the uh and the addition

of the dog park area in the green space and you want to clarify the fence would be on the south side of the first 16 lots. Yeah, the f first 16 lots um the 8ft board fence will be constructed um by the developer as a part of the improvements um going um lots 29 through 43. Was that right? Yeah. 29 through 43. Uh the 8 foot board fence will be constructed um by the builder during the home construction. Okay. Amend that motion to uh first 11 lots uh that would be uh 16, excuse me, 16 lots that would be built uh at the uh the beginning of construction in lots 29 to 43. the fence there would be built as those homes are being built and it won't be left vacant. And Carla, you you understand what we got there? So, basically all the the fencing in lot 106 is being constructed up front and then everything else during the construction of the homes. Okay, I'll second it. Thank y'all. We'll need a verbal vote on this one. in favor against four four. Thank y'all. Thank Madison, if you'll read the next agenda item. B Z O N6725 2025 the application of Michael Kelch Railing Associates for AJ Real Estate Holdings LLC requesting a zoning

amendment to change the zoning classification of a certain track of land being 1.837 837 acres more or less from RLD residential low density to B3 general business located at 4208 Fenton Road Boer City, Louisiana for commercial marketing purposes, city council district 5, police jury district 6. Good afternoon. Michael Kelch with Railing Associates, 4913 shed road. Uh, I just want to start off by, you know, this site's a little bit different than the one y'all previously y'all just heard. That one was closer to 10 acres. This is only 1.8. And so, y'all are mention mentioning a master plan for the other one. I don't know that that's necessary. And y'all correct me if I'm wrong uh for this particular development because it's just going to be one one business. I mean, there's not enough room, but we don't know what the business is yet. That's correct. We still don't know the business. Uh he's he's trying to market it. Everything in this area on on the south side of him is already zoned B3 and so we feel like it's a good uh B3 is the correct use. Uh but he no he does not know the business at this time. He's just trying to market it and and sell it to somebody. Uh there are there's only I think two residents that are I would say you know kind of directly impacted by this to the east and there's a a bayou between them or our site and the uh the residents with a 100 foot control area and so there's a a large buffer between the site and or what's going to get developed and and those residents and then like I said everything On the north

side is a uh like a power plant or electric facility something. Uh and on the south side is a bank and other B3 businesses. So uh yeah here to answer any other questions. So I'm looking at you do actually have a site plan kind of sketched out. I did submit. Yeah. I mean, it's just uh kind of showing that you can fit a business and whatever and and parking on the site. And you know, at the time that whatever is built, uh we'll have to submit the site plan and the NPC will will have to meet all the the ordinance parking requirements and the NPC staff will will review that. So, if there's something that some sort of use that requires a lot of parking, it might not be able to be built, you know, if we can't fit the parking on the site. Well, just like in the first case, um I think, you know, if you can enhance this site plan that you've done to list uh specific uses, um that would help a lot. Um otherwise again it would be you know wide open and we yeah you know I think the the residents that are there you know do have the right to know what's being proposed. Um so you know based on the number of parking spaces you have there looks like the rear of the site you're looking at retention area. That's correct. Yeah. And retention in the rear and there's also like I said that levy board control area. Yeah. And B2 would not work. Still want Yeah. I don't know. We could Yeah. I mean, I'd have to get back with the owner. Uh

some of the businesses that he explained, I think would have to be B3. He doesn't know, but he kind of foresees some things that he's hoping for. But Okay. Again. But again, he's just selling it. It's not like, you know, he's And I'm just asking again if we could postpone this. Could he go ahead and list on that plan? Just list. Yeah, we'll we'll postpone it. I'll get back with uh the owner and I don't know, maybe set up something with Carla and maybe y'all can give her your guidance on what items on that list that you know, because I I know there wasn't a lot checked off. Uh, and so we can kind of go back and forth with with what y'all pref what y'all want and what the developer wants and and kind of come up with something and and resubmit that. You mentioned he's selling the property. Yes, he's list it's listed. No, no. Well, he's he's I'm saying he's not going to be the developer. He's going to sell it at some point. I don't know if it's for sale now. He's probably waiting to see if it's uh with the zoning. Michael, I think you know we're not against B3 here, right? Yeah. But but we have an obligation to protect all of those homeowners into the back. Sure. And then for for folks to continue to come up to say here's here's the list of B3 that we're not going to allow in, but here's the list of B3 that we are. and then it's up to the MPC folks to go out and monitor places all over town is is is a huge challenge to them. So if these owners would just come to us and say this is what we want to want to put in here, it makes it so much easier for us to I mean I but my we all want to know what's going to be there but I mean obligation is to those citizens all those citizens who

live to the back. Sure. there. And so, like I said, if we call it a master plan, list of specific uses on it, address the typical things that we would put on a master plan. And then if that if a buyer comes in and wants something different, come before us, we agree with it, simply amend the master plan and move forward. So, sure. Okay. So, so yeah, we'll we'll ask to postpone uh a month and appreciate. But yeah, if there are any same with with the previous C is there if there are any public comment, you know, it'd be good to hear. Okay. Thank you. Yeah, I'll open it up to any public comment. And if you'll just state your name and address and also sign in for me. Good evening. My name is David Cliff. I live at 205 Monoy Circle. I thank you gentlemen. Yes, sir. Because we are concerned about what's going to go in that that place right there. Yes, sir. So, the only thing that I've really my biggest main concern would be the levies when it floods back there in the back. As you know, we've had a lot of problems the flooding in the past years, but recently Bodger City has been stepping up and cleaning out the drainage. So, um it would really be nice to know exactly what's going in there. So, you know, I know a lot of people are probably not here from my area, but I I'd live right behind that place right there. So, I just want to be concerned with just making sure that that the water flow or the drainage is properly taken care of

because that's the last thing I need is for that place to flood again because where I live at, all three properties that surround me were bought by FEMA. So, those places got flooding. So, that's like I said, that's about the only thing I'm really concerned with to just make sure that's addressed. Yeah, we're on the same page. We're on the same page. Okay. Thank you. Yeah. Okay. Because that would be included on the master plan, the drainage. Hi. Um, I'm Steven Kyle Wenberg. Uh, I'm at 202 Walnut. I'm also directly east of the property. My backyard abutts across the Benino Bayou. Um, a few things I'm concerned about. It was already clear-cuted. Um, the decimal levels have gone up on sound from Benton Road into the backyard. Um, so I'm concerned about noise um, and lighting. That substation has flood lights. They already are bleeding through where the trees were into the backyard, so I can see them right into my house now. Um, so I'm just concerned about lighting, noise, you know, if it's or if people are working in the night. So, you know, sound. Also, there is a 90 degree bend in Benwa Bayou right there that is along my backyard. Um, and so when it does rain really heavy, it's not just flooding, it's also erosion control. So now that all the trees on the Benton roadside are gone, as those roots start to rot, you're going to see when the higher currents go by, it's going to start eroding the dirt. I don't know what it'll do to my side. I leave a good hedro of trees, but those are just some concerns uh we're worried about. You know, um and this master plan, well,

not a master plan, this site plan we're showing, they do realize, Michael does realize there needs to be a detention area to that water, right? or somehow or yeah, something to to hold the dirt in place because it is it's pretty hard turn there and it it rises sometimes eight to 10 feet um and can rip through that that 90 degree turn. Wow. Yeah. Okay. Appreciate that. Thank you. Thank you. Um do we have any other public comment? All right. Anything else from the board? Now might be a good time to put in the record the support for the master plan for the B3 and RS 334723 which is the overall law of Louisiana for zoning. It says the zoning regulations that all of you are adopting and are administering shall be made with reasonable consideration of the character of the district and its peculiar suitability for particular uses which strikes me as being direct support for the master plan idea um that you are I think correctly recommending. Thank you. Good. Thank you. That's exactly what uh we needed. So, Michael, you good with a postponement? Yeah. Yeah, we'll get more information, get a master plan, get that list uh beefed up even more. And uh drainage like on all sites we we're required to to detain and the parish is going to make sure we do that. So, or the city is the city limit city is going to make sure we do that. And uh uh but yeah. Yeah, we're good with postponing it and I'll get back with the uh the owner. Thank you. Does anyone want to make a motion to

postpone? I'll go ahead make a motion that we postpone CZ zone 67-2025. Second. Neil, can you email that to us? motion carries. Okay, Madison, if you can read the next agenda item. C P L A T 832025. The application of Josh Craig Morren Associates for Jeffrey Annenburgg requesting an amended plat Boer crossing unit number one being 1.038 acres more or less located at 2011 and 2013 Airline Drive Boer City, Louisiana City Council District 2 Police Jury District 9. I'm Brian Mcn with McNoo Architecture 3556 Yuri Shreport 7105 and I'm Josh is behind me. He's the applicant but I'm here representing Jeff Annenburgg uh with Annenburgg Asset Management who is the owner. So I'd like to feel any questions you all may have. We're taking essentially and parceling out or creating a a a parcel for the notinis and the bass pro jewelry buildings and the um billboards. I'm good. No other question. I have a question. So, um the those

facilities are still going to use the parking from the rest of the property. So, they're having a great There's uh in the buy sell agreement there will be um joint use of uh of the main uh shopping center. Okay. And just one thing the DOT was concerned they they won't have more access like the access that they have right now from airline drive. That's the only access they have. They cannot modify this new property. You cannot modify the access to come to create a new entry. Bass Bass has its own exit actually right there. Um, Notinis does not. It will share cross access on the plan. There is a cross access right away for them to use the bass exit and to get out on to airline from that exit that's right there between it and Arby's. So, no new no new. Yes. Oh, yeah. Perfect. Thank you. Okay. All right. No other questions from the board. Okay. I'll open it up to public comment. Like a motion? Sure. Like u make a motion to approve C Platt 83-2025. Second. Motion carries. Brian, just one question, Brian. Who who gets lot? Okay. LLC. Okay. Thank you. All right, Madison, if you can read the next agenda item. CLC 86205,

the application of Quincy Cooper for a conditional use approval for the sale of high and low content alcohol for on premise consumption at a bar. Another round lounge located at 1984 Airline Drive, Sweet 200 Boer City, Louisiana, City Council District 4, Police Jury District 7. How you doing today? My name is Quincy Cooper. Mr. Cooper. Mr. Cooper, can you sign in there for us, please? Yes, sir. Mr. Cooper, um, will you just tell us a little bit about your project, what you got going on? So, we're opening up a lounge. We're more shooting for like uh giving something for the elder uh generation to come out and enjoy theirel without the young crowd. Okay. I'm offended. Interesting. This is a right across the street from like Starbucks. Yes, sir. Yeah. You're It's You're located within Motel 6. Yes, sir. Yes, ma'am. Okay. I'm good. I have no question. I fall in that category. You're allowed in the doors. Um I want to open it up to any public comment. I'll uh I'll move we approve CLC 86-2025. Second.

The motion carries. Thank you. Thank you. All right, Madison, you can read number eight. C US245 2025 the application of Bader Bader Architect restaurant equipment requesting a waiver of a 20-in landscaping buffer on Barkstdale Boulevard and Central Park Drive located at 10:30 Central Park Drive, City Council District 3, Police Jury District 10. Miss Carlotta, this is just a typo in our paperwork, right? It's 20 foot landscaping. Well, I'm sorry. It said C use 245 2024. It's just for the record. No, it's um I believe it is an old case. Okay. So, um read office on the agenda. It says one thing, but then if you look at the the package, it has 202 which Yeah, I just need for the record. Which one? Yeah, it's 2024. 2024. It should say 2024. Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. All right. And if you don't mind signing in and stating your your name and your address and then tell us a little bit about my name is uh Christina Madden. I'm here presenting um my applicant Mr. Caesar and Architect's uh restaurant equipment um for Mr. Bader Ber. So earlier this year, we are clitex restaurant equipment

acting as a general contractor for our client Diego Seafood uh came before you uh with the proposal for this new restaurant located at uh 10:30 Central Park and the board advised us on the changes that would need to be made on uh the site plan as well as getting department of transportation approval at the last meeting. I think the main concerns were uh how we are going to permanently close off the entrance from the Parksdale Boulevard side which we have addressed by installing a curb and a two uh foot tall planter. Also the privacy fence next to the residential next door uh was changed to uh 7 foot tall and we also addressed the revision to landscape buffer needed uh which MPC office uh has given us their blessing on the new plans. Uh we have visited the MPC office and satisfied their needs and also satisfied do TD needs. So today we are back asking for consideration to approve this case. Today I'm here with the owner of the uh restaurant, Mr. Caesar, to answer any questions you may have. Uh Mr. Caesar is a well seasoned restaurant operator and will not request to serve alcohol. I don't have any see if there's any from the audience. Okay. Yeah. Did any No, I'm good. I mean, as the plan has shown, Carla, I think we could live with that. How tall did you say the planter boxes are? Uh, seven foot. Two feet, I think. Uh, two feet, I'm sorry. Two feet tall. Two feet tall. Yes, ma'am. How many planter boxes were there? Three?

Yeah, there's three here. Are they concrete? What are they made? That was going to be my next question. We didn't have an elevation as to, you know, how tall or how wide. Do you have a photo of the plan? I'm just representing them. I'm sorry. But if there's any questions, you know, but could how many? I mean, are there actually three out there now or? No. No, not the last time I drove by there. Um, no, they're not out there. So, I would, you know, if we move forward, I would request that we have that finalized and we can assist there with the staff. Okay. Okay. Make sure it's something substantial enough and it's not just a flower pot. Right. Right. Just kind of curious if there's any questions from the audience. Okay. All right. Um, I'll open it up to public comment. Excuse me. Don Williams, 1026 Princeton Avenue. My home is right behind the store, right on the side of the store coming in Central Park. Uh the only thing I'm requesting asking if if we can I saw they pou a pad for the dumpster if we can, you know, a lot of business now putting a privacy fence around that dumpster. Uh like I said, I I try to keep the neighborhood clean. I mow the medians right there in front even though right now they're hot. They're pretty high. My wife's been on my butt. So, but I'll get those done. I agree with you. Um yeah, I'm sensitive to those dumpsters, too. So, were we requiring a masonry wall? Not just he there was a masonry wall. Oh, well, you're talking about around the dumpster. It needs to be a masonry enclosure. Yeah. Not just wood or anything like that. Yeah. Well, I've seen some have privacy fences, but you know, my back of my

house, there is a masonry fence all the way down behind my house. Yeah. That goes way or part part of the way, doesn't it? And then it's Well, yeah. Where the house starts because I have a large driveway and I got privacy fence there and then from the house it's a masonry fence. Yeah. Masonry then converts to wood for a portion. This is on my property. Yeah. The masonry fence is Okay. Yeah. Okay. And then so for the dumpster requirements, that's a requirement. So it would it would have to be installed before we could release the certificate of occupancy. Masonry and it has to enclose the dumpster. So if the dumpster is taller than the masonry enclosure, they just need to ensure that it is taller than the dumpster. M take care. Yeah. Okay. Just want long as we get it covered up. Yeah, that's fine. Okay. Um appreciate it. Okay. We have any other public comment? All right. I would uh make a motion that we accept C use 245-2024. Second. just would recommend the planter boxes. I would also go as far as to say that the planter boxes need to go from the beginning edge of the building all the way to that visibility triangle, you know, like if as shown as presented. Oh, as presented. Amend that motion to uh approve C use 245-2024 U with the stipulations of the planter boxes as shown in the uh in the site drawing. Um and substantial planter

boxes uh not just a a pot or anything like that. and also the uh masonry enclosure which is already a requirement around the uh dumpster. Second Okay, that motion carries. Okay, now we'll um move into our preliminary hearings. Um Madison, if you don't mind reading our first preliminary hearing. P Z O N 812025 the application of Lloyd Dodson Dodson Properties requesting a zoning amendment to change the zoning classification of a certain track of land being 64.32 acres more or less from RA residential agriculture to B3 general business located at 5150 Highway 80 Boer Parish Louisiana for a shopping center two Oaks Plaza Police Jury District 2. How are y'all doing this evening? All right. I'm Lloyd Dodson, Dodson Properties. We own some rental property out there and we already have two oak storage and u there's a we've talked to Miss Carlau about and Miss Carolina about

the acreage is really different than the 64 when we it's only going to be like 21. It's the front part. It's right behind where the back fence of the mini storage is. And years ago when we did this, I didn't realize that Sam had made this RA and we we've got the existing mini storage and we built this property for future use for what we're doing here to add this strip mall to it and to add one on the other side also. and all of the infrastructure, the roads and everything into it are already there. Um, I think y'all got the plans on the existing building. We've already got three tenants lined up to go in it. Uh I I don't know what else to ask uh say about it u other than we're going uh we've already got the like I said the infrastructure the sew the drainage and all for the whole facility. So I mean we're already catching the water now and everything. So you mentioned you had three tenants lined up. How many proposed suites for the building? Uh it's six or seven, Michelle, depending on how big. Uh we've we've got uh one one tenant already wants roughly 4,000 square ft of it. It's 11 I think it's 117. I didn't Okay. bring the the plan with me, but we've got u u it's 11,750, I think, uh on the usable space. Uh, and I might I might be off for that. I'm got a lot of numbers running

through. Do you know what type of businesses? Yes. Uh, the the big one is a uh it's a boutique and homegoods store. Uh, some ladies have gone together. And then uh one of them is a a hairdresser studio and then the other one is a an exercise studio. Sod looks nice. And and it I if if y'all drive out there, the lady that takes care of that deal out there, we got as nice a facility as it is. two oaks. I drive by the she keeps the letter the get keeps all the flowers up and and uh uh when something's broke, she fusses at me pretty hard so I get it tended to. Nice place. I have no questions. I think there's a few things that he'll need to work with, right? For a lot of Yes. But we'll that's for another We're going to adjust the acreage for you. Yeah, he's getting that. The the surveyors told me he told me on the way up here today he would have that to you in a couple of days. Okay. And if he doesn't if you get a hold of Miss Tina, I will tighten him up. All right. I like it. And Mr. Dodson, for the record, when did you develop the first portion of the storage buildings there? I think eight years ago. Uh, I think it uh this is either the seventh or the eighth summer, Carl. I'm I'm I'm not positive. I'd have to go back and look. And we we just opened the two of the built the last two buildings that we built. We just opened them about a about a no about a month ago.

Month ago. And then um we've got another two buildings we're going to fixing to bring you the paperwork. And once we do those two buildings, that'll be all of the mini storage portion of that project to be done. Back 60ome acres, whatever that is. How how are you proposing to access that on on what's that now? The back part. On the back part of that property, right? How uh it it joins Channel Road. Okay. that the the back the back part I from from if you turn by Circle K at Chandler Road when you pass that last house uh all all the way to that trailer park is part of that piece of property. Okay. From from the Highline right away you can you you can see it real good on the on a Google map from that that high line. Mhm. Uh takes in all of that back part of that property. Very good. And Mr. Dodson, can you confirm that this was always the intent for the property to have a multi-tenant strip center and storage? Yes, ma'am. Uh when when we started it, I had talked to Sam and to Butch about it and and told them that that was what uh we move a little slower than some folks. We try to pay for it as we go, I guess. But, uh, yeah, that was the intent of it all along was to, and that's what the driveways built into it. Uh, uh, I was looking last week when I drove, there's not but one driveway as big and as wide as that all the way out, and that's at the Ivy's uh, lumber center. and and uh

uh it it'll all of the you know it's going to look just like what it looks now but nice nice it's very nice uh the the front's going to be nice wood and uh we we worked on that pretty hard so Okay, no questions. Good. All right. All right. Can I get a motion? There's two three from the audience, but uh we don't no public comment unless somebody does want to comment on it, I guess. Okay. Okay. Uh I'll make a motion that we move P zone 81-2025 to a public hearing. Second. Okay. Thank you. Just get with us, Mr. Car. I'll do it. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you, Mr. Dodson. All right, Madison, if you can read our second preliminary hearing. C Z N 88 2025 the application of Mika Duffy Duffy Engineering for Leslie and Kyle Wenberg requesting a zoning amendment to change the zoning classification of a certain track of land being 0.07 7 acres more or less from RLD residential low density to B1 business commercial located at 2290 Benton Road, Bojer City, Louisiana for a chiropractic office, city council 5, police jury district 7. So doctor, you're here representing yourself today.

Our engineer is on vacation this week at the beach, huh? So, yes, we're we're looking to we're currently leasing on Benton Road, but we bought this property to to potentially move the clinic um as B1 commercial. Um we're a low volume chiropractic clinic, only seeing maybe at most three an hour. Um we've been working through with Carla and Carolina about, you know, 15 parking spots. What's nice about this property is it has a detached garage uh on one side. We'll either maybe take that out or we'll make it a It actually has a a double garage door in the front and a single in the back. If I could make that a double in the back. We'd like to have some of the staff parking in the backyard. Um just to add to, you know, to to get the required amounts of of parking so we could leave more for the patients in the front. And we're working with the OOTD on on where the exit will be. I I think they're wanting it on on Douglas Douglas Lane there. Yes, they want to um so it has a Circle Drive, but they want us to get rid of the northern part so that you enter off of Benton Road and then you will exit on Douglas. Um, and so we've been working with them on just the restrictions and, you know, the size of traffic. That's what DOTD requested. Yes. Because I originally thought we would just keep the circle, but they wanted it just less traffic on Benton Road. So, yeah. And our big thing is that we're trying to keep all the trees. We don't want to take anything down. This is lot one of Green Acres, right? So, yes, it's kind of funny. We're Green Acres Chiropractic and that is lot one of that neighborhood. I was actually against sending traffic onto Douglas, but I can

understand what Jim's concern is. The only thing I think they also asked was to narrow the entrance off of Benton. The only problem with that is there are some brick barriers on each side and I'll probably take those out. Um, the only problem is is when I try to pull my trailer in with my lawn equipment to do the lawn care, it's a it's already pretty narrow and it's you have to really slow down on Bent Road, make a careful easy turn. So, I was kind of against maybe if we narrow it, that can make it even more difficult, but I know their their rationale is so that people won't try to exit that way. Yeah. Um, it is 20 about 20 21 feet and they want to narrow it to 12 feet, right? Which Yeah. So, what's that again, Carlo? As oneway traffic enough for oneway traffic. Yeah. Now, I understand Jim's concern, right? It taking that concrete out is probably going to be right. And I plan on doing that. I'm just concerned about wide turn like people with trailer if I have utility groups coming in to do lawn care or something like that. I thought you did lawn care. I was like, you're the only doctor in town does lawn care. I I am right now until I get somebody lined up. Uh I don't have any No, I'm good. This is preliminary. We we don't plan on changing any structural changes other than if we have to take out the exterior garage to save trees mainly. Um outside of that, we just plan on painting the outside, just beautifying the the space. Good. We don't have any other questions. Make a motion that we uh approve CZ zone 88 uh 2025. Send it to public hearing. Second. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you guys. Thank you.

Motion carries. It looks like the next thing on our agenda is approval of the June 9th, 2025 minutes. I make a motion we approve the June 9th minutes. Second motion carries. Okay. Um, Carla, do we have any old or new business? Uh, just two items of uh new business. Uh, on July 30th, 2025, we will hold a community meeting to discuss short-term rentals. Uh over the last several months, we've received several complaints. Um just just issues with short-term rentals, how they operate, uh people parking on the grass, uh having loud parties being a disruption to the subdivisions. Um lots of ownerous traffic coming in and out, and I believe the public just wants to be able to air those concerns as we are considering drafting regulations for short-term rentals. Um, lots of activity in the parish. We had a consultant, we talked to two consultants, Decard and Granicus, and they've evaluated our area and say we have roughly a hundred. Um, we started this process with Shreport a couple of years ago, but their issues were more substantial. So, they proceeded with the regulations. I think at this time this the city and the parish are ready to move forward um just given the sheer amount of complaints that we're getting about what it's doing to the residential subdivisions. And so this will be the time where we'll hear from both sides and so that way we'll have guidance on how to move forward in

each jurisdiction. So that'll take place on July 30th. We'll send you a flyer too. Uh you guys are welcome to come and invite anybody there to that. Um second order of business is at the last police tree meeting the police tree instituted a plan unit development moratorum um for a year. Um I requested a year so that we can do the analysis, do the review to to have a good product to uh move us forward to be more reasonable, to be uh more smart with our growth um as we are still the highest uh parish for for growth and we want to make sure that we're doing that in a smart way. um an effect of the subdivision regulations being amended was going to be a trigger for PUDS to come in to amend all the new regulations that we just instituted. So, uh we're going to move forward with seeing what we can do with the PUD regulations. So, outside of what we've seen today, we won't see anymore for at least a year. So, that RFP has gone out. We've submitted that to uh consultants. So, we look forward to hearing back from them uh by August 1. And that's all I have. All right, then I will adjourn our meeting.