Nov 15, 2023 Council Zoning

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NOW ONE.

AND IT'S YOURS.

GOOD AFTERNOON LADIES AND

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I'D LIKE TO CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER ACTUALLY, DO WE HAVE A QUORUM? WE HAVE A QUORUM.

[1. 23-00838 Case 37-23 2083 Dallas Drive]

DALLAS DRIVE TO REZO PROPERTY FROM HEAVY INDUSTRIAL TO COMMERCIAL ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE FOUR LOUNGE LOCATED ON THE WEST SIDE OF DALLAS, DRIVE NORTH OF WACO AVENUE COUNCIL DISTRICT SIX DUN JR.

COMMISSION ACTING IS MOTION TO APPROVE FAIL FOUR TO THREE.

UH, THIS IS A PUBLIC MEETING IN ACCORDANCE WITH TITLE ONE, SECTION ONE DASH TWO C NINE AND ONE SEVEN A OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES.

ALL ITEMS ON THIS AGENDA ARE OPEN FOR PUBLIC COMMENT.

MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC DESIRING AND SPEAK ON A PARTICULAR ITEM SHOULD REFER TO A MEETING AGENDA AND COMPLETE NECESSARY INFORMATION PRIOR TO THE MEETING USING THE MONITORS OUTSIDE OF THE METROPOLITAN COUNCIL CHAMBERS BY FILLING OUT A REQUEST TO SPEAK CALL INDICATING WHICH ITEM YOU WISH TO SPEAK ON AND PLACE IN THE DESIGNATED LOCATION PRIOR TO THE MEETING.

ONCE THE ITEM IS ANNOUNCED, EACH PERSON'S NAME WHO HAS COMPLETED CALL WILL BE CALLED TO SPEAK FOR THE AMOUNT OF TIME, SO DESIGNATED BY THE PRO TEM, WHICH IS TONIGHT, THREE MINUTES.

THE OPPONENTS WILL SPEAK FIRST, THEN THE OPPONENTS.

EACH SPEAKER WILL BE ALLOWED NOT MORE THAN THREE MINUTES.

THE SPEAKERS ARE REQUESTED TO LIMIT THEIR REMARKS TO AVOID DUPLICATION OF THEIR PRESENTATION.

THE PROPONENTS WILL BE ALLOWED THREE MINUTES FOR REBUTTAL.

THE METROPOLITAN COUNCIL MEMBERS MAY ASK QUESTIONS AND MAKE COMMENTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE LAW, BUT OUR URGES TO COOPERATE IN AN EFFORT TO SPEND NO MORE THAN 30 MINUTES ON ANYONE'S ZONING CASE.

IS THERE ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON ITEM ONE? DARRYL EY, SENIOR.

DO WE HAVE ANY PROPONENTS OF THE ITEM BEFORE MR. EY COMES? ANY PROPONENTS? ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OF THE ITEM? ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK IN FAVOR? OKAY, MR. EY, POINT OF ORDER.

WE'RE GONNA MAKE A MOTION TO DELETE THIS ITEM.

UH, MR. EY, DO YOU WANNA SPEAK EVEN THOUGH WE'RE GONNA DELETE THE ITEM? WELL, ONE THING I COULD SAY IS TO THANK EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE ON THIS.

IT'S BEEN RATHER DIFFICULT OVER THESE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS, BUT IF THIS THING'S GOING TO BE REMOVED, UH, THAT'S PERFECTLY FINE WITH ME.

I JUST WANTED TO ADD, UH, FOR THOSE OF Y'ALL THAT DON'T KNOW ME, I JOINED THE POLICE DEPARTMENT HERE IN BATON ROUGE IN LATE 1981, AND I'VE BEEN IN LAW ENFORCEMENT SINCE THEN OF 40 SOME YEARS.

I CAN TELL YOU EXACTLY WHAT GOES ON OUT THERE AND WHY EVEN A RESTAURANT WITH ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED.

BUT APPARENTLY, YOU KNOW, THIS IS GOING TO BE REMOVED.

SO, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, I HOPE EVERYBODY'S WELL AND CAN MAKE IT THROUGH THIS WEATHER.

AND I APOLOGIZE FOR MY VOICE.

IT'S , IT'S GOT ME PRETTY SICK.

BUT ANYWAY, THANKS AGAIN.

IT'S GOOD TO SEE ALL OF YOU AND I'LL, UM, MY WIFE WANTED TO SPEAK, BUT IF YOU'LL REMOVE HER NAME, THAT'LL BE PERFECTLY FINE.

IT'S KATHY, I THINK SHE'S THE NEXT ONE.

THANK YOU, SIR.

THANK YOU.

RYAN.

IS IT APPROPRIATE TO DELETE OR DENY? EITHER WAY IS FINE.

IT COULD BE EITHER DELETED OR DENIED.

IS THERE TIME? IS THERE A TIME DIFFERENCE IF IT'S DELETED, THAT CAN REAPP APPLIED VERSUS DENY? THE UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE HAS A TIME PERIOD OF ONE YEAR FOR THE EXACT SAME SUBMITTAL.

IF THEY CHOOSE TO REAPPLY FOR A DIFFERENT APPLICATION OR A DIFFERENT ZONING DISTRICT, THAT PERIOD CAN BE WAIVED.

ALRIGHT, IS THERE ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THE ITEM THAT HAS BEEN A REQUEST TO DELETE THE ITEM? UH, AND I'LL DO THIS IF THERE'S A MOTION TO DELETE AND IT FAILS.

WILL REOPEN, UH, THE PUBLIC'S HEARING, SO NOT A COUNCIL.

MOTION TO DELETE BY COUNCIL MEMBER DUN.

SECOND IT BY COUNCIL MEMBER, HER, ARE THERE ANY OBJECTIONS TO THE ITEM BEING DELETED? THE ITEM HAS BEEN DELETED.

YOU SHOULD

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UH, PA DASH ONE FOUR DASH 2 3 3 4 7 OH.

WAYNE DRIVE TO AMEND THE COMPREHENSIVE LAND USE PLAN FROM RESIDENTIAL NORTH NEIGHBORHOOD ON THE EAST SIDE OF WAYNE DRIVE, NORTH OF WINDBERG AVENUE COUNCIL DISTRICT SEVEN.

MOTION TO APPROVE NINE ZERO, UH, WITH THE COMMISSION IN ITEM 3 3 4 7 0.

WAYNE DRIVE, THE REZONED PROPERTY, SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL LIMITED RESIDENTIAL, LOCATED ON THE EAST SIDE OF WAYNE DRIVE, NORTH OF WINDBERG AVENUE, DISTRICT SEVEN.

ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THOSE TWO ITEMS? I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION.

WE APPROVE.

IS THERE A SECOND? SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER MOCH.

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[4. 23-01435 Case 56-23 662 South Foster Drive]

THERE HAS REQUESTED DEFER.

ITEM FOUR TO REZONE PROPERTY FROM LIFE COMMERCIAL TO COMMERCIAL ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE RESTAURANT LOCATED ON THE WEST SIDE OF SOUTH FOSTER DRIVE, CAPITAL HEIGHTS AVENUE, DISTRICT SEVEN.

IS THERE ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THE ITEM? THERE'S A MOTION TO DEFER THIS ITEM, UH, BY THE COMMISSION.

UH, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION WITH DEFER THIS ITEM TO THE JANUARY 17TH MEETING.

UH, SO, SO MOVED BY THE CHAIR, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN M.

ANY OBJECTIONS? ITEM FOUR HAS

[5. 23-01436 Case 58-23 T1501, T1503, and T1541 Terrace Street ]

ITEM FIVE, CASE FIVE EIGHT DASH TWO THREE T 15, ONE T 1, 5 3 AND T 1 5 4.

ONE TERRACE STREET TO ZONE.

PROPERTY FROM HEAVY COMMERCIAL UNLIMITED RESIDENTIAL TO GENERAL RESIDENTIAL LOCATED ON NORTH SIDE OF TERRACE STREET.

COUNCIL DISTRICT CHAIR.

MOTION TO APPROVE.

NINE ZERO.

IS ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THE ITEM? I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE.

ITEM FIVE.

SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER ADAMS. ITEM FIVE

[6. 23-01437 Case 59-23 4975 Choctaw Drive]

ITEM 6 5 9 2 3 CHOCTAW DRIVE THE RE ZONE PROPERTY FROM LIGHT INDUSTRIAL TO HEAVY COMMERCIAL.

ONE LOCATE ON NORTH SIDE OF CHOCTAW DRIVE COUNCIL DISTRICT SEVEN.

MOTION TO APPROVE NINE ZERO BY THE COMMISSION.

ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON ITEM SIX? MOTION TO APPROVE BY THE CHAIR.

SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER ADAMS. ANY OBJECTIONS?

[7. 23-01438 Case 60-23 7474 Corporate Boulevard, Suites 106 and 107]

ITEM SEVEN CASE SIX ZERO DASH 2 3 7 4 7 4 CORPORATE BOULEVARD, SUITE 1 0 6 1 0 7 3.

ZONE PROPERTY FROM LIGHT COMMERCIAL TO COMMERCIAL ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE RESTAURANT LOCATED ON SOUTH SIDE OF CORPORATE BOULEVARD IN JEFFERSON HIGHWAY.

DISTRICT 11.

MOTION TO APPROVE CARRY NINE ZERO BY THE COMMISSION.

IS THERE ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON ITEM SEVEN? COUNCIL MEMBER ADAMS. MOTION TO APPROVE.

SECONDED BY THE CHAIR.

ANY OBJECTION?

[8. 23-01439 Case 61-23 T5660 Winchester Avenue ]

CASE.

SIX ONE DASH TWO THREE T 5 6 6 0 WINCHESTER AVENUE TO REZONE PROPERTY FROM GENERAL RESIDENTIAL TO SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL.

LOCATED ON THE EAST SIDE OF WINCHESTER AVENUE, SOUTH OF GREENWELL STREET.

DISTRICT FIVE.

MOTION TO APPROVE.

NINE ZERO BY THE COMMISSIONING.

WE'RE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON ITEM.

COUNCIL MEMBER HURST.

WHAT'S YOUR PLEASURE? MOTION TO APPROVE BY COUNCIL MEMBER HURST.

SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER ADAMS.

[9. 23-01440 Case 62-23 8408, 8416, 8418 and 8428 Scotland Avenue, 1363 and 1379 Swan Avenue, 1344 and 1350 Sora Street ]

1 3 6 3 AND 1 3 7 9 SWAN AVENUE 1 3 4 4 AND 1 3 5 0 SOAR STREET.

THERE REZO PROPERTY FROM HEAVY COMMERCIAL LIMITED RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE TO GENERAL RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE.

LOCATED ON THE EAST SIDE OF SCOTLAND AVENUE BETWEEN SWAN AVENUE AND SOAR STREET COUNCIL.

DISTRICT TWO.

MOTION TO APPROVE CARRY NINE ZERO.

IS ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON ITEM NINE? WE NOW GO TO COUNCIL MEMBERS.

MOTION TO APPROVE BY THE CHAIR THERE.

SECOND.

SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER ADAMS. ITEM NINE HAS BEEN APPROVED

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WILL NOT GO TO ITEMS 10 11 8 VOTES TO TO IF APPROVED TO REZONE PROPERTY FROM PLAN UNIT DEVELOPMENT TO SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL ON THE WEST SIDE OF KIMBRO DRIVE SOUTH OF MENLO DRIVE TO COUNCIL DISTRICT 12.

MOTION TO DENY CARRIED EIGHT AND ONE COUNCIL DISTRICT 11 PER ONE DASH TWO THREE BENTON.

FORMERLY THE VILLAGE AT MAGNOLIA WOODS COUNCIL ARE PLAN REVISION TO REVISE BOUNDARY LIMITS AND REZONE PROPERTY FROM SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL.

A ONE TO PLAN UNIT DEVELOPMENT ON NORTH SIDE OF HIGHLAND ROAD, EASTERN OF MAGNOLIA WOODS AVENUE COUNCIL DISTRICT 12.

MOTION TO NOT CARRY EIGHT ONE.

IS THERE ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THE ITEM POINT OF ORDER? UM, I OBVIOUSLY PEOPLE CAN STILL SPEAK, BUT JUST TO GIVE EVERYONE THAT PLANS ON SPEAKING A HEADS UP PRIOR TO COMING UP.

UM, THE DEVELOPER HAS ASKED FOR A DEFERRAL UNTIL THE EARLY DECEMBER DATE.

UM, SO I WILL MAKE THAT MOTION, UM, FOR THAT DEFERRAL.

BUT I'LL, AFTER EVERYONE SPEAKS, I WOULD LIKE TO SAY SOME MORE ON THIS ISSUE.

THERE'S GONNA BE A REQUEST OF DEFERREDS ITEM TO NEXT MONTH'S MEETING, CORRECT? YES.

DECEMBER 6TH.

DECEMBER 6TH MEETING IS GONNA BE A, A REQUE A A MOTION TO DEFER.

IS THERE ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THE ITEM? MOTION TO DEFER BY COUNCILMAN MOR ROCKA.

SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER GODDE.

COUNCILMAN ROCKA? YES.

ALRIGHT, THANK YOU.

FOR ANYBODY WHO'S LISTENING OR HERE ON THIS ITEM, UM, THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL ISSUES WITH REGARD TO THIS DEVELOPMENT AND, UM, CONVERSATIONS THAT HAVE BEEN HAD ABOUT ENTRIES INTO AND OUT OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

UM, WE HAVE HAD MULTIPLE MEETINGS PRIOR TO THE DEVELOPMENT BEING APPROVED WHERE, UM, THE PLANNING FOLKS HAVE MADE IT ABUNDANTLY CLEAR THAT THERE HAS TO BE, ACCORDING TO THE UT C UM, MULTIPLE EXITS.

SO THE

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UM, AFTER THE OUTCRY FROM THE PUBLIC ORIGINALLY WE REMOVED, UM, THEY, THE PLANNING FOLKS AND THE DEVELOPER REMOVED THE KIMBRO OPTION FROM THE TABLE.

CURRENTLY WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE IS WHETHER OR NOT IT'S GOING TO GO, THE EXIT WILL BE ON MAGNOLIA WOODS IN THE TIMEFRAME TO WHEN, FROM WHENEVER THAT INITIAL UH, AGREEMENT WAS MADE WITH THE DEVELOPERS.

UNTIL NOW.

WHAT WE HAVE SUCCESSFULLY DONE WITH THE DEVELOPERS AND WITH THE HELP OF THE CIVIC ASSOCIATION AND SEVERAL OTHER FOLKS THAT HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IS, UM, WE HAVE HAD FRED RAYFORD COMMIT TO TRAFFIC MITIGATION STUDIES.

AND AS ALL OF YOU REMEMBER, WHENEVER THIS, UM, DEVELOPMENT BECAME BEFORE US, THE DEVELOPER PROMISED TO DO DRAINAGE THAT'S NEVER BEEN OFF THE TABLE.

THEY'RE CONTINUING TO FUND DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS THAT ARE NOT DIRECTLY CONNECTED TO THE SUBDIVISION AND DEVELOPMENT, BUT THEY'RE GOING TO DO THAT.

SO THERE'S NO QUESTION ABOUT THAT.

UM, THE SECOND PIECE WAS THAT WE WOULD WORK FOR TRAFFIC MITIGATION MEASURES AND NOW THE DEVELOPER HAS OFFERED TO FUND THE TRAFFIC MITIGATION MEASURES, INCLUDING SPEED HUMPS, FLASHING SIGNS, AND FOUR-WAY STOP SIGNS IN TWO DIFFERENT AREAS.

SO WITH THAT BEING SAID, THERE'S LITTLE LEFT, UM, TO NEGOTIATE, BUT IN AN EFFORT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE PUBLIC IS COMPLETELY AWARE OF WHAT IS GOING ON AND WE'RE COMPLETELY TRANSPARENT AS TO WHAT IS HAPPENING HERE.

UM, WE, I JUST FELT THAT THAT STATEMENT NEEDED TO BE MADE MOTION TO DEFER MADE BY COUNCIL MEMBER ROCK WAS SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER GODEN.

ANY OBJECTIONS? THE ITEM HAS BEEN DEFERRED TO THE DECEMBER 6TH

[12. 23-01443 ISPUD-2-23 Goodwood Villa ]

ITEM 12 IP DASH TWO DASH TWO THREE GOODWOOD VILLA TO REZONED PROPERTY FROM SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL INFIELD, SMALL PLAN UNIT DEVELOPMENT, BUT THREE SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL LOTS LOCATED ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF GOODWOOD BOULEVARD.

DISTRICT 11 DEFERRED TO NOVEMBER 13TH BY THE PLANNING DIRECTOR.

IS THE COMMISSION ACTION? IS THERE ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THE ITEM? WE NOW GO TO COUNCILMAN ADAMS. WHAT'S YOUR PLEASURE? LET'S, LET'S DEFER THIS TO JANUARY THE 17TH, PLEASE.

MOTION TO DEFER TO JANUARY 17TH BY COUNCIL MEMBER ADAMS SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER GODDE.

ANY OBJECTIONS? ITEM 12 HAS BEEN DEFERRED TO THE JANUARY 17TH MEETING.

[13. 23-01486 MCUP-2-23 38611, 39400-39600 Greenwell Springs Road and 23100-23200 Lee Price Road]

COUNCIL DISTRICT ONE PLANNING STAFF FINDING STAFF CERTIFIED TO PROPOSED REQUEST MEET MINIMUM CRITERIA FOR MAJOR CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT BEING CONSISTENT WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, COMPATIBLE WITH THE SURROUNDING USES AND THE CONFORMING TO THE UDC REQUIREMENTS.

ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON ITEM 13? COUNCIL MEMBER NOEL.

SO MOVED BY COUNCIL MEMBER KNOWLES, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER DUNN.

ANY OBJECTIONS? ITEM 13 HAS BEEN APPROVED.

COUNCIL MEMBER AMAROSA.

MOTION TO ADJOURN.

THERE'S A MOTION TO ADJOURN BY COUNCIL MEMBER AMAROSA SECONDED BY THE CHAIR.

ANY OBJECTIONS? MEETING IS ADJOURNED.

ANNOUNCEMENTS.

PLEASE, PLEASE JOIN US TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 21ST FOR OUR TURKEYS FOR THANKSGIVING.

WE'RE GIVING AWAY 500 TURKEYS ON THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 21ST.

JEN ROCKA HAS PROMISED TO WEAR HER THANKSGIVING OUTFIT TO HAND OUT THE TURKEYS.

SHE BE THERE AT 12 O'CLOCK.

EVERYONE NEEDS TO COME OUT TO SEE THAT 12 O'CLOCK TUESDAY, TUESDAY AT NOON.

EVERYONE SHOULD COME OUT PARTICIPATE.

I JUST WANT TO THANK THE PUBLIC AND ALL THE PARTNERS AND VOLUNTEERS THAT CAME OUT TO OUR TURKEY GIVEAWAY.

I WANT TO THANK MY COLLEAGUES, COUNCILWOMAN BANKS, COUNCILWOMAN ROCKER, AND COUNCILMAN MO FOR COMING OUT AND HELPING AS WELL.

THAT'S TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 21ST, 4,000 GUANG AVENUE.

WE'RE GONNA TAKE A 10 MINUTE BREAK AND BEGIN BUDGET HEARINGS.

THANK YOU.