Apr 21, 2025 Planning Commission

OKAY, HERE WE GO. GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE, AND THANK YOU FOR JOINING US FOR TONIGHT'S PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MEETING.

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VICE CHAIRMAN GROUT. HERE. COMMISSIONER ADDISON.

COMMISSIONER BOYD. HERE. COMMISSIONER BROWNELL.

HERE. COMMISSIONER COLEMAN. PRESENT. COMMISSIONER ELLENDER.

HERE. COMMISSIONER FOWLER. HERE. COMMISSIONER SCROGGS.

HERE. WE HAVE A QUORUM. THANK YOU, MR. HOLCOMB.

[APPROVAL OF MINUTES]

IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES FROM THE MARCH 17TH MEETING? MOVED BY COMMISSIONER SCROGGS, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER COLEMAN.

ARE THERE ANY OBJECTIONS TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES? SEEING NONE, THESE ITEMS HAVE BEEN APPROVED.

[RULES FOR CONDUCTING PUBLIC HEARINGS]

THIS IS A PUBLIC MEETING. ANY INTERESTED MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC WHO WISHES TO COMMENT ON AN ITEM FROM THIS AGENDA MAY COMMENT IN PERSON AT CITY HALL, 222 SAINT LOUIS STREET, THIRD FLOOR, ROOM 348 DURING THE MEETING.

MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC DESIRING TO SPEAK ON A PARTICULAR ITEM SHOULD REFER TO A MEETING AGENDA AND COMPLETE NECESSARY INFORMATION PRIOR TO THE MEETING BY FILLING OUT A REQUEST TO SPEAK CARD INDICATING WHICH ITEM YOU WISH TO SPEAK, AND PLACE IT IN THE DESIGNATED LOCATION PRIOR TO THE MEETING.

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

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

SPEAKERS ARE REQUESTED TO LIMIT THEIR REMARKS BY AVOIDING DUPLICATION IN THEIR PRESENTATIONS.

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

OPPONENTS WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO REBUT. ITEMS PLACED ON THE CONSENT AGENDA BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION.

STAFF WILL NOT HAVE TIME ALLOCATED FOR SPEAKING UNLESS THERE IS A MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC AT THE MEETING WHO WISHES TO SPEAK ON THE ITEM.

IN SUCH CASES, THE PROPOSAL WILL FOLLOW THE STANDARD PROCEDURE.

WE CAN NOW MOVE ON TO THE CONSENT AGENDA, MR.

[CONSENT AGENDA]

TURNER. PROPOSED FLAG LOT MINOR SUBDIVISION LOCATED ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF PRIDE-BAYWOOD ROAD, EAST OF HALL ROAD. CONSENT ITEMS FOR APPROVAL.

ITEM TWO. CASE 9- 25. 9550 DAWNADELE AVENUE TO REZONE PROPERTY FROM HEAVY COMMERCIAL C2 TO COMMERCIAL ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE RESTAURANT CAB-1, LOCATED ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF DAWNADELE AVENUE, EAST OF NORTH INTERSTATE DRIVE.

ITEM FOUR, CASE 11- 25, 5570 AND 5630 WINCHESTER AVENUE TO REZONE PROPERTY FROM TRANSITION B-1 TO SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL.

A 2.7 LOCATED ON THE EAST SIDE OF WINCHESTER AVENUE NORTH OF HOLLYWOOD STREET, WITH RELATED.

ITEM 5 S-1-25 WINCHESTER CROSSING SUBDIVISION.

PROPOSED MAJOR RESIDENTIAL SUBDIVISION WITH PUBLIC STREETS LOCATED ON THE EAST SIDE OF WINCHESTER AVENUE, NORTH OF HOLLYWOOD STREET. ITEM SIX. 125 MAPLE COVE CONCEPT PLAN TO REZONE FROM RURAL TO PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT PUD FOR A PROPOSED LOW DENSITY ZERO LOT LINE RESIDENTIAL ON PROPERTY LOCATED ON THE NORTH SIDE OF BURBANK DRIVE, WEST OF PORTULA AVENUE.

ITEM SEVEN PUT 408 SOUTHEAST CONNECTOR WOMEN'S HOSPITAL FINAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN REVISION.

PROPOSED REVISION TO MOVE MONUMENTS ON PROPERTY LOCATED ON THE NORTH SIDE OF AIRLINE HIGHWAY, EAST OF STUMBERG LANE. ITEM EIGHT CUP 4-20 SAINT THOMAS MORE CATHOLIC CHURCH AND SCHOOL BUILDING ADDITIONS.

PROPOSED BUILDING ADDITIONS TO RELIGIOUS INSTITUTION ON PROPERTY LOCATED ON THE NORTH SIDE OF SHERBROOK DRIVE, EAST OF DARTMOOR DRIVE. PLANNING COMMISSION STAFF CERTIFIES THAT ALL OF THESE ITEMS ARE CONSISTENT WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND THE UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE.

MR. VICE CHAIRMAN, WE HAVE RECEIVED SPEAKER CARDS FOR ITEM NUMBER SIX PUD 125.

MAPLE COVE CONCEPT PLAN. THIS ITEM WILL BE PULLED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA AND HEARD IN REGULAR AGENDA ORDER.

THANK YOU, MR. DIRECTOR. YOU HAVE HEARD ALL THE ITEMS THAT HAVE BEEN PLACED ON THE CONSENT AGENDA AND WILL BE TAKEN WITH ONE VOTE.

ARE THERE ANY MEMBERS OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION WHO HAVE AN ITEM THAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO BE PULLED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA AND HEARD AS PART OF THE REGULAR AGENDA? ARE THERE ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC PRESENT WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON AN ITEM FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA, IN ADDITION TO ITEM NUMBER SIX, WHICH HAS ALREADY BEEN PULLED? SEEING NONE, IS THERE A MOTION? MOVED BY COMMISSIONER SCROGGS.

SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER BOYD. ARE THERE ANY OBJECTIONS TO ACCEPTING THE ITEMS THAT HAVE BEEN PLACED IN THE CONSENT AGENDA? SEEING NONE, THEY HAVE BEEN APPROVED.

WE'LL NOW MOVE ON TO THE REGULAR AGENDA. WE'LL FIRST WE'LL GO FIRST TO ITEM NUMBER THREE.

[3. Case 10-25 6263 and 6777 Comite Drive]

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COUNCIL DISTRICT 2 KENNEY. THE APPLICANT IS LANCE ROBICHAUD.

FUTURE LAND USE DESIGNATION IS RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD.

THE EXISTING ZONING IS HEAVY COMMERCIAL C2 AND SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL A-1 FOR THE REQUESTED ZONING OF SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL A 2.7.

CASE 10-25 6263 AND 6777 COMITE DRIVE. 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 UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE REQUIREMENTS. PLANNING COMMISSION OFFICE HAS RECEIVED SEVEN MESSAGES IN OPPOSITION TO THIS ITEM.

THANK YOU. I'LL NOW OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AND ASK THE APPLICANT TO COME FORWARD FOR A PERIOD OF NOT TO EXCEED 15 MINUTES.

YES. GO AHEAD. TREY BEX, I'M REPRESENTING LCR AND COMPANY FOR LANCE ROBICHAUD.

I'M JUST HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS WITH ANY OPPOSITION OR IF ANYBODY HAS ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING IT.

CURRENTLY IT'S ABOUT 89.9 ACRES AND ABOUT HALF OF IT IS C2 AND A1.

WE'D LIKE TO REZONE THIS TRACK, WHICH WOULD PROVIDE ADDITIONAL USABLE ACREAGE TO BE DEVELOPED FOR SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL USE, WHICH IS CONSOLIDATING THE ADJACENT RESIDENTIAL ZONE TRACKS.

SO IT'S KIND OF ALL I HAD. BUT IF ANYONE HAS ANY QUESTIONS, I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER THEM. ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. I'LL NOW OPEN THE FLOOR TO THE OPPONENTS.

AND THE FIRST PERSON IS PHILIP DINICOLA. THAT'S IT.

I GOT IT. THANK YOU. YOU HAVE THE FLOOR FOR THREE MINUTES.

WELL, I DON'T KNOW HOW THIS THING GOT THIS FAR TO START OFF WITH.

MY NEIGHBORHOOD IS RIGHT THERE. LESS THAN THREE MILES DOWN THE ROAD, THERE'S A PROJECT GOING WITH PROBABLY THE SAME AMOUNT OF HOUSING.

AND THEN ON BENTLEY DRIVE, WHICH IS GOING TO COME ON PLANK ROAD FOR TRAFFIC WISE, THEY ARE IN THE GROUND.

THEY'RE IN THE PROCESS OF PUTTING THE DRAINAGE DOWN FOR THAT SUBDIVISION.

AND THAT'S ALL I KNOW ABOUT WHERE THE CAR IS GOING TO GO.

IF YOU DO 239 HOUSES RIGHT THERE ON COMITE DRIVE.

THEY ALL GOT TO GET OUT BETWEEN 7 AND 8 IN THE MORNING TO GO TO WORK.

AND WE'RE GOING TO ASSUME THERE'S TWO CARS PER HOUSE.

SO WE ARE PUTTING SOME VEHICLES ON THE ROAD. AND COMITE DRIVE IS GOING TO BE THE MAIN ENTRANCE AND EXIT.

I DON'T KNOW IF ANY OF Y'ALL ARE FAMILIAR WITH THE AREA OR NOT, BUT IT'S GOING TO BE KIND OF CROWDED TO COME AND GO IN THAT PLACE.

SO I AM AGAINST THIS PROJECT, AND I HAVE CALLED THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND THERE IS NO PROJECTS TO WIDEN BUILD BRIDGES OR ANYTHING ELSE IN THE PLANK ROAD AREA.

FOSTER ROAD, COMITE LAVEY LANE, WHICH IS ONE OF THE EXIT FOR THE OTHER SUBDIVISION, BUT THAT THEY ALL LEAD TO PLANK ROAD OR HIGHWAY 19.

SO WE'RE GOING TO BE PUTTING SEVERAL HUNDRED CARS ON THE ROAD AND THAT'S ABOUT ALL I GOT.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. OKAY. OUR NEXT SPEAKER CARD IS FOR GEORGE MOORE JUNIOR.

I HOPE I GOT THAT ONE RIGHT. THANK YOU. YEAH.

MY NAME IS GEORGE MOORE JUNIOR. I LIVE AT 12820 PLANK ROAD.

MY PROPERTY ABUTS THE THE PROPERTY HERE. NOW, I WAS HERE SOME MONTHS AGO.

THERE WAS ANOTHER PROJECT THAT WAS PROPOSED FOR THIS SAME SITE.

HOW TO DO THAT? AND THERE WERE THE DRAWINGS OF A SUBDIVISION THAT WAS AGREED TO PRELIMINARILY.

MY QUESTION IS, I'M NOT NECESSARILY OPPOSED. I MEAN, I WANT TO SEE IMPROVEMENTS COME TO THE AREA.

I DON'T MIND HOUSES BEING BUILT NEAR ME. I JUST NEED TO KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON.

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IS THAT IN MY SUBDIVISION? BRENTWOOD PLACE SUBDIVISION IS WHERE I LIVE.

I'VE BEEN THERE SINCE 1979. I'VE BEEN TO THE CURRENT LOCATION OF WHERE MY HOME IS NOW SINCE 2001.

OF THE PROBABLY 250, 300, IF NOT MORE RESIDENTS IN BRENTWOOD PLACE SUBDIVISION.

I DON'T KNOW OF ANYONE ELSE WHO RECEIVED THE NOTICE OR CARD DISCUSSING THIS PROJECT.

THE PREVIOUS PROJECT SOME MONTHS AGO HAD CONNECTED THE TWO SUBDIVISIONS, AND, I DON'T KNOW MR. DINICOLA WHERE HE LIVES, BUT EVERYONE IN BRENTWOOD PLACE SUBDIVISION HAS TO COME OUT TO PLANK ROAD.

THERE'S ONLY ONE WAY IN AND ONE WAY OUT. WELL, MY QUESTION BACK THEN REGARDING THIS PROJECT IS IT HAS IT DOESN'T HAVE AN EGRESS BACK OUT ONTO, AS I UNDERSTAND FOSTER I'M SORRY COMITE THEY ACTUALLY ARE CONNECTED TO BRENTWOOD PLACE, WHICH IS ALREADY ONE WAY IN, ONE WAY OUT, HAVING TO LEAVE ACROSS FOUR LANES, TRAFFIC. AND MOST OF THE TIMES PEOPLE ARE GOING TO THE LEFT GOING IN TO BATON ROUGE.

SO YOU'RE GOING ACROSS TWO LANES AND THEN TRYING TO GET ON TO PLANK ROAD, HEADING SOUTH TOWARD BATON ROUGE.

SO QUESTIONS. THAT'S ALL I HAVE QUESTIONS AS TO AND THERE'S A CHANGE IN THE ZONING AS WELL.

IT SEEMS LIKE THEY WANT TO PUT SMALLER HOUSES SINCE THEY HAVE THE A27 ZONING IS WHAT THEY'RE ASKING FOR.

SO THIS IS SOMETHING DIFFERENT FROM WHAT DUVIC'S HAD.

AND I JUST NEED ANSWERS. ANSWERS TO THOSE QUESTIONS.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SIR. WE HAVE ONE MORE SPEAKER CARD FROM SUSAN WASHINGTON WHO DOES NOT WISH TO SPEAK.

AND AT THIS TIME, I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.

OH, NO. I TAKE THAT BACK. I WILL ASK FOR THE APPLICANT FOR A REBUTTAL.

YOU HAVE FIVE MINUTES. AGAIN? TREY BEX WITH LCR AND COMPANY. I BELIEVE THE FIRST QUESTIONS KIND OF PERTAIN TO TRAFFIC MAINLY, AND THE ENTRANCES AS WELL.

WE ARE HAVING TWO ENTRANCES ON COMITE DRIVE. IT IS CONNECTING TO THE EXISTING BRENTWOOD SUBDIVISION.

HOWEVER, MAYBE WE CAN PROPOSE SIGNS SAYING NO THROUGH TRAFFIC.

IT'S NOT REALLY PROPOSED AS AN EXTENSION INTO THE SUBDIVISION, BUT BEING THAT THERE IS LIKE A FINGER ROAD KIND OF ENDING WHERE THE SUBDIVISIONS KIND OF JOIN. IT WOULD MAKE SENSE TO JUST CONNECT THE ROADS, BUT IT WOULD NOT BE USED FOR THROUGH TRAFFIC. AS FAR AS THE TRAFFIC, I'M SURE WE'RE WORKING WITH ALL THE RELEVANT AGENCIES AND WHATNOT FOR THE TRAFFIC STUDIES, AND WE'RE GOING TO MAKE SURE WE'RE ALL IN ACCORDANCE WITH THAT, TOO. OKAY. THAT'S IT. THAT'S IT. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.

AT THIS TIME, NOW, I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND OPEN THE FLOOR TO COMMISSIONER COMMENTS.

MOTIONS. QUESTIONS. DIRECTOR HOLCOMB, CAN YOU SPEAK TO I REMEMBER THIS TRACK. US LOOKING AT IT. I DON'T KNOW, ABOUT A YEAR AGO.

AND I REMEMBER SOME OF THE SPEAKERS WHO GOT UP AND SPOKE IN OPPOSITION OR HAD CONCERNS WITH IT.

COULD YOU KIND OF GIVE US A BRIEF HISTORY OF WHERE WE'VE BEEN AND WHERE WE ARE NOW? CERTAINLY, THIS PROPERTY HAS AN APPROVED PRELIMINARY PLAT SUBDIVISION, A VALID PRELIMINARY PLAT SUBDIVISION ON IT NOW LELAND LAKES.

IT WAS APPROVED BY THIS BODY. ALL THE WAY BACK IN 2022, BASED ON MY RECORDS ON NOVEMBER 14TH OF 2022.

THAT SUBDIVISION IS FOR, LIKE I SAID, 109 LOTS.

IT IS A VALID PLAN NOW. IT WAS DEVELOPED UNDER THE EXISTING A1 ZONING FOR LARGER LOTS.

IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING. THE ITEM BEFORE YOU TONIGHT, WHICH IS A REZONING TO A2-7, WHICH IS ANOTHER CATEGORY OF SINGLE FAMILY LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL ZONING, IS FOR A SLIGHT REDESIGN OF THAT PROJECT.

A2-7 IS A SMALLER LOT PRODUCT. IT'S STILL SINGLE FAMILY, LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL, BUT INSTEAD OF 10,500 SQUARE FOOT LOTS,

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SO SLIGHTLY SMALLER LOTS. THE APPLICANT HAS SUBMITTED A PRELIMINARY PLAT SUBDIVISION ON THIS PROPERTY PENDING THE REZONING. THIS BODY IS JUST TAKING UP THE REZONING TONIGHT.

THIS WOULD BE A RECOMMENDATION. VOTE ON TWO COUNCIL.

THE REZONING HAS TO BE CONFIRMED BY COUNCIL. AND THAT'S SET UP TENTATIVELY FOR NEXT MONTH AT COUNCIL ZONING IN MAY.

IF APPROVED, THE SUBDIVISION COULD CONTINUE TO BE HEARD.

LIKE I SAID, THAT SUBDIVISION PLAN HAS BEEN SUBMITTED TO OUR OFFICE.

IT IS PENDING A CONFIRMATION OF ZONING, BUT THAT PRELIMINARY SUBDIVISION PLAT WITH ADDITIONAL DETAILS AND LAYOUT OF THOSE LOTS IS PUBLIC RECORD.

I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO CONTACT OUR OFFICE AND OUR STAFF WILL MAKE SURE YOU GET A COPY OF THAT IN PREPARATION TO NEXT MONTH'S MEETING WHERE THAT SUBDIVISION ITEM WOULD BE TAKEN UP. OFF THE TOP OF YOUR HEAD. DIRECTOR HOLCOMB, DO YOU KNOW THE INCREASE IN NUMBER OF LOTS BETWEEN THE TWO SITE PLANS? I BELIEVE THE NEW PROPOSED SUBDIVISION, WHICH WOULD NEED THIS ZONING IS SHOWING CURRENTLY APPROXIMATELY 230 TO 240 LOTS. I DON'T HAVE THAT IN FRONT OF ME, BUT.

I WILL ADD, THERE WAS SOME TALK ON CONNECTIVITY.

THE CURRENTLY APPROVED SUBDIVISION THAT THIS BODY APPROVED BACK IN 2022 DOES HAVE ONE CONNECTION TO DRIVE.

THERE IS ONE REQUIRED CONNECTION TO THE SUBDIVISION TO THE REAR.

I BELIEVE IT'S ON CREOLE DRIVE. IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THE NEW PROPOSED SUBDIVISION STILL CONNECTS TO CREOLE, AND THAT'S A CODE REQUIREMENT FOR CONNECTIVITY.

THERE'S NOTHING THAT CAN BE DONE ABOUT THAT. THERE MAY BE SOME DISCUSSION ABOUT SIGNAGE, NOT A THREE STREET OR TRAFFIC CALMING MECHANISMS, BUT THAT REQUIREMENT TO CONNECT TO THE EXISTING GRID IS IN PLACE.

AND THAT NEW PRELIMINARY PLAT DOES SHOW A CONNECTION TO CREOLE, AND I BELIEVE THE NEW PROPOSED SUBDIVISION HAS TWO CONNECTIONS TO COMITE DRIVE INSTEAD OF ONE. BUT THE APPLICANT COULD CONFIRM THAT. CAN I ASK THE APPLICANT TO COME BACK UP TO THE PODIUM? SO ARE YOU ABLE TO SPEAK TO. I KNOW DIRECTOR HOLCOMB GAVE THE UPDATED PLAT WAS ABOUT 240 LOTS.

DO YOU KNOW WHAT THE PREVIOUS PLAT, THE LOTS THAT YOU ALL HAD. WHAT? WHAT I'M TRYING TO GET AT IS THE ASK AND THE INCREASE OF NUMBER OF LOTS.

I'M NOT SURE WHAT THE ORIGINAL PLAT WAS DESIGNED WITH.

THE CURRENT ONE DOES HAVE 239 LOTS. IT'S ABOUT 89.9 OR SO ACRES.

HALF THE EXISTING SITE WAS USED FOR A SAND PIT.

SO THAT HALF OF THE SITE IS PRETTY MUCH UNUSABLE.

WE'LL BE ABLE TO USE THAT FOR STORMWATER MITIGATION AND RETENTION.

SO ESSENTIALLY HALF THE SITE IS GOING TO BE USED FOR RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT.

GOTCHA. 239 LOTS. OKAY. THANK YOU. IN THE PREVIOUS APPROVED PLAN WAS 109 LOTS.

DO YOU HAVE ANY FURTHER COMMENTS OR MOTIONS? NO COMMENTS OR MOTIONS.

THE YOU CAN'T REBUT. IF SOMEONE WANTS TO CALL YOU FORWARD FOR A QUESTION AND ANSWER, WE CAN DO THAT.

YOU HAVE A QUESTION FOR HIM. OKAY. WELL TOWARDS THE SIGNS TELLING PEOPLE, LIKE I SAY, I LIVE RIGHT OFF OF COMITE DRIVE, AND THAT'S A THREE LANE ROAD.

THAT CENTER LANE IS FOR TURNING ONLY. THAT'S A THIRD LANE FOR MOST PEOPLE.

SO THEY'RE NOT GOING TO LISTEN TO SIGNS. I UNDERSTAND THAT THAT GETS INTO TRAFFIC.

AND RIGHT NOW WE'RE NOT AT THAT LEVEL YET. OKAY.

OKAY. THANK YOU. ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS? COMMENTS, MOTIONS? I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE.

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DO WE HAVE A SECOND? WE HAVE A SECOND FROM COMMISSIONER FOWLER.

ANY DISCUSSION OR OPPOSITION? SEEING NO OPPOSITION THAT MOTION CARRIES.

MR. VICE CHAIRMAN, WE CAN NOW MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER 6, MAPLE COVE CONCEPT PLAN.

[6. PUD-1-25 Maple Cove Concept Plan]

[INAUDIBLE] THE APPLICANT IS CHRISTOPHER MAESTRI.

FUTURE LAND USE DESIGNATION IS RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD.

THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING A LOW DENSITY ZERO LOT LINE SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT CONSISTING OF 48 LOTS PUD 1- 25 MAPLE COVE CONCEPT PLAN. 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 PLANNING COMMISSION OFFICE HAS RECEIVED SEVEN MESSAGES IN OPPOSITION TO THIS ITEM.

THANK YOU. I'LL NOW OPEN THE PUBLIC MEETING AND ASK THE APPLICANT TO COME FORWARD.

AND YOU HAVE 15 MINUTES, SIR. GOOD EVENING. I'M MICKEY ROBERTSON WITH MR ENGINEERING AND SURVEYING.

I'M HERE TONIGHT TO PRESENT THE CONCEPT PLAN FOR MAPLE COVE.

IT'S A 48 LOT SUBDIVISION ON ABOUT 11 ACRES OFF OF BURBANK.

IT IS SURROUNDED BY VERY SIMILAR SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL ON ALL SIDES.

THE PROPERTY IS CURRENTLY ZONED RURAL WITH A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN DESIGNATION OF RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD.

WE ARE REQUESTING A PUD CONCEPT PLAN. OUR PLANS ARE CONSISTENT WITH ALL THE SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL LOTS LOCATED ADJACENT TO THE SITE.

THE PLANNING COMMISSION STAFF HAS REVIEWED THE AREA AND HAS CONFIRMED THAT THIS PUD WILL BE AN APPROPRIATE DESIGNATION, AND THEY HAVE RECOMMENDED APPROVAL OF THE CONCEPT PLAN.

WE HELD A PUBLIC INPUT WORKSHOP ON APRIL 1ST AT THE CLUBHOUSE THERE IN UNIVERSITY VILLAGE.

WE HAD 6 OR 7 PEOPLE SHOW UP OUT OF THE 250 OR SO.

I GUESS MAYBE 500 OR SO RESIDENTS IN UNIVERSITY VILLAS.

WE GAVE A DETAILED EXPLANATION OF OUR PLANS FOR DRAINAGE AND HOME CONSTRUCTION AT THAT MEETING.

THE HOMES WILL BE EXACTLY WHAT WAS BUILT IN THE FIRST FEW FILINGS OF UNIVERSITY VILLAS.

THE FLOOR PLANS AND SIZES WILL BE SIMILAR, BUT THE HOMES WILL BE SLIGHTLY MORE EXPENSIVE AS HOME VALUES CONTINUE TO FLOURISH IN THE UNIVERSITY VILLAS DEVELOPMENT.

THE STREETS WILL ALSO BE SLIGHTLY WIDER THAN WHAT WE DID THAT WE DID THAT FIRST DEVELOPMENT ABOUT 15 YEARS AGO.

SO WE'VE LEARNED A LITTLE BIT SINCE THEN. SO THE STREETS WILL BE SLIGHTLY WIDER. AT THIS MEETING, IT WAS MENTIONED THAT SOMEONE THOUGHT THEY HAD SEEN A BALD EAGLE ON THIS PROPERTY.

SO WE WENT AHEAD AND HAD AN ENVIRONMENTAL SPECIALIST TAKE A LOOK AND YOU HAVE A LETTER IN YOUR PACKET THERE FROM THEM SAYING THAT THERE ARE NO THREATENED OR ENDANGERED SPECIES ON THIS PROPERTY. SO THEY DID GO AHEAD AND CONFIRM THAT FOR US.

ALSO WITH THE RECENT SUPREME COURT RULINGS WE THEY SUGGEST THAT IN COMING MONTHS, NONE OF THIS PROPERTY WILL BE CONSIDERED JURISDICTIONAL WETLANDS BECAUSE OF THE WAY THEY'RE CHANGING SOME OF THEIR DESIGNATIONS.

WE HAVE, HOWEVER, PROCEEDED WITH THE PROPER CORPS, AS THOUGH IT MIGHT STILL BE UNDER THE CORPS AUTHORITY AND HAVE SUBMITTED FOR PROPER PERMITTING UNDER SECTION 404 OF THE CLEAN WATER ACT.

WE HAVE ALSO PROVIDED THE REQUIRED DRAINAGE IMPACT STUDY AND HAVE GONE ABOVE AND BEYOND THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS.

WE HAVE WE WERE THE ENGINEERS OF RECORD FOR ALL FOUR FILINGS OF UNIVERSITY VILLAS, WHICH ARE TO THE NORTH AND TO THE EAST, THE UNIVERSITY TOWNHOMES TO THE WEST, MAGNOLIA LAKES TO THE EAST.

HUNTERS TRACE TO THE SOUTH AND THE MOST RECENT FILING OF PELICAN LAKES.

SO, NEEDLESS TO SAY, WE'RE INTIMATELY FAMILIAR WITH THE DRAINAGE IN THIS PARTICULAR AREA.

WE UNDERSTAND THAT YOU KNOW, DRAINAGE IS A PARAMOUNT CONCERN FOR EVERYONE IN THIS BAYOU FOUNTAIN CORRIDOR.

YOU KNOW, THE CORPS HAS DONE SOME WORK RECENTLY TO HELP WITH THAT ON THE SOUTHERN END. THEY'VE GOT SOME MORE WORK COMING IN THIS VICINITY.

CONSEQUENTLY, WE WE DESIGNED THE PONDS TO REDUCE THE 100 YEAR STORM BY ALMOST 30%.

THIS, COUPLED WITH OUR LONG STANDING KNOWLEDGE OF THE ENTIRE AREA, HAS ALLOWED US TO DESIGN A SITE THAT HAS TAKEN A MORE GLOBAL LOOK AT DRAINAGE RATHER THAN JUST OUR ISOLATED 11 ACRE SITE. THERE WILL BE ABOUT 12FT OF FREEBOARD BETWEEN THE WATER SURFACE AND THE POND, AND THE ELEVATION OF THE HOUSES, AND THE HOUSES IN MAPLE COVE WILL BE AT THE SAME LEVEL AS THE HOUSES IN UNIVERSITY VILLAS.

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WE'VE ADDRESSED THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS, SO I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY OF YOUR QUESTIONS AND WE ASK FOR YOUR APPROVAL TONIGHT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

WE HAVE TWO CARDS IN OPPOSITION. FIRST IS FOR SHERRIE HARRISON.

GOOD EVENING. YOU HAVE THE FLOOR FOR THREE MINUTES. OKAY. I'M SHERRIE HARRISON.

I'M ONE OF THE OWNERS IN UNIVERSITY VILLAS. AND EVEN THOUGH THE MINIMUM CRITERIA IS GOING TO BE MET, MY CONCERN IS THAT IT'S NOT SUFFICIENT TO PREVENT THE FLOODING WE ALREADY HAVE IN SEPTEMBER OF 2021.

THE WATER HAS COME UP OVER THE SIDEWALKS TO THE FENCE LINE.

AND WITH ALL OF THE DEVELOPMENT IN THAT CORRIDOR FOR THE BAYOU FOUNTAIN FLOODPLAIN THE 48, THE 120. IT'S MY CONCERN IS THAT THERE'S NOTHING IN PLACE THAT IS GOING TO CHECK TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE IS A MANAGEMENT OF THE PONDS.

A ND IF THERE ISN'T ANYTHING TO CLEAN THE DEBRIS AND KEEP IT, IT'S GOING TO CONTINUE TO BUILD UP AND IT'S GOING TO GET HIGHER AND TAKE LONGER TO DRAIN. THANK YOU. OUR NEXT CARD IS FOR PATRICK KELLER. PATRICK KELLER HERE. I HAVE I DON'T LIVE IN THE AREA. I LIVE ON PARKER STREET, BUT I HAVE FRIENDS THAT ARE IN UNIVERSITY VILLA.

AND IF WE KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT LOUISIANA FLOODING, ONE DAY WILL OCCUR.

THE WATER'S COMING. SO IT DEPENDS ON THE MITIGATION.

TO REDUCE THAT RISK IS EXCEPTIONALLY IMPORTANT.

SO I LOOKED AT CHAPTER 15 IN YOUR CODE, AND IT REFERENCED THAT THE FLOODPLAIN ADMINISTRATOR MUST REQUIRE THAT NO NEW CONSTRUCTION, SUBSTANTIAL IMPROVEMENTS OR OTHER DEVELOPMENT WILL BE PERMITTED WITHIN ZONES A AE ON THE FIRM WITHIN THE REGULATORY FLOODWAY HAS NOT BEEN DESIGNATED UNLESS IT IS DEMONSTRATED THAT THE CUMULATIVE EFFECT OF THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT WOULD, COMBINED WITH ALL OF THE OTHER EXISTING ANTICIPATED DEVELOPMENT, WOULD NOT INCREASE THE WATER SURFACE ELEVATION OF THE BASE FLOOD MORE THAN ONE FOOT AT ANY POINT IN THE FLOODPLAIN.

I JUST WANT TO SEE I HAVEN'T SEEN DETAILS HOW THAT'S GOING TO TAKE EFFECT AND ALSO THE STORMWATER MANAGEMENT PLAN.

WHAT ARE THEY DOING IN REFERENCE TO THE PONDS IN IF THE POND DOES, AS THE PREVIOUS SPEAKER SPOKE ABOUT IF THEY'RE FILLED. RIGHT, IF THEY'RE NOT ADEQUATELY MAINTAINED IN THEIR OVERFLOW, WHERE IS THAT OVERFLOW GOING TO? IS IT GOING BACK TOWARD UNIVERSITY VILLAGE OR GOING BACK TO BURBANK? I JUST LIKE TO SEE THE DETAILS ON THAT. AND I APPRECIATE WHAT YOU ALL ARE DOING HERE.

I THINK IT'S AN INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT ROLE THAT THE PLANNING COMMISSION HAS IN EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH.

FOR THE LAST 15 YEARS, I WORKED ON FLOOD MITIGATION PROJECTS IN NEW YORK, IN LOUISIANA, AND ALSO IN PUERTO RICO, AND HAVE WORKED ON DISASTER MITIGATION PROJECTS, RELOCATING RESIDENTS IN LAKE CHARLES DUE TO DEVELOPERS DEVELOPING AREAS THAT PERHAPS SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN DEVELOPED AND DEVELOPED HOUSING IN A DENSE WAY THAT ULTIMATELY HAD TO BE BOUGHT OUT AND CHANGED TO OPEN SPACE.

SO MY CONCERN IS FOR THE COMMUNITY AND FOR THE NEIGHBORING NEIGHBORHOODS.

I'D LIKE TO HEAR THE PROPONENTS DETAILS. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. WE NOW ASK OR I'M NOW GOING TO ASK THE APPLICANT TO COME FORWARD.

YOU HAVE FIVE MINUTES. THANK YOU. SO THE FIRST PERSON AS WELL AS THE SECOND SPOKE ABOUT POND MAINTENANCE IN THE HOA OR POND MAINTENANCE. OBVIOUSLY WE HAVE THAT WRITTEN INTO THE COVENANTS, JUST LIKE UNIVERSITY VILLAS.

YOU KNOW, THAT'S WHY THEY'RE PART OF WHY THEY COLLECT DUES EVERY MONTH. EVERY YEAR IS FOR THE CONTINUED MAINTENANCE OF THE POND.

SO THAT HAS NOT BEEN AN ISSUE THAT WE'RE AWARE OF IN UNIVERSITY VILLAS , AND IT WOULD NOT BE AN ISSUE IN MAPLE COVE OR HAVE A SIMILAR SETUP THERE.

AS FAR AS CHAPTER 15 OBVIOUSLY, I'M VERY FAMILIAR WITH CHAPTER 15.

I HELPED WRITE THE LAST 25 CHANGES THAT ARE IN CHAPTER 15.

SO WE CERTAINLY ARE AWARE AND THE ONE FOOT CHANGE, NOT ONLY DO WE NOT AFFECT IT BY ONE FOOT, BUT WE'RE HELPING IT BY DECREASING THE FLOW THAT'S COMING OUT. SO WE'RE MAKING A POSITIVE CHANGE TO THE DRAINAGE. SO WE HAVE MORE THAN ADEQUATELY ADDRESSED THAT.

SO IF YOU HAVE ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS, I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER THEM. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

AT THIS TIME, I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND ASK FOR COMMENTS.

[00:30:02]

ANYONE.

THERE'S A MOTION ON THE FLOOR TO APPROVE. IS THERE A SECOND? A SECOND FROM COMMISSIONER SCROGGS. THE INITIAL MOTION WAS BY COMMISSIONER BOYD.

IS THERE ANY OBJECTION? SEEING NONE. THE MOTION CARRIES.

[10. WT-1-25 At&t Wireless Facility (17889 Liberty Road)]

EXCUSE ME. ITEM NUMBER 10 WT-1-25 AT&T WIRELESS FACILITY AT 17889 LIBERTY ROAD.

WT-1-25 AT&T WIRELESS FACILITY AT 17889 LIBERTY ROAD.

PROPERTY IS LOCATED ON THE WEST SIDE OF LIBERTY ROAD, SOUTH OF ALPHONSE FORBES ROAD.

COUNCIL DISTRICT 1 NOEL. THE APPLICANT IS CHIP LYONS.

THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING A 285 FOOT MONOPOLE WIRELESS TOWER.

FUTURE LAND USE DESIGNATION IS AGRICULTURAL RURAL W T 125 AT&T WIRELESS FACILITY AT 17889 LIBERTY ROAD. THANK YOU. AT THIS TIME, WE'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AND I WILL CALL FORWARD LAURA CARLYLE FOR THE APPLICANT. YOU HAVE 15 MINUTES.

AFTERNOON, LAURA CARLYLE ON BEHALF OF THE APPLICANT, AT&T.

JUST FOR CLARIFICATION, THE PROPOSED TOWER IS A 285 FOOT SELF-SUPPORT.

I MAY HAVE MISHEARD. I THOUGHT I THOUGHT I HEARD MONOPOLE, BUT, IN ANY EVENT, IT'S IN A RURAL AREA JUST SOUTH OF PRIDE, JUST EAST OF ZACHARY. IT MEETS YOUR REQUIREMENTS FOR YOUR CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT.

WE ARE ASKING FOR A WAIVER OF THE SURFACING REQUIREMENTS TO USE A GRAVEL ROAD INSTEAD OF PAVED IN ORDER TO TIE INTO AN EXISTING GRAVEL ROAD ON THE PROPERTY. BUT THE DEPARTMENT OF DEVELOPMENT HAS APPROVED THAT PROPOSAL.

I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. THIS TOWER WILL HOUSE AT&T AS WELL AS UP TO TWO ADDITIONAL CARRIERS.

IT'S OVER 1000FT FROM THE NEAREST PROPERTY LINE.

IT'S OVER 2500FT FROM THE NEAREST RESIDENTIAL USE PROPERTY LINE.

IT'S WELL OVER 1320FT FROM ANY EXISTING TOWERS, AS WELL AS PARISH OWNED PROPERTY.

AND IT'S ABOUT 2500FT FROM THE NEAREST RIGHT OF WAY.

SO IT'S BACK IN THERE A WAYS. AND SO IT'S NOT PRETTY UNOBTRUSIVE BUT HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. WE HAVE NO OPPOSITION CARDS SO I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.

UNLESS YOU WANT TO SAY SOMETHING MORE. THAT'LL DO IT.

I'LL PUT IT OUT TO THE COMMISSION FOR MOTIONS.

COMMENTS. MOTION TO APPROVE. WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE FROM COMMISSIONER SCROGGS.

SECOND FROM COMMISSIONER BOYD. ARE THERE ANY OBJECTIONS? SEEING NONE, THAT MOTION CARRIES. WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO DIRECTOR'S COMMENTS.

[DIRECTOR'S COMMENTS]

YOUR NEXT PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING IS SCHEDULED FOR MONDAY, MAY 19TH AT 5:00.

THANK YOU. MOVE ON TO COMMISSIONERS COMMENTS.

[COMMISSIONERS' COMMENTS]

SHE ALSO DOES NOT HESITATE TO PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE WHEN NEEDED.

AND ALL OF HER ASSIGNMENTS, SHE ALWAYS DISPLAYS A POSITIVE PROFESSIONAL ATTITUDE AND WORKS TO ENSURE TASKS ARE COMPLETED ACCURATELY AND EFFECTIVELY.

SHE HAS MADE A POSITIVE CONTRIBUTION AND THAT DESERVES RECOGNITION.

CONGRATULATIONS ABLENELL. [APPLAUSE] I DID GET THE PRONUNCIATION RIGHT.

I HOPE SO. GOOD. ARE THERE ANY OTHER COMMISSIONER COMMENTS? IS THERE A MOTION TO ADJOURN? A MOTION TO ADJOURN.

MOTION FROM COMMISSIONER FOWLER, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER BOYD.

WE ARE DONE.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.