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GOOD EVENING EVERYONE.

AND THANK YOU FOR JOINING US FOR TONIGHT'S PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MEETING

[ROLL CALL]

AT THIS TIME.

WE'LL HAVE THE ROLL CALL, MR. HOLCOMB, CHAIRMAN WASHINGTON HERE, VICE CHAIRMAN GROUT HERE.

COMMISSIONER ADDISON HERE.

COMMISSIONER ALLEN, COMMISSIONER BANKS, COMMISSIONER ELDER HERE, COMMISSIONER HAWTHORN, COMMISSIONER HILL AND COMMISSIONER STERILE.

HERE.

WE HAVE A QUORUM.

THANK YOU

[APPROVAL OF MINUTES]

MR. HOLCOMB COMMISSION MEMBERS AT THIS TIME, WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES.

IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THE APRIL 19TH MEETING MOTION FROM COMMISSIONER ELLENDER A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER STERLING? ARE THERE ANY OBJECTIONS TO APPROVING THE MINUTES SEEING NONE, THESE ITEMS HAVE NOW BEEN APPROVED

[COMPREHENSIVE PLAN UPDATE]

AT THIS TIME? I ASKED MR. LANDRIEU WHO WOULD GIVE US AN UPDATE ON FUTURE BR AND THE HOUSING ELEMENT OF FUTURE BR THERE'S AN ACTION ITEM TO ENSURE THAT EVERY HOME HAS THE INFRASTRUCTURE TO CONNECT TO HIGH-SPEED BROADBAND INTERNET.

SO ON MAY 25TH, WHICH IS NEXT TUESDAY, THE URBAN LAND INSTITUTE WILL BE HOSTING AN ONLINE SYMPOSIUM TITLED ADDRESSING THE DIGITAL DIVIDE, A ULI SYMPOSIUM ON BROADBAND AND 5G ACCESS.

THESE SYMPOSIUM WILL BRING NATIONAL EXPERTS ON BROADBAND AND 5G ISSUES TOGETHER WITH LOCAL LEADERS AND STAKEHOLDERS FOR DISCUSSIONS ON CLOSING THE DIGITAL DIVIDE IN A WAY THAT CREATES COMMUNITY VALUE.

THE PLANNING COMMISSION IN PARTNERSHIP WITH BILL AND BATON ROUGE CRPC AND LTE Q WILL FACILITATE DISCUSSIONS FOR THIS SYMPOSIUM.

OUR LOCAL LEADERS AND STAKEHOLDERS WILL INCLUDE THE MAYOR'S OFFICE, BRAC THE INFORMATION SERVICES DEPARTMENT, SOUTHERN LSU AND KATZ.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, MR. LANDRIEU.

[RULES FOR CONDUCTING PUBLIC HEARINGS]

AT THIS TIME, I'LL ASK THE VICE CHAIRMAN TO READ IN THE RULES FOR CONDUCTING PUBLIC PUBLIC HEARINGS RULES FOR CONDUCTING PUBLIC HEARINGS.

ANY INTERESTED MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC WHO WISHES TO COMMENT ON ANY ITEM ON THE AGENDA? MAY COMMENT IN PERSON AT THE RIVER CENTER BRANCH LIBRARY, TWO 15 NORTH BOULEVARD, BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA SEVEN OH EIGHT OH TWO FOURTH FLOOR MEETING ROOM.

DURING THE MEETING, ALL PERSONS ENTERING THE LIBRARY MUST WEAR A MASK.

ALL COMMENTS WILL BE STREAMED LIVE TO THE METROPOLITAN COUNCIL CHAMBERS IN BROADCAST ON WWW DOT DOT GOV ON METRO COUNCIL, 21 FOX CHANNEL, SORRY, COX CHANNEL 21 AND 80 AND T CHANNEL 99.

AND ON THE CITY OF BATON ROUGE, PARISH OF EAST BATON ROUGE, FACEBOOK PAGE VIA FACEBOOK LIVE, THE PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING WILL ALSO BE STREAMED LIVE TO THE RIVER CENTER.

BRANCH LIBRARY MEETING ROOM COMMENTS SUBMITTED PRIOR TO 4:00 PM WITH THE MEETING.

DATE WILL BE COMPILED BY POSITION FOR AND AGAINST.

AND THE TOTAL NUMBER WILL BE ANNOUNCED BEFORE THE ITEM'S PUBLIC HEARING, ANY INTERESTED PERSON WHO DOES NOT WISH TO COMMENT IN PERSON MAY USE THE FORM FOUND AT WWW DOT DOT COM SLASH PC APPLICANT.

AND APPLICANT'S REPRESENTATIVES FOR THE PROPOSAL WILL SPEAK FIRST FOR A PERIOD OF NOT TO EXCEED 15 MINUTES.

THOSE MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC DESIRING TO SPEAK ON A PARTICULAR ITEM SHOULD REFER TO A MEETING AGENDA AND FILL OUT A REQUEST TO SPEAK FORM.

ONCE THE ITEM IS ANNOUNCED, EACH PERSON'S NAME WHO HAS FILLED OUT A FORM WILL BE CALLED ON TO SPEAK.

PROPONENTS WILL SPEAK.

THEN THE OPPONENTS, EACH SPEAKER WILL BE, WILL NOT BE ALLOWED MORE THAN THREE MINUTES.

SPEAKERS ARE REQUESTED TO LIMIT THEIR REMARKS AND TO AVOID DUPLICATION OF THEIR PRESENTATIONS.

APPLICANT WILL BE ALLOWED A TOTAL OF FIVE MINUTES FOR REBUTTAL.

THANK YOU, VICE CHAIRMAN GROUT.

[CONSENT AGENDA]

AT THIS TIME, WE CAN MOVE ON TO THE CONSENT AGENDA.

MR. MORIA CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS FOR WITHDRAWAL ITEM 13, CASE 2021, ONE 43 44 SOUTH HAROLD'S FERRY ROAD WITHDRAWN BY THE APPLICANT ON APRIL THE 26TH, ITEM 14 AS TWO 21.

THE GARDENS AT FOREST PARK ALSO WITHDRAWN BY THE APPLICANT ON APRIL THE 26TH ITEM WAS FOR DEFERRAL.

I AM TO PA SIX 21 ONE EIGHT FIVE ZERO ZERO AND ONE EIGHT SIX ZERO ZERO OLD SCENIC HIGHWAY DEFERRED TO JUNE 21ST BY THE PLANNING DIRECTOR ITEM NUMBER THREE, PA SEVEN 21 ONE FIVE SIX NINE FOUR AND ONE FIVE SIX NINE, SIX OLD SCENIC HIGHWAY DEFERRED TO JUNE 21ST BY THE PLANNING DIRECTOR ITEM FOUR S FOUR 21, TREVINO SUBDIVISION ALSO DEFER TO JUNE 21ST BY THE PLANNING DIRECTOR AND ITEM 21 C S FOUR

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21 FOSTER PLACE DEFERRED TO JUNE 21ST BY COUNCIL MEMBER BANKS ITEMS FOR APPROVAL.

ITEM NUMBER 10, KS 10 KS 1821 SEVEN 18 SEVEN THREE FOUR SEVEN FIVE ZERO WEST BOAT ROOSEVELT STREET AND 28 26 ALASKA STREET TO REZONE FROM GENERAL RESIDENTIAL, A FOUR TO NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL ITEM NUMBER 11 K 1621 SIX ZERO THREE THREE NORTH FOSTER DRIVE TO REZONE FROM TRANSITION B ONE TO HEAVY COMMERCIAL ONE H C ONE ITEM NUMBER 12, CASE 1821 SEVEN ONE EIGHT.

UM, LET'S SEE, THAT IS A COMMERCIAL DRIVE TO REZONE FROM SEAT TO HEAVY COMMERCIAL SEAT, TWO TO EIGHT C TO HEAVY COMMERCIAL TO THAT'S ONE SIX FIVE, SIX OH IN ONE SIX FIVE NINE OH COMMERCIAL AVENUE, ITEM NUMBER 16, CASE 22 2110 10 NICHOLSON DRIVE TO REZONE FROM COMMERCIAL ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE RESTAURANT, C A B ONE AND LIGHT INDUSTRIAL TO COMMERCIAL ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE BAR AND LOUNGE.

ITEM NUMBER 18, PUD TWO DASH ZERO ZERO MCDONALD'S BURBANK BURBANK UNIVERSITY FINAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN PROPOSED RESTAURANT WITH DRIVE-THROUGH ITEM NUMBER 19 CUP ONE DASH 21 LOT 22, A BERNARD TERRACE ADDITION, PROPOSED ACCESSORY DWELLING AND ITEM NUMBER 23 S P SIX 21 FLOOR AND DECOR PROPOSED BUILDING OVER 50,000 SQUARE FEET PLANNING, COMMISSION STAFF, CERTIFIES THAT ALL OF THESE ITEMS ARE CONSISTENT WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLANS AND THE UDC.

THANK YOU, MR. MORON, COMMISSIONER MEMBERS, YOU'VE HEARD ALL THE ITEMS THAT HAVE BEEN PLACED ON THE CONSENT AGENDA THAT WILL BE TAKEN WITH ONE VOTE.

ARE THERE ANY MEMBERS OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION WHO HAVE AN ITEM OR CONSENT THAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO BE POOLED AND TO BE HEARD AS PART OF THE REGULAR AGENDA? DO WE HAVE ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC PRESENT WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON ANY ITEMS THAT ARE ON THE CONSENT AGENDA AND ARE MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHO WISH TO SPEAK? THANK YOU SEEING NONE.

IS THERE A MOTION MOTION FROM COMMISSIONER HILL SECOND, VICE CHAIRMAN, VICE CHAIRMAN GROUT.

ARE THERE ANY OBJECTIONS TO ACCEPTING THE ITEMS THAT HAVE BEEN PLACED ON THE CONSENT AGENDA SAYING NONE OF THOSE ITEMS HAVE NOW BEEN APPROVED AND WE CAN NOW MOVE ON TO THE REGULAR AGENDA.

MR. CHAIRMAN, THE NEXT TWO ITEMS MAY BE TAKEN TOGETHER.

THANK YOU, MR. HOGAN,

[Items 5 & 6]

AT THIS TIME, WE'LL HEAR ITEM NUMBER FIVE, PLAN AMENDMENT EIGHT 21 ONE SEVEN NINE TWO ZERO AND ONE SEVEN NINE SIX ZERO OLD PERKINS ROAD, EAST AND ITEM NUMBER SIX, CASE 24 21 PA EIGHT 2117 NINE TWO ZERO AND 17,900 600 OLD PERKINS ROAD, EAST RELATED CASE 24 21 LOCATED ON THE WEST SIDE OF OLD PERKINS ROAD, EAST NORTH OF HIGHLAND ROAD, COUNCIL DISTRICT NINE, HUDSON.

THE APPLICANT IS MARK HIEBERT.

THE CURRENT FUTURE BR LAND USE DESIGNATION IS RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD AND THE REQUESTED FEATURE BR LAND USE DESIGNATION IS IMPLEMENT CENTER RELATED CASE 24 21.

THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING TO REASON ON FROM RURAL TO THE LIGHT COMMERCIAL THREE L C3 AND THE PROPOSED USE IS THE PERMITTED USES AND LC THREE PA EIGHT 2117 NINE TWO ZERO AND AT 17 NINE SIX ZERO OLD PERKINS ROAD, EAST RELATED CASE 24 21 STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THE PLAN AMENDMENT BASED UPON EXAMINATION OF THE AREA AT A FURTHER LEVEL OF DETAIL AND COMPATIBILITY WITH SURROUNDING USES STAFF ALSO CERTIFIES THAT THE PROPOSED REZONING REQUEST MEETS THE CRITERIA FOR A CHANGE OF ZONING.

IF THE COMPANION PLAN AMENDMENT IS APPROVED, BEING CONSISTENT WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN COMPATIBLE WITH SURROUNDING USES AND CONFORMING TO UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE REQUIREMENTS.

THANK YOU MR. MEMBERS AT THIS TIME, I'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AND INVITE THE APPLICANT TO SPEAK FOR A PERIOD, NOT TAKE C 15 MINUTES.

HELLO.

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MY NAME IS COLIN SMITH, TWO ZERO THREE TWO RAMSEY DRIVE, BATON ROUGE, LAS SEVEN ZERO EIGHT ZERO EIGHT.

I'M HERE ON BEHALF OF THE APPLICANT.

THESE WERE THE TWO TRACKS THAT ARE CURRENTLY ZONED RURAL, UH, JUST OFF OF HIGHLAND ROADS AS YOU'VE SEEN.

UM, THESE ARE A STATE-OWNED LOTS AND WE ARE SIMPLY ASKING THAT THEY BE REZONED COMMERCIAL TO BE MORE COMPATIBLE WITH THE SURROUNDING AREA.

THANK YOU.

ARE THERE ANY CARDS FOR PROPONENTS WHO WISH TO SPEAK? YES, THERE ARE.

THERE ARE NO MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC TO SPEED ON PROPONENTS OR OPPOSITION.

OKAY, THANK YOU.

AT THIS TIME, I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING COMMISSIONER MEMBERS.

ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? COMMENTS ARE MOTIONS FOR THESE ITEMS, VICE CHAIRMAN GRUB MOTION TO APPROVE.

THERE'S A MOTION ON THE FLOOR FROM THE VICE CHAIRMAN TO APPROVE SECOND BY COMMISSIONER HILL.

ARE THERE ANY OBJECTIONS TO APPROVING THESE ITEMS SAYING NONE OF THOSE ITEMS HAD BEEN APPROVED

[7. TA-1-21 Chapter 16, Signs]

AT THIS TIME? WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER SEVEN, TEXT AMENDMENT ONE, TWO, ONE CHAPTER 16 SIGNS.

THIS PLAN AMENDMENT REVISES CHAPTER 16 SIGNS TO CLARIFY DIMENSIONAL STANDARDS BY DRESSING GRAPHICS, ESTABLISHING A TIME PERIOD FOR TEMPORARY SIGNS AND ADDRESSING, UH, TEMP LICENSING ISSUES WITH THE PERMITTING OFFICE APPROVAL IS RECOMMENDED BASED UPON THE CONSISTENCY WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND THE NEED TO CREATE A MORE USER-FRIENDLY UDC, THE DEPARTMENT OF DEVELOPMENT AND THE PLANNING AND THE PLANNING COMMISSION OFFICE IN CONJUNCTION.

THE PARIS ATTORNEY'S OFFICE REQUESTED CHANGES TO CHAPTER 16 SIGNS AS A RESULT OF THEIR ENFORCEMENT OF THIS CHAPTER.

WE'VE RECEIVED SUPPORT FROM THE CHANGES FROM THE GREATER BATON WARRIORS ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS, SPECIFICALLY THE SECTION REGARDING TEMPORARY SIGNS.

ALSO AT YOUR SEATS, YOU HAVE A REVISED COPY OF PROPOSED CHANGES TO CHAPTER 16.

THE PARIS ATTORNEY'S OFFICE REQUESTED THAT WE ADD AN ADDITIONAL REVISION.

THE ADDITIONAL REVISION IS TO CIC SECTION 16.7 0.4.

IT WOULD REMOVE THE PROVISION TO TAKE DOWN EXISTING NON-CONFORMING BILLBOARDS IN PROHIBITED AREAS, WHICH IS IN DIRECT CONFLICT WITH THE NON-CONFORMING CHAPTER.

THANK YOU.

AT THIS TIME, I'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING.

ARE THERE ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHO WISH TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING COMMISSION MEMBERS.

ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, EMOTIONS FOR THIS ITEM.

MOTION TO APPROVE BY COMMISSIONER ELLENDER.

SECOND BY COMMISSIONER HOPPER.

ARE THERE ANY OBJECTIONS SEEING NONE THAT ITEM HAS BEEN APPROVED.

[8. TA-2-21 Appendix J, Street Cross Sections]

WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER EIGHT, TEXT AMENDMENT TWO 21 APPENDIX J STREET CROSS SECTIONS.

THIS TEXT AMENDMENT ADDS NEW CROSS SECTIONS TO APPENDIX J AND AN EFFORT TO INCORPORATE GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE IN COMPLETE STREETS.

THE EASTBOUND ROUGE PARIS STORM WATER MASTER PLAN STEERING COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED THAT WE ADD NEW STREET CROSS SECTIONS IN AN EFFORT TO PROMOTE THE USE OF GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE FOR STORM WATER MANAGEMENT THROUGHOUT THE PARISH APPROVAL IS RECOMMENDED BASED ON COUNCIL DIRECTION TO DEVELOP LANGUAGE, PROVIDING BETTER PROTECTION FROM FLOODING AND CONSISTENCY WITH CONFERENCE OF PLAN.

THANK YOU.

AT THIS TIME, I'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING.

ARE THERE ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WISH TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? NO MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC.

THANK YOU.

I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING COMMISSION MEMBERS.

ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, OR MOTIONS FOR THIS ITEM? I MOVED TO A PERU MOTION TO APPROVE FROM COMMISSIONER HILL SECOND BY COMMISSIONER ELLENDER.

ARE THERE ANY OBJECTIONS SEEING NONE? THIS ITEM HAS BEEN APPROVED.

[9. Case 15-21 535 and 531 North Eugene Street]

WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER NINE, CASE 1521 FIVE THREE, FIVE AND FIVE 31 NORTH EUGENE STREET CASE 1521, FIVE 35 AND FIVE 31 NORTH EUGENE STREET.

PROPERTY IS LOCATED ON THE WEST SIDE OF NORTH EUGENE STREET, SOUTH OF NORTH STREET COUNCIL DISTRICT 10 COLEMAN.

THE APPLICANT IS LAKEESHA STERLING.

THE EXISTING ZONING OF THE PROPERTY IS LIMITED RESIDENTIAL, A 3.1 AND THE REQUESTED ZONING AS NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL, NC THE PROPOSED USE AS RETAIL SALES AND THE FUTURE BR LAND USE DESIGNATION IS COMPACT NEIGHBORHOOD CASE 1521, FIVE 35 AND FIVE 31 NORTH

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EUGENE STREET STAFF CANNOT CERTIFY THE REQUESTED CHANGE OF ZONING WHILE IT CONFORMS TO UDC REQUIREMENTS.

IT IS NOT CONSISTENT WITH THE CONFERENCE OF PLAN PROVISION CALLING FOR THE PRESERVATION OF NEIGHBORHOOD CHARACTER AND BEING MID-BLOCK WILL ALTER THAT CHARACTER.

THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER MEMBERS AT THIS TIME, I'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AND INVITE THE APPLICANT TO SPEAK FOR A PERIOD, NOT TO EXCEED 15 MINUTES.

MY NAME IS LAKITA STERLING.

I AM THE APPLICANT AND I WANT TO DO THE REASON I WANTED TO MAKE A MINI MART.

OKAY, THANK YOU.

ARE THERE ANY, UH, MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC, UH, THAT ARE IN FAVOR OF THIS ITEM THAT WISH TO SPEAK? NO MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHO WISH TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OR IN OPPOSITION IN FAVOR OR OPPOSITION? OKAY.

THANK YOU.

AT THIS TIME, I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING COMMISSION MEMBERS.

ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, MOTIONS FOR THIS ITEM? I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO DENY.

I THINK, UM, I THINK, UH, UH, A MINI MARTIN MID-BLOCK IT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE.

I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO DENY.

THERE'S A MOTION ON THE FLOOR TO DENY THIS ITEM FROM VICE CHAIRMAN GROUT.

IS THERE A SECOND TO THAT MOTION? I'LL SECOND THAT AS A SECOND FROM COMMISSIONER ELLENDER, ANY OBJECTIONS SEEING NONE, THIS ITEM HAS BEEN DENIED.

[15. Case 21-21 8833 Goodwood Boulevard]

THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS ITEM NUMBER 15, CASE 2121 EIGHT EIGHT THREE THREE GOODWOOD BOULEVARD, CASE 21 2188 33 GOODWIN BOULEVARD.

PROPERTY IS LOCATED ON THE NORTH SIDE OF GOODWOOD BOULEVARD, EAST OF CONNELL'S PARK LANE, COUNCIL DISTRICT 11 ADAMS. THE APPLICANT IS MICHAEL DAVIS.

THE EXISTING ZONING OF THE PROPERTY IS SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL, A ONE, AND THE REQUESTED ZONING AS LIMITED RESIDENTIAL, A 3.1 THAT YOU PROPOSED USE IS RELIGIOUS INSTITUTION AND THE FUTURE BR LAND, HE SAYS IGNATION IS EMPLOYMENT CENTER CASE 21, 2188 33 GOODWOOD BOULEVARD.

STEP CERTIFIES THE PROPOSED REQUESTS, THE CRITERIA FOR A CHANGE OF ZONING, BEING CONSISTENT WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN COMPATIBLE WITH SURROUNDING USES AND CONFORMING TO UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE REQUIREMENTS.

ALSO PLANNING COMMISSION STAFF PARTICIPATED IN A CONFERENCE CALL ON MAY 13 WITH THE TERRORIST CIVIC ASSOCIATION AND COUNCIL MEMBER ADAMS. THANK YOU, MR. MORGAN AND MR. HOLCOMB COMMISSIONER MEMBERS AT THIS TIME, I WILL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AND INVITE THE APPLICANT TO SPEAK FOR A PERIOD, NOT TO EXCEED 15 MINUTES.

GOOD EVENING.

DAVID PATTERSON WITH LAND SOURCE INCORPORATED, UH, 67 30 EXTRACT DRIVE, BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA.

AND I'M HERE TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF THE APPLICANT OF HIS ST LUKE'S EPISCOPAL.

AND, UM, I'M AVAILABLE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE ANY, THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHO WISH TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? THERE ARE NO MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OR OPPOSE.

THANK YOU MR. MEMBERS.

AT THIS TIME, I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND INVITE ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, OR MOTIONS FOR THIS ITEM.

COMMISSIONER HILL MOTION TO APPROVE.

THERE WAS A MOTION ON THE FLOOR FROM COMMISSIONER HILL TO APPROVE THIS ITEM.

THAT MOTION HAS A SECOND FROM VICE CHAIRMAN GROUT.

ARE THERE ANY OBJECTIONS SEEING NONE THAT ITEM IS APPROVED.

[17. Case 25-21 2834 Greenwood Drive]

WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER 17, CASE 25 21 TWO EIGHT THREE FOUR GREENWOOD DRIVE CASE 25 2128 34 GREENWOOD DRIVE LOCATED ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF GREENWOOD DRIVE WEST OF CHRISTIAN STREET COUNCIL DISTRICT 12, ROCCO.

THE APPLICANT IS SARAH MARGARET SMITH.

THE EXISTING ZONING IS LIGHT INDUSTRIAL AND THE PROPOSED ZONING IS COMMERCIAL ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE RESTAURANTS.

THE PROPOSED USE IS RECEPTION HALL SERVING ALCOHOL AND AN OUTDOOR EVENT SPACE FEATURED VR LAND USE DESIGNATION IS NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER

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CASE 25, 21, 28 34 GREENWOOD DRIVE.

OKAY.

STAFF CERTIFIES THAT THE PROPOSED REQUESTS MEET THE CRITERIA FOR A CHANGE OF ZONING AND CONSISTENT WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN COMPATIBLE WITH SURROUNDING USES AND CONFORMING TO UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE REQUIREMENTS.

WE RECEIVED FOUR MESSAGES IN OPPOSITION TO THIS ITEM 246 MESSAGES AND SUPPORT.

THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER MEMBERS AT THIS TIME, I'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AND INVITE THE APPLICANT TO SPEAK FOR A PERIOD NOT TO EXCEED 15 MINUTES.

IS THE APPLICANT PRESENT? GOOD EVENING? YOU MAY SPEAK LESS WAY.

BRATTON THE APPLICANT.

YES.

SO DO YOU HAVE SOMETHING YOU'D LIKE TO SAY REGARDING YOUR ITEM? YES.

UM, WE'RE LOOKING TO HAVE AN APPROVAL.

UM, THIS IS A FAMILY-FRIENDLY ENVIRONMENT.

UM, IT'S FOR THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

UM, WE SEE ALL THINGS UPSIDE, ESPECIALLY FOR THE SURROUNDING RESTAURANTS AND, UH, BARS THAT ARE IN THE AREA WHEN PEOPLE COME IN AND THEY LISTEN TO MUSIC AND WHEN THEY LEAVE, THEY FREQUENT THE VARIOUS ESTABLISHMENTS IN OUR AREA.

UH, WE HAVE A SHOW THAT ENDS AT NINE O'CLOCK, SO IT'S NOT REALLY A DETRIMENT TO PEOPLE SAYING THAT THE MUSIC IS TOO LOUD OR WHATEVER.

AND, UM, I THINK SOME OF THE OTHER PEOPLE THAT ARE GOING TO SPEAK AND BEHAVE AND, UH, IN THE FAVOR OF IT OR MAKE IT ALL WELL-KNOWN.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

ARE THERE ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHO WISH TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OF THIS ITEM? WE HAVE SIX PEOPLE WHO WISH TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OF THIS ITEM.

OKAY.

I'LL INVITE THE FIRST SPEAKER.

UM, SO MY NAME IS DR.

WILLIAM GLADNEY.

UH, I'M THE PRESIDENT OF THE SOUTH SIDE CIVIC ASSOCIATION IS REALLY ODD SPEAKING WITH THE DELAY ON THE VIDEO SCREEN AND THE, UH, MICROPHONE.

BUT I THINK THIS IS A GREAT SETUP THAT Y'ALL HAVE FOR DOING THE PC.

UM, FIRST OF ALL, THE SOUTHSIDE CIVIC ASSOCIATION IS NOT OPPOSED TO CIB ZONING AT THIS SITE.

UM, AND WE'VE MET AND DISCUSSED THAT.

YEAH, ORIGINALLY THERE WAS CONCERN THAT IT MIGHT BE A CA B2 OVER THE LAST 15 YEARS, WE HAVE, UH, UH, POST COB TWOS AND WE'VE DONE A VARIETY OF THINGS THAT YOU WORK WITH.

SOME OF THE BUSINESS OWNERS WHERE THEY TRADED OUT PRE-EXISTING CAV TWO FOR OTHER CAB TWO THAT THEY WANTED.

BUT FOR THIS IT'S VERY SIMPLE FOR US.

WE, WE NEVER OPPOSED THE CA ONE.

SO THIS THERE'S, THE CIVIC ASSOCIATION IS NOT OPPOSED.

WE DECIDED THAT WE WOULD HAVE BOARD MEMBERS SPEAK IN FAVOR IF THEY FELT STRONGLY ABOUT IT.

AND I DO, I'VE BEEN TO, UM, UH, BEAUVOIR PARK, A NUMBER OF TIMES, AND SEEING WHAT LES HAS SET UP THERE, IT'S A REMARKABLE THINK.

IT'S A HUGE BENEFIT FOR OUR COMMUNITY TO HAVE THE CULTURE, THE MUSIC THAT HE'S PROVIDED.

AND HE WAS DOING THIS DURING THE, THE, A PLAGUE, UM, SAFELY.

AND I THINK IT'S THE FIRST TIME PEOPLE FELT HAPPY WAS GOING TO BEAUVOIR PARK.

UM, SO AS A NEIGHBOR AND AS SOMEONE WHO HAS, UH, HAS BEEN TO THE CONCERTS THERE, I PERSONALLY AM VERY MUCH IN FAVOR TO IT.

I'M WELL AWARE OF THE BATTLES OVER PARKING AND EVERYTHING THAT HAVE HAPPENED UNDER THE OVERPASS.

AND THAT'S SOMETHING THAT MAYBE IT'S A GOOD THING BECAUSE THERE'S A LOT OF BUSINESS AND PEOPLE WANT TO GO THERE.

UM, BUT I UNDERSTAND THAT THE PARKING, UH, WITH THE CAV ONE ZONING IS, IS, UM, REQUIREMENTS ARE SATISFIED BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION.

SO, UM, I PERSONALLY AM VERY ENTHUSIASTIC ABOUT THIS ZONING AND PROCEEDING WITH, UH, BEAUVOIR PARK.

SO GREAT.

SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU.

NEXT SPEAKER, PLEASE.

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UH, JONATHAN HURD, TWO, TWO ZERO FIVE FERNDALE AVENUE, BATON ROUGE, SEVEN OH EIGHT OH EIGHT.

I'VE LIVED ON FERNDALE AVENUE, UH, FOR 13 YEARS AFTER INSTRUCTING MY REALTOR AT THE TIME WHEN POINTING TO BED, UM, GROCERY STORE, I WANT TO BE ABLE TO WALK TO THERE HAVE BEEN GOLIVE MUSIC AND ART SHOWS AND UP DOOR SUNDAYS IN THE PARK AND WALKING JUST AS MY HOUSE HAS BEEN AN ABSOLUTE ASSET TO THE NEIGHBORING COMMUNITY.

THE VENUE IS WHOLLY UNIQUE.

IT'S FAMILY FRIENDLY, IT'S PET FRIENDLY IT'S WALKABLE ASSET TO OUR NEIGHBORHOOD DURING COVID.

THIS WAS A PLACE OF CONGREGATION WITH AUDIENCES, COULD SUPPORT LIVE MUSIC AND ARTS IS PLY THEIR TRADE IN A COMMUNITY FRIENDLY ENVIRONMENT.

EVERY SINGLE BAR, RESTAURANT, AND LOCAL NON BIG BOX BUSINESS IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD BENEFITED FROM THE EXTRA FOOT TRAFFIC.

ALL OF THEM, THE BARTENDERS AT THE SURROUNDING BAR WOULD WELCOME A PRE AND POST SHOW SURGEON, SHADE OF COMMUNITY FRIENDLY, RESPECTFUL CUSTOMER BASE.

MY FRIENDS AT EYEBALLS WHO WORKED THERE, WHO WELCOME THE ADDITIONAL TRADE DURING WHAT WAS BEEN IN HISTORICALLY DIFFICULT TIME.

I'VE REGULARLY LOST COUNT OF THE NUMBER OF VISITORS SHOWING UP WITH PIECES FROM SLIPS AND GIGGLES DID JULIO'S OUGHT TO GO FOOD FROM THE MERCHANT OR BUILDING FIVE ALL CLEARLY WHO BENEFITED FROM THE ADDITIONAL FOOT TRAFFIC AND INCREASED REVENUE WHILE NOT TAKING UP BUMS ON SEATS.

AND THEY'RE ALREADY COVID CAPACITY LIMITED RESTAURANTS, MY NEIGHBORHOOD GROCERY STORE, BED HOURS, A KEY BENEFICIARY OF BOTH FOOD AND DRINK PURCHASES.

AS PEOPLE WALKED OVER TO BEAUVOIR PARK, BOTH WILD PARK HAS AND WILL CONTINUE TO PROVIDE A LIFELINE FOR OUR LIVE MUSIC COMMUNITY READING FROM OVER A YEAR OF NOT BEING ABLE TO PLAY REELING FROM A YEAR OF ZERO INCOME, NOT PROMOTING THIS COMMUNITY BASED GRASSROOTS VENUE IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD IS REALLY NEAT.

CAPPING SUCH A QUIRKY HISTORIC NEIGHBORHOOD.

HOW CAN BATON ROUGE EVER EXPECT TO BECOME THE NEXT AMERICAN CITY? GREAT AMERICAN CITY.

IF WE CONTINUE TO PURSUE SHORTSIGHTED SOLUTIONS TO LONG-TERM ISSUE TO THE ATTRACTIVENESS OF OUR NEIGHBORHOOD RETRACTING, THE ZONING CHANGE REQUEST WOULD BE A SHORT-SIGHTED APPROACH, TRYING TO ADDRESS A BIGGER PROBLEM THAT OF AVAILABLE PARKING IN THE PERKINS ROAD, MERCHANT DETRICK, AND OVERPASS AREA.

IF PARKING IS A PROBLEM, THEN LET'S EXPLORE SOLUTIONS TO THAT PROBLEM.

NOT JUST PREVENT A BUSINESS FROM PROVIDING INCOME TO THE LOCAL ARTS COMMUNITY.

SHORT-TERM REACTION REJECTION WILL NOT SOLVE A MORE PERVASIVE PROBLEM FOR OUR NEIGHBORHOOD BUSINESSES.

LET'S DEVELOP A NEIGHBORHOOD CENTURY BUSINESS CENTRIC APPROACH TO PARKING OR NON VEHICLE MASS TRANSIT INTO THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND CONTINUE TO ALLOW THIS LITTLE CORNER OF BATON ROUGE TO CONTINUE TO EVOLVE AS THE HOME OF LIVE MUSIC FOR ALL TO ENJOY AND BENEFIT AND BUSINESS HAS BENEFIT FROM THE ADDITIONAL INCOME AND REVENUE.

NOW I HAVE A LIVE MUSIC ON MY VENUE, ON MY DOORSTEP AND WHEN MY FRIENDS CAN PARK AT MY HOUSE.

SO TWO SECONDS REMAINING, ONE TO LET YOU KNOW, I CAN DO IT.

DO NOT PUSH YOUR SHORT TERM, FIXED INCOME, UH, EXPENSIVE LOCAL COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT.

I WHOLLY SUPPORT AS A RESIDENT, THE REZONING OF BOTH PARK AND ANYBODY COMMITTED TO THE EVOLUTION OF OPERA.

LOVE IT.

TRADITIONAL NEIGHBORHOOD, NON COOKIE CUTTER HOME NEIGHBORS JUST SUPPORT THIS REZONING TO THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

NEXT SPEAKER, PLEASE.

HELLO, MY NAME'S JAMES SILVER, EIGHT EIGHT NINE BLANCHARD STREET, BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA 700 806.

IT'S BEEN SAID THAT MUSIC IS A UNIVERSAL LANGUAGE, A COMMUNICATION TOOL THAT'S SHARED IN EVERY CULTURE AND EVERY PART OF THE WORLD FOR AS LONG AS MANKIND HAS WALKED THIS EARTH MUSIC ALLOWS PEOPLE TO SHARE INFORMATION, SHARE IDEAS, AND SHARE FEELINGS AND MUSIC.

THE UNITES MUSIC HEALS AND MUSIC BRINGS COMMUNITIES TOGETHER.

WHAT TOOK PLACE AT BEAUVOIR PARK OVER THE LAST YEAR WAS NOTHING SHORT OF REMARKABLE A YEAR.

NO ONE COULD HAVE PREDICTED WHEN WE WITNESSED THE ECONOMY, COME TO A SCREECHING HALT BARS, RESTAURANTS, AND RETAILERS FORCED TO TEMPORARILY SHUT DOWN AND LIMIT THEIR CAPACITY WITHOUT KNOWING WHAT THE FUTURE WOULD HOLD.

WHAT ABOUT THE LIVE MUSIC INDUSTRY? I ASKED THERE'S AN ARGUMENT TO BE MADE THAT THE MUSIC INDUSTRY AS A WHOLE WAS ONE OF THE HARDEST IMPACT TO GO FROM ALL NO MORE GIGS, NO MORE SOCIAL GATHERINGS, NO MORE LIVE MUSIC AND WAY OF LIFE.

FOR THOUSANDS OF MUSICIANS, VENUES, FANS SUDDENLY VANISHED OUT OF THIN AIR ENTERED, BOTH WALL PARK AND INTIMATE, SAFE, OUTDOOR SETTING UNDER THE PERKINS OVERPASS WHERE THE MUSIC LIVED ON, WHERE THE PULSE AND HEARTBEAT OF MUSIC NEVER FALTERED, WHERE WE WERE ABLE TO SUPPORT LOCAL MUSICIANS, LOCAL RESTAURANTS, OR LOCAL COMMUNITY IN A WAY OF LIE.

WE ASKED FOR THE SUPPORT OF THE COMMISSION, THE NEIGHBORHOODS SURROUNDING BUSINESS TO TODAY TO GO IN FAVOR OF THIS REZONING SO WE CAN CONTINUE TO DO WHAT WE DO BEST SUPPORT LIVE MUSIC.

THANK YOU ALL BOBO PARK FOR LIFE.

THANK YOU.

I'LL INVITE THE NEXT SPEAKER AT THIS TIME.

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HI, MY NAME IS ALISON 2210 CHRISTIAN STREET, BATON ROUGE, LA SEVEN OH EIGHT OH EIGHT.

UM, LIKE SOMEONE THAT SPOKE EARLIER, I'VE LIVED IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD FOR 10 YEARS.

I LIVE TWO TENTHS OF A MILE FROM THIS LOCATION AND IT'S BEEN SOMETHING SINCE THE FIRST TIME THAT I STEPPED ONTO THIS PROPERTY.

THAT'S FELT LIKE HOME.

SO SOMEONE WHO DIDN'T KNOW ME, A STRANGER KNEW THAT I LIVED IN THE COMMUNITY AND WELCOMED ME ONTO HIS PROPERTY INTO HIS LIFE AND MADE HIS HOME AND HIS FAMILY AVAILABLE TO EVERYONE ELSE IN THE COMMUNITY.

HAD THIS GREAT LIST TO TALK ABOUT THAT EVERYONE YOU'VE HEARD FROM ALREADY MENTIONED.

SO ON TOP OF PARKING CONCERNS, WHICH I THINK JONATHAN DID A PHENOMENAL JOB EXPLAINING WHERE OUR SHORTCOMINGS REALLY ARE AND WHAT WE SHOULD BE FOCUSING ON, ON TOP OF THE PANDEMIC AND WHAT THAT'S DONE TO PEOPLE.

WE STILL HAVE OTHER ISSUES IN THIS COMMUNITY WITH BRINGING PEOPLE TOGETHER AND SOMETHING THAT BEAUVOIR PARK HAS DONE THAT I HAVEN'T SEEN ANYWHERE ELSE IS BRING ALL DIFFERENT AGES, ALL DIFFERENT RACES, ALL DIFFERENT RELIGIONS TOGETHER FOR ONE COMMON GOAL.

AND THAT'S JUST TO BUILD A SENSE OF COMMUNITY AND I'M NOT SEEING THAT ANYWHERE ELSE IN TOWN.

AND I WOULD HATE TO SEE IT NOT STILL BE AVAILABLE IN THE FUTURE.

THE OWNER OF THE PROPERTY, LESLIE BRATTON IS AS TRULY AN INCREDIBLE PERSON, A VERY UNIQUE MAN, BUT ALL HE'S EVER WANTED TO DO WITH THIS PROJECT IS CREATE SOMETHING THAT GIVES PEOPLE A PLACE TO COME AND ENJOY AND BE TOGETHER AND CELEBRATE TOGETHER.

AND I THINK THAT'S PRETTY SPECIAL THAT SOMEONE'S WILLING TO GIVE UP THEMSELVES AND THEIR PROPERTY TO DO THIS.

SO I HOPE THAT YOU'LL CONSIDER WHAT EVERYONE HAS SAID IN FAVOR OF THIS PROJECT.

THANK YOU.

NEXT SPEAKER, PLEASE.

THERE WAS NO ONE ELSE IN FAVOR TO SPEAK.

WE HAVE TO OPPOSE.

OKAY.

I'LL INVITE THE FIRST PERSON FOR, UH, AN OPPOSITION.

HI, MY NAME IS MIKE JOHNSON.

UM, TWO 903 PERKINS ROAD REPRESENTING THE JULIO'S ITALIAN RESTAURANT WITH MY PARTNER, RICHARD COLE, NOT HERE TO SO MUCH OF OPPOSE, JUST CONCERNED BECAUSE I LIKE EVERYTHING THAT EVERYBODY JUST SAID.

I'M A BIG FAN OF LES.

I'M A BIG FAN OF THE CUSTOMERS EAT AT MY RESTAURANT.

I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY CAN GET THIS LICENSE AND MAKE SURE THAT PARKING IS RELEVANT BECAUSE I'M THE ONE THAT HAS TO KICK PEOPLE OFF OF MY PROPERTY FROM PARKING THERE.

AND IT'S NOT VERY FUN.

UM, SO I'M NOT REALLY OPPOSED.

I'M JUST WANT THE CITY COUNCIL TO UNDERSTAND IT.

THERE ARE SOME RULES THAT I HAVE TO ABIDE BY AND I KNOW THEY'RE DOING THE SAME THING.

SO IF WE CAN JUST WORK TOGETHER, IT WOULD BE GREAT.

THANK YOU.

NEXT SPEAKER.

HELLO.

MY NAME IS AMY PREYA.

I LIVE ON ZEELAND AVENUE.

UM, I'M ABOUT A HALF A MILE FROM THE, FROM THE BUSINESS.

UM, I AM AGAINST THE ZONING CHANGE BECAUSE THE AMPLIFIED OUTDOOR MUSIC IS, UM, IS SOMETHING THAT I FOUND TO BE A NUISANCE.

I CAN HEAR THE MUSIC INSIDE OF MY HOUSE, UM, HALF A MILE AWAY.

SO I DO HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THAT.

UM, THE APPLICATION SPECIFIES THE INTENDANT OPERATION IS A PRIVATE MUSIC EVENT VENUE, BUT I WOULD ARGUE THAT OUTDOOR AMPLIFIED MUSIC IS NOT PRIVATE.

THAT EXACT SOME, UH, PUBLIC COST, UM, EVENTS ARE REGULARLY SCHEDULED AND FREQUENT THREE TO FIVE NIGHTS A WEEK, SOMETIMES A WEEKEND DURING THE DAYS.

AND IT'S PROHIBITING MINE AND SEVERAL NEIGHBORS.

I'M SPEAKING FOR US, QUIET ENJOYMENT OF THEIR HOMES AND PROPERTIES.

UM, I THINK THE IMPACT OF OUTDOOR AMPLIFIED MUSIC IS VERY DIFFERENT THAN THE IMPACT OF, OF INDOOR AMPLIFIED MUSIC.

AND IT SHOULD NOT FALL UNDER THE SAME ZONING AND PERMITTING AS INDOOR AMPLIFIED MUSIC.

I WOULD NOT HAVE A PROBLEM IF IT WERE ALL ACOUSTIC OR IF IT WERE INSIDE ALL THE BENEFITS THAT EVERYONE HAS SPOKE SPOKEN OF WITH REGARD TO KEEPING THE COMMUNITY TOGETHER DURING COVID, THEY'RE ALL WONDERFUL VALUES THAT I CHERISH AS WELL, SUPPORTING THE ARTS.

I SUPPORT THE ARTS, I SUPPORT MUSIC, BUT IT'S BASICALLY A FESTIVAL IN A RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD.

THERE ARE HOMES VERY CLOSE IN OUR KNOW THAT I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE WHO HAS A PROBLEM WITH THE NOISE LEVELS, ESPECIALLY THE BASS, BUT I JUST WANT IT TO GO ON RECORD AS BEING OPPOSED TO THE ZONING CHANGE.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

AND THERE ARE NO MORE SPEAKER CARDS.

I'LL INVITE THE APPLICANT BACK FOR A FIVE MINUTE REBUTTAL.

WE ACTUALLY HAVE ONE MORE.

OKAY.

WELL HERE I'LL FIND OUR FINAL SPEAKER AT THIS TIME.

UH, HELLO, UH, DAVID, UH, DAVID GLADSTONE, UH, 25 35 ZEELAND AVENUE, UH, BATON ROUGE, SEVEN ZERO EIGHT ZERO EIGHT.

UH, UH, WE'D LIKE TO JUST LIKE TO, UH, CONCUR WITH WHAT THE PREVIOUS, UH,

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UH, RESIDENT HAD TO SAY.

I AGREE WITH ALL OF THOSE COMMENTS, UH, THIS IS NOT ABOUT, UH, NOT LIKING MUSIC OR, UH, NOT APPRECIATING THE POTENTIAL CONTRIBUTION MUSIC CAN MAKE IT'S ABOUT, UH, UH, EXPECTATIONS THAT, UH, RESIDENTS HAVE OF THE CITY.

AND, UM, WHAT TYPES OF WHEN, WHEN ONE PURCHASES A HOUSE, ONE LOOKS AT THE ZONING CODE ONCE HE'S, WHAT'S ALLOWED, WHAT'S NOT ALLOWED.

AND, UM, UH, ONE OF THE REASONS I LIKE BATON ROUGE, I LIKE LIVING IN BATON ROUGE IS, AND RESIDING IN BATON ROUGE IS BECAUSE IT'S IN THIS PARTICULAR PLACE.

IS IT BECAUSE IT'S A QUIET NEIGHBORHOOD? AND MY CONCERN IS THAT WITH THE ADDITIONAL TRAFFIC, WITH THE ADDITIONAL NOISE, IT WILL, UH, THE CHARACTER OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD WILL CHANGE.

THE CHARACTER OF THE COMMUNITY WILL CHANGE, UM, UH, CONCERNED ABOUT THAT BECAUSE THAT WAS NOT MY UNDERSTANDING OF THE WAY IT WOULD BE, UH, UH, BEFORE.

SO, UM, MY, UH, UH, AGAIN, I, UH, WOULD CONCUR WITH WHAT THE PREVIOUS SPEAKER SAID, BUT MY, MY BIGGEST CONCERN IS, UH, WITH THE, UH, CHANGE OF ZONING, WE WILL HAVE A CHANGE OF CHARACTER OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD, AND I'M VERY MUCH CONCERNED ABOUT THAT.

UH, AND, UH, WE'D LIKE TO REGISTER MY, UH, DISAPPROVAL OR DISAGREEMENT WITH THIS, UH, PROPOSED ZONING CHANGE.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

NOW THAT IS THE FINAL SPEAKER AND I'LL INVITE THE APPLICANT BACK FOR A FIVE MINUTE REBUTTAL.

I'LL TRY AND KEEP THIS VERY SHORT, UM, TO ASSURE MIKE JOHNSON, WE WILL WORK HAND IN HAND TO GET THE PARKING CORRECT.

UM, PEOPLE THAT COME TO THE VENUE CAN OPEN UP THEIR, UH, DRIVEWAYS AND STUFF LIKE THAT.

FOR PEOPLE, WHATNOT.

WE'VE ALREADY TALKED TO THEM EXTENSIVELY IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD, AND EVEN FURTHER DOWN THE NEIGHBORHOOD WITH REGARD TO THE SOUND OF THE MUSIC.

I WOULD CHALLENGE THAT BY SAYING, I GET A COMPLAINT EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE FROM BUILDING NUMBER FIVE BRUMBY WHO'S THE OWNER AND SAYS, LES, CAN YOU TURN THE MUSIC UP? CAUSE WE CAN'T HEAR IT.

AND HE'S LITERALLY 75 YARDS AWAY FROM THE STAGE OR A HUNDRED YARDS AWAY FROM THE STAGE.

WE HAVE BILL BENNETT AS OUR SOUND ENGINEER.

HE'S WORKED AT THE VARSITY FOR YEARS.

HE'S PROBABLY THE PREEMINENT SOUND MAN IN ALL OF SOUTH LOUISIANA.

AND HE IS FINE TUNE THE MUSIC WHERE YOU CANNOT HEAR IT.

I WOULD CHALLENGE ANYONE TO COME WITH A, UH, INSTRUMENT THAT COULD, UM, CHECK THE SOUND TO SAY IF OUR SOUND IS LOUD WITHIN 400, 500 YARDS OF THE STAGE, UH, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU COMMISSION MEMBERS AT THIS TIME, I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.

AND, UH, BEFORE ASKING THEM ABOUT ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM THE COMMISSION, I'LL ASK DIRECTOR HOLKHAM TO SPEAK BRIEFLY ON THE, ON THE PARKING SITUATION, AS ONE OF THE RESIDENTS RAISED A CONCERN AND THE APPLICANT SPOKE ON AS WELL.

SURE.

THERE WAS A FEW CONCERNS THAT WERE BROUGHT UP THIS EVENING ON, ON THIS CASE, DEALING WITH, WITH NOISE AND, AND THEN PARKING, THERE ARE CODES AND ORDINANCES THAT EXISTS THAT ADDRESS BOTH OF, OF THOSE CONCERNS.

UM, THE PARKING, HOWEVER, WOULD BE LOOKED AT AT THE COMMERCIAL PERMITTING LEVEL.

UM, THERE'S MULTIPLE WAYS AN APPLICANT OR PROPERTY OWNER CAN SATISFY THOSE REQUIREMENTS, BOTH ONSITE AND OFFSITE.

THERE'S A ADDITIONALLY, HE COULD GET A SHARED PARKING AGREEMENT BETWEEN PROPERTY OWNERS.

UH, ALSO HE COULD APPLY FOR AN ALTERNATIVE PARKING ARRANGEMENT, UM, AS WELL AS UTILIZE SOME OF THESE SHARED PARKING UNDER THE INTERSTATE IN THE NEARBY AREA.

SO THAT WOULD BE LOOKED AT FURTHER AT A PERMITTING LEVEL, BUT I CAN ASSURE YOU THAT, UM, THAT THAT WILL BE DONE.

AND THERE ARE CODES AND ORDINANCES THAT ADDRESS THAT, UM, AS WELL AS THE NOISE IN THE AREA, ALSO PART OF OUR STAFF ANALYSIS AND REVIEWING THIS CASE, UH, IT WAS BROUGHT UP ABOUT THE CHARACTER AND WHETHER OR NOT IT'D BE APPROPRIATE BASED ON THE ZONING AND THE LAND USE IN THE AREA.

AS PART OF OUR DETAILED ANALYSIS, STAB, LOOKED AT THE CURRENT ZONING OF THE AREA, WHICH IS M ONE LIGHT INDUSTRIAL, AND ONE, UH, INDUSTRIAL ZONING IS ONE OF OUR MOST INTENSIVE ZONING DISTRICTS WE HAVE ACROSS THE ENTIRE CITY PARISH.

THIS IS A SIGNIFICANT DOWNSIDE ZONING OF THE PROPERTY, WHICH MAKES IT, UH, MORE, MUCH MORE RESTRICTIVE THAN THE CURRENT USES UNDER THE CURRENT ZONING.

UH, A CONCRETE BATCHING PLANT COULD BE ALLOWED TO, TO OPERATE THERE.

SO, UM, WE DEFINITELY TOOK THAT UNDER CONSIDERATION.

ALSO THE FUTURE BR COMPREHENSIVE LAND

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USE PLAN DESIGNATED THIS PARTICULAR PIECE OF PROPERTY IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER WALKABLE AREA.

SO, UM, IT'S CERTAINLY COMPATIBLE WITH THAT CONCEPT AND WITH THE FUTURE PR PLAN FOR THIS, THANK YOU, DIRECTOR HOLCOMB, COMMISSIONER MEMBERS, QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FOR THIS ITEM, COMMISSIONER HAWTHORNE.

THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN.

I JUST WANTED TO KNOW, UM, FROM THE APPLICANT AND I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT I'M UNDERSTANDING, RIGHT, THEY'RE GOING TO BE SERVING ALCOHOL OUTSIDE.

COULD WE INVITE THE APPLICANT BACK TO THE PODIUM ALCOHOLICS? GOOD AFTERNOON.

MY NAME IS SARAH MARGARET SMITH.

I'M ACTUALLY THE APPLICANT, UM, AND THEY WILL NOT BE SELLING OR SERVING ALCOHOL.

HOWEVER, THE REQUEST FOR THE CAV ONE ZONING WAS IN ORDER FOR THEM TO BE ABLE TO CONTINUE TO HAVE THE BYOB.

DOES THAT ANSWER YOUR QUESTION? COMMISSIONER HAWTHORNE.

THANK YOU.

ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM THE COMMISSION.

IS THERE A MOTION COMMISSIONER ISLANDER I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE.

THERE'S A MOTION ON THE FLOOR FROM COMMISSIONER ELLENDER TO APPROVE THIS ITEM.

IS THERE A SECOND TO THAT MOTION? THERE'S A SECOND FROM COMMISSIONER ADDISON.

ARE THEY ANY OBJECTIONS TO HAVING THIS ITEM APPROVED? SAY NONE OF THIS ITEM HAS BEEN APPROVED.

[20. CS-3-21 West Paul Tract]

WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER 20 CS THREE 21 WEST PAUL TRACK C IS THREE 21 WEST PAUL TRACT FLAG.

LOT PROPERTY IS LOCATED SOUTH OF FALANA CORRODE AND EAST OF MCKEE LANE COUNCIL DISTRICT ONE.

NO, THE APPLICANT IS STEVEN AND THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING TO RESIDENTIAL, LOTS ACCESSIBLE BY PUBLIC STREETS.

AND THE FUTURE OF BR LINDSEY'S DESIGNATION IS AGRICULTURAL RURAL C IS THREE 21 WEST PAUL TRACT FLAG, LOT STAFF CERTIFIES THAT THE PROPOSED REQUEST MEET THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS OF THE UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE FOR PLANNING KINSHIP COMMISSION CONSIDERATION.

WE'VE RECEIVED ONE MESSAGE OF CONCERN TO THIS ITEM.

THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER MEMBERS AT THIS TIME, I'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AND INVITE THE APPLICANT TO SPEAK FOR A PERIOD, NOT TO EXCEED 15 MINUTES, NOT HERE TODAY, AND THERE'S NO ONE IN FAVOR TO SPEAK AND THERE'S ONE OPPOSED.

OKAY.

I'LL INVITE THAT MEMBER TO SPEAK AT THIS TIME.

HELLO.

HOW YOU DOING? MY NAME IS .

UH, GOOD EVENING.

I AM, UH, THE GENTLEMAN THAT MAINTAINS THEIR DRIVEWAY.

IT IS A 20 FOOT WIDE PERSONAL DRIVEWAY, UH, THAT CONNECTS MY 67 ACRES TO A FURNITURE ROAD.

UH, IT'S IT'S A PRIVATE DRIVEWAY.

IT'S NOT, UH, FOR THE PUBLIC IS NOT MAINTAINING THAT DRIVEWAY.

I MEAN, THE, UH, THE PUBLIC'S NOT MAINTAINING THAT DRIVEWAY.

I'M NOT IN OPPOSITION OF WHATEVER THEY THEY'RE DOING OVER THERE, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE SOME TYPE OF PLOT PLAN OR SOME TYPE OF UNDERSTANDING OF IT RIGHT AWAY THAT THEY'RE GOING TO USE TO GET TO THEIR PROPERTY AND NOT USE MY PRIVATE DRIVEWAY, UH, THAT I MAINTAINED FOR THE OVER THE PAST 50 YEARS.

UH, SO WE JUST NEED TO UNDERSTAND, CAN WE FIND OUT WHAT IS THE ID OF, HOW WOULD THEY USE THEIR PROPERTY WITHOUT USING MY DRIVEWAY? OKAY, THANK YOU, SIR.

COMMISSIONER MEMBERS AT THIS TIME, I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AS APPLICANT ISN'T AVAILABLE TO SPEAK.

AND SINCE THE APPLICANT IS NOT AVAILABLE TO SPEAK, I THINK IT MIGHT BE, I THINK, HAS BEEN CUSTOMARY FOR US.

WE'VE HAD CONCERNS FROM THE PUBLIC AND THE APPLICANT ISN'T AVAILABLE TO ADDRESS THEM THAT WE RECOMMEND THE FORUM FOR DAYS TO ALLOW, ALLOW THE CONCERN TO BE ADDRESSED AND HOPEFULLY GET THE APP AND TIME TO, UH, TO ADDRESS THOSE CONCERNS.

WOULD THAT BEING SAID, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, OR MOTIONS FROM THE COMMISSION, VICE CHAIRMAN GROUT.

I MOTION.

WE DEFER FOR 30 DAYS.

IT WAS EMOTIONAL.

AND FROM VICE CHAIRMAN, THE FIRE FOR 30 DAYS, I BELIEVE THAT MOTION HAS BEEN SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER HILL.

ARE THERE ANY OBJECTIONS TO THAT MOTION SEEING

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NONE THAT ITEM HAS BEEN DEFERRED FOR 30 DAYS

[22. S-3-21 Jessie Crawford Tract]

AT THIS TIME, WE WILL MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER 22 S THREE 21, JESSE CRAWFORD TRACK AS THREE 21, JESSE CRAWFORD TRACT LOCATED SOUTH OF MILL BELL ROAD AND EAST OF RHAMES ROAD COUNCIL DISTRICT ONE, NO, THE APPLICANT IS ASHLEY AND JEFFREY WALTON AND THE APPLICANTS ARE PROPOSING NINE RESIDENTIAL, LOTS ACCESSIBLE BY PUBLIC AND PRIVATE STREETS.

THE FUTURE VR LAND USE DESIGNATION IS AGRICULTURAL RURAL AS THREE 21.

JESSE CRAWFORD TRACT STAFF CERTIFIES THAT THE PROPOSED REQUEST MEETS THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS OF THE UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE FOR PLANNING COMMISSION CONSIDERATION.

ALSO WE'VE RECEIVED ONE MESSAGE OF OPPOSITE.

THANK YOU, DIRECTOR HOGAN, THE MEMBERS AT THIS TIME, I WILL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AND INVITE THE APPLICANT TO SPEAK FOR A PERIOD, NOT TO EXCEED 15 MINUTES.

HEY, MY NAME IS ASHLEY WALTON.

MY BROTHER-IN-LAW SIR.

COULD YOU SPEAK A LITTLE CLOSER TO THE MIC? WE'RE HAVING A LITTLE TROUBLE HEARING YOU.

OKAY.

MY NAME IS ASHLEY WALTON AND MY BROTHER AND I, JEFFREY WALTON ARE THE APPLICANTS.

WE ARE SIMPLY DIVIDING OUR PROPERTY UP THERE.

WE INHERITED IS SEPARATED FOR THE BOTH OF US AND THEN WITH SOME SUBDIVISIONS, UH, SEPARATING SOME ANCHORAGE FOR LATER, PASSING DOWN TO OUR CHILDREN FOR THEIR INHERITANCE.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

ARE THERE MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC PRESENT WHO WISH TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? WE HAVE NO ONE IN FAVOR AND WANT TO POSE.

OKAY.

I'LL INVITE THAT PERSON TO SPEAK AT THIS TIME IS NO UNOPPOSED.

THANK YOU.

OH, I'M SORRY.

THERE'S ONE OPPOSED, BUT HE WISHES NOT TO SPEAK.

SORRY.

WANT TO POSE THAT WISHES? NOT TO SPEAK.

OKAY.

AT THIS TIME I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING COMMISSION MEMBERS INVITE ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, EMOTIONS FOR THIS ITEM, COMMISSIONER HILL.

THANK YOU.

I'VE MOVED TO APPROVE.

THERE'S A MOTION ON THE FLOOR FROM COMMISSIONER HILL TO APPROVE THIS ITEM.

THAT MOTION IS SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER ELLENDER.

ARE THERE ANY OBJECTIONS TO APPROVING THIS ITEM? SEEING NONE THAT ITEM HAS BEEN APPROVED

[24. INITIATION OF TEXT AMENDMENT UDC, Section 3.7.A to revise language to refer to specific Local District]

AT THIS TIME, WE WILL MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER 24 INITIATION OF TEXT AMENDMENT.

THANK YOU.

UH, STAFF HAS BEEN WORKING FOR ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF WITH THE BEAUVOIR TOWN CIVIC ASSOCIATION ON A POTENTIAL LOCAL HISTORIC DISTRICT.

IT WAS, UM, UNDER THE REVIEW OF THAT LOCAL HISTORIC DISTRICT THAT STAFF IDENTIFIED AN IMPROVEMENT OPPORTUNITY IN SECTION CHAPTER THREE, SECTION 3.78.

UH, AND IT'S IN REGARDS TO THE APPLICABILITY OF LOCAL HISTORIC DISTRICTS.

UM, WITH YOUR APPROVAL STAFF WILL PREPARE THIS TEXT AMENDMENT AND PASS IT OUT AT YOUR NEXT MEETING.

THANK YOU.

AT THIS TIME, I'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING.

ARE THERE ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHO WISH TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? NO MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHO WISH TO SPEAK.

THANK YOU.

I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING COMMISSION MEMBERS.

ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, OR MOTIONS FOR THIS ITEM? COMMISSIONER ISLANDER MOVE TO APPROVE MOTION TO APPROVE FROM COMMISSIONER ISLANDERS THAT SECOND TO THAT MOTION.

I'LL SECOND IT FROM THE CHAIR.

ARE THERE ANY OBJECTIONS TO APPROVING THIS ITEM? SEEING NONE THAT ITEM HAS BEEN APPROVED

[COMMUNICATIONS]

AT THIS TIME.

WE'LL MOVE ON TO COMMUNICATIONS BEGINNING WITH DIRECTOR'S COMMENTS.

MR. HOLCOMB, LOUISIANA APA CHAPTER, RICK RECOGNIZES ACHIEVEMENTS OF AGENCIES, COMPANIES, GROUPS, AND INDIVIDUALS AS A STRIVE FOR EXCELLENCE IN THE PLANNING PROFESSION, BATON ROUGE RECEIVED THREE AWARDS THIS PAST YEAR.

I HAPPY TO ANNOUNCE THE MAYOR.

PRESIDENT SHARON WESTERN BROOM RECEIVED THE PLAYING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD FROM APA.

ALSO THE IMAGINE PLANK ROAD PLAN FOR ECUADOR DEVELOPMENT RECEIVED A PLANNING EXCELLENCE AWARD, AND ALSO THE PEDESTRIAN AND BICYCLE MASTER PLAN FOR EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH THAT YOU PREVIOUSLY APPROVED.

ALSO RECEIVED A PLANNING EXCELLENCE AWARD AT YOUR SEATS.

YOU HAVE A MEMO DESCRIBING CHANGES TO CHAPTER 15 BY CODE.

THESE CHANGES TO THIS CHAPTER DO NOT REQUIRE PLANNING COMMISSION APPROVAL, BUT THERE ARE A SERIES OF CHANGES AFFECTING THE DRAINAGE ORDINANCE THAT WERE APPROVED BY THE STORMWATER MASTER PLAN STEERING COMMITTEE.

THESE WERE ALSO DISTRIBUTED TO YOU LAST MONTH.

THANK YOU DIRECTOR.

HOLKHAM LIKE TO

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CONGRATULATE MAYOR, PRESIDENT SHARON, WESTERN BROMAN.

ALSO EVERYONE INVOLVED IN SECURING THE OTHER AWARDS AS WELL AT THIS TIME.

WE'LL MOVE ON TO COMMISSIONERS' COMMENTS.

I'D LIKE TO BEGIN BY CONGRATULATING.

MEGAN NEWIN PLAN A TO IN THE COMING, EXCUSE ME, THE CURRENT PLANNING DIVISION AS THE LATEST EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH, MEGAN ROUTINELY TAKES ON SPECIAL PROJECTS THAT HELP THE PLANNING COMMISSION.

SHE RECENTLY TOOK THE LEAD ON UPDATING AND ADDING NEW FEATURES TO OUR WEBSITE.

SHE USED HER EXPERIENCE IN WEBSITE DESIGN TO IMPROVE THE OVERALL LAYOUT AND THAT INFORMATION THAT MAKES IT MORE USER-FRIENDLY OTHER UPDATES INCLUDE HIGHLIGHTING OUR HISTORIC DISTRICTS AND LANDMARKS, COMPLETE STREETS COMMITTEE, AND AN ABOUT US PAGE.

SHE'S BEING RECOGNIZED FOR OUR CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE TEAM.

PLEASE JOIN ME AND CONGRATULATE.

AND MEGAN, ARE THERE ANY OTHER COMMENTS FROM THE COMMISSION VICE CHAIRMAN GROUT? I JUST FOUND OUT MEGAN IS THE PERSON WHO HAS BEEN HANDLING THE LIBRARY FOR THESE MANY MONTHS.

WE'VE SEEN HER.

SO I THINK DID SHE ALSO AMONG HER MANY TALENTS AND TASKS? I THINK SHE USED TO BE RECOGNIZED FOR, FOR, FOR TAKE, FOR TAKING THAT ON, BECAUSE I KNOW THAT'S BEEN VERY TOUGH, PARTICULARLY WITH THE, UH, UH, WITH, WITH THE AUDIO DOLL.

AGREE.

THANK YOU SO MUCH, MEGAN, FOR, FOR HELPING US TO, UH, KEEP, UH, KEEP THE MEETING FLOWING.

ANY OTHER COMMENTS FROM THE COMMISSION, THEIR MOTION TO ADJOURN MOTION FROM VICE CHAIRMAN GROWL.

SECOND, FROM PERMISSION TO HAWTHORNE.

ARE THERE ANY OBJECTIONS SAYING ON THE MEETING IS ADJOURNED.

THANK YOU EVERYONE.

HAVE A GREAT NIGHT AND STAY SAFE.