Feb 18, 2026 Council Zoning

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THIS ITEM. YOU KNOW,. GO TO COUNCIL. HAVE A MOTION.

MOTION BY COUNCILMAN KENNEY. SECOND BY COUNCILWOMAN COLEMAN.

IS THERE ANY OPPOSITION? MOTION CARRIES. 4. CASE 5 -268150 HOOPER ROAD TO REZONE FROM HEAVY COMMERCIAL TO 0 LOT LINE RESIDENTIAL ON

[4. 26-00017 CASE 5-26 8150 Hooper Road ]

COUNCIL DISTRICT 5. HURST. COMMISSION ACTION. MOTION TO APPROVE CARRY 9-0.

ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? SEEING NO ONE GO TO COUNCIL.

WE HAVE A MOTION. MOTION BY COUNCILWOMAN ADAMS. SECOND BY COUNCILMAN KENNEY. ANY OPPOSITION? MOTION CARRIES.

[5. 26-00018 CASE 6-26 136 South Acadian Thruway ]

CASE 6-26 136 SOUTH ACADIAN THRUWAY TO REZONE FROM LIGHT COMMERCIAL TO COMMERCIAL ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE BAR AND LOUNGE ON PROPERTY LOCATED ON THE WEST SIDE OF SOUTH ACADIAN THRUWAY SOUTH OF NORTH BOULEVARD. COUNCIL DISTRICT TEN COLEMAN COMMISSION ACTION.

MOTION TO DENY CARRIED 9-0. ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? SEEING NONE, WE'LL GO TO COUNCIL. MOTION TO DELETE BY COUNCILWOMAN COLEMAN, SECOND BY COUNCILMAN DUNN, JR. ANY OPPOSITION? MOTION CARRIES. ITEM SIX CASE.

[6. 26-00019 CASE 7-26 2566 68TH Avenue ]

KENNEY COMMISSIONER ACTION. MOTION TO APPROVE CARRIED 9-0 .

ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? SEEING NO ONE GO TO COUNCIL MOTION BY COUNCILMAN KENNEY.

SECOND BY COUNCILWOMAN ADAMS. IS THERE ANY OPPOSITION? MOTION CARRIES. ITEM 7. RV-4-25 SAINT JAMES, FRANCE AND EUROPE STREET MULTIPLE RIGHT OF WAY.

[7. 26-00020 RV-4-25 St. James, France, and Europe Street (multiple right-of-way) ]

STREET RIGHTS OF WAY. LOCATED SOUTH OF GOVERNMENT STREET.

WEST OF PHILIP STREET. COUNCIL. DISTRICT 10 COLEMAN COMMISSION ACTION.

MOTION TO DEFER TO THE FEBRUARY 23RD PLANNING COMMISSION CARRIED 9 TO 0.

THERE'S A REQUEST TO DEFER THIS TO THE MARCH 18TH MEETING.

ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? SEEING NONE, WE'LL GO TO COUNCIL.

WE HAVE A MOTION. MOTION BY COUNCILWOMAN COLEMAN.

SECOND BY COUNCILWOMAN ADAMS TO DEFER TO THE MARCH 18TH MEETING.

ANY OPPOSITION. MOTION CARRIES. ITEM 8 AMENDING AND REENACTING THE PLANNING COMMISSION APPLICATION FEE SCHEDULE EFFECTIVE DATE MARCH

[8. 26-00150 Amending and re-enacting the Planning Commission Application Fee Schedule. Effective date March 6, 2026. By Planning Director. ]

YOU HAVE PROPOSED FEE CHANGES FOR APPLICATIONS SUBMITTED TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION OFFICE ROUGHLY EVERY 4 TO 5 YEARS.

THE PLANNING COMMISSION TAKES A LOOK AT OUR LAND DEVELOPMENT APPLICATION FEES.

WE RESEARCH PEER CITIES IN LOUISIANA AND ALSO A FEW CITIES IN THE SOUTHEAST UNITED STATES.

SO WE LOOKED AT CITY ESSENTIALS ZACHARY, LAFAYETTE, JEFFERSON PARISH, SHREVEPORT, NEW ORLEANS, LAKE CHARLES, AND THEN WE ALSO CONTACTED PLANNING DEPARTMENTS IN TALLAHASSEE, KNOXVILLE, LITTLE ROCK AND BIRMINGHAM.

WE COMPARED OUR FEE SCHEDULE TO THEIR FEES, AND THERE IS ROUGHLY ABOUT A 1,520% INCREASE IN SOME SOME DEVELOPMENT APPLICATIONS THAT

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THERE IS AN ADDITIONAL $200 STORMWATER REVIEW FEE.

WE WORKED WITH RACHEL AND HER DEPARTMENT ON THAT.

THE DETAILED STORMWATER AND DRAINAGE REPORTS TAKE A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF TIME TO GO THROUGH, AND THERE HAS TO BE A CERTIFIED STORMWATER STAFF MEMBER THAT THAT REVIEWS THAT.

SO WE ARE CAPTURING THAT IN OUR FEES. WE DID COMMIT TO THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT THAT WE WOULD TAKE A LOOK AT THIS EARLY THIS YEAR.

IT WASN'T A WORK PROGRAM FOR LAST YEAR, AND I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

THERE IS A RED LINE VERSION. THERE ARE IT DOES LOOK LIKE A LOT ACROSS THE BOARD, BUT WE DID MAKE MINOR ADJUSTMENTS.

LIKE I SAID, IT'S ROUGHLY BETWEEN 10 AND 20% INCREASE.

THERE ARE SOME LIKE A STANDARD REZONING APPLICATION.

THERE'S NOT A TON OF TECHNICAL TIME THAT GOES INTO THAT FROM THE STAFF STANDPOINT.

THAT STAYED THE SAME. THERE WAS SOME OTHER APPLICATIONS WHERE THERE WAS NO INCREASE, BUT I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

AND I DO NEED TO STATE THAT THE DRAFT DOCUMENT WAS HAS BEEN ON A WEBSITE FOR ABOUT 30, 45 DAYS.

WE DID CIRCULATE THIS AMONG THE DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY THROUGHOUT BATON ROUGE FOR COMMENT AND REVIEW.

WE DID GET 2 OR 3 COMMENTS IN SUPPORT. NO, NO.

NO CONCERN. WONDERFUL. THANK YOU SO MUCH. MOTION BY COUNCILWOMAN ADAMS. SECOND BY COUNCILMAN HUDSON. IS THERE ANY OPPOSITION? MOTION CARRIES. SINCE COUNCILWOMAN AMOROSO IS NOT HERE, WHO WOULD LIKE IT? MOTION TO ADJOURN.

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