Sep 19, 2022 Planning Commission

I NEED TO ANNOUNCE A CORRECTION.

UM, REALLY QUICK TO, UM, CASE 55 22.

THE REQUEST IS TO REZONE FROM C2, HEAVY COMMERCIAL TO SINGLE FAMILY, RESIDENTIAL A TWO, NOT A 2.7.

THANK YOU ALL.

IS THERE A MOTION THAT WE ACCEPT THE AMENDED CONSENT AGENDA? YEAH.

SORRY.

I REMEMBER.

OH, THERE ARE MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC.

WHO WISH, WISH TO SPEAK? WHICH ITEM WOULD YOU LIKE? PAUL? 27.

IT'S NOT.

ALL RIGHT, ADAM, 26 AND 27 ARE NOT ON THE CONSENT AGENDA.

ITEM 25 WAS ANNOUNCED TO BE, YEAH, IT WAS ANNOUNCED.

IS THERE ANOTHER ONE? YES, SIR.

YOU HAVE ONE? YES.

UH, G 7 22.

THAT ITEM IS NOT ON THE CONSENT AGENDA.

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AGENDA IT BE AGENDA.

NEXT TWO ITEMS MAY BE TAKEN TOGETHER.

SO AGAIN, THE ONLY TWO ITEMS WE'RE HEARING TO PULL FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA ARE ITEM 12 AND 25.

AGAIN, THIS, THESE ARE JUST THE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS. MM-HMM UH, DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE AMENDED CONSENT AGENDA WITH THE, UH, WITH ITEMS 12 AND 25 REMOVED FOR PUBLIC HEARING? SO MOVE I HAVE, I HAVE A MOTION FROM COMMISSIONER HILL, UH, SECOND FROM, UH, COMMISSIONER SCRS.

I SEE ANY OBJECTION SEEING NONE, THOSE ITEMS HAVE BEEN APPROVED.

WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO THE REGULAR AGENDA.

MR. VICE CHAIRMAN.

THE

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THAT'S ITEM TWO PA 1922.

AND ITEM THREE, PUT 2 22 THAT'S PA 19 22, 4 6 6 3 AND 5,000 5 5100 JEWEL ROAD AND PUT 22 DASH TWO JEWEL PLACE CONCEPT PLAN 19 22 46, 63 AND 5,000 TO 5,100 JEWEL ROAD RELATED TO PUT TWO DASH 22.

THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED WEST SIDE OF JEWEL ROAD, SOUTH OF GREENWELL STREET, COUNCIL DISTRICT FIVE HEARST.

THE APPLICANT IS TOM DEHA.

THE APPLICANT PROPOSED CHANGING THE COMPREHENSIVE USES PLAN AMENDMENT FROM RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD TO COMPACT NEIGHBORHOOD.

PUT TWO DASH 22 DUAL PLACE CONCEPT PLAN RELATED TO PA DASH 19 DASH 22.

THE APPLICANT PROPOSED PLANNED DEVELOPMENT WITH TWO PHASES CONSISTING OF MEDIUM DENSITY.

MULTI-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL 120,000 SQUARE FEET, LIGHT COMMERCIAL BUILDING AREA IN A LARGE COMMON OPEN SPACE.

THE FUTURE B LINE DESIGNATION IS RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD PA 19 DASH 22 4 6 6 3 AND 5,000 TO 5,100 JEWEL ROAD RELATED TO PUT TWO DASH 22 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 TO REZONING REQUEST WILL MEET THE MINIMUM CRITERIA FOR PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT, BEING COMPATIBLE WITH SURROUNDING USES AND CONFORMING TO UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE REQUIREMENTS.

IF THE COMPANION COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENT IS APPROVED, WE'VE RECEIVED ONE MESSAGE AND OPPOSITION TO THESE TWO ITEMS. THANK YOU, MR. DIRECTOR, THIS TIME I'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AND CALL THE APPLICANT FORWARD FOR 15 MINUTES.

GOOD AFTERNOON, MR. CHAIRMAN MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION.

MY NAME IS MURRAY MCCULLOUGH WITH BENCHMARK GROUP 1 2 2 3 2 INDUSTRIAL PLEX BOULEVARD, SUITE NINE, UH, BATON ROUGE, 7 0 8 0 9.

I'M HERE WITH MR. TOM DE HAY, THE PRESIDENT CEO OF CST DEVELOPERS DEVELOPING THIS PARTICULAR PROJECT.

UH, I THINK THAT THE DESCRIPTION WAS PRETTY, PRETTY, UH, DETAILED, BUT I DO WANNA MAKE SURE THAT EVERYBODY IS AWARE THAT THIS CONCEPT PLAN IS PROPOSED ON 150, A LITTLE OVER 153 ACRES OF WHICH WE'RE ONLY DEVELOPING ABOUT 53 ACRES OF IT.

UH, SO 95 ACRES OF THIS SITE IS, UH, IS ACCORDING TO THE CONCEPT PLAN OPEN SPACE.

AND IN FACT WILL BE PUT INTO A CONSERVATION EASEMENT, NEVER TO BE DEVELOPED OF THE PROPERTY THAT'S BEING DEVELOPED.

UH, IT IS IN BY VAST MAJORITY IN, UM, FLOOD ZONE X THERE'S A SMALL 1.6 ACRE PORTION IN THE FLOOD, PLAIN IN THE UPPER EDGES OF FLOOD PLAIN IN THE LOWER, UH, IN THE, THAT WOULD BE THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF, OF THE SITE.

IT'S SMALL IT'S, UH, IT'S ONLY 2%.

IT'S FAR LESS THAN THE, THE, UH, THE NEW ORDINANCE WOULD REQUIRE.

SO WITH THAT, AND THE, I BELIEVE WE RECEIVED A RECOMMENDATION OF APPROVAL DEPARTMENT DEVELOPMENT.

AND THEN FROM THE PLANNING STAFF, WE WOULD LIKE TO RESPECTFULLY REQUEST THAT THIS ITEM, THESE TWO ITEMS BE APPROVED.

AND I'M GLAD TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.

UM, THANK YOU.

WE HAVE THREE OTHER, UH, CARDS OF, UH, PEOPLE IN SUPPORT WHO DO NOT WISH TO SPEAK.

UM, THOMAS DELLA D HAY.

UM, T BRADLEY, KEITH AND ANGELA DE GRAEL.

UH, DO WE HAVE ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK IN OPPOSITION? WE HAVE NO OPPOSITION CARDS.

HEY, THANK Y'ALL FOR ALLOWING ME TO SPEAK IN.

UM, YOU, YOU WANT FIVE MORE MINUTES? I THINK THE, OH, ACT ACTUALLY THAT'S CORRECT.

I FORGOT ABOUT THAT.

YES, SIR.

COUNCILMAN HURST.

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UH, I WANT TO THANK MR. DEL HAY FOR DOING THE DUE DILIGENCE REQUIRED TO ENSURE THAT IT'S NOT ONLY A, UH, DEVELOPMENT THAT THAT ADDS ROOFTOPS, BUT IT'S A DEVELOPMENT THAT ADDS COMMERCIAL AS WELL.

SO THE NEXT AGENDA ITEM IS THE LAND, UM, NEXT TO, UM, THIS DEVELOPMENT.

SO ONE THING THAT WE TALKED ABOUT IS BRINGING THE RIGHT TYPE OF DEVELOPMENT TO NORTH BATON ROUGE AND, UH, HE'S ZONED A COMMERCIAL.

WE WORKED WITH DEVELOPERS, WE'VE DONE A FEASIBILITY STUDY FOR A GROCERY STORE AND HE'S BEEN AS COMPLIANT AS HE CAN BE TO MAKE SURE HE'S A GOOD FRIEND TO THE PEOPLE OF THAT COMMUNITY.

AND I AM IN FULL SUPPORT OF MR. DEL HAY, UH, MR. MURRAY AND THE, UH, DEVELOPMENT THERE.

SO THANK YOU GUYS SO MUCH.

UH, COMMISSIONER ADDISON.

WE'LL CLOSE PUBLIC HEARING AT THIS TIME AND, UH, ASK FOR COMMISSIONER'S COMMENTS OR, UH, MOTIONS, MOTION TO APPROVE.

IT'S A MOTION TO APPROVE FROM COMMISSIONER BANKS.

YOU SECOND.

SECOND FROM COMMISSIONER ADDISON.

IS THERE ANY OBJECTION SEEING NONE, THESE TWO ITEMS HAVE BEEN APPROVED.

WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE NEXT ONE.

MR. CHAIRMAN, THE

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NEXT THREE ITEMS CAN BE TAKEN TOGETHER.

THAT'S ITEM FOUR, FIVE AND SIX.

ITEM FOUR, PA 22 DASH 20 20 22.

EXCUSE ME.

1576 O'NEIL LANE CASE 58, 22 15 7.

EXCUSE ME.

1576 O'NEIL LANE AND S 10 22, WILLOW SPRINGS, P 20 DASH 22, 5 76 O'NEIL LANE RELATED TO CASE 58 DASH 22 AND S 10 DASH 22.

THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED WEST SIDE OF O'NEIL LANE, NORTH OF HONEYCUTT ROAD, COUNCIL DISTRICT THREE, AMAROSA.

THE APPLICANT IS MICKEY L ROBERTSON.

THE APPLICANT PROPOSED CHANGE IN THE COMPREHENSIVE USE PLAN AMENDMENT FROM COMMERCIAL TO COMPACT NEIGHBORHOOD CASE 58 DASH 22 5 76 O'NEIL LANE.

THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING TO REZONE FROM LIGHT COMMERCIAL C1, COMMERCIAL ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE RESTAURANT C AAB ONE AND RURAL TO TWO FAMILY.

A 2.9 PROPOSED USE SEMIDETACHED S 10 DASH 22 WILLOW SPRINGS.

THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING 140 SEMITE RESIDENTIAL LOTS WITH PRIVATE STREET ACCESS.

THE FUTURE BR LANE'S DESIGNATION IS COMMERCIAL P 20 DASH 22 5 76 O'NEIL LANE RELATED TO CASE 58 DASH 22 AND S 10 DASH 22.

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 COMPLAIN COMPANION PLAN AMENDMENT IS APPROVED, BEING COMPATIBLE WITH SURROUNDING USES AND CONFORMING TO UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE REQUIREMENTS, STAFF CERTIFIES THAT THE PROPOSED PRELIMINARY PRELIMINARY PLAT REQUEST MEETS THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS OF THE UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE FOR PLANNING COMMISSION CONSIDERATION.

IF THE PLAN AMENDMENT AND REZONING ARE APPROVED, THE PLANNING COMMISSION OFFICE HAS RECEIVED TWO MESSAGES IN OPPOSITION TO THESE THREE ITEMS. THANK YOU, MR. DIRECTOR, AT THIS TIME, I'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AND ASKED THE APPLICANT TO, TO COME FORWARD AND SPEAK FOR, UH, 15 MINUTES.

UH, BEFORE I GET STARTED, I THINK THESE GENTLEMEN WERE TRYING TO ASK IF YOU COULD TURN THE VOLUME UP WHEN MS. JASMINE SPEAKS, THEY WERE HAVING TROUBLE HEARING THE, UH, CASE.

UH, MICKEY ROBERTON WITH MR. ENGINEERING AND SURVEYING 93 45 INTERLINE AVENUE HERE TONIGHT TO PRESENT THIS PRELIM PLATINUM REZONING, A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENT.

UH, THE PROPERTY IS CURRENTLY ZONED RURAL C A B ONE AND C1 WITH A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN DESIGNATION OF COMMERCIAL.

WE'RE ASKING FOR A DOWN ZONING TO A 2.9 TO ACCOMMODATE, UH, 140 LOTS ON 20 ACRES, WHICH MAKES IT A LOW DENSITY, UH, SINGLE FAMILY, RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT.

WE HAVE PROVIDED THE REQUIRED DRAINER STUDY FOR A PROJECT THAT IS, UH, LOCATED MORE THAN 25% IN THE FLOOD ZONE.

UH, THAT MORATORIUM REQUIRED THAT WE REDUCE OUR OUTFLOW BY AT LEAST 10% FOR THE HUNDRED YEAR STORM.

UH, WE HAVE REDUCED THE FLOWS FOR THE 10 25 AND A HUNDRED YEAR STORM BY 25%, 30% AND 30%, UH, RESPECTIVELY.

SO WE'RE, UH, YOU KNOW, MAKING EVERY EFFORT TO IMPROVE DRAINAGE IN THE AREA.

UH, WE'VE ALSO PRESENTED A PLAT THAT MEETS ALL THE REQUIREMENTS, UH, OF THE UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE.

AND WE RECEIVED A RECOMMENDATION FOR APPROVAL FROM THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND DPW.

AND WE WOULD ASK, UH, FOR THE SAME FROM YOU.

SEEING NOT ALL CLOSE PUBLIC HEARING AND, UH, INVITE, UH, DIRECTOR'S COMMENTS OR MOTIONS? I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE.

UH, WE HAVE NO OTHER CARDS IN, UH, FOR SPEAKERS FOR SUPPORT.

THAT'S CORRECT.

NO OTHER CARDS ON THESE ITEMS. OKAY.

AND DO WE HAVE ANYONE IN OPPOSITION

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WE HAVE A MOTION ON THE FLOOR TO APPROVE.

WE HAVE A SECOND, UH, FROM, UH, COMMISSIONER SCRAGS.

WE HAVE A SECOND FROM, UH, COMMISSIONER ADDISON.

ALTHOUGH I THINK COMMISSIONER BANKS WAS RIGHT UP THERE WITH HIM.

IS THERE ANY OPPOSITION TO THAT MOTION SEEING NONE THAT MOTION PASSES, MR. BUS CHAIRMAN, WE CAN NOW MOVE ON TO ITEM

[9. TA-7-22 Short Term Rentals Unified Development Code amendment to revise Chapter 9, Use Regulations and Chapter 19, Definitions to establish regulations for short term rentals. PLANNING STAFF FINDINGS: Staff certifies that the proposed UDC amendment is consistent with the comprehensive plan]

NINE, TEXT AMENDMENT 7 22 SHORT TERM RENTALS.

THIS ITEM IS A TEXT AMENDMENT TO THE UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE TO REVISE NINE USE REGULATIONS AND CHAPTER 19 DEFINITIONS TO ESTABLISH REGULATIONS GOVERNING SHORT TERM RENTALS.

AT THIS TIME, I'LL HAVE MY, UH, ASSISTANT PLANNING DIRECTOR GIVE A BRIEF SUMMARY OF THESE PROPOSED REGULATIONS, AND WE'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

UH, SOME, UH, MEMBERS OF THE AUDIENCE WHO WISH TO SPEAK, UH, IN FAVOR AND IN OPPOSITION.

SO WE, UM, WE WERE ASKED BY, UH, THE CITY COUNCIL TO CONVENE A, UM, A STUDY GROUP WITH THE FEDERATION OF GREATER BATON ROUGE, CIVIC ASSOCIATIONS, AND THE, UH, THE FEDERATION OF, UH, GREATER BATON ROUGE ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS TO STUDY THE POTENTIAL FOR REGULATIONS IN THE PARISH.

WE, UM, WE CURRENTLY DON'T HAVE REGULATIONS, UM, IN THE PARISH.

UM, THERE ARE APPROXIMATELY LIKE 450 OR SO IT, IT VARIES CUZ UM, THE PLATFORMS KIND OF COME AND GO.

UM, BUT WEVE GOT SHORT TERM RENTALS OPERATING CURRENTLY.

UH, WE HAD SOME, UH, NEIGHBORHOODS APPROACH US, UH, THAT WERE HAVING SOME ISSUES.

SO WE CONVENED, UH, A GROUP.

UM, WE INVOLVED THE, UH, PARISH ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, THE, UH, PERMIT INSPECTIONS, UH, DEPARTMENT.

UM, WE, UM, GOT WITH THE BATON ROUGE LODGING ASSOCIATION, THE BED AND BREAKFAST ASSOCIATION.

UH, WE GOT WITH A, UH, A RESIDENT OF A LOCAL HISTORIC DISTRICT, A SHORT TERM RENTAL HOST THAT WASN'T OPERATING, UM, WITH A PLATFORM AND WITH, UM, A REPRESENTATIVE FROM AIRBNB AND UM, OUT OF THE, UH, THE MEETINGS THAT WE HAD, WE LOOKED AT SEVERAL, UH, CITIES IN LOUISIANA AND IN THE SOUTHEAST AND, UM, PULLED, I GUESS THE ORDINANCE ELEMENTS THAT, UM, THE GROUP THOUGHT WERE PERTINENT.

AND, UM, AND THAT'S WHAT IS HERE, UH, BEFORE THE PLANNING COMMISSION TONIGHT, UM, IT BASICALLY CREATES A NEW USE.

WE DON'T HAVE, UH, SHORT TERM RENTALS DEFINED AS A USE AND IN YOUR SINGLE FAMILY, UH, ZONING DISTRICTS, UM, WE'RE PROPOSING TO, UH, ALLOW OWNER-OCCUPIED SHORT TERM RENTALS ON, ON LIMITED BASIS.

AND, UH, THE LIMITATIONS ARE YOU SET ASIDE A BEDROOM AND THAT'S WHERE THE, UM, THE OWNER IS THERE.

UM, AND, UH, YOU LIMIT THE, UM, THE OCCUPANTS TO, UM, TWO BEDROOMS, UH, PLUS I'M SORRY, TWO PER BEDROOM.

UH, PLUS TWO, UH, I'M SORRY.

UH, SCRATCH THAT.

WE, WE LIMITED, UM, THE RENTAL, UH, TO, UH, ONE BEDROOM, LESS THAN THE TOTAL NUMBER OF BEDROOMS IN THE DWELLING UNIT, UH, SHELBY OWNER OCCUPIED, THEY WOULD HAVE TO SHOW PROOF OF THEIR HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION.

UM, AND, UM, THEY WOULD HAVE TO SHOW PROOF THAT THEY EITHER WERE REGISTERED TO PAY, UM, SALES AND OCCUPANCY TAXES OR USE A PLATFORM THAT IS REGISTERED TO PAY THOSE TAXES.

UH, WE FELT LIKE, UH, THAT THOSE WEREN'T SO MUCH AN ISSUE BECAUSE THERE WAS PRESUMABLY SOMEBODY ON PREMISE THAT, UM, THE NEIGHBORHOOD CAN CONTACT.

THAT WOULD BE THE OWNER IN CASE THERE WAS AN ISSUE.

SO THE OTHER CATEGORY WOULD BE NON-OWNER OCCUPIED.

AND WHAT WE'RE PROPOSING IS THAT, UH, IN YOUR SINGLE FAMILY DISTRICTS, THEY WOULD BE ALLOWED, UH, WITH CONDITIONAL USE ONLY IF THEY WERE ABLE TO GET THE CONDITION USE APPROVAL FROM THE PLANNING COMMISSION, WHICH WOULD PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE NEIGHBORHOOD TO, UH, TO VOICE THEIR, UH, STANCE.

UH, THEN YOU WOULD GO THROUGH THE PERMIT OFFICE AND GET A PERMIT.

UM, AND THAT'S KIND OF THE SUMMARY IN A NUTSHELL, AND I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS, PLANNING, COMMISSION, STAFF, CERTES THAT THESE PROPOSED UDC AMENDMENT IS CONSISTENT WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.

WE'VE RE RECEIVED THREE MESSAGES IN SUPPORT TO THIS ITEM.

THANK YOU, MR. DIRECTOR.

UM, AT THIS TIME WE HAVE A NUMBER OF CARDS JUST FOR,

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SO I'LL START WITH THOSE IN FAVOR AND, UH, CALL MR. ED LAKI, STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS, AND YOU HAVE THE FLOOR FOR THREE MINUTES, SIR.

VERY GOOD.

PUBLIC URINATION, THREATENING NEIGHBORS.

COMMISSIONERS ED LAKI, PRESIDENT FEDERATION OF GREATER BATON ROUGE, CIVIC ASSOCIATIONS.

THE FEDERATION HAS BEEN A CO-SPONSOR OF THIS ITEM FOR THE LAST ALMOST THREE PLUS YEARS.

THAT'S HOW LONG IT'S BEEN.

THIS STUDY HAS BEEN UNDERWAY.

UM, WE ARE ALSO IN SUPPORT OF THIS PROPOSAL BECAUSE THERE ARE CURRENTLY NO RULES IN PLACE IT'S UNREGULATED ALLS FAIR.

THERE IS A REVIEW PROCESS BEFORE THIS BODY, WHICH ALLOWS MEMBERS TO PROVIDE FEEDBACK BEFORE GRANTING A PERMIT.

DURING OUR DELIBERATIONS, WE HAVE CHALLENGED THE PREVAILING LEGAL PRECEDENCE ABOUT SHORT TERM RENTALS AND RECEIVED GUIDANCE FROM THE PARISH ATTORNEY'S OFFICE ON WHAT IS ACCEPTABLE.

AND WHAT'S NOT.

WE LOOK AT THIS AS A GOOD FIRST STEP, BUT WE DO HAVE SOME FUNDAMENTAL CONCERNS THAT WE ARE GOING TO NEED TO ADDRESS AS WE GO FORWARD.

ONE OF THEM HAS TO DO WITH COMPLAINT MANAGEMENT AND ENFORCEMENT.

THERE ARE A LOT OF GOOD HOSTS OUT THERE THAT ARE RESPECTFUL OF THE NEIGHBORS AND MANAGE THEIR GUEST BEHAVIOR.

BUT THERE ARE ALSO SOME HORROR STORIES AROUND PARTYING PARKING, UH, SOME CASES TOO ABREAST ON A STREET WHERE THE EMERGENCY VEHICLES CAN'T GET DOWN THERE.

IF THE OWNER IS NOT AVAILABLE, YOU HAVE A DIFFICULT TIME ENFORCING SOME OF THOSE 3, 1, 1 OR NUISANCE REQUEST.

WHAT THAT THEN RESULTS IN IS THE NEIGHBORS HAVING TO MANAGE THE BEHAVIOR OF THE GUESTS UNDER PERMITTING.

WE DO HAVE THIS CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT THAT THIS BODY IS RESPONSIBLE FOR, BUT WHAT WE REALLY DON'T FULLY UNDERSTAND OR FATHOM IS WHAT WOULD INFLUENCE THE COMMISSIONERS FROM THE NEIGHBORS TO DENY A PERMIT.

IN SOME CASES, THERE ARE HOSTS UP THERE THAT DON'T EVEN REGISTER THEIR, UH, B AIRBNBS.

AND SOME OF THEM WE'VE HEARD LATELY ARE RENTING THEM BY THE HOUR.

THAT'S ONE OF THE UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES OF SOME OF THE STUFF THAT'S HAPPENING.

ONE OF THE RULES, ONE OF THE QUESTIONS THAT'S GONNA BE ASKED IS SHOULD THESE RULES APPLY TO ALL MY QUESTION IS, IS WHY NOT? IF YOU'VE BEEN A GOOD STEWARD, THEN THE PROPERTY OWNER SHOULD HAVE ABSOLUTELY NO PROBLEMS. GARNERING A CONDITIONAL USE THE ARGUMENT ABOUT INVESTMENTS.

REMEMBER THAT THE NEIGHBORS ALSO HAVE INVESTED THEIR LIFE SAVINGS AND THIS MAY OR MAY NOT DEVALUE THEIR INVESTMENTS.

THAT'S ALL GENTLEMEN.

AND LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, THANK YOU.

NEXT, UH, ABRAHAM BANKS.

UH, NAME AND ADDRESS.

AND YOU HAVE THE FLOOR FOR THREE MINUTES.

UH, 11, 1 55 STANLEY AUBURN, BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA.

UH, THANK YOU GUYS FOR LETTING ME SPEAK.

I WAS, MY MAIN CONCERN WAS, UH, THE LITERATURE.

THERE'S NO LITERATURE THAT GIVES OUT THE STRUCTURE PLAN OF HOW THESE REGULATIONS AND POLICIES ARE GOING TO BE INSTITUTED.

AND I WOULD LIKE TO BE INFORMED ON, I MEAN, I UNDERSTAND, UH, IF THERE'S A NUISANCE AND THERE'S A COMPLAINT, IT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY THE OWNER.

AND I DON'T KNOW IF THESE PERMITS WOULD SOLVE ALL OF THOSE PROBLEMS, BUT I, I JUST LIKE TO HAVE SOME LITERATURE ON THE STRUCTURE OF HOW THESE PERMITS ARE GOING TO FUNCTION.

HAVE, HAVE YOU LOOKED OVER THE ORDINANCE, SIR? YEAH.

YEAH, YEAH.

WE'RE YEAH, WE, WE'RE NOT GONNA, I CAN'T, I CAN'T, I CAN'T GET TO TELL YOU HOW, HOW THE ENFORCEMENT'S GOING TO GO, CUZ THAT'S NOT PART OF WHAT OUR BODY DOES.

MM-HMM SO YOU WOULD'VE TO TAKE THAT UP WITH, UH, UH, WITH PERMITS AND WITH THE PARISH ATTORNEY, THEY WILL STRUCTURE ALL OF THOSE REGULATIONS.

I'M SORRY.

THEY WILL BE THE ONES WHO STRUCTURE ALL THE REGULATIONS.

NEXT IS MJ MARKK AND I APOLOGIZE IF I MESSED UP THE NAME.

YOU HAVE THE FLOOR FOR THREE MINUTES.

IT'S MARY JANE, MARK INTEL.

AND I WAS THE REPRESENTATIVE FOR SPANISH TOWN.

WHEN I STARTED THIS, I LIVED IN SPANISH TOWN

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SPANISH TOWN HAS LONG SUPPORTED SHORT TERM RENTALS.

GOING BACK TO WAR TIMES WHEN RENTING ROOMS OR A GARAGE APARTMENT IN OWNER-OCCUPIED PROPERTIES TO VISITING SERVICE MEMBER FAMILIES, WHEN WHOLE HOUSE SHORT TERM RENTAL PROPERTIES STARTED SHOWING UP IN SPANISH TOWN, THE OLDEST NEIGHBORHOOD IN BATON ROUGE, IT CREATED A QUALITY OF LIFE ISSUE FOR THE RESIDENTS, WITH NOTHING ON THE BOOKS TO REGULATE THEIR OPERATIONS AND SOLVE THE PROBLEMS THAT WERE BEING CREATED BY THESE WHOLE HOUSE RENTALS.

AFTER THE ISSUE CAME TO PUBLIC LIGHT, IT APPEARS THAT SOME OF THE SAME ISSUES WERE ALL OVER BATON ROUGE.

YOU HEARD ED TALK ABOUT THOSE.

THAT IS WHAT STARTED THIS WORK.

SO WHEN THE WORK, UH, STARTED IN DRAWING UP THIS PROPOSED ORDINANCE, IT WAS ACTUALLY PERCEIVED THAT THIS WOULD BE ONE OF THE MOST CONTENTIOUS JOBS EVER, AND THAT THIS GROUP WOULD NEVER COME TO AN AGREEMENT ON ANYTHING.

THIS GROUP WAS CREATED BY THE METRO COUNCIL.

IT INCLUDED THE, UH, BATON ROUGE FEDERATION OF CIVIC ASSOCIATIONS REPRESENTING ALMOST A HUNDRED, UH, GROUPS OUT THERE.

IT ALSO INCLUDED SPANISH TOWN, AIRBNB REPRESENTATIVE, A SHORT TERM RENTAL PERSON, BED AND BREAKFAST OWNERS, THE REALTORS AND THE BATON ROUGE LODGING ASSOCIATION.

AND ALONG WITH THAT, WE HAD PEOPLE FROM THE CITY MUCH TO THE SURPRISE OF PEOPLE SITTING AT THAT TABLE.

SOMETHING THAT RARELY EVER HAPPENS IN THIS DAY AND AGE, THIS VERY DIVERSE, DIVERSE GROUP OF PEOPLE CAME TOGETHER IN AGREEMENT WITH A SINGLE PATH IN GOING FORWARD.

AND THAT IS THE PATH THAT IS NOW BEFORE YOU, WHILE THERE'S STILL SOME CONCERNS AND YOU'VE HEARD SOME PEOPLE BRING THAT UP.

THIS PROPOSAL IS A HUGE FIRST STEP IN MOVING FORWARD REGARDING RULES OF OPERATION FOR SHORT TERM RENTALS IN BATON ROUGE.

THIS UNANIMOUS CONSENT BY THIS WORKING GROUP SHOULD BE A HUGE FACTOR BY EACH OF YOU IN CONSIDERING ADOPTING THIS PROPOSED ORDINANCE.

PLEASE VOTE IN FAVOR OF THIS.

NEXT.

I HAVE A CARD IN FAVOR FOR BRIAN MARCY, IF I WOULD.

THAT SHOULD BE OPPOSED.

DO YOU, DO YOU WISH, DO YOU WISH TO SPEAK? NO, NOT, NOT, NOT RIGHT NOW.

LET, LET ME GET ALL THE, UH, THE IN FAVORS AND THEN WE'LL, WE'LL MOVE TO THE OPPONENTS.

UH, ALSO IN SHORT TERM RENTALS, ALLISON REED.

THAT'S AN OPPOSED.

UM, WE HAVE A, AN IN FAVOR FROM WILK PRO.

I'M SORRY.

YOU ARE IN FAVOR, BUT DO NOT WISH TO SPEAK.

THAT'S FINE.

AND WE HAVE ONE MORE IN FAVOR.

UH, ALSO DO NOT WISH TO SPEAK PER GOMEZ.

NOW I'LL MOVE ON TO THOSE WHO ARE IN OPPOSITION AND WE'LL START WITH MR. WILLIAM BRYAN.

MY NAME'S WILLIAM BRYAN, 47 44 JAMESTOWN.

YOU HAVE THE FULL GOOD EVENING EVENING.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

MY, UH, OPPOSITION IS, UM, ESSENTIALLY, UH, COLLATERAL AND THAT, UM, THERE WAS A, UH, A REFERENCE IN THE PAPER YESTERDAY THAT THE, UM, THE SHORT TERM RENTALS MAY NOT BE GRANDFATHERED IN.

AND, UM, I HAVE A BIG, UM, UH, OPPOSITION TO, UM, DUE PROCESS AND LIBERTY RIGHTS FOR PEOPLE WHO HAVE PREVIOUSLY INVESTED AND STARTED SOME SHORT-TERM RENTALS.

UH, AND I DON'T BELIEVE THAT THEY, UM, SHOULD HAVE THOSE, THOSE SHORT TERM RENTALS DEPRIVED.

AND, UM, ALSO TOO, UM, I THINK THAT, UH, THE REGULATIONS THAT ARE CURRENTLY, UH, UH, CHAPTER AND, UM, CHAPTER NINE, UH, ADDRESS REQUIRING THINGS TO, UM, UH, BE PERFORMED BEFORE THEY HAVE ANYTHING TAKEN AWAY FROM 'EM.

SO THEY HAVE, UM, THE OPPORTUNITIES FOR, LIKE YOU SAID, THE NEIGHBORS TO, TO, UM, UH, MAKE COMMENTS.

UM, A LOT OF THE SHORT TERM RENTALS ARE, UM, FROM WHAT MY CLIENTS TELL ME THE, UH, SHORT TERM RENTALS HELP A LOT OF THE LOCAL NEIGHBORHOODS BECAUSE MOST OF THE HOTELS ARE EITHER ON THE INTERSTATE OR DOWNTOWN.

A LOT OF THE SHORT TERM RENTALS,

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UM, ALLOW, UH, THEIR RESIDENTS TO THEIR, UH, GUESTS TO, UM, GO TO MID-CITY SOME OTHER AREAS WHERE THE HOTELS AREN'T, THE, THE GUESTS OF THE HOTELS DON'T GET TO CERTAIN AREAS OF BATON ROUGE.

SO, UM, THEY DO PERFORM A GOOD SERVICE TO THE CITY.

UM, A LOT OF 'EM, UH, ALREADY PAY THE 12% TAXES THEY HAVE ALL THE DOCUMENTATIONS, SO THEY WON'T HAVE ANY PROBLEMS AS FAR AS OBTAINING, UM, UH, ANY KIND OF, UM, UH, CERTIFICATIONS THAT MAY BE REQUIRED.

UM, ACCORDING TO THE, UH, RESIDENT, UH, UH, RESIDENTS OR THE NON-RESIDENT, UM, SHORT, UH, SHORT TERM RENTAL OWNERS.

SO, UM, I BELIEVE THAT, UM, UH, THERE JUST NEEDS TO BE A COUPLE OF, UH, CLARIFICATIONS JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT THESE, UH, UH, NEW REGULATIONS DON'T DEPRIVE EXISTING OWNERS OF, UH, OF, OF, UH, ANY, UH, ABILITY TO HAVE THE SHORT TERM RENTALS AS LONG AS THEY COMPLY WITH ALL THE RULES.

THANKS.

HELLO, MARIE CONSTANTINE.

NEXT UP.

I HAVE, UM, MARIE CONSTANT GOOD EVENING WITH THE FLOOR THREE MINUTES.

OH, CONSTANTINE.

I HAVE ISSUES SURROUNDING QUALITY OF LIFE FOR OLDER NEIGHBORHOODS, GATED COMMUNITIES, UM, HAVE BEEN ABLE TO PROTECT THEMSELVES.

AND THEN I WAS TALKING TO ED AND THIS COMMUNITY HAS BEEN ABLE TO DO A DEED AND CON PROTECT THEMSELVES.

SO THEY DON'T HAVE TO HAVE THESE BUT OLDER NEIGHBORHOODS.

WE'RE STUCK WITH THESE AND WHAT THEY WITH WHOLE HOUSE, WHAT WHOLE HOUSE IS THE MOST DESTRUCTIVE, BECAUSE IT'S SIMPLY A, A HOTEL COMING IN THE BACK DOOR WITHOUT A MANAGER.

SO I BECOME THE MANAGER.

AND SO I'M REALLY THE MANAGER FOR THE ONE DOWN THE STREET FOR WHEN THEY'RE URINATING AND THERE'S MAGGOTS IN THE GARBAGE AND THERE'S MOTORCYCLES ON THE LAWN.

AND I ASK 'EM TO PLEASE PUT 'EM ON THE STREET.

AND THEY PUT HIM ON THE SIDEWALK.

AND ONE GROUP TOLD US THEY WERE SWINGERS.

AND I THOUGHT, JESUS, IF YOU HAD KIDS AND YOU HAD ONE OF THESE NEXT DOOR TO YOU, WHAT WOULD YOU DO? AND THEN, YOU KNOW, PARKING ISSUE, IT JUST GOES ON AND ON.

SO IT'S REALLY WHETHER IT'S SUCCESSFUL OR NOT IS GONNA DEPEND ON THE THREE VIOLATIONS THAT THEY'RE ALLOWED.

IS THIS GONNA BE THINGS THAT NOBODY CAN PROVE? AND DO I REALLY WANNA SPEND MY LIFE TRYING TO CATCH SOMEBODY WITH THREE VIOLATIONS? IT'S JUST SORT OF A NIGHTMARE, BUT I THINK THERE'S SOMETHING THAT PEOPLE DON'T REALIZE ABOUT AIRBNB.

THERE'S A THING CALLED AIR DNA.

AND IF YOU'RE AN INVESTOR IN ANOTHER STATE, YOU CAN LOG ON TO AIR DNA AND IT, ONCE YOU PASS THESE REGULATIONS, WHATEVER YOU DECIDE, UM, THEY WILL BE POSTED ON THERE.

AND YOU'LL BE GIVEN A RATING AS A GOOD OR A BAD CITY TO DO, TO BUY A, UM, A HOUSE TO TURN, TO FLIP INTO A, UM, WHOLE HOUSE.

AND SO YOU'LL HAVE INVESTORS POINTED TO ACTUAL STREETS AND ADDRESSES OF HOUSES THAT ARE FOR SALE.

THAT BASED ON THE RATING THAT THEY GAVE.

SO IF, IF YOU'RE, IF YOU'RE REAL LOOSE WITH YOUR REGULATIONS AND PEOPLE CAN CRAM A LOT OF PEOPLE IN THERE AND NOT GET CAUGHT, OR THEY CAN DO ALL KIND OF THINGS, YOUR RATING'S GONNA BE REALLY HIGH AND YOU'LL HAVE MORE PEOPLE INVESTING AND BUYING MORE AND MORE OF THESE HOUSES.

AND SO ALL THIS IS DOING IS IT'S DEGRADING OUR COLLECTIVE QUALITY OF LIFE AND OUR COLLECTIVE NET WORTH OF A AS A CITY.

AND WE'RE ALREADY STRUGGLING WITH QUALITY OF LIFE IN THE NEIGHBORHOODS.

WE LISTENED TO THIS AT THE METRO COUNCIL MEETING LAST WEEK, UM, DEVASTATING, YOU KNOW, UM, GUN SHOOTING THAT SHOULDN'T HAVE BEEN NECESSARY WITH SOME PRECAUTIONS, 30 SECONDS.

SO I'M AGAINST THIS IN THE SENSE THAT THESE THREE VIOLATIONS ARE CRITICAL.

IF YOU MAKE IT EASY FOR THEM TO DO THESE AND GET AWAY WITH IT, YOU KNOW, WE'RE JUST GONNA HAVE A NIGHTMARE IN OUR NEIGHBORHOODS AND ALL OF US ARE GONNA BE LOOKING TO MOVE TO A GATED COMMUNITY OR ONE WITH DEEDS.

NEXT.

I HAVE A CARD FOR COREY HOWARD.

DO YOU WISH, OH, I'M SORRY.

YOU DO NOT WISH TO SPEAK MY APOLOGIES.

UM, THE CARDS FOR THOSE WHO DO NOT WISH TO SPEAK MY APOLOGIES, JOSEPH BAPTIST.

SO OPPOSITION DOES NOT WISH TO SPEAK MCKAYLA COVINGTON, BRIAN MA.

OH, DO YOU WISH TO SPEAK? I WILL.

YEAH.

IT'S FINE.

GO AHEAD, BRIAN.

MACKEY FIVE, NINE EUROPE STREET, BATTER ROUGE.

OH, I'M SORRY.

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YEAH, IT'S OKAY.

I HAVE TERRIBLE HANDWRITING.

I, I WASN'T PLANNING ON SPEAKING ANYWAY, BUT, UH, I'M AN AIRBNB HOST.

I HAVE BEEN FOR FIVE YEARS, I'VE HOSTED OVER A THOUSAND GUESTS.

OH.

UM, NO ISSUES.

IF THERE EVER WAS ANY ISSUE TO SEEM TO PRESENT ITSELF, WE'RE ABLE TO NIP IT IN THE BUTT.

UH, WE HAVE THREE OR FOUR AIRBNBS.

SO THIS, UH, THIS TYPE OF REGULATION WOULD DEFINITELY, DEFINITELY HURT US, OUR FAMILY, ET CETERA.

UM, A LOT OF FOLKS HAVE SPOKEN ABOUT SWINGERS AND DIFFERENT THINGS.

I MEAN, THESE, THESE, THESE TYPES OF ACTIVITIES AND, AND, YOU KNOW, MOTORCYCLES PARKED ON LAWNS AND THEY HAPPEN IN EVERY, EVERY, UM, NOOK AND CRANNY OF, OF BATON ROUGE IN EVERY LARGE CITY IS JUST GONNA HAPPEN.

YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT YOUR NEIGHBOR'S GONNA BE DOING, ET CETERA.

UM, I FEEL THAT AIRBNBS AND V R B O SHORT TERM RENTAL, TRAVELING NURSES, ALL THE DIFFERENT OPPORTUNITIES THAT ARE PROVIDED FOR FOLKS LIKE MYSELF, HELP THE CITY THAT BRING MONEY TO THE CITY THAT THEY PROVIDE US MONEY TO THEN REINVEST INTO THE CITY.

I MEAN ABOUT THREE OR FOUR HOUSES AND PUT MONEY INTO THOSE AND NOT TO FLIP THEM OR TURN THEM FOR A PROFIT AND THEN LEAVE.

WE'RE INVESTING IN THE CITY BECAUSE WE ACTUALLY BELIEVE IN THIS CITY, UM, I'M FROM TEXAS, WHERE IN TEXAS THINGS GET DONE A LOT QUICKER, AND THIS ISN'T A KNOCK ON BATON ROUGE IN LOUISIANA, BUT IT'S, IT'S NICE TO SEE THAT SOMETHING LIKE AIRBNB CAN BRING A, UM, UM, YOU KNOW, THAT QUICK TURNAROUND, THAT EXCITING FEEL, YOU KNOW, BRINGING PEOPLE TO MID-CITY BRINGING PEOPLE TO DIFFERENT BARS AND RESTAURANTS.

AND SO THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO SAY.

THE, THE HORROR STORIES THAT YOU'RE GONNA HEAR ON THE NEWS AND STUFF LIKE THAT, THEY DON'T HAPPEN.

THERE'S GONNA BE SOME IRRESPONSIBLE HOST HOSTS, OF COURSE.

UM, BUT FOR THE MOST PART, UM, EVEN THOSE WITH, WITH LARGE QUANTITIES OF AIRBNBS ARE VERY, VERY RESPONSIBLE AND THEY TAKE THIS VERY SERIOUSLY AND THEY UNDERSTAND THE IMPACT THAT THEY HAVE ON THE COMMUNITY.

SO THAT'S ALL I HAVE.

WE HAVE ONE MORE CARD IN OPPOSITION DOES NOT WISH TO SPEAK ALLISON REED.

IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WHO WISHES TO SPEAK ON THIS, ON THIS SUBJECT? YOU CAN COME UP, COME, COME FORWARD, PLEASE.

AND YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES.

YOU CAN.

HI, MY NAME IS ERICA GOMEZ.

I RESIDE OR I I'M ACTUALLY AN AIRBNB HOST IN CAPITAL HEIGHTS.

MY STORY IS A BIT DIFFERENT FROM MOST.

UM, I BOUGHT MY HOUSE WITH MY, I GUESS, FORMER PERSON WHO I WAS WITH.

AND WHEN WE SPLIT, UM, I WAS KIND OF FACED WITH THE OPTION OF EITHER SELLING THE HOUSE OR FIGURING SOMETHING ELSE OUT.

ONE OF THE IDEAS THAT I HAD WAS TO TURN MY HOUSE INTO AN AIRBNB WHILE LIVING THERE, I ESSENTIALLY WOULD RENT OUT THE ENTIRE HOUSE AND GO CAMPING ON WEEKENDS AND WAS ABLE TO SAVE UP ENOUGH MONEY TO BUY, UM, A CONDOMINIUM IN THE GARDEN DISTRICT AFTER ONE YEAR.

AND SO I WOULD SAY THAT WHILE THERE ARE MANY INSTANCES OF LIKE WHAT THE PREVIOUS PERSON WAS TALKING ABOUT, YOU KNOW, YOU'VE, YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TENANTS AND NEIGHBORS LIVING THERE A LOT LONGER THAN ONE WEEKEND THAT PEOPLE AREN'T GONNA WANNA BE AROUND.

AND I MEAN, I THINK FROM THE VAST MAJORITY OF INSTANCES, WE HAVE A WONDERFUL POLICE FORCE, AND I KNOW THAT THEY DO WHAT THEY NEED TO DO TO KEEP THIS CITY SAFE.

AND I DON'T NECESSARILY THINK THAT IT'S WORTH TAKING AWAY THAT OPPORTUNITY FOR CERTAIN PEOPLE WHO MAY OR MAY NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO EVEN CONSIDER THE IDEA OF INVESTING IN REAL ESTATE AFTER SUCH A HARD TIME.

SO I'LL SAY THAT AT LEAST FROM MY PERSPECTIVE, I THINK IT'S SOMETHING TO BE CONSIDERED ON BOTH SIDES, BUT I DO OPPOSE AND I DON'T HAVE A CARD.

SO IF, I DON'T KNOW IF I NEED TO GO BACK AND FIND ONE.

ONCE AGAIN, IT'S ERICA GOMEZ.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

VICE CHAIRMAN, WE CAN NOW MOVE ON TO ITEM 12 CASE 56, 22 CASE 56, 22, 9 30 SOUTH EUGENE STREET.

IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WHO WISHES TO SPEAK EITHER, EITHER IN SUPPORT OR IN OPPOSITION TO THIS? YES.

MA'AM YOU COME FORWARD? I'M SORRY.

I DIDN'T FILL OUT A CARD.

I'M JANICE DELANO, UH, WITH THE STOCKADE BED AND BREAKFAST AT 88 60 HIGHLAND ROAD.

I MEAN, THESE, UM, REGULATIONS ARE SIMPLY BEING PUT IN PLACE TO KEEP EVERYBODY HONEST.

I MEAN, I'VE BEEN RUNNING A, B, B FOR 28 YEARS AND WE HAVE REGULATIONS.

SO IT ISN'T TO PEOPLE FROM HAVING AN AIRBNB IT'S TO KEEP PEOPLE FOLLOWING RULES, AND WE JUST WANNA LEVEL THE PLAYING FIELD.

SO I APPLAUD AND WISH EVERYBODY THE BEST WITH AIRBNB.

WE'D JUST LIKE YOU TO FOLLOW THE SAME RULES THAT THE REST OF US DO.

THANK, THANK YOU.

UH, AT THIS TIME, I'LL GO AHEAD AND CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND, UH, INVITE COMMENTS, UH, OR MOTIONS FROM THE, UH, COMMISSION COMMISSIONERS,

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COMMISSIONER ADDISON.

THANK YOU, MR. MR. CHAIR.

I, I HEARD ONE OF THESE SPEAKERS WHO CAME UP VERY EARLY IN THE COMMENTS AND MENTION THE IDEA THAT WE HAVE A IN THE ORDINANCE OR IN THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE THAT WE HAVE THE SHORT TERM OWNER, OCCUPIED RENTALS, UM, BEING IMPLEMENTED AND EXECUTED A DIFFERENT RATE OF TIME THAN THE, UM, NONE ON OCCUPIED.

I DID READ OVER THE, OVER THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE.

AND, UM, THAT WAS ONE THING I'VE HEARD A LOT OF CONCERN ABOUT THAT BOTH PROBABLY NEED TO BE IMPLEMENTED AT THE SAME TIME.

UM, AND I LIKE TO MAKE AN MOTION TO APPROVE THE ITEM WITH THE AMENDMENT THAT WE ACT ACTUALLY IMPLEMENT THE SHORT TERM RENTAL OPERATING PRIOR TO THE ADOPTION OF THIS REGULATION.

UM, PROVIDE AN EVIDENCE OF DEMONSTRATING, OPERATING WITH SATISFACTORY TO THE PLANNING DIRECTOR AND EVIDENCE THAT WITH THE PARISH ATTORNEY THAT THEY FOLLOW THE SAME STIPULATIONS THAT ARE LISTED IN THIS UNDER THE OWNER OCCUPIED, UM, PROVISION OF THE, OF THE ORDINANCE.

SO THEY BOTH WOULD BE IMPLEMENTED AT THE SAME TIME, IS WHAT I'M ASKING THAT WE WOULD BOTH HAD THE NON OCCUPIED OWNERS AS WELL AS THE OWNER OCCUPIES BE IMPLEMENTED AT THE SAME TIME.

AND THEN I WOULD, WITH THAT, I'D MAKE THAT AMENDMENT AND APPROVE THE ITEM.

THERE IS A, A MOTION ON THE FLOOR IN AN AMENDMENT.

DO I HAVE A SECOND COMMISSIONER LANDER? ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? SECOND WE HAD, WE HAD A SECOND FROM COMMISSIONER LANDER, SECOND, UM, COMMISSIONER BANKS SECOND.

OH, OKAY.

IF HE WAS ANY FURTHER OB, UH, CONFERENCE, UH, ANY FURTHER COMMENTS SEEING NONE THAT MOTION CARRIES MR.

[12. Case 56-22 930 South Eugene Street et To rezone from Single Family Residential (A2) to Single Family Residential (A2.7) on property located on the west side of South Eugene Street, north of Myrtle Avenue, on property now or formerly known as Lot A of the Lessman Tract. Section 74, T7S, R1W, GLD, EBRP, LA (Council District 7 - Cole) PLANNING STAFF FINDINGS: Staff certifies that the proposed request meets the criteria for a change of zoning, being consistent with the Comprehensive Plan, compatible with surrounding uses, and conforming to the Unified Development Code]

IT'S 56 DASH 22, 9 30 SOUTH EUGENE STREET.

THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED WEST SIDE OF SOUTH EUGENE STREET, NORTH OF MYRTLE AVENUE, COUNCIL DISTRICT SEVEN CODE THE APPLICANT IS HANNAH GAGNER.

THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING TO REZONE FROM SINGLE FAMILY, RESIDENTIAL, A TWO TO SINGLE FAMILY, RESIDENTIAL, A 2.7 PROPOSED USE SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL.

THE FUTURE B ARLE DESIGNATION IS RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD CASE 59 DASH 22 2 2 0 7 NORTH FOSTER STAFF CERTIFIES THAT THE PRO PROPOSED REQUEST MEETS THE CRITERIA FOR CHANGE OF ZONING, BEING CONSISTENT WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN COMPATIBLE WITH SURROUNDING USES AND CONFORMING TO UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE REQUIREMENTS.

AT THIS TIME, I'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AND ASK FOR THE APPLICANT TO COME FORWARD FOR A PERIOD OF NOT TO EXCEED 15 MINUTES.

HELLO, MY NAME IS HANNAH GNAR.

I'M A REALTOR WITH TRUSTEE PROPERTIES AND I'M THE REPRESENTATIVE FOR THIS MOTION.

WE ARE JUST LOOKING TO ZONE IT FROM A TWO SINGLE FAMILY TO A 2.7, ALSO A SINGLE FAMILY, DETACHED RESIDENTIAL, MEANING THERE IS NO TOWNHOUSES OR CONDOMINIUMS BEING BUILT.

IT IS SIMPLY TO TAKE THE LOTS FROM ONE TO THREE TO GIVE THREE FAMILIES THE CHANCE TO BUILD THEIR DREAM HOME IN A LOVELY NEIGHBORHOOD.

THAT'S IT.

WE HAVE A CARD IN FAVOR, HANNAH ARD.

NOT IN, UH, YOU KNOW, IT SAYS IT'S IN CONSISTENCY WITH THE SURROUNDING AREA, JUST IN THE FACT THAT IT'S RESIDENTIAL, THE SIZE OF THE LOTS THAT IT ALLOWS FOR UNDER THIS ZONING IS NOT THE SAME AS WHAT THE REST OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD IS, WHICH IS A TWO ZONING, UM, OR A ONE ZONING.

AND, UH, WE HAVE A CARD IN OPPOSITION WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK DANIEL DA DEJO.

DEHA OKAY.

I'M ABSOLUTELY TERRIBLE WITH NAMES.

SORRY.

NO WORRIES.

DANIEL DEON 8 97 SOUTH EUGENE STREET.

UM, COME TO VOICE MY OPPOSITION.

I'VE SPOKEN TO A FEW OF MY NEIGHBORS IN THE AREA THAT WEREN'T ALSO, WEREN'T ABLE TO MAKE IT THIS EVENING.

AND THEY'RE ALSO, UH, OPPOSED TO THIS, UH, REZONING.

UM, IT JUST ALLOWS FOR A TIGHTER DENSITY ON THIS PROPERTY THAN EVERYWHERE ELSE AROUND IT.

UM, THERE ARE NO OTHER, A TWO ZONINGS THAT I WAS ABLE TO FIND ON THE PARISHES DS MAPS WITHIN A ONE MILE RADIUS.

SO THIS IS A TIGHTER DENSITY THAN WHAT THE REST OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD IS.

IT'S

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UM, THAT'S ALL I'VE GOT.

AND, YOU KNOW, THEY, SHE SAID TO GIVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO, FOR A THREE FAMILIES TO COME IN TO BUILD THEIR DREAM HOMES.

UM, I DON'T KNOW IF ANY OF YOU ARE FAMILIAR WITH MIDCITY, BUT IN ALL LIKELIHOOD, ALL THE OTHER DEVELOPMENTS THAT ARE HAPPENING AROUND THE AREA ARE DEVELOPERS COMING IN, BUYING THREE PROPERTIES, TWO OR THREE PROPERTIES NEXT TO ONE ANOTHER AND BUILDING COPIES OF THE SAME HOUSE SIDE BY SIDE.

UM, IT KIND OF GOES AGAINST THE NATURE OF, AND THE UNIQUENESS OF MID-CITY.

AND, UM, I ASK THAT YOU GUYS KEEP IT ZONED AS IS, AND IT HAS, IT HAS, AND HOW IT HAS BEEN IN, IN UP UNTIL THIS POINT.

WE HAVE NO OTHER CARDS, SO I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND, UH, INVITE COMMENTS, PROMOTIONS FROM THE COMMISSIONERS.

AM I, AM I SEEING THIS CORRECTLY? THAT THE SURROUNDING ZONING THERE IS A TWO IN THE IMMEDIATE AREA CAN, WHEN Y'ALL CONFIRM THAT IS THAT THAT'S CORRECT.

THERE, THERE IS A TWO IN THIS IMMEDIATE AREA.

TO ITEM 13 CASE 59, 22 CASE 59, 22 22 0 7 NORTH FOSTER DRIVE CASE 59 DASH 22 22 0 7 NORTH FOSTER DRIVE.

YEAH.

A 2.7 IS THE REQUEST.

UH, IT WOULD ALLOW 50 FOOT FRONTAGE, 6,000 SQUARE FOOT, LOTS, WHICH IS, IS CONSISTENT WITH THE LOT SIZE AND IMMEDIATE AREA.

MM-HMM UM, IF THIS WERE TO BE APPROVED, THEY COULD POTENTIALLY GET THREE LOTS, NO MORE THAN THAT COMMISSIONER OUTERSON YES, I, THERE, THERE ARE.

I MEAN, I HEARD THE GENTLEMAN SAY THERE ARE NO A TWOS, BUT THEY'RE ALL A TWOS.

MOST OF 'EM ARE A TWOS THAT ARE RIGHT.

NO, NO.

EIGHT, SEVEN.

UM, NO, THERE'S NOT A 27, BUT IT'S IN THAT SAME CATEGORY.

WELL, WELL, OKAY.

I'D LIKE TO MAKE MOTION APPROVE SECOND.

THERE'S A MOTION ON THE FLOOR TO APPROVE BY COMMISSIONER ADDISON.

SECOND BY COMMISSIONER HILL.

DO WE HAVE ANY OBJECTION TO THAT MOTION? THAT MOTION CARRIES.

NOW MOVE ON

[13. Case 59-22 2207 North Foster Drive To rezone from Light Commercial (C1) to Commercial Alcoholic Beverage (bar and lounge)(C-AB-2) on property located northwest of the intersection of North Foster Drive and Madison Avenue, on a portion of property now or formerly known as Lot 5 of East Fairfields Subdivision, Square 2. Section 75, T7S, R1E, GLD, EBRP, LA (Council District 7 - Cole) PLANNING STAFF FINDINGS: Staff certifies that the proposed request meets the criteria for a change of zoning, being consistent with the Comprehensive Plan, compatible with surrounding uses, and conforming to the Unified Development Code requirements]

THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED AT THE NORTHWEST INTERSECTION OF NORTH FOSTER DRIVE IN MADISON AVENUE, COUNCIL DISTRICT SEVEN, COLE.

THE APPLICANT IS MARCUS ANDREW.

THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING TO REZONE FROM LIGHT COMMERCIAL C1 TO COMMERCIAL ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE BAR AND LOUNGE C AAB TWO POST USE BAR.

THE FUTURE BR LE DESIGNATION IS MIXED USE CASE 59 DASH 22 22 0 7 NORTH FOSTER DRIVE STAFF CERTIFIES THAT THE PROPOSED REQUEST MEETS THE CRITERIA FOR CHANGE OF ZONING, BEING CONSISTENT WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN COMPATIBLE WITH SURROUNDING USES AND CONFORMING TO UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE REQUIREMENTS.

THE PLANNING COMMISSION OFFICE HAS RECEIVED ONE MESSAGE AND OPPOSITION TO THIS ITEM.

THANK YOU, MR. DIRECTOR, AT THIS TIME, I'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AND ASK FOR THE APPLICANT TO COME FORWARD FOR A PERIOD OF NOT TO EXCEED 15 MINUTES IS THE APPLICANT PRESENT? WE HAVE ONE SPEAKER CARD AND OPPOSITION, UH, PATRICE THOMAS COME FORWARD.

GOOD EVENING COMMISSIONERS.

MA'AM YOU HAVE THE FLOOR FOR THREE MINUTES.

MY NAME IS PATRICE THOMAS AND I OWN PROPERTY AT 48 36 MADISON AVENUE.

AND I AM SPEAKING IN OPPOSITION TO THIS REZONING.

I'M NOT GONNA BELONG ON BE BRIEF.

UM, SIMPLY THAT AREA JUST HAS TOO MANY BUSINESSES SELLING ALCOHOL WITHIN A HALF A MILE RADIUS, NOT ONE MILE, NOT TWO BUT HALF A MILE.

THEY HAVE EIGHT BUSINESSES THAT SELL ALCOHOL.

THERE'S ALREADY THREE EXISTING BUSINESSES.

I DO BELIEVE THAT'S ALREADY ZONED AS A BAR AND LOUNGE.

AND ONE IS LITERALLY LESS THAN WHAT 200 YARDS NEXT TO THIS FACILITY.

UM, ALSO THERE'S NO PARKING.

THE FACILITY ALREADY

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IS OPERATING I GUESS, BUT NOT SERVING ALCOHOL.

AND THEY'RE JUST BLOCKING THE STREETS BLOCKING MADISON AVENUE.

UM, LATE AT NIGHT, PEOPLE RUN UP AND DOWN THE ROAD AT HIGH SPEEDS IS UNSAFE.

UM, THERE WAS ILLEGAL GAMBLING ACTIVITY AT THE, AT THE FACILITY.

BANNERS POLICE DEPARTMENT ACTUALLY CAME BACK IN 2020 TO DO A BUS ON THE FACILITY.

AND LASTLY, THIS, UM, REQUEST WAS CAME BEFORE YOU IN 2020, AND IT WAS DENIED AND IT HASN'T IMPROVED AND REZONING WON'T IMPROVE THE COMMUNITY.

SO IRIS REQUEST THAT YOU OPPOSE THIS MOTION.

NOW MOVE TO ITEM 16, CASE 63, 22 CASE 63 22, 1 59 59 KEYWOOD AVENUE, K 63, 22 59 59 HAYWOOD AVENUE.

AND SINCE THE APPLICANT IS NOT HERE, I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND INVITE COMMENTS FROM THE, UH, COMMISSIONERS OR MOTIONS.

SECOND.

SO MOTION TO DENY BY COMMISSIONER BANKS.

SECOND BY, UH, COMMISSIONER SCRS.

IS THERE ANY OPPOSITION TO THAT MOTION SEEING NONE? THE MOTION TO DENY CARRIES YOU

[16. Case 63-22 15959 Hewwood AvenueTo rezone from Rural and Commercial Alcoholic Beverage (restaurant)(C-AB-1) to Light Commercial One (LC1) on property located on the north side of Hewwood Avenue, west of O’Neal Lane, on property now or formerly known as Lot A-1 of Wedgewood, Seventh Filing. Section 47, T7S, R2E, GLD, EBRP, LA (Council District 8 -Amoroso) PLANNING STAFF FINDINGS: Staff certifies that the proposed request meets the criteria for a change of zoning, being consistent with the Comprehensive Plan, compatible with surrounding uses, and conforming to the Unified Development Code requirements]

THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED NORTH SIDE OF HAYWOOD AVENUE, WEST OF O'NEIL LANE COUNCIL DISTRICT EIGHT, A OMAROSA.

THE APPLICANTS ARE Z LOU AND TONG.

HON, THE APPLICANTS ARE REQUESTING TO REZONE FROM RURAL AND COMMERCIAL ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE RESTAURANT C AAB, ONE TO LIGHT COMMERCIAL, ONE LC, ONE PROPOSED USE PERSONAL SERVICE ESTABLISHMENT.

THE FUTURE BUREAU LINEAGE DESIGNATION IS COMMERCIAL K 63 DASH 22, 1 59 59 HAYWOOD AVENUE STAFF CERTIFIES.

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

PLANET COMMISSION OFFICE HAS RECEIVED ONE MESSAGE OF OPPOSITION IN THIS CASE.

I'D LIKE TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AND CALL THE, UH, APPLICANT FORWARD.

IT'S THE APPLICANT PRESENT.

ARE, ARE YOU THE APPLICANT? YOU HAVE 15 MINUTES.

DON'T WANNA SPEAK.

NOT A PROBLEM IS OKAY.

ARE, ARE YOU ELVIN DOE UH, ARE YOU ELVIN DOE.

OKAY, SO WE HAVE YOU ON RECORD AS, UH, IN SUPPORT, BUT DO NOT WISH TO SPEAK.

18, PUT 14 0 6, PUT 14 0 6 S ROAD CONCEPT PLAN REVISION THREE, PUT DASH FIVE DASH PUT 14 DASH ZERO SIX S ROAD CONCEPT PLAN REVISION THREE.

UM, DO YOU HAVE ANY CARDS IN, WE HAVE NO ADDITIONAL SPEAKER CARDS FOR THIS ITEM.

ALL RIGHT, THEN I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND, UH, ASK FOR COMMENTS OR MOTIONS FROM THE, UH, COMMISSION.

JUST QUESTION FROM THE ON BEHALF OF THE, I DO HAVE QUESTIONS.

IF YOU DON'T MIND, WHAT KIND OF BUSINESS IS IT? UH, IT'S A MASSAGE BUSINESS MASSAGE.

PROBLEM HEARINGS CLOSED.

DO WE HAVE ANY, UH, FURTHER MOTIONS OR COMMENTS? I MOVE TO DENY WE HAVE A MOVE.

WE HAVE A MOTION TO DENY FROM COMMISSIONER HILL.

DO WE HAVE A SECOND TO THAT? A SECOND FROM COMMISSIONER BANKS, ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION, ANY OPPOSITION TO THE MOTION TO DENY, SEEING NONE THAT MOTION IS ACCEPTED AND THIS IS DENIED YOU NOW MOVE TO ITEM

[18. PUD-14-06 Mickens Road, Concept Plan Revision 3 Proposed revision to reallocate Phase IV commercial area into high density residential use on property located on the south side of Mickens Road, west of Joor road, on Tract A-1-A-1-C-1 and A-1-A-1-C-3 of the Nell P. Stipe Tract. Section 44, T6S, R1E, GLD, EBRP, LA (Council District 5 - Hurst) PLANNING STAFF FINDINGS: Staff certifies that the proposed request meets the minimum criteria of the Planned Unit Development, being consistent with the Comprehensive Plan, compatible with surrounding uses, and conforming to Unified Development Code requirements]

THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED SOUTH SIDE OF S ROAD WEST OF JEWEL ROAD, COUNCIL DISTRICT FIVE HURST.

THE APPLICANT IS CHAD STEVENS.

THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING TO ADD 350 HIGH DENSITY RESIDENTIAL UNITS IN REDUCED COMMERCIAL AREA.

THE FUTURE B LANE DESIGNATIONS

[01:00:01]

ARE COMPACT NEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD AND NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER PUT 14 DASH ZERO SIX MICS ROAD CONCEPT PLAN REVISION, THREE STAFF CERTIFIES THAT THE PROPOSED REQUEST MEETS THE MINIMUM CRITERIA OF THE PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT.

BEING CONSISTENT WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN COMPATIBLE WITH SURROUNDING USES AND CONFORMING TO UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE REQUIREMENTS.

WE'VE RECEIVED ONE MESSAGE OF OPPOSITION.

THIS ITEM IT'S A, THIS TIME WE'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AND CALL THE APPLICANT FORWARD FOR A PERIOD OF 15 MINUTES.

UH, MICKEY ROBERTSON, MR. ENGINEERING AND SURVEYING.

WE'VE BEEN SPEAKING WITH COUNCILMAN HURST AND MR. HAW WITH THE GLEN OAKS HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS.

AND WE WOULD LIKE TO RESPECTFULLY REQUEST A 90 DAY DEFERRAL SO THAT WE CAN HAVE A COMMUNITY MEETING TO A FURTHER DISCUSS THE PLANS FOR THE PROJECT.

UH, AT THIS TIME I'D LIKE TO RECOGNIZE, UH, COUNCILMAN HURST.

UM, THANK YOU ALL FOR ALLOWING ME TO SPEAK AGAIN.

SO THIS, WHEN WE TALK ABOUT, UH, MASTER PLANS AND WHAT A COMMUNITY LOOKS LIKE, WE WANNA MAKE SURE WE HAVE THE TYPE OF, OF DEVELOPMENT THAT ADDS VALUE AND DOESN'T TAKE VALUE AWAY.

WHAT I MEAN IS EVERY ROOFTOP IS NOT A GOOD ROOFTOP.

UM, WE WANNA MAKE SURE THAT WE INCREASE THE MEDIAN INCOMES IN NORTH BATON ROUGE.

AND, UM, THE WAY THAT IT'S CURRENTLY DESIGNED DOES NOT MEET THE CRITERIA THAT I BELIEVE IS AN EFFECTIVE DEVELOPMENT, NOR THAT, UM, THE GLEN OAKS NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION THINKS IS A, IS AN EFFECTIVE DEVELOPMENT TO, TO BRING VALUE TO THAT COMMUNITY.

SO I, I DEFINITELY HONOR THE 90 DAYS, UM, AT THIS POINT WE WILL NOT ACCEPT ANY MULTI-FAMILY IN THAT LOCATION.

IT'LL HAVE TO BE SINGLE FAMILY, UM, UH, RESIDENTS, UH, UH, SO PROBABLY GOING BACK FOR REZONING, UH, TO, TO CHANGE THE, THE TY OF ZONING MORE SO THAN, UM, THE DESIGN, WHICH IS WHAT WE'VE BEEN BROUGHT IS SUPER.

I DON'T WANT, I DON'T GET THE NUMBERS, BUT WE'VE LO THEY THEY'VE LOWERED THE NUMBER OF, UH, UNITS, BUT THAT STILL DOESN'T MEET THE REQUIREMENTS FOR ME TO BE APPROVED FOR ME TO APPROVE IT, NOR FOR THE, UH, NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION TO SEE THE VALUE THAT IT'S GONNA ADD TO THE COMMUNITY.

SO I, AT THIS POINT, I'M IN OPPOSITION, BUT I WILL GRANT THE 90 DAYS SO THAT HE CAN COME BACK AND, AND REVISE HIS PLAN.

SORRY.

THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN.

DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER SPEAKERS ON, WE HAVE A SPEAKER COME ON.

YES, YOU HAVE, YOU HAVE THREE, YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES.

OH, I'LL STATE NAME AND ADDRESS PLEASE, SIR.

UH, CHRISTOPHER ARD, 60 40, ER, DRIVES PLACE AS I COME OUT AS A HOMEOWNER AND AS THE PRESIDENT OF THE GLEN OAKS AREA NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION, UM, I DON'T MEAN TO TAKE UP TOO MUCH TIME, BUT I WANTED TO SPEAK MORE TO THE COMMUNITY INTEGRITY LIKE DAR COUNCILMAN HURST SAID, IT'S LIKE, WE ARE PROUD COMMUNITY.

WE'RE WORKING SAY, WELL, MIDDLE CLASS WORKING CLASS HOMEOWNERS, GENERATIONAL HOMEOWNERS.

UH, MATTER OF FACT, THE, THE HOME THAT I'M LIVING IN NOW, I'VE BEEN IN SINCE 1979.

MY PARENTS, THAT WAS MY PARENTS' FIRST HOME.

THEN I ENDED UP MOVING BACK, NEVER LEFT.

AND THE THING ABOUT IT IS MOST OF MY NEIGHBORS HAVE BEEN THERE SINCE 79, SINCE 81, SINCE 82, SINCE THE PLAN, UM, EXTENSION OFMS PLACE AND WHAT WE WANT TO DO AND WHAT I TRY TO, UH, CONVEY TO COUNCILMAN HURST AS WELL AS FROM THE NEIGHBORS ITSELF IS LIKE, WE WANT TO MAINTAIN THE COMMUNITY INTEGRITY.

WE WANT OUR PROPERTY VALUES TO GO UP AS OPPOSED TO GO DOWN, DEPENDING ON THE, UH, DEPENDING ON HOW THIS DEVELOPMENT IS, IS PROCEEDED.

SO IF ANYTHING, WE'LL LIKE THIS COMMISSION TO CAREFULLY LOOK AT THESE PLANS BEFORE APPROVING ANYTHING, UM, BEFORE ANYTHING.

AND I APPLAUD THE ENGINEERING GROUP.

I UNDERSTAND, AS I UNDERSTAND FROM AN ENGINEERING STANDPOINT, THAT IT'S ABOUT MAKING MONEY AND YOU HAVE TO, YOU, YOU MAKE WHAT YOU MAY DO, WHAT YOU HAVE.

SO IN LIEU OF THE MEETING THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE IN THE NEXT 90 DAYS, I HOPE WE CAN COME TO CONSENSUS, UM, TO FIND OUT WHAT'S BEST NEED FOR THE COMMUNITY ITSELF, AS OPPOSED TO JUST BUILDING IT.

AND HOPEFULLY THEY WILL COME.

UH, THANK YOU.

I APPRECIATE THE TIME.

AT THIS TIME.

I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HERE OR NO, I WON'T CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.

I'LL INVITE THE APPLICANT BACK, UH, FOR REBUTTAL.

TO DEFER FOR 90 DAYS, YEAH.

WAS MR. CHAIRMAN? DIDN'T THE APPLICANT FOR 90 TO DEFER? YEAH.

WHY ARE WE DEBATING IT? IF HE'S FOR 90 DEFER? WHY DON'T WE JUST MOVE ON TO DEFER AND THEN LET HIM TALK ABOUT IT NEXT MEETING.

WELL, I, I WANTED TO GET HIM HIS COMMENT IF HE HAD ANYTHING TO SAY ABOUT, UH, BUT HE, HE'S FINE.

HE'S FINE.

SO IF YOU WANNA PUT MOTION ON THE FLOOR

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MOVE DEFER FOR 90 DAYS.

THE SECOND SECOND FROM COMMISSIONER SCRS.

UH, DO WE HAVE ANY OPPOSITION TO THAT MOTION SEEING NONE THAT MOTION CARRIES MR. BUS CHAIRMAN, THE

[Items 20 & 21]

NEXT TWO ITEMS CAN BE TAKEN TOGETHER.

ITEM 20 AND 21, PUD DASH FIVE DASH ZERO SEVEN.

THE GROVE CONCEPT PLAN REVISION FIVE RELATED TO PUD DASH FIVE DASH ZERO SEVEN FINAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN.

THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 10 EAST OF THE MALL OF LOUISIANA BOULEVARD.

COUNCIL DISTRICT 11 ADAMS. THE APPLICANT IS RICHARD CARO.

THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING TO REALLOCATE USES WITHIN EXISTING BUILDINGS TO ADD 91 HIGH DENSITY, RESIDENTIAL UNITS TO PHASES ONE A AND ONE B THE FUTURE B AR LINEAGE DESIGNATION IS REGIONAL CENTER.

PUT DASH FIVE DASH ZERO SEVEN.

THE CONCEPT PLAN REVISION FIVE RELATED TO PUT DASH FIVE DASH ZERO SEVEN FINAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN STAFF CERTIFIES PLUG DASH FIVE DASH ZERO SEVEN, THE GROVE PHASE ONE PARTS ONE AND TWO FINAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN REVISION, FOUR RELATED TO PUT DASH FIVE DASH ZERO SEVEN CONCEPT PLAN.

THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 10 EAST OF THE MALL, LOUISIANA BOULEVARD, COUNCIL DISTRICT 11 ADAMS. THE APPLICANT IS PETER FIBO.

THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING TO ADD A TOTAL OF 25 HIGH DENSITY RESIDENTIAL UNITS TO EXISTING BUILDINGS, A ONE AND B2 REMOVE 26,800 SQUARE FEET OF COMMERCIAL OFFICE AREA.

NO NEW PARKING ADDED THE FUTURE B LINEAGE DESIGNATION IS REGIONAL CENTER.

PUT DASH FIVE DAYS ZERO SEVEN TO GROW PHASE ONE PARTS ONE AND TWO FINAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN REVISION, FOUR RELATED TO PUT DASH FIVE DASH ZERO SEVEN CONCEPT PLAN STAFF CERTIFIES THAT THE PROPOSED CONCEPT PLAN REVISION MEETS THE MINIMUM CRITERIA OF A PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT.

BEING CONSISTENT WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN COMPATIBLE WITH SURROUNDING USES AND CONFORMING TO UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE REQUIREMENTS.

SNAP ALSO CERTIFIES THAT THE PROPOSED FILE DEVELOPMENT PLAN REVISION IS CONSISTENT.

IF THE COMPANION CONCEPT PLAN IS APPROVED AND MEETS THE MINIMUM CRITERIA OF A PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT, BEING CONSISTENT WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN COMPATIBLE WITH SURROUNDING USES AND CONFORMING TO UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE REQUIREMENTS, WE'VE RECEIVED TWO MESSAGES OF OPPOSITION TO THESE TWO ITEMS, EXCUSE ME, AT THIS TIME, I'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AND ASK FOR THE APPLICANT TO COME FORWARD, SPEAK FOR, UH, MORE THAN 15 MINUTES.

MY NAME IS ANDRE RODRIG.

I'M WITH STANTEC CONSULTANT SERVICES, REPRESENTING THE APPLICANT FOR BOTH OF THESE ITEMS THAT ARE BEING BROUGHT UP.

THE PURPOSE OF THESE ARE REVISIONS TO THE, UH, ESTABLISHED PLAN UNIT DEVELOPMENT, 5 0 7, WHICH WAS SUBSEQUENTLY IMPROVED IN 2007.

AND, UH, SEQUENTIALLY DEVELOPED OVER THE PAST, UH, 15 YEARS.

THIS PARTICULAR, UH, REQUEST HERE IS TO CONVERT BUILT SPACE.

UH, THAT'S IN, WITHIN TWO OF THE EXISTING APARTMENT FACILITY, COMPLEXES FROM A COMMERCIAL USE TO RESIDENTIAL UNITS, UH, THERE WILL BE NO NEW PHYSICAL CONSTRUCTIONS OR CHANGES TO THE SITE TERRAIN.

I KNOW ONE OF THE COMMENTS THAT CAME IN OPPOSITION WAS IN CONCERN ABOUT THE FLOOD PLANE, UH, THE SITE AND THE POD BEING WITHIN IT.

HOWEVER, BASED ON THE SPECIAL ORDINANCE, THIS IS AN ESTABLISHED PUT PLAN UNIT DEVELOPMENT AND FINAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN THAT WAS PREVIOUSLY APPROVED.

AND AGAIN, THERE IS NO NEW PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT OTHER THAN WHAT'S GONNA BE A CHANGE OR A CONVERSION OF USE WITHIN AN EXISTING STRUCTURE.

UM, SOMETHING SIMILAR WAS DONE NOT TOO LONG AGO.

A FEW YEARS AGO, I BELIEVE HERE ALONG RIVER ROAD.

UH, I MEAN, NICHOLSON DRIVE, SAME THING, TAKING AN UNOCCUPIED SPACE, UH, THAT WAS BUILT, NOT IN USE, CONVERTING IT INTO RESIDENTIAL COMPONENTS.

SO WITH THAT BEING SAID, I'LL LEAVE IT OPEN FOR ANY FURTHER DISCUSSIONS OR QUESTIONS.

WE HAVE ONE OTHER CARD, UH, IN FAVOR WHO DOES NOT WISH TO SPEAK AND THAT'S MR. CHARLES LANDRY.

I'M HERE TO ANSWER THE QUESTION.

NOW MOVE ON TO ITEM 25 CASE S 1222 HIGHLAND IN INSTER PLAYS

UH, WE DO NOT HAVE ANY CARDS IN OPPOSITION.

NO, THAT'S GREG, NO ADDITIONAL CARDS IN OPPOSITION.

RIGHT THEN I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND, UH, ASK FOR COMMENTS OR MOTIONS, MOVE APPROVAL.

MOTION TO APPROVE FROM COMMISSIONER ADDISON.

SECOND SECOND FROM COMMISSIONER SROS.

ALTHOUGH I THINK I'M GONNA ACTUALLY SECOND FROM COMMISSIONER BANKS, SHE KEEPS GETTING .

SHE KEEPS, SHE KEEPS STICKING HER HAND UP.

AND IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION? IS ANY OPPOSITION TO THE MOTION, SEEING NONE.

THE MOTION CARRIES

[25. S-12-22 Highland Industrialplex Proposed major commercial subdivision with a public street on property located on the north side of Highland Road, east of Airline Highway, on property now or formerly known as Tracts C, D and F-1-1 of the Camille Dixon Tract (Council District 9 - Hudson) PLANNING STAFF FINDINGS: Staff certifies that the proposed request meets the minimum requirements of the Unified Development Code for Planning Commission consideration]

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S DASH 12 DASH 22 HIGHLAND INDUSTRIAL CLICKS.

THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED NORTH SIDE OF HIGHLAND ROAD, EAST OF AIRLINE HIGHWAY COUNCIL DISTRICT NINE.

HUDSON.

THE APPLICANT IS MICKEY L ROBERTSON.

THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING MAJOR COMMERCIAL SUBDIVISION WITH 11 LOTS AND PUBLIC STREET ACCESS.

THE FUTURE B LANE DESIGNATION IS EMPLOYMENT CENTER, S DASH 12 DASH 22 HIGHLAND INDUSTRIAL CLICKS STAFF CERTIFIES THAT THE PROPOSED REQUEST MEETS THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS OF THE UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE FOR PLANNING COMMISSION CONSIDERATION.

I'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AND INVITE THE APPLICANT TO SPEAK 15 AGAIN.

UH, MICKEY ROBERTSON, MR. ENGINEERING AND SURVEY.

AND, UH, THIS SITE IS IT'S ABOUT 14 ACRES AND IT'S ON FOR THE NORTHERN SIDE OF HIGHLAND ROAD IN THAT STRETCH IN BETWEEN AIRLINE AND JEFFERSON.

IT'S ALL COMMERCIAL INDUSTRIAL TYPE AREA RIGHT NOW.

UH, THIS SITE IS 14 ACRES AND IT WAS PREVIOUSLY MY CLIENT'S, UH, CONSTRUCTION OFFICE AND A LAY DOWN YARD.

AND, UH, WHAT THEY'RE LOOKING TO DO IS TO DEVELOP A COMMERCIAL, UH, SUBDIVISION THERE, UH, TO HAVE JUST OFFICE WAREHOUSE TYPE OF USES IN THERE.

UH, AND WE HAVE, SO WE HAVE PREPARED THE REQUIRED DRAINAGE STUDIES AND, YOU KNOW, WE'VE MET ALL THOSE REQUIREMENTS.

WE'VE MET THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE PLAT.

UM, AND SO WE, YOU KNOW, JUST LIKE TO ASK FOR YOUR APPROVAL, UH, OF THIS COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT.

WE HAVE NO OTHER SPEAKER CARDS IN FAVOR.

WE HAVE ONE SPEAKER CARD IN OPPOSITION, JOSEPH HARDY CARTER, TREY, TRE.

YOU HAVE THE FLOOR FOR THREE MINUTES, SIR.

THANK Y'ALL FOR, UH, ALLOW ME TO SPEAK TO Y'ALL.

I HAVE SOME CONCERNS AND I REPRESENT SOME MOTHER, UH, RESIDENCE ON MY STREET.

MY NAME IS JOSEPH HARDY, RI I LIVE AT 15 6, 12 CASTLE RIDGE STREET.

UH, CASTLE RIDGE ESTATE IS A DEAD END STREET SUBDIVISION LOCATED OFF OF OLD JEFFERSON HIGHWAY, NEAR HIGHLAND ROAD.

IT IS ONE STREET WITH 15 HOUSES.

14 HOUSES ARE OCCUPIED AT THIS TIME.

THE STREET HAS HAD A HISTORY OF DRAINAGE DITCH PROBLEMS. THE PROBLEM STARTED AFTER THE HOMESTEAD SUBDIVISION ACROSS JEFFERSON HIGHWAY WAS DEVELOPED.

A HUGE CULVERT WAS PLACED UNDER JEFFERSON HIGHWAY LEADING TO A SMALL DITCH ON THE CASTLE RIDGE SERVITUDE.

PRIOR TO THAT DEVELOPMENT, THE DITCH ON THAT SERVITUDE WAS 18 INCHES WIDE AND 12 INCHES DEEP.

IT IS NOW 12 FEET WIDE AND 10 FEET DEEP AND GETTING LARGER BECAUSE OF WATER EROSION.

IT IS EXPOSED WATER LINES THAT RUN TO OUR HOUSES THAT ARE THE HOMEOWNER'S RESPONSIBILITY.

MY LINE IS ALMOST A QUARTER MILE LONG.

SEVERAL OF US HAVE HAD TO MAKE REPAIRS RECENTLY BECAUSE OF THE EROSION PROBLEM, DIRT SUPPORTING THE LINES THAT'S BEEN WASHED AWAY CAUSING SAGGING LINES THAT BREAK CASH WATERED REPRESENTATIVE ROLAND JACKSONS SENT A LETTER DATED MAY 4TH, 2021 WITH A MARKED UP PHOTO OF THE DITCH AND LINES ON WHAT EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH SHOULD DO TO IMPROVE THE PROBLEM.

EAST BATON ROUGE SENT A WORKER SHORTLY OUT AFTERWARDS FOR A VIGIL INSPECTION.

HE AGREED IT WAS A TERRIBLE PROBLEM.

HE WOULD REPORT BACK TO THE SUPERVISORS.

THERE HAS BEEN NOTHING DONE AND THERE'S BEEN NO FOLLOW UP COMMUNICATION.

THERE HAVE BEEN MORE WATER PIPE REPAIRS BECAUSE OF THIS TWO NEIGHBORS AND MYSELF HAVE CONTACTED PLUMBER TO RUN THROUGH THREE NEW WATER LINES OF 750 FEET EACH FURTHER OVER ON THE SERVITUDE FOR AN ESTIMATED COST OF $14,000.

WE GOT NOTIFIED OF THE PLAN HIGHLAND AND JUST REPL SITE BY MAIL.

AFTER LOOKING AT THE SITE PLAN, WE NOTICED A RETENTION POND LOCATED AT THE BACK OF THE PROPERTY.

THE WATER RUNOFF FROM THIS POND WILL TIE INTO OUR ALREADY OVERLOADED, OVERGROWN AND ERODED DRAINAGE DITCH.

THIS COULD JEOPARDIZE THE NEW WATERLINE PROJECT.

WE ARE PLANNING ONE HOUSE AT 15,725.

CASTLE RIDGE WAS BOUGHT IN JULY OF 21, 20 21 BY FEMA BECAUSE OF MULTIPLE FLOODING.

WHAT ARE THE FUTURE PLANS FOR THIS HOUSE? NEIGHBORS ARE TAKING TURNS MOWING THE FRONT YARD.

THE REST OF THE YARD IS A MESS IN CONCLUSION.

I THINK MORE STUDIES SHOULD BE DONE ON HOW THE WATER FROM THIS PROJECT WILL AFFECT THE CURRENT TERRIBLE DRAINAGE DITCH ON OUR STREET.

I LIKE THE PROPOSED PROJECT, BUT NOT THE INCREASED DRAINAGE IMPACT IT WILL HAVE ON OUR PROPERTIES AND WATER LINES.

I ALSO REQUEST CITY PARIS TO EVALUATE AND FORMULATE A PLAN OF ACTION TO STOP THE CURRENT MASSIVE EROSION PROBLEM WITH THE DRAINAGE DITCH AND CULVERT PARTIALLY PLUGGED ON CASTLE RIDGE STREET.

THANK YOU FOR LISTENING.

WE HAVE NO OTHER SPEAKER CARDS AND OPPOSITION.

SO I'LL ASK THE APPLICANT, WHICH IS TO COME BACK FOR FIVE MINUTES.

BUT PRIOR TO THE MEETING, I DID SPEAK WITH MR. PITRE AND MR. APPLE.

A COUPLE THINGS I'D LIKE TO, TO REITERATE THAT WE'RE JUST ASKING FOR A PLAT THAT'S CONSISTENT WITH THE CURRENT ZONING.

UH,

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AND WE HAVE COMMITTED THAT WE WILL MEET WITH THEM IN THE NEXT WEEK TO GO OVER, YOU KNOW, SEE WHAT THEIR ISSUES ARE.

BUT OBVIOUSLY OUR DETENTION POND IS NOT INCREASING THE FLOW OR THE VELOCITY OR ANYTHING ELSE TO THAT DITCH.

IT'S DRAINING THERE NOW.

AND THAT'S THE WAY IT'S GONNA GO AFTERWARDS.

BUT EVEN THOUGH WE, YOU KNOW, WE HOPE TO GET APPROVAL TONIGHT, WE'RE STILL COMMITTED TO MEETING WITH HIM AND MAKING SURE WE TAKE CARE OF HIS CONCERNS.

AND I THINK THEY WERE AMENABLE TO THAT US MEETING WITH HIM.

I'LL CLOSE PUBLIC HEARING AND INVITE, UH, COMMENTS OR MOTIONS, COMMISSIONER BANKS.

ARE YOU ALL OKAY WITH, UM, US APPROVING TONIGHT AND YOU ALL MEETING LATER? I DIDN'T HEAR YOU, SIR.

AND I JUST WANT TO ADD, THIS IS A, A PRELIMINARY PLA APPROVAL.

IT'S IT'S NOT A, A FINAL PLA BY ANY MEANS THERE'S ADDITIONAL WORK THAT WOULD HAVE TO BE APPLIED FOR THERE'S PERMITS, UH, AND ADDITIONAL DETAILS THAT WOULD HAVE TO BE SUBMITTED TO THE PERMIT OFFICE.

JUST WANT STATE THAT FOR THE RECORD.

MY NAME IS MELVIN STACY.

I'M AT 1 57 24 CASTLE RIDGE, WHICH IS IMMEDIATELY ACROSS THE STREET FROM THE HOUSE THAT'S BEEN PURCHASED BY FEMA.

I'M ONE OF THE GUYS THAT CUTS THE YARD OVER THERE.

THIS, I FEEL BAD ABOUT OBJECTING BECAUSE, UH, FIVE S HAS BEEN A VERY GOOD NEIGHBOR OF OURS FIVES.

I FEEL THOUGH IS THE STRAW THAT'S NEEDS TO BREAK THE CAMELS BACK ON THE PLANNING COMMISSION THAT HAS PLANNED ALL AROUND OUR LITTLE RURAL NEIGHBORHOOD.

THAT WAS THIS STREET UNTIL THE POINT IS WE CAN'T DRAIN AS FAST AS THE RAIN COMES IN.

IN 2016, I HAD TO WADE DOWN CASTLE RIDGE STREET TO GET TO MY HOUSE, MY HOUSE DIDN'T FLOOD, BUT I WAS THIGH DEEP IN WATER, WAITING ON CASTLE RIDGE.

THIS PROBLEMS NEEDED TO BE ADDRESSED.

ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS OR MOTIONS FROM THE COMMISSION? TWO OUT OF THREE OF YOU GENTLEMEN, DON'T MIND US APPROVING THE DAY AND, UM, THEY WILL ADDRESS YOUR PROBLEMS. SO I'M GONNA MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE.

EXACTLY.

DID THEY HAVE YOUR CARDS OKAY.

HOLDING YOU TO IT? TAKE CARE OF THEM, HUH? THAT'S RIGHT.

WE, WE HAVE A MOTION ON THE FLOOR FROM COMMISSIONER BANKS SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER HILL.

IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION TO APPROVE? YES, MA'AM WE GOT IT.

UH, IS THERE ANY OPPOSITION TO THE MOTION SEEING NONE THAT MOTION IS APPROVED NOW MOVE

[26. S-13-22 Winter Gardens Proposed major residential subdivision with public streets on property located west of South Kenilworth Parkway, south of Burbank Drive, on property now or formerly known as Tract W-2 of the Chatsworth Plantation Tract (Council District 3 - Gaudet) PLANNING STAFF FINDINGS: Staff certifies that the proposed request meets the minimum requirements of the Unified Development Code for Planning Commission consideration]

ON.

ITEM 26 S 1322 WINNER GARDENS S DASH 13 DASH 22.

WINTER GARDENS.

PROPERTY IS LOCATED WEST OF SOUTH KENWORTH PARKWAY, SOUTH OF BURBANK DRIVE COUNCIL DISTRICT THREE, GARE.

THE APPLICANT IS KEVIN WYNN.

THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING SINGLE FAMILY, RESIDENTIAL SUBDIVISION WITH 137 LOT PUBLIC STREET ACCESS.

THE FUTURE B LAUS DESIGNATION IS RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD S DASH 13 DASH 22 WINTER GARDENS STAFF CERTIFIES THAT THE PROPOSED REQUEST MEETS THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS OF THE UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE FOR PLANNING COMMISSION CONSIDERATION.

THE PLANNING COMMISSION OFFICE HAS RECEIVED THREE MESSAGES IN OPPOSITION TO THIS ITEM.

THANK YOU, MR. DIRECTOR, AT THIS TIME, I'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AND ASK THE APPLICANT TO FORWARD.

COME FORWARD FOR A PERIOD OF NOT TO EXCEED 15 MINUTES.

THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN.

MY NAME IS JASON GAN, 94 34 INTERLINE AVENUE.

I'D LIKE TO SAY GOOD AFTERNOON AND THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO COME BEFORE YOU, UH, I'VE HAD THE GOOD PLEASURE OF WORKING WITH MANY OF YOU FOR SEVERAL YEARS, BUT, UH, TONIGHT REPRESENTS MY FIRST RETURN TO THE PODIUM SINCE MY SENDOFF SOME FOUR YEARS AGO.

SO PLEASE LET ME SAY THAT IT IS GOOD TO SEE YOU ALL AND GOOD TO BE BACK TONIGHT.

I COME BEFORE YOU REPRESENTING, UH, KEVIN WYNN, UH, DEVELOPER OF MANY FINE DEVELOPMENTS AROUND THE CAPITAL REGION.

UH, AND I PRESENT FOR YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION.

UH, ITEM NUMBER 26, WINTER GARDENS.

UH, WINTER GARDENS IS A 76 ACRE PROPERTY NEAR BURBANK AND KENNELWORTH WITH A FUTURE LAND USE DESIGNATION OF RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD AND EXISTING ZONING DESIGNATION OF RURAL, WHICH WOULD ALLOW, UH, A DENSITY OF 4.1 LOTS PER

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ACRE.

I WOULD LIKE TO STRESS FOR ALL OF YOU THAT WE ARE NOT REQUESTING A CHANGE TO THE FUTURE LAND USE OR ZONING DESIGNATION.

WHAT WE'VE DONE IS CREATED A DEVELOPMENT THAT WE BELIEVE CONFORMS WITH THE SURROUNDING AREA.

SOME OF THE DEVELOPMENTS IN THE AREA INCLUDE ZERO LOT LINE LIMITED RESIDENTIAL HIGH DENSITY, MULTIFAMILY POD, AND RURAL.

UH, WE BELIEVE THAT THIS IS CONSISTENT WITH OTHER DEVELOPMENTS IN THE AREA THAT HAVE BEEN APPROVED BY THIS COMMISSION AND, UH, OR THE METRO COUNCIL, UH, INCLUDING INNOVATION PARK, UH, RIVER HILLS FARM KENNELWORTH CROSSING, AND FOUR CASES ON BURBANK THAT WERE EVEN REZONED TO COMMERCIAL.

AS I SAID, A MINUTE AGO, THIS PROPERTY IS LOCATED IN THE BURBANK CORRIDOR.

AND SO WE UNDERSTAND THAT THERE IS AN ENVIRONMENTAL SENSITIVITY TO THIS AREA.

AND SO TO THAT END, WE'VE SPENT A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF TIME LOOKING AT TWO DIFFERENT AREAS, ONE THE DENSITY OF THE D THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT AND THE WATER MANAGEMENT.

SO BASED ON THE RURAL USE DESIGNATION AND THE, THE CURRENT ZONING WE COULD DEVELOP, AS I SAID, A MINUTE AGO, 4.1, LOTS PER ACRE, WHICH WOULD CALCULATE OUT TO ABOUT 312 LOTS.

INSTEAD, WHAT WE'RE PROPOSING IS 137 LOTS, OR 1.8, LOTS PER ACRE.

WE'RE ALSO, UH, PROPOSING THREE PONDS TO BE DEVELOPED ON THE SITE WITH A TOTAL WATER STORAGE AREA OF ABOUT 30 ACRES.

UH, ALSO I'M GONNA INVITE UP, UH, IN JUST A MINUTE, THE DESIGN ENGINEER TO DIVE A LITTLE DEEPER INTO THIS, BUT NOT ONLY ARE WE MEETING THE DRAINAGE DESIGN REQUIREMENT OF 10% INCREASE, UH, OR EXCUSE ME, REDUCTION IN PEAK WATER FLOWS.

UM, THE PONDS HAVE BEEN DESIGNED TO HANDLE MORE LIKE 20 TO 50% REDUCTION, SO DRAMATICALLY OVERDONE.

UM, SO, UH, IN CLOSING THE, UH, PLANNING COMMISSION STAFF HAS CERTIFIED THAT THIS APP APPLICATION MEETS THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS OF THE UDC.

I HOPE THAT YOU WOULD AGREE WITH ME THAT NOT ONLY DO WE MEET IT, BUT WE EXCEED IT.

AND SO THE DECISION BEFORE YOU IS TO DECIDE WHETHER THIS DEVELOPMENT IS IN LINE WITH THE DEVELOPMENT PHILOSOPHY IN THE AREA, OR IF YOU WOULD EFFECTIVELY TAKE THIS PROPERTY OUT OF COMMERCE, WE BELIEVE THAT THIS HAS BEEN A RESPONSIBLE APPROACH TO THIS AREA.

AND SO WE RESPECTFULLY REQUEST YOUR APPROVAL AND, UH, MR. CHAIRMAN WITH YOUR APPROVAL, I WOULD LIKE TO YIELD THE REMAINDER OF MY TIME TO THE DESIGN ENGINEER ON THIS PROJECT, MR. DEREK MURPHY, THAT'S FUN.

HOW YOU DOING? MY NAME IS DEREK MURPHY, QUALITY ENGINEERING AND SURVEYING REPRESENTING AMERICA HOMELAND 1 8 3 2 8 42 PORT VINCENT LOUISIANA.

UH, JUST WANTED TO, UH, REITERATE THAT WE ARE SUBJECT TO THE ENHANCED DRAINAGE DESIGN REQUIREMENTS, WHICH REQUIRES A 10% REDUCTION ON THIS PARTICULAR PROPERTY.

WE HAVE TWO WATERSHEDS ONE'S ATON CREEK.

ONE IS ELBOW BAYOU, UH, WHERE ATON CREEK WAS GONNA HAVE BETWEEN A 50 OR A 40 TO 50% REDUCTION IN FLOW AND ELBOW BAYOU.

WE HAVE A 20 TO 25% REDUCTION LEAVING OUR SITE.

UH, THE LATEST ITERATION OF OUR PLAT HAS PONDS AND, UH, NEARLY 50% OF OUR SITE AND THE PONDS WERE STRATEGICALLY PLACED IN ORDER TO MAKE SURE THAT THE WATER FLOW DOES NOT GET, UH, INTER INTERFERED WITH AT ALL.

ALL OF OUR FLOOD, PLAIN MITIGATION AND DEPARTMENT OF DEVELOPMENT HAS RECOMMENDED APPROVAL DUE TO ALL THIS.

WE ASKED TONIGHT FOR THE APPROVAL.

THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER GROUT.

UH, WE HAVE NO FURTHER CARDS, UH, IN FAVOR.

SO I'M GOING MOVE TO THE OPPOSITION.

AND THIS IS FOR OPPOSITION.

MR. WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK MR. ED LAKI.

WHEN I SAW THESE TWO DEVELOPMENTS, THIS ONE AND THE NEXT ONE ON THE, ON THE DOCKET.

UM, IT REMINDED ME OF A MEETING LAST YEAR ON SEPTEMBER 21ST.

WHEN WE TALKED ABOUT THE MAPLE COVE SUBDIVISION, THIS IS ALL ABOUT FLOODING.

THIS, THESE DEVELOP, THIS PARTICULAR DEVELOPMENT IS ALSO IN THE SAME WATERSHED AS THAT ONE WAS LAST YEAR.

NOW I'M GONNA QUOTE SOMETHING FROM COMMISSIONER ELLENDER, CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG.

WE SAID, UNTIL WE GET THE FLOODING IN THIS PARISH UNDER CONTROL, I AM NOT WILLING TO SUPPORT DEVELOPMENTS ALONG THIS ORDER.

I WOULD OFFER TO THIS COMMISSION THAT WE DO NOT HAVE FLOODING UNDER CONTROL.

I, I WOULD SAY THAT THE ENGINEERING WORK DONE ON THE RAINFALL AND CAPTURING THAT IS, IS GOOD.

I DON'T HAVE A QUESTION WITH THAT.

MY CONCERN IS THIS IS IN THE MIDDLE OF A SWAMP.

THIS IS IN THE MIDDLE OF A WETLAND.

THIS AREA WAS INUNDATED IN 2016.

AND WHAT WE ARE PROPOSING NOW IS TO BUILD AN ISLAND AND THAT DISPLACED WATER HAS GOT TO GO SOMEPLACE.

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AND SO I WOULD ASK YOU TO RECONSIDER YOUR, THIS DECISION BASED ON THE DECISION THAT YOU MADE LAST YEAR ON A DEVELOPMENT THAT WAS RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER FROM THIS ONE.

WE HAVE NO FURTHER SPEAKER CARDS, SO I WILL CLOSE PUBLIC HEARING AND ASK FOR, OH, I'M TERRIBLY, SORRY.

I HAVE A, A REBUTTAL FROM THE, UH, ENGINEER.

, UH, MY APOLOGIES, NOT A PROBLEM.

UH, JUST WANTED TO REITERATE THAT, UH, FROM A, FROM A FLOODWAY PERSPECTIVE, WE ARE REDUCING THE FLOW, LEAVING THIS PIECE OF PROPERTY.

UH, THIS PROPERTY IS ALSO SUBJECT TO MORE BACK WATER FROM, FROM BAYOU FOUNTAIN.

WE ARE VERY AWARE.

WE HAVE LOOKED AT HISTORICAL STUDIES.

WE'VE LOOKED AT, UH, UH, A LONG HISTORY OF THE FLOWS IN THIS AREA AND OUR FLOOD PLAIN MITIGATION IS GONNA MEET AND EXCEED ALL REQUIREMENTS OF EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH.

UH, WE'VE WE ARE CONSISTENT WITH WHAT'S AROUND US.

AND WE ASK TONIGHT AGAIN FOR YOUR APPROVAL, I'M HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS I'D LIKE TO ADD SOMETHING, UH, QUICKLY HERE THAT, UM, JUST TO REITERATE IT, A COUPLE OF THE POINTS THAT, UH, NOT ONLY WAS THIS PROJECT DESIGNED TO NOT INCREASE, UH, THE VELOCITY OR VOLUME OF WATER COMING OFF THE PROJECT, BUT WE ARE REDUCING PEAK FLOWS 20 TO 50%, DEPENDING ON, UM, YOU KNOW, WHAT, WHAT STORM LEVEL YOU LOOK AT.

SO NOT ONLY ARE WE BEING RESPONSIBLE WITH THE WATER THAT WE HAVE, BUT WE'RE ACTUALLY LOOKING TO HANG ONTO SOME OF THAT WATER IN THE EVENT OF A HEAVY RAIN EVENT.

SO I RECALL YET A MEETING THAT WE HAD SEVERAL YEARS AGO, WHERE THE QUESTION CAME UP AND SAID, IF DEVELOPMENT IS DONE RESPONSIBLY, IS IT POSSIBLE THAT IT COULD ACTUALLY IMPROVE THE SURROUNDING AREA? AND THE ANSWER EVEN FROM, AT THAT TIME, AN ENGINEER WHO WAS OPPOSED TO THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT WAS YES.

AND SO I FEEL LIKE THAT COULD BE THE, THE CASE HERE.

AND SO AGAIN, I RESPECTFULLY REQUEST YOUR APPROVAL OF THIS ITEM.

ENGINEER SOMEBODY, OR IS THERE ANY OF THIS AREA THAT IS, UH, CONSIDERED BY THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS TO BE WETLANDS? YES, THERE IS.

AT THIS TIME, I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND, UH, INVITE COMMENTS OR MOTIONS FROM THE COMMISSION COMMISSIONER HILL.

YOU KNOW, NORMALLY I CAN, UM, CAN, CAN SEE THE ENGINEERING DESIGN AND, AND, AND WHAT, UM, THE ENGINEERS ARE TRYING TO DO, UH, WITH THEIR DEVELOPMENT.

BUT IN THIS PARTICULAR CASE, I COULD NOT BE MORE POSED TO US TAKING THIS AMOUNT OF WETLAND, UM, BASICALLY, AND TURNING IT INTO A DEVELOPMENT IT'S IN 100% OF A HAZARD FLOOD AREA, WE ALREADY HAVE ISSUES WITH DRAINAGE AND ELBOW BAYOU.

THIS AREA TENDS TO BE SOMEWHAT OF A LOW BOWL AREA IN THIS PART OF THE, THE PARISH AND TENDS TO HOLD WATER.

I, I CAN'T FATHOM PUTTING, UM, THESE RESIDENTS IN HARM'S WAY BY BUILDING PROPERTY, BY BUILDING HOUSES IN THIS PROPERTY.

I JUST, I, I CAN'T WRAP MY HEAD AROUND WHY WE WOULD THINK THIS IS A GOOD IDEA.

SO I WOULD, UM, URGE, UH, THE FELLOW COMMISSIONS TO, UH, THINK ABOUT THAT.

AND, UH, I WOULD MAKE A RECOMMENDATION THAT WE DENY THIS PROPOSAL.

THERE IS A RECOMMENDATION FOR DENIAL.

IS THERE A SECOND? SO, UH, COMMISSIONER, SO THIS AREA I'VE, I'VE, I'VE VOICED BEFORE.

I, I MEAN, AS WAS MENTIONED, UH, THIS IS AN AREA THAT, I MEAN, I DO HAVE A LOT OF CONCERNS IT'S AND IT'S I, THE IMPACTS LONG TERM, I, AS CONCERNS, THE COM COMMISSIONER HILL MENTIONED STILL.

I HAVE, I REALLY STRUGGLE WITH, UM, DEVELOPMENT WITH BEING IN A FLOOD ZONE LIKE THIS.

UM, BUT AT THE SAME TIME, YOU KNOW, I, I DO, YOU KNOW, TRYING TO DEVELOP THIS IN A RESPONSIBLE BA RESPONSIBLE MANNER IS, UH, YOU KNOW, SOMETHING I DO DO APPRECIATE, BUT FOR ME, I, I, I CAN'T, I STILL CAN'T GET PAST, UM, THE CONCERNS OF FLOODING AND IMPACTS THE, THE LONG TERM JUST BASED OFF OF, OF THE WINDOW RIGHT NOW.

SO I, THIS IS NOT SOMETHING I'M ABLE TO SUPPORT.

SO I'M GONNA, I'M GONNA SECOND COMMISSIONER HILLS MOTION.

UH, I'M GONNA, IF I CAN MAKE A COMMENT OR I'D LIKE TO CALL UP THE ENGINEER ON TWO OCCASIONS, I'VE HEARD THE WORD WETLANDS BEING USED.

IS ANY OF THING IN HERE, ADJUDICATED, WETLAND BEING ADJUDICATED, THEY, UH, CORE CORE OF

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UH, COMMISSIONER ADDISON.

AND WE ARE GOING, OF COURSE, MITIGATE THAT AND WORK WITH THE CORE IN ANYTHING WE DO FROM THERE.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THERE IS MOTION ON THE FLOOR.

THANK YOU, MR. MR. CHAIRMAN, CAN ONE OF YOU, JASON, OUR ENGINEER COME BACK UP.

I, I DID HEAR, UM, COMMISSIONER HILL'S CONCERNS ABOUT, UM, THE, THE BOLDS.

AND DID YOU GET PUBLIC WORKS APPROVAL ON THIS? IS THAT THEY HAVE LOOKED AT YOUR, YOUR, YOUR, UM, YOUR WATER STUDIES.

THE DEPARTMENT OF DEVELOPMENT HAS RECOMMENDED APPROVAL.

WELL, ALMOST STAFF TO DO THAT.

I MEAN, I'M NOT DO STAFF THAT I LIKE TO MAKE A SUBSTITUTE MOTION FOR APPROVAL.

MR. CHAIRMAN, I'LL SECOND.

WE HAVE A SUBSTITUTE MOTION ON THE FLOOR.

UH, WE'RE GONNA DO A ROLL CALL, VOTE ON THE SUBSTITUTE MOTION AND THAT'S TO APPROVE ITEM 26, WINTER GARDENS S 1322.

WE'LL TAKE THE SUBSTITUTE MOTION.

FIRST.

VICE CHAIRMAN GROUT.

COMMISSIONER ADDISON.

COMMISSIONER BANKS.

COMMISSIONER ELER NO COMMISSIONER HILL, NO COMMISSIONER SROS.

MOVE ON TO ITEM 27 S 1422.

COMMISSIONER STERLING.

THAT MOTION PASSES THE MOTION TO APPROVE IT PASSES.

THIS, THIS ITEM HAS BEEN APPROVED.

NOW

[27. S-14-22 Autumn Gardens Proposed major residential subdivision with public streets on property located on the north side of Innovation Park Drive, west of Sehdeva Memorial Drive, on property now or formerly known as Tract Y-1 of the Chatsworth Plantation Tract (Council District 3 - Gaudet) PLANNING STAFF FINDINGS: Staff certifies that the proposed request meets the minimum requirements of the Unified Development Code for Planning Commission consideration]

AUTUMN GARDENS CAN DO IT.

THAT'S 1422, A THAT'S 14 DASH 22 AUTUMN GARDENS.

THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED NORTH SIDE OF INNOVATION PARK DRIVE WEST OF SVA MEMORIAL DRIVE COUNCIL DISTRICT THREE, GA THE APPLICANT IS KEVIN WYN.

THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING SINGLE FAMILY, RESIDENTIAL SUBDIVISION WITH 159 LOTS AND PUBLIC STREET ACCESS.

THE FUTURE BUREAU LANE DESIGNATION IS RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD S DASH 14 DASH 22.

AUTUMN GARDENS STAFF CERTIFIES THAT THE PROPOSED REQUEST MEETS THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS OF THE UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE FOR PLANNING COMMISSION CONSIDERATION.

AGAIN, WE HAVE THREE MESSAGES OF OPPOSITION TO THIS ITEM.

THANK YOU, MR. DIRECTOR, AT THIS TIME, I'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING APPLICANT NEAR 15 MINUTES.

THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN, UH, ITEM NUMBER 27, OR AS WE PREFER TO CALL IT.

UM, AUTUMN GARDENS IS A 76 ACRE PROPERTY, UH, ALSO NEAR BURBANK OF KENNELWORTH.

THIS IS ON THE OTHER SIDE OF KENNELWORTH, UH, FROM THE PREVIOUS ITEM.

IT ALSO HAS A FUTURE LAND USE DESIGNATION OF RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD AND AN EXISTING ZONING DESIGNATION OF RURAL, WHICH AGAIN ALLOWS FOR 4.1 LOSS PER ACRE.

AGAIN, I WILL STRESS.

WE ARE NOT REQUESTING A CHANGE TO THE FUTURE LAND USE OR ZONING DESIGNATIONS.

THIS IS A DEVELOPMENT THAT WE BELIEVE CONFORMS WITH THE SURROUNDING AREA, UH, WHICH IN THIS CASE INCLUDES, UH, RURAL LIKE COMMERCIAL, UH, TWO AND MEDIUM DENSITY MULTIFAMILY.

UH, WE BELIEVE IT'S CONSISTENT WITH OTHER DEVELOPMENTS THAT HAVE BEEN IMPROVED BY THIS COMMISSION AND OR THE METRO COUNCIL, INCLUDING PELICAN LAKES, RIVER HILLS, FARM KENWORTH CROSSING, ELIZA GARDENS AND COTTAGES AT UNIVERSITY VILLAS.

UH, THERE'S ALSO A CASE OF A PROPERTY ON BURBANK BEING, UH, REZONED TO COMMERCIAL.

UH, AGAIN, WE UNDERSTAND THE ENVIRONMENTAL SENSITIVITY OF THE AREA AS WE JUST DISCUSSED ON THE LAST, UH, ITEM.

UH, AGAIN, WE HAVE LOOKED AT, UH, REDUCTION IN DENSITY BASED ON THE EXISTING LAND USE DESIGNATION AND ZONING.

WE COULD DEVELOP 311 LOTS AT 4.1 LOTS PER ACRE.

INSTEAD WE'RE PROPOSING 159 LOTS OR 2.1 LOTS PER ACRE.

UH, WE HAVE A HUGE POND THAT WE'RE PROPOSING TO PUT ON THE SITE, UH, THAT WILL, UM, ALLOW FOR A CAPACITY OF ABOUT 29 ACRES OF WATER STORAGE.

AND IT WILL BE RIGHT UP ON FRONT OF THE PROPERTY, A VISIBLE SIGN THAT WE'RE DOING, UH, SOMETHING TO MANAGE THE WATER THERE.

UM, THIS WILL ALSO EXCEED THE DRAINAGE DESIGN REQUIREMENTS OF THE 10% MINIMUM REDUCTION IN THE PEAK WATER FLOW, BUT THIS TIME MUCH MORE SUBSTANTIALLY.

WHEREAS ON THE LAST APPLICATION, UH, WE WERE LOOKING AT OUR REDUCTION INCREASE OF, UM, 20 TO 50%.

THIS IS MORE IN THE SEVENTIES, 75 TO 78%.

SO REALLY TRYING TO BE RESPONSIBLE IN OUR MANAGEMENT OF WATER AND EVEN KEEPING SOME OF THAT WATER, UM, IN THE EVENT OF A SUBSTANTIAL RING AND FALL EVENT.

SO AGAIN, PLANNING COMMISSION STAFF HAS CERTIFIED THAT THIS APPLICATION MEETS THOSE REQUIREMENTS.

WE BELIEVE THAT WE'VE EXCEEDED IT.

AND SO WE RESPECTFULLY REQUEST YOUR

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APPROVAL ON THIS ITEM AND, UH, I'LL, I, I, MR. CHAIRMAN, UH, IF YOU'LL ALLOW IT, THEN I WOULD LIKE TO YIELD THE REMAINDER OF MY TIME TO THE DESIGN ENGINEER ON THIS ONE.

UH, DEREK MURPHY, WHILE ENGINEERING AND SURVEYING 1-832-HIGHWAY 42 IN PORT VINCENT, UH, IN THIS PARTICULAR, UH, PROJECT, WE ARE ACTUALLY 43% OF THE WHOLE PROPERTY IS GONNA BE PAWN OR UPON EXPANSION.

WE'RE GO.

WE ARE GOING TO BE REDUCING LIKE, UH, JASON SAID, UH, 76 TO 78%, DEPENDING ON THE 10 25 AND HUNDRED YEAR STORMS. WE'RE REDUCING THE RUNOFF IN EVERY, UH, IN EVERY STORM.

UH, THE, ALSO IN THIS PARTICULAR CASE, THE LARGE PONDS WERE STRATEGICALLY LOCATED NEAR ELBOW BAYOU IN ORDER TO ENSURE THAT WOULD NOT INTERFERE WITH ANY FLOW IN A HEADWATER OR BACKWATER TYPE CONDITION.

AND OF COURSE, WE'RE GOING TO MEET AND EXCEED ALL MITIGATION FLOW PLANE MITIGATION REQUIREMENTS.

WE ASK IN TONIGHT FOR YOUR APPROVAL, AS WE THINK WE WENT ABOVE AND BEYOND EVEN THE ENHANCE DRAINAGE DESIGN STANDARDS AND, UH, DEPARTMENT OF DEVELOPMENT HAS RECOMMENDED APPROVAL.

AND WE HERE TONIGHT TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.

UH, WE HAVE NO FURTHER CARDS IN FAVOR.

WE HAVE, UH, THREE CARDS IN OPPOSITION.

THE FIRST ONE IS NORMAN CANTRELL.

GOOD EVENING, SIR.

YOU HAVE THE FLOOR FOR THREE MINUTES.

MY NAME IS NORMAN CANTRELL.

I RESIDE AT, UH, 6 67, A HUEY DIAMOND HEAD, MISSISSIPPI.

I ACTUALLY HAVE THREE PROPERTIES ON LILA, WHICH IS ADJACENT TO THE DEVELOPMENT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT.

ALSO, MY DAUGHTER OWNS A HOME ON THERE, SO I HAVE A VESTED INTEREST IN THIS, IN THIS AREA.

AND IN THIS PROPERTY OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS, THERE'S BEEN DEVELOPMENTS IN THAT AREA.

THAT PARTICULAR AREA IS PRONE TO FLOODING.

IT WAS, UH, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY FLOODED IN, IN 20, IN 2016.

RECENTLY THERE WAS FLOODING, UH, WITH A, WITH A LARGE RAIN EVENT.

I ACQUIRED THE PROPERTY AFTER 2016.

UM, AND ESSENTIALLY WHAT'S HAPPENING WITH THE DEVELOPMENT.

YOU, YOU APPROVED THE DEVELOPMENT TO OUR WEST.

THERE'S A LARGE DEVELOPMENT TO OUR EAST.

NOW THERE'S GONNA BE ANOTHER DEVELOPMENT TO OUR EAST AND, AND TO OUR NORTH, WE HAVE INNOVATION ROAD, UM, UM, ESSENTIALLY TO OUR, TO OUR SOUTH.

AND SO WE BASICALLY CUR CREATING A BOWL FOR THE PEOPLE THAT LIVE ON LILA AND, AND TRACY WAY.

AND, UM, AS I SAID, RAIN EVENTS ITSELF CAUSE FLOODING.

AND NOW WE'RE GONNA BASICALLY BE IN A SITUATION WHERE WE HAVE ONE DEVELOPMENT HIGHER TO US ON, ON THE EAST SIDE, ONE HIGHER ON THE WEST SIDE, ON THE SOUTH SIDE, WE'RE ESSENTIALLY GOING TO CATCH EVERYONE'S WATER.

I KNOW WE GOT ALL THESE ENGINEERING STUDIES AND EVERYTHING, BUT, BUT THE FACT OF THE MATTER IS THAT PROPERTY FLOODS AND WE HAVE VERY LITTLE IN THE WAY OF DRAINAGE FOR LARGE RAIN EVENTS.

AND, AND NOW IT'S GONNA BE EXACERBATED BY MORE DEVELOPMENT THAT JUST CREATES A BIGGER BOWL FOR US.

AND SO WE'RE GONNA WIND UP CATCHING THE WATER.

THERE'S ABOUT A, IF YOU, IF YOU ARE FAMILIAR WITH THE AREA, THERE'S A PRO PROBABLY FROM INNOVATION TO THE, TO THE LILA STREET, THERE'S PROBABLY AT LEAST A, A, A GOOD THREE FOOT DROP.

SO ANY WATER THAT COMES, IT JUST RUNS DOWN THE STREET.

AND THERE'S NOT MUCH IN THE WAY OF, OF, UH, DRAINAGE FOR IT TO GO.

THE AREA THAT THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT DEVELOPING IS KIND OF CATCHES A LITTLE BIT OF WATER SOMETIMES, BUT IN A LOT OF HEAVY RAIN EVENTS, THERE'S STANDING WATER THERE ON A REGULAR BASIS.

I WOULD, YOU KNOW, RESPECTFULLY REQUEST THAT, UH, THAT YOU NOT APPROVE THIS BECAUSE WE HAVE ENOUGH FLOODING ISSUES.

AGAIN, LIKE I SAID, THERE'S A NEW DEVELOPMENT GOING IN, NOT SURE THAT, UM, THAT WE'VE HAD ENOUGH EXPERIENCE TO KNOW WHETHER ALL OF THESE DESIGNS HAVE ACTUALLY IMPROVED THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR THE PEOPLE THAT LIVE LILA TO LOW, LOW INCOME AREA.

SOME, SOME CASES SECTION EIGHT.

AND, UM, I WOULD, I WOULD REQUEST THAT YOU NOT APPROVE THIS DEVELOPMENT.

THANK YOU, SIR.

AND THAT WATER'S GOTTA BE DISPLACED.

MY NEXT SPEAKER CARD IS FOR ED.

LEUCI.

ALL I CAN REALLY SAY IS THAT THIS WAS SIMILAR TO THE PREVIOUS CASE THAT WE JUST LOOKED AT.

AND SO I DON'T WANNA WASTE YOUR TIME REITERATING THAT I MYSELF HAVE A CIVIL ENGINEERING BACKGROUND, JUST LIKE THIS GENTLEMAN HERE, WE ARE BUILDING AN ISLAND HERE

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I DON'T CARE HOW MANY DETENTION PONDS YOU PUT IN THAT AREA.

AT SOME POINT IN TIME, THE WATER'S GOTTA GO SOMEPLACE ELSE.

AND UNLESS WE CAN BE MORE TRANSPARENT ABOUT THE FILL MITIGATION IN THESE AREAS, WHERE ARE WE TAKING VOLUME OR ADDING VOLUME TO THE FLOOD PLANE BY BUILDING THIS THING? AND I'M SURE THEY PROBABLY HAVE DONE THAT.

UM, WE'RE STILL GONNA FLOOD.

AND SO I DON'T RE I'M NOT GONNA ADD ANY MORE THAT I ALREADY HAVE.

THANK YOU, GENTLEMEN.

AND OUR, OUR FINAL CARD IS FOR RONALD PILCHER, WHO DOES NOT WISH TO SPEAK.

I PROBABLY MASSACRED SOMEBODY'S NAME.

MY APOLOGIES WITH THAT.

I WILL CALL THE APP, MR. ICK.

SURE.

PILCHER, YOU DO WISH TO SPEAK.

UM, I DID.

I SAID NO.

CAN WE, OKAY.

MINUTE YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES.

UM, I WAS JUST CONCERNED ABOUT THE, UH, THE, UH, ENTRANCE AND EXIT OF THE PROPERTY.

THEY'RE GONNA USE EXISTING STREET, SADE MEMORIAL.

AND THAT'S WHAT I CAME FOR JUST SO THEY COULD, UH, DESIGN THOSE OLD STREET, LIKE A SEPARATE ENTRANCE AND EXIT.

YOU, YOU'RE A DIVIDED ENTRANCE AND EXIT KIND OF THING IS WHAT YOU'RE ASKING.

I'M SORRY.

A DIVIDED EXIT OR, OKAY.

WAIT, WAIT REAL QUICK.

ARE YOU ASKING FOR ANOTHER ENTRANCE OFF OF BURBANK? YES.

I THINK THAT ADDRESSES THEIR CONCERNS.

SO STATE HIGHWAY, I'M SORRY.

I, I THINK THAT, I THINK HE'S ASKING FOR ANOTHER ENTRANCE OR CURB CUT OFF OF BURBANK TO NOT TIE IN TO, UH, IS THAT SHAVIA MEMORIAL DRIVE? UM, CORRECT.

THIS TIME, I'LL ASK THE, UH, APPLICANT FOR A REBUTTAL FOR FIVE MINUTES.

SO, UH, JUST ANSWERING A COUPLE OF THE COMMENTS, UH, THE FIRST GENTLEMAN TALKED ABOUT, UH, THE KENNELWORTH CROSSING SUBDIVISION.

I BELIEVE IN TRACY LEE, WE LEFT A, UH, BASICALLY A, A GREEN SPACE BUFFER ALONG THAT DEVELOPMENT.

I FIGURED WE, YOU KNOW, WE LOOKED AT HAVING TO DO SOME TYPE OF, UH, UH, DITCHING OF SO FORTH.

AND WE ALSO LEFT THE POND, THE LARGE POND THAT WE'RE PROPOSING ALONG THE BACK OF THOSE LOTS, INSTEAD OF PUTTING LOTS BACK THERE IN ORDER TO MAKE SURE THAT WATER FLOWS AS IT FLOWS TODAY, IN ORDER NOT TO, UH, TRAP ANYTHING OR SO FORTH.

SO THAT WAS ALREADY THOUGHT OF AND LOOKED AT, UH, WE DO HAVE TO, WE ARE TYING IN INTO THAT, UH, DEVELOPMENT.

SO WE'VE, WE'VE ALREADY CONSIDERED SOME OF THAT AND THEIR CONCERNS THERE.

UM, MR. UH, CONTRARE TALKED ABOUT CREATING A BOWL AND THE, THE FINAL GENTLEMAN TALKED ABOUT SVA MEMORIAL DRIVE.

WELL, BOTH OF THOSE ARE RELATED.

SO SVA MEMORIAL DRIVE ACTUALLY HAS A, UH, NORMALLY HAS A COMMON AREA ON BOTH SIDES.

IT'S IT WAS, UH, BUILT AS PART OF HUNTER'S TRACE SUBDIVISION.

FIRST, SECOND FOLLOWS.

WE ARE, UH, THEY HAD A STUB OUT OF A RIGHT OF WAY TO THE PIECE OF PROPERTY RIGHT HERE FOR FUTURE DEVELOPMENT.

SO WE ARE, UH, ADHERING TO THAT OVERALL SITE PLAN AND A TYING INTO THE ONE SPOT THAT THEY, UH, STUBBED OUT IN ORDER TO HAVE FUTURE DEVELOPMENT IN THIS AREA.

SO THIS IS NOT CREATING ISLAND, WE'RE ACTUALLY ATTACHING TO, UH, ALREADY, UH, THOUGHT OF MASTER PLAN, UH, FOR PUTTING THE STUB OUT.

I THINK ALL THIS AT ONE TIME HAD HAD COMMON OWNERSHIP AND SO FORTH.

I'M NOT SURE ABOUT THAT.

SO, UH, WE'RE TYING IN WHERE WE WERE SUPPOSED TO.

UH, WE ARE, AGAIN, WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT MITIGATING, WE ARE GOING TO MEET AND EXCEED.

WE TALKED ABOUT WATER HAS TO GO SOMEWHERE WELL, THESE DETENTION PONDS HAVE, UH, WHEN YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT, UH, WELLS, THEIR ELEVATION NINE, THE LAND OUT HERE SOMEWHERE 14, 15, 16.

SO THE WATER IS GOING WHERE WE ARE CREATING VOLUME IN THE FLOW PLANE.

WE'RE ALREADY DOING THAT.

THE WATER'S GOING ON THIS PARTICULAR DEVELOPMENT, WE'RE HOLDING IT BACK WITH 78% REDUCTION IN OFFSITE FLOW.

WE'RE KEEPING IT ON OUR SITE.

AND THEN WE ARE MAKING SURE THAT WE SUPERSEDE THE VOLUME THAT WE'RE TAKING UP IN THE FLOOD PLAIN.

SO WE'RE CATCHING IT ON BOTH ENDS IN A HEAD WATER AND TAIL WATER CONDITION AGAIN.

SO, UH,

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AND WE'RE HERE TONIGHT ASKING FOR YOUR APPROVAL AND JASON.

YEAH.

SO I'LL ADD THE SAME REMARK THAT I DID LAST TIME THAT, UM, IT IS POSSIBLE FOR DEVELOPMENT TO, TO BE DONE RESPONSIBLY AND ACTUALLY IMPROVE THE SURROUNDING AREA.

AND SO, UH, AS MR. MURPHY SAID, UH, IN THIS CASE, NOT ONLY ARE WE REDUCING THE PEAK FLOW OF WATER AS IT'S LEAVING THE SITE WE'RE, WHICH IS REQUIRED, YOU KNOW, 10%, WE'RE UP TO 75 TO 78%.

SO IT IS POSSIBLE TO IMPROVE THE SURROUNDING AREA BY SAYING TO THE RAINWATER, HEY, STAY HERE ON THIS PROPERTY FOR A LITTLE WHILE, RATHER THAN FLOWING OFF TO OTHER AREAS AND POTENTIALLY CAUSING PROBLEMS THERE.

SO, UH, AGAIN, UH, WE'VE LOOKED AT THESE RESPONSIBLY, WE DON'T GET, UM, RECOMMENDATIONS FOR APPROVAL FROM PLANNING, COMMISSION, STAFF, AND DEPARTMENT OF DEVELOPMENT WITHOUT BEING VERY CAUTIOUS IN THE WAY THAT WE'RE MANAGING WATER.

SO WE RESPECTFULLY REQUEST YOUR APPROVAL ON THIS ITEM.

I I'D LIKE TO MAKE A COMMENT IF I MIGHT COMMISSIONER HELP AGAIN.

AT THIS TIME, I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING, UH, COMMISSIONER COMMENTS, COMMISSIONER, UH, COMMISSIONER BANKS, UM, BEFORE, UM, COMMISSIONER HILL SPOKE.

I WAS THINKING ABOUT HOW, UM, NOT ONLY DID WE DESIGNATE, UM, 20 MILLION, UM, ABOUT A YEAR AGO FOR STORM WATER MANAGEMENT, BUT WE ALSO, AS A COUNCIL JUST APPROVED, UH, A STORM WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT.

AND IF WE'RE GONNA BE DOING THAT HIRE, IT SEEMS KIND OF, UM, IT SEEMS KIND OF WEIRD THAT WE WOULD, WE, WE WOULD STOP DEVELOPMENT IN THE MIDST OF THAT, THAT WE ARE MAKING, UM, WE ARE MAKING STRIVES TO, TO BETTER MANAGE, BUT WE CANNOT DO IT WITHOUT ALSO HAVING DEVELOPERS THAT ARE WORKING STRATEGICALLY WITH US TO BUILD BETTER.

AND SO, UM, YOU KNOW, I, WITH THE FIRST ITEM, YOU KNOW, I WAS THINKING OF THE PASSION, BUT JUST BEFORE THAT, YOU KNOW, I WAS JUST THINKING, UM, TO MYSELF ABOUT THE INVESTMENTS THAT WE ARE MAKING AND THAT WE DON'T HAVE TIME, ESPECIALLY NOW WHEN THERE'S SUCH A SHORTAGE OF HOUSING TO SEE IF THOSE INVESTMENTS ARE, UM, ARE GONNA STAND THE, THE TEST OF TIME.

AND SO FOR THAT, UM, PURPOSE, I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE.

AND, UM, YOU KNOW, WE ARE DOING OUR DUE DILIGENCE, THE DEVELOPERS NEED TO DO THEIR DUE DILIGENCE.

AND THAT IS THE ONLY WAY THAT WE CAN KNOW THAT THE RESOURCES ARE WORKING AND THAT THE DEVELOPERS, UM, ARE DOING WHAT THEY NEED TO DO TO MAKE THESE PROJECTS SUCCESSFUL COMMISSIONER ADDISON.

WELL, FOR FIRST OF ALL, I, I WANT TO SAY FOR THE RECORD, I DON'T WANT TO PUBLICLY THINK THAT WE DON'T TAKE LIGHTLY THE INITIATIVE THAT DEAL WITH DRAINAGE IN THIS PARISH.

UM, BUT I, I DON'T MUCH RELY ON JUST THE STATEMENTS THAT ARE MADE BY THE DEVELOPERS OR THE ENGINEERS.

I TAKE A LOT OF WEIGHT IN WHAT THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORK ENGINEERS SAY, CUZ IF THEY GIVE APPROVAL TO IT, THEY'RE ENGINEERS AS WELL.

AND IT'S THEIR JOB TO BE RESPONSIBLE, TO LOOK OUT FOR THE GREATER INTEREST OF THE PUBLIC.

AND IF THEY SEND A LETTER OF APPROVAL OVER HERE THAT THEY HAVE MITIGATED LOOKED AT THE PLANS, THEN IT IS OUR RESPONSIBILITY TO GIVE WEIGHT TO THAT.

NOT AS MUCH WEIGHT TO THE DEVELOPERS ON WAYS TO OTHER INDIVIDUALS.

THAT'S THE REASON WHY I ASKED WHAT THE, WHAT WAS THE INITIATIVE OF THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS, CUZ THAT'S EXTREMELY IMPORTANT TO ME.

IF THEY SAY NO FOR US TO TAKE THE LEVEL, TO TRY TO APPROVE A PROJECT THAT WOULD BE GROSSLY IRRESPONSIBLE BECAUSE THEY ARE SITTING THERE TO MAKE SURE WHATEVER IS PROVIDED TO THEM ON BEHALF OF DRAINAGE.

ON BEHALF OF THIS PUBLIC, THAT PUBLIC WORKS JOB IS TO DO THAT.

I AM NOT AN ENGINEER.

SO IF THEY PRESENT ME WITH THE PLAN AND ANYTHING ELSE, AND I READ IT, I PROBABLY KNOW WHAT I'M LOOKING AT, BUT IT IS RESPONSIBILITY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS TO DO SO.

AND WHEN THEY SAY IT'S OKAY, THAT GIVES ME A LEVEL OF CONFIDENCE IN THIS PARISH SYSTEM.

CUZ IF THEY SAY IT'S NOT OKAY, THEN THIS DEVELOPMENT SHOULD NOT BE MOVING FORWARD.

NOT AT THIS LEVEL, NOT AT THE COUNCIL, NOT ANYWHERE.

SO FOR THAT, I DO SECOND, THE, THE MOTION AND I WANT THE PUBLIC TO UNDERSTAND THAT THAT IT'S BEEN ALWAYS BEEN MY WAY, WAY HEAVILY ON WHAT THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS POSITIONS ARE ON MATTERS OF THIS NATURE FOR THAT.

MR. CHAIRMAN, I, I SECOND A MOTION.

WE HAVE A MOTION ON THE FLOOR FROM COMMISSIONER BANKS SECONDED BY, UH, COMMISSIONER ADDISON.

DO WE HAVE ANY FURTHER COMMENTS? UM,

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UM, JUST BECAUSE, UH, TECHNICALLY WE CAN MEET THE SPECIFICATIONS THAT ARE IN PLACE AND WE CAN DO THOSE CALCULATIONS AND MEASUREMENT AND SAY IT MEETS THE SPIRIT AND, AND INTENT OF THE CODE OF WHAT'S IN PLACE IS ONE THING.

BUT THE LOOK AT THIS AREA AND TO SEE HOW LOW THIS AREA IS AND THE ISSUES WE KNOW WE HAVE DRAINING ELBOW BAYOU AND THE ISSUES WE KNOW WE HAVE WITH THE EXISTING DEVELOPMENT THAT'S OUT THERE WHERE WE WORK DAILY TO TRY TO KEEP WATER OUT OF THE HOUSES OF THOSE RESIDENTS, UM, THAT THIS IS NOT SOMETHING WE NEED TO BE DOING.

UM, IT, IT STRATEGICALLY IS GOING IN THE WRONG DIRECTION.

I THINK THE IMPACT OF, UH, THE WATER RUNOFF THAT WE'RE GONNA HAVE HERE IS GONNA EXACERBATE THE PROBLEM WE ALREADY HAVE.

I GET THE POND AS A CERTAIN SIDE, I GET THAT POND CAN HOLD SO MANY MILLIONS OF GALLONS OF WATER.

THERE IS NO DEBATE ABOUT THAT, BUT THIS IS NOT THE RIGHT THING TO DO IN THIS AREA WHERE NATURAL DRAINAGE WILL OCCUR TO HELP OFFSET SOME OF THE ISSUES WE HAVE.

YOU'RE GOING TO FILL THIS AREA UP WITH CONCRETE AND ROOFTOP.

IT IS NOT GOING TO DRAIN THE SAME WAY THAT IT DRAINS TODAY.

AND TODAY WE ALREADY HAVE AN ISSUE.

DOES IT MEET THE SPIRIT OF INTENT OF THE EXISTING CODE? YES IT DOES.

WILL IT QUALIFY AND PASS MUSTER AND THE DEPARTMENT OF DEVELOPMENT? YES, IT WILL.

AND ARE THEY REQUIRED TO GIVE APPROVAL BECAUSE IT MEETS THE NUMBERS? YES THEY ARE.

IS THIS THE RIGHT THING TO DO? GIVEN WHAT WE KNOW ABOUT THIS AREA OF THE PARISH AND WHAT WE KNOW ABOUT THE EXISTING CONDITIONS AND THE EXISTING DRAINAGE AND THE MILLIONS OF DOLLARS.

WE'RE ABOUT TO GO PUT IN ELBOW VALUE TO DRAIN THAT VALUE AND TO PROTECT THESE HOMES FROM, FROM FLOODING.

IS THIS THE RIGHT THING TO DO? NO, IT'S NOT.

AND I AM NOT GONNA SUPPORT IT THERE.

ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR MOTIONS WE'RE GONNA DO A ROLL CALL, VOTE, DO A ROLL CALL.

VOTE ON ITEM 27, AUTUMN GARDENS.

THIS IS TO APPROVE VICE CHAIRMAN GROUT.

COMMISSIONER ADDISON.

NO COMMISSIONER HILL, NO COMMISSIONER SROS.

AND COMMISSIONER STERLING.

33 WIRELESS TOWER TWO DASH 22.

THAT ITEM PASSES.

WE NOW MOVE ON TO ITEM

[33. WT-2-22 AT&T/Vertical Bridge Wireless Facility (5467 North Foster Drive) Proposed wireless communication tower on property located at the southwest intersection of North Foster Drive and Hollywood Street, on Lot A of the Lena Inc Property (Council District 5 - Hurst) PLANNING STAFF FINDINGS: Staff certifies that the proposed request meets the minimum requirements of the Unified Development Code for Planning Commission consideration]

THIS IS A REQUEST FOR 120 FOOT MONOPOLE WIRELESS TOWER WITH THE WAIVER TO REDUCE THE WIRELESS TOWER SETBACK FROM 180 FEET FROM A RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURE, PLANET COMMISSION STAFF CERTIFIES THAT THE PROPOSED REQUEST MEETS SOME MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS OF THE UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE FOR PLANNING COMMISSION CONSIDERATION.

THIS TIME I'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING THE APPLICANT.

UH, LAURA CARLISLE ON BEHALF OF THE APPLICANT VERTICAL BRIDGE, WHO WILL BE THE COMPANY CONSTRUCTING THE PROPOSED TOWER, UM, AS WAS MENTIONED, WE'RE REQUESTING APPROVAL, UH, FOR APPROXIMATELY 120 FOOT MONOPOLE AT 54 67 NORTH FOSTER.

THAT'S THE INTER SOUTHWEST INTERSECTION OF NORTH FOSTER AND HOLLYWOOD TO ADDRESS A WIRELESS COVERAGE AND CAPACITY DEFICIENCIES IN THAT AREA.

I'M HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS OF COURSE.

UM, BUT I BELIEVE THAT, UM, THE STAFF IS CERTIFIED IT AS MEETING THE REQUIREMENTS AND I'M NOT AWARE OF ANY OBJECTIONS RECEIVED AS FAR, BUT HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.