[*A portion of this meeting is without audio*] [ROLL CAL] [00:00:23] COMMISSIONER BOYD? HERE. COMMISSIONER COLEMAN? PRESENT. COMMISSIONER ELLENDER? HERE. COMMISSIONER FOWLER? HERE. COMMISSIONER MAXEY? HERE. WE HAVE A QUORUM. THANK YOU, MR. HOLCOMB. AT THIS TIME, WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE APPROVAL OF THE OF THE MINUTES. [APPROVAL OF MINUTES] IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THE AUGUST 17TH MEETING? MOTION FROM COMMISSIONER MAXEY, SECOND FROM COMMISSIONER ELLENDER. ARE THERE ANY OBJECTIONS TO APPROVING THE MINUTES? SEEING NONE. THESE ITEMS HAVE NOW BEEN APPROVED. AT THIS TIME. I WILL ASK VICE CHAIRMAN GROUT TO READING THE RULES FOR CONDUCTING PUBLIC HEARINGS. [RULES FOR CONDUCTING PUBLIC HEARINGS] 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 THE MEETING AGENDA AND COMPLETE THE 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, NOT TO EXCEED 15 MINUTES. PROPONENTS WILL SPEAK AND 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 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, MR. CHAIRMAN. THANK YOU, VICE CHAIRMAN GROUT. WE CAN NOW MOVE ON TO THE CONSENT AGENDA. [CONSENT AGENDA] MR. BALDWIN. CONSENT ITEMS FOR WITHDRAWAL. ITEM 12, CASE 35-26. 228 WEST TIME STREET. TO REZONE FROM HEAVY COMMERCIAL C2 TO COMMERCIAL ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE RESTAURANT C-AB-1 ON PROPERTY LOCATED ON THE NORTH SIDE OF WEST TOWN STREET, WEST OF HIGHLAND ROAD. APPLICATION HAS BEEN OFFICIALLY WITHDRAWN BY THE PROPERTY OWNER ON SEPTEMBER 21ST. ITEM 15. CUP 2-26 FAITH TABERNACLE OF ZACHARY 22838 PLANK ROAD. PROPOSED RELIGIOUS INSTITUTION ON PROPERTY LOCATED ON THE EAST SIDE OF PLANK ROAD SOUTH OF PORT HUDSON-PRIDE ROAD. WITHDRAWN BY THE APPLICANT ON AUGUST 19TH. ITEM 16. CUP-4-26. VOICES OF MERCY OUTREACH MINISTRIES. 5100, 5200, AND 5165 MONARCH AVENUE AND 5190 PEERLESS STREET. PROPOSED REGIONAL, RELIGIOUS AND EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION ON PROPERTY LOCATED ON THE NORTH SIDE OF MONARCH AVENUE, EAST OF KISSEL STREET. WITHDRAWN BY THE APPLICANT ON AUGUST 6TH. CONSENT ITEMS FOR DEFERRAL. ITEM 11. CASE 34-26. 268 AND 254 WEST CHARM STREET. TO REZONE FROM HEAVY COMMERCIAL C-2 AND COMMERCIAL ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE BAR AND LOUNGE C-AB-2 TO COMMERCIAL ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE BAR AND LOUNGE C-AB-2 ON PROPERTY LOCATED ON THE NORTH SIDE AND WEST OF CHARM STREET, EAST OF LAKE STREET. DEFERRED BY THE PLANNING DIRECTOR TO OCTOBER 19TH. CONSENT ITEMS FOR APPROVAL. ITEM 8. CASE 30-26. 536 WEST IRENE ROAD. TO REZONE FROM RURAL TO HEAVY INDUSTRIAL M2 ON PROPERTY LOCATED ON THE NORTH SIDE OF WEST IRENE ROAD, WEST OF SAMUELS ROAD. ITEM 9, CASE 31-26. 7117 AND 7127 FLORIDA BOULEVARD. TO REZONE FROM COMMERCIAL ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE BAR AND LOUNGE C-AB-2 TO HEAVY COMMERCIAL HC-2 ON PROPERTY LOCATED ON THE NORTH SIDE OF FLORIDA BOULEVARD, WEST OF LOBDELL BOULEVARD. ITEM 10, CASE 33-26. 7565 JEFFERSON HIGHWAY. TO REZONE FROM LIGHT COMMERCIAL C-1 TO COMMERCIAL ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE RESTAURANT C-AB-1 ON PROPERTY LOCATED ON THE EAST SIDE OF JEFFERSON HIGHWAY, NORTH OF CORPORATE BOULEVARD. ITEM 13. PUD-1-11. PHASES 1, PARTS 1-10. POINT-MARIE, FINAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN REVISION 12. PROPOSED CHANGES TO SETBACKS, ADJUSTMENTS TO RESIDENTIAL AREAS, COMMON OPEN SPACE, AND GREEN SPACE ON PROPERTY LOCATED ON THE NORTH SIDE OF RIVER ROAD, SOUTHWEST OF NICHOLSON DRIVE. ITEM 14. PUD-4-08. MATERRA PHASE 3, WOMEN'S HOSPITAL, FINAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN. PROPOSED LOW DENSITY SINGLE FAMILY DEVELOPMENT ON PROPERTY LOCATED ON THE WEST SIDE OF SPADING WAY NORTH OF JETER DRIVE. PLANNING COMMISSION STAFF CERTIFIES THAT ALL OF THESE ITEMS ARE CONSISTENT WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE. THANK YOU, MR. BALDWIN. COMMISSIONERS YOU HAVE HEARD ALL OF THE ITEMS THAT HAVE BEEN PLACED ON THE CONSENT AGENDA THAT ARE TO BE TAKEN WITH ONE VOTE. ARE THERE ANY MEMBERS OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION WHO HAVE AN ITEM ON CONSENT THAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO BE PULLED FROM THE CONSENT AND HEARD AS PART OF THE REGULAR AGENDA? DO WE [00:05:02] HAVE ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC PRESENT WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON ANY OF THE ITEMS THAT ARE ON THE CONSENT AGENDA? SEEING NONE, IS THERE A MOTION? MOTION FROM COMMISSIONER BATTS, SECOND FROM COMMISSIONER BOYD. ARE THERE ANY OBJECTIONS TO ACCEPTING THE ITEMS THAT HAVE BEEN PLACED ON THE CONSENT AGENDA? SEEING NONE, THESE ITEMS HAVE NOW BEEN APPROVED AND WE CAN MOVE ON TO THE REGULAR AGENDA. MR. [Items 2 & 3] CHAIRMAN, THE NEXT TWO ITEMS MAY BE TAKEN TOGETHER. ITEM 2, PA-5-26. AND ITEM 3 REZONING CASE 28-26. PA-5-26. 17060 FLORIDA BOULEVARD RELATED TO CASE 28-26. PROPERTY IS LOCATED ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF FLORIDA BOULEVARD, EAST OF SOUTH STEPHENDALE ROAD. COUNCIL DISTRICT 4, MOAK. THE APPLICANT IS STEPHEN LACOUR. FUTURE BR LAND USE DESIGNATION IS RESIDENTIAL, NEIGHBORHOOD AND COMMERCIAL WITH A REQUESTED FUTUREBR LAND USE OF COMMERCIAL. THE EXISTING ZONING IS RURAL WITH A REQUESTING ZONING OF LIGHT COMMERCIAL 2. LC2. PA-5-26. 17060 FLORIDA BOULEVARD. RELATED TO CASE 28-26. STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL BASED UPON EXAMINATION OF THE AREA AT A FURTHER LEVEL OF DETAIL AND COMPATIBILITY WITH SURROUNDING USES. STAFF ALSO CERTIFIES THAT THE PROPOSED REQUEST MEETS THE CRITERIA FOR A CHANGE OF ZONING. IF THE COMPANION COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENT IS APPROVED, BEING COMPATIBLE WITH SURROUNDING USES AND CONFORMING TO UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE REQUIREMENTS. THANK YOU. COMMISSION MEMBERS, AT THIS TIME, I WILL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AND INVITE THE APPLICANT TO SPEAK FOR A PERIOD NOT TO EXCEED 15 MINUTES. HI, MY NAME IS DEWITT LADNER. I'M STEPHEN LACOUR BUSINESS PARTNER. HE'S OUT OF TOWN AND HE JUST ASKED ME TO COME BY AND REPRESENT THE OWNER. SO I'M NOT TOO FAMILIAR WITH THIS, BUT I'LL TRY TO HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR ANYTHING. OKAY. THANK YOU. WE HAVE SEVERAL CARDS THAT ARE IN OPPOSITION. THE FIRST IS FOR CHAD COOPER. YOU HAVE THE FLOOR FOR THREE MINUTES. GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS CHAD COOPER. I HAVE SOME CONCERNS REGARDING THIS PROPERTY. AS I MENTIONED LAST TIME, WE WERE HERE A MONTH AGO. THE APPLICANT HAS NOT DISCLOSED WHAT THEY PLAN ON DOING WITH THE PROPERTY. IT'S KIND OF UNKNOWN. WHAT IS GOING THERE? APPROXIMATELY 100% OF THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED IN THE FLOOD ZONE AE, WHICH MAY REQUIRE ELEVATION OF BUILDING PADS, FLOORS, STRUCTURES, ETC., ABOVE THE BASE FLOOD ELEVATION. I'VE HEARD FROM SOMEONE THAT THE POTENTIAL APPLICANT, THEIR FAMILY IS IN THE CONVENIENCE GAS STATION BUSINESS. AND SO I HAVE SOME CONCERNS ABOUT THE FUEL TANKS POSSIBLY BEING AN ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE DUE TO THE FLOODING THERE, AS WE ALL KNOW, IT'S FLOODED THERE MORE TIMES THAN ONCE. I KNOW THAT BECAUSE I'VE LIVED THERE ALL MY LIFE. SO I HAVE SOME DEFINITELY CONCERNS ABOUT WHAT'S GOING THERE. AND SO I AM NOT CLEAR ON WHAT THE APPLICANT IS PLANNING ON PUTTING THERE. WE HAVEN'T GOTTEN A GOOD ANSWER BACK FROM THAT APPLICANT. SO, ALSO THERE'S A BUDDHIST CHURCH ACROSS ON THE BACKSIDE OF THAT PROPERTY. I SPOKE WITH THEM AND THEY WERE NOT REALLY, EITHER OPPOSED OR IN FAVOR OF IT, BUT ALSO I SPOKE WITH THE BAPTIST CHURCH ACROSS THE STREET ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY ACROSS FROM THIS. AND THEY HAVE SOME CONCERNS. SO ANYWAY, THAT'S IT. THANK YOU, SIR. THANK YOU. NEXT CARD IS FOR AMY FILES. [00:10:04] IT SAYS IF NEEDED. DO YOU WISH TO SPEAK, MA'AM? YOU HAVE THE FLOOR FOR THREE MINUTES. THANK YOU. HI, I'M AMY FILES AND I REPRESENT RIVERVIEW ASSOCIATION. WE WERE CONCERNED ABOUT THE CUT THROUGH PORTION OF THE PROPERTY THAT COMES OUT ON OLD HAMMOND, WHICH IS DIRECTLY ACROSS FROM RIVERVIEW DRIVE. IT WAS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THE APPLICANT HAD REMOVED THAT, BUT FROM YOUR PICTURES YOU PUT UP, IT'S STILL SHOWING AS PART OF THE APPLICATION, AND IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO GET IN AND OUT OF OUR STREET. THE FLOODING, AS WELL AS MR. COOPER HAD SAID, IT HAS FLOODED MORE TIMES THAN I CAN REMEMBER. I'VE GROWN UP ON THAT STREET. MY FAMILY LIVES THERE. WE HAVE PROBABLY ABOUT 50 SOMETHING HOUSES ON RIVERVIEW TRAILS IN AND RIVERVIEW PLACE, AND OUR CONCERN WOULD BE US GETTING IN AND OUT AND BEING FORCED WITH MORE BACKUP TRAFFIC, BECAUSE THERE'S NO STOPPING THE PEOPLE COMING FROM DENHAM SPRINGS. THERE'S NO LIGHT. SO SOMETIMES YOU CAN SIT THERE FOR 2 OR 3 MINUTES BEFORE YOU CAN RISK YOUR LIFE TO CUT OUT ON OLD HAMMOND HIGHWAY TO GET OUT OF OUR STREET. SO WE WOULDN'T WANT TO BE SUBJECT TO MORE IF THEY WERE PUTTING A CONVENIENCE STORE. WE WOULD NOT WANT IT TO BE ABLE TO CUT THROUGH TO OLD HAMMOND HIGHWAY AND COME OUT ON THAT SIDE. SO, THANK YOU. THANK YOU. WE HAVE TWO ADDITIONAL SPEAKER CARDS THAT ARE IN OPPOSITION BUT HAVE INDICATED THAT THEY DO NOT WISH TO SPEAK. THAT IS FOR JUDY BUCKLEY AND BRITTANY MATHERNE. SO AT THIS TIME, I'LL INVITE THE APPLICANT BACK FOR A FIVE-MINUTE REBUTTAL. WE DON'T HAVE ANYTHING TO ADD EXCEPT THAT WHATEVER THEY'RE BUILDING, I MEAN, THEY GOT THEY HAVE TO MEET THE ZONING REQUIREMENTS, SO. OKAY, THANK YOU. AT THE AT THIS TIME, I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. BEFORE I GET TO THE QUESTIONS, I'LL ASK THE DIRECTOR TO COMMENT ON THE MAP THAT WAS PRESENTED FOR THIS ITEM. AND THE APPLICANT HAS OFFICIALLY AMENDED HIS APPLICATION FOR THIS MEETING. THE UPDATED MAPS ARE IN FRONT OF EACH OF THE COMMISSIONERS THAT WILL VOTE ON THIS ITEM. STAFF HAS PUT THE UPDATED MAP. I BELIEVE THEY HAVE IT ON THE SCREEN NOW, SO IT IS A A MUCH LESSER PORTION. THEY DID HEAR THE CONCERNS FROM LAST MONTH WITH THE ACCESS AND THE COMMERCIAL POTENTIAL ZONING ALONG OLD HAMMOND. THEY HAVE SINCE AMENDED THEIR APPLICATION OFFICIALLY TO JUST THE PORTION SHOWN ON THIS MAP. SO I HOPE THAT ADDRESSED YOUR CONCERN MISS FILES. COMMISSIONER BOYD, AT THIS TIME I'LL OPEN FOR QUESTIONS AND I BELIEVE YOU HAVE ONE FOR THE APPLICANT. NO, THAT'S OKAY, I WAS, THAT WAS MY QUESTION. OKAY, I JUST ANSWERED IT. OKAY. ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS REGARDING THESE TWO ITEMS? ANY MOTIONS? COMMISSIONER GROUT. MOTION TO APPROVE. THERE'S A MOTION ON THE FLOOR FROM COMMISSIONER GROUT TO APPROVE THIS ITEM. SECOND FROM COMMISSIONER ADDISON. ARE THERE ANY OBJECTIONS OR FURTHER DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE, THESE TWO ITEMS HAVE BEEN APPROVED. I'M SORRY. WHAT DID THE COUNCILMAN. WHAT KIND OF CONVERSATION HE HAD. HE HAD SOME INITIAL CONCERNS WHEN I TALKED TO HIM RECENTLY ABOUT THE INITIAL REQUEST ON THE WHOLE PORTION AND DID NOT WAS NOT INTERESTED IN REZONING ANYTHING ON OLD HAMMOND, SO HE WAS PLEASED THEY REVISED THE APPLICATION TO JUST HAVE COMMERCIAL CONSISTENT WITH OTHER COMMERCIAL THAT EXISTS NOW. ANY ADDITIONAL DISCUSSION? AGAIN, THERE'S A MOTION ON THE FLOOR THAT'S THAT WAS FROM COMMISSIONER GROUT THAT WAS SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER ADDISON TO APPROVE THESE TWO ITEMS. ANY OBJECTIONS? SEEING NONE. THOSE TWO ITEMS HAVE BEEN APPROVED AND WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE NEXT TWO ITEMS. ITEM NUMBER 4, [Items 4 & 5] PA-6-26. AND ITEM NUMBER 5, CASE 22. I'M SORRY, 32-26. THESE TWO ITEMS WILL BE TAKEN TOGETHER. PA-6-26. 17590 FLORIDA BOULEVARD. RELATED TO CASE 32-26. 17510 AND 17590 FLORIDA BOULEVARD. PROPERTY IS LOCATED ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF FLORIDA BOULEVARD, EAST OF OLD HAMMOND HIGHWAY. COUNCIL DISTRICT 9. HUDSON. THE APPLICANT IS JACK PRISK. FUTURE LAND USE DESIGNATION IS AGRICULTURAL/RURAL. WHERE AS REQUESTED FUTUREBR LAND USE OF COMMERCIAL. THE EXISTING ZONING IS RURAL WITH A REQUESTED ZONING OF HEAVY COMMERCIAL 1, HC1. [00:15:02] PA-6-26. 17590 FLORIDA BOULEVARD. RELATED TO CASE 32-26. 17510 AND 17590 FLORIDA BOULEVARD. STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL BASED UPON EXAMINATION OF THE AREA AT A FURTHER LEVEL OF DETAIL AND COMPATIBILITY WITH SURROUNDING USES. STAFF ALSO CERTIFIES THAT THE PROPOSED REQUEST MEETS THE CRITERIA FOR A CHANGE OF ZONING IF THE COMPANION COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENT IS APPROVED, BEING COMPATIBLE WITH SURROUNDING USES AND CONFORMING TO UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE REQUIREMENTS. THANK YOU, AT THIS TIME, I'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AND INVITE THE APPLICANT TO SPEAK FOR A PERIOD NOT TO EXCEED 15 MINUTES. GOOD EVENING. GOOD EVENING. I'M JACK PRISK. WE'RE SIMPLY BRINGING OUR EQUIPMENT TO PARK THERE. WE'D LIKE TO IN THE FUTURE GET THE PLACE CLEANED UP. IT'S BEEN QUITE A BLIGHT FOR A WHILE. WE WANT TO GET ALL THE, WE HAD SOME HOMELESS CAMPS ON THERE. GET ALL THAT CLEANED UP AND THERE'S SOME OLD ABANDONED HOUSES THAT GET CLEANED UP. AND WE JUST WANT TO, YOU KNOW, START CONDUCTING BUSINESS THERE. AND JUST, YOU KNOW, IT'D BE A MUCH BETTER PLACE THAN WHAT WAS THERE BEFORE. SO, WE DO A LOT OF WORK FOR THE CITY OF CENTRAL AND THE CITY OF SAINT GEORGE. SO IT'S A GREAT HUB FOR US TO KIND OF BE RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE AND OPERATE OUT OF, SO. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SIR. WE HAVE ONE ADDITIONAL CARD FOR HEATHER PRISK THAT SAYS IF NEEDED. DOESN'T LOOK LIKE SHE'S HERE. SO WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE CARDS THAT ARE IN OPPOSITION. THE FIRST IS FOR JAMES LAPHAM. LAPHAM. LAPHAM. LAPHAM. I TRY TO KEEP IT INTERESTING, SIR. LAPHAM. LAPHAM. MR. LAPHAM, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR FOR THREE MINUTES, SIR. OKAY. AS WE'VE DETERMINED, I AM JAMES LAPHAM. MY FAMILY'S PROPERTY IS AT 17588 FLORIDA, WHICH IS ADJACENT TO THE PROPERTY MENTIONED HERE. I JUST FOUND OUT ABOUT THE PLANS GOING FORWARD HERE. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW MORE ABOUT WHAT MR. PRISK HAS IN MIND THERE. BEFORE I SAY YAY OR NAY. AND, BUT MY FAMILY'S PROPERTY IS THERE AS WELL. I WOULD HAVE TO CLASSIFY IT AS BLIGHTED, BUT IT IS APPROPRIATE FOR RESIDENTIAL. I GREW UP THERE AND IT WAS A DARN FINE PLACE TO GROW UP. AND SO I JUST LIKE TO KNOW MORE EXACTLY WHAT HEAVY COMMERCIAL OR HEAVY INDUSTRIAL IT REPRESENTS. AND IF OUR PROPERTY IS INVOLVED IN THIS REZONING AS WELL, CAN ANY ONE OF YOU ANSWER THAT QUESTION? THIS IS A COMMENT ONLY PERIOD, SIR. OH, OKAY. WHO DO I ASK ABOUT ASKING THAT QUESTION? YOU'RE WELCOME TO GET WITH THE STAFF ON THE SIDE RIGHT HERE, BUT I CAN ASSURE YOU, WITHOUT THE PROPERTY OWNER'S CONSENT THAT THE YOUR PROPERTY IS NOT BEING REZONED. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THAT'S MY ONLY COMMENT. THANK YOU, SIR. OUR NEXT CARD IS FOR RUSTY WHITTINGTON. YOU HAVE THE FLOOR FOR THREE MINUTES, SIR. THANK YOU, RUSTY WHITTINGTON. I JUST HEARD ABOUT THIS A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO. MY MAIN CONCERN IS WHAT KIND OF EXTRA TRAFFIC WILL WE BE HAVING ON RIVERVIEW DRIVE? SINCE GOING DOWN RIVERVIEW DRIVE AND TAKING A LEFT, YOU'LL END UP IN THE BACK OF THAT PROPERTY, AS WELL AS HOW IT'LL AFFECT THE RIVER ITSELF. BECAUSE, AS WAS SAID BEFORE, FLOODING HAS BEEN CONSISTENT IN THAT IN BATON ROUGE FOR THE 50 YEARS I'VE BEEN HERE. SO THAT'S ALL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, SIR. OUR NEXT CARD IS FOR CHAD COOPER. YOU HAVE THE FLOOR FOR THREE MINUTES, SIR. GOOD EVENING, CHAD COOPER. I JUST TO LIVE AT 17575 RIVERSIDE PARK DRIVE, UP ADJACENT ACROSS THE ROAD FROM HERE. I JUST WAS CONCERNED ABOUT THE POTENTIAL. THEY HAVE BEEN DUMPING IN THERE OVER THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS. I'VE HEARD AND SEEN THE TRUCKS GO IN AND OUT AND TO THE LOWER LYING AREAS. SO CONCERNED ABOUT THAT. CONCERN ABOUT HAVING FUEL TANKS ON THE PROPERTY. [00:20:07] OF COURSE, IT DOES FLOOD THERE. SO DEFINITELY CONCERNED ABOUT THOSE WASHING DOWN THE RIVER WHEN THE FLOOD COMES. BECAUSE LIKE I SAID, IT DOES FLOOD THERE. SO AND ALL THAT FUEL WILL BE DOWN ON THE NEIGHBORS DOWNHILL. SO JUST A LOT OF CONCERNS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. AND WE HAVE A CARD FOR AMY FILES THAT'S MARKED IF NEEDED. I BELIEVE SHE'D LIKE TO SPEAK AGAIN. YOU HAVE THE FLOOR FOR THREE MINUTES. THANKS. HI, AMY FILES. AGAIN WE'RE FROM RIVERVIEW HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION. OUR CONCERNS ARE THE FLOODING, AND WE ARE OUR PROPERTY IS DOWNRIVER, SO THE DIRT THAT HAS BEEN BROUGHT IN, I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH DIRT WAS BROUGHT IN, BUT MY FAMILY MEMBERS AND OTHER PEOPLE HAVE SEEN AND HEARD ALL THE TRUCKS. SO OUR CONCERN IS WHAT HAS BEEN BROUGHT IN IS WHEN IT DOES FLOOD, HOW MUCH IT'S GOING TO COME TO US FROM THE RAISING OF THAT PROPERTY. WE DON'T KNOW WHAT HEAVY COMMERCIAL IS SUPPOSED TO MEAN IN THAT ASPECT. SO WE WOULD LIKE A LITTLE MORE INFORMATION. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. WE HAVE TWO ADDITIONAL SPEAKER CARDS THAT ARE IN OPPOSITION, BUT HAVE INDICATED THAT THEY DO NOT WISH TO SPEAK. THOSE ARE FOR BRITTANY MATHERNE AND JUDY BUCKLEY. AT THIS TIME, I'LL INVITE THE APPLICANT BACK FOR A FIVE-MINUTE REBUTTAL. YEAH, SO I HEAR A LOT OF CONCERNS ABOUT THE DIRT BEING BROUGHT IN. A LOT OF WHAT WE DID IS PUSHED. THERE'S THE PREVIOUS OWNER HAD BURIED TONS OF CONCRETE AND ALL KIND OF JUST CONSTRUCTION DEBRIS. WE DID PREPARE A SITE WHERE WE'D LIKE TO BUILD AN OFFICE IN THE FUTURE. AND WE PUSHED OUT A LOT OF THAT DEBRIS AND BROUGHT, YOU KNOW, SOME CLAY IN AND HAULED ALL THE EXCESS OUT. SO OTHER THAN THAT WE HAVEN'T BROUGHT IN, YOU KNOW, AN EXTREME AMOUNT OF DIRT. THERE IS SOME DIRT THERE THAT WE USED FOR SOME PROJECTS WE HAD, BUT ALL THAT GETS HAULED OFF. SO WE DO HAUL IN SOME AGGREGATE MATERIAL. WE HAUL THAT OUT AS WELL. WE USE THAT ON PROJECTS YOU KNOW, THROUGHOUT THE WEEK, SO. BUT YEAH, AS FAR AS WHAT WE'RE USING IT FOR, WE WANT TO PARK OUR EQUIPMENT THERE AND JUST PARK OUR VEHICLES THERE, HAVE OUR EMPLOYEES A HUB TO MEET. AND REALLY THAT'S IT. SO, THANK YOU. OKAY. THANK YOU, SIR. AT THIS TIME, I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND INVITE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM THE COMMISSION. I BELIEVE DIRECTOR HOLCOMB, DO YOU HAVE A COMMENT? YEAH. THERE SEEMS TO BE SOME CONCERNS REGARDING YOU KNOW, THE FIELD MITIGATION OR LACK OF FIELD MITIGATION THAT'S GOING ON THE PROPERTY. WE DID GET CALLS. AND RACHEL LAMBERT'S HERE, THE DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT. SO, THEY DO HAVE A PERMIT RIGHT NOW FOR WHAT WE'LL CALL A POLE BARN. IT'S JUST A LITTLE LIKE COVER. NO SIDES. WE DID HAVE A LONG CONVERSATION WITH THEM IN REGARDS TO OUR CONCERNS WITH FILL MITIGATION BECAUSE WE TAKE THAT VERY SERIOUSLY AND HAD A LONG CONVERSATION THAT IF THEY DO INTEND TO BUILD ANYTHING, THAT THEY WILL HAVE TO MITIGATE ALL OF THAT BECAUSE THIS PROPERTY IS SIGNIFICANTLY BELOW BASE FLOOD, AND A PORTION OF IT IS EVEN IN THE FLOOD WAY WHERE NOTHING CAN BE BUILT. AND WE VISITED THIS SITE AND FELT COMFORTABLE WITH THEM REMOVING THE DEBRIS AND THEN JUST BASICALLY FILLING THE HOLES AND WHATNOT. SO I KNOW THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF WORK, BUT WE HAD A VERY SERIOUS CONVERSATION IN MEETING WITH THEM ABOUT OUR CONCERNS RELATED TO THAT. THANK YOU, RACHEL. THERE WAS ALSO SOME CONCERNS REGARDING THE USES AND HEAVY COMMERCIAL. HEAVY COMMERCIAL THE APPLICANT LISTED OUTDOOR STORAGE. SO OUTDOOR STORAGE DOES REQUIRE HEAVY COMMERCIAL. OTHER HEAVY COMMERCIAL USES. LET THE ASSISTANT PLANNING DIRECTOR READ INTO THAT. SO THERE'S MORE THAN A HANDFUL OF THESE. SO I'LL JUST KIND OF PICK OUT SOME OF THE ONES THAT ARE KIND OF CONSISTENT WITH THAT, ALONG WITH THE OPEN STORAGE OFFICE WAREHOUSE, MOTOR VEHICLE SALES AND REPAIR, HEAVY EQUIPMENT SALES AND SERVICE, SELF-STORAGE, CAR WASHES. THOSE ARE KIND OF A LOT OF THE MORE INTENSE USES THAT ARE ALLOWED IN THE HC-1. KIND OF BEGINNING AT THAT LEVEL. THANK YOU. QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS FROM THE COMMISSION? COMMISSIONER BOYD. ONE OF THE ONE OF THE RESIDENTS BROUGHT UP THE CONCERN ABOUT THE ACCESS FROM THE REAR OF THE PROPERTY OPPOSITE FLORIDA BOULEVARD. IS THAT ANY PLANS FOR THAT AT ALL? I'M GOING TO TELL YOU THAT THAT'S NOT GOING TO BE ALLOWED. [00:25:03] OKAY. THANK YOU, RACHEL. ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS? COMMISSIONER BOYD? OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM THE COMMISSION? ANY MOTIONS? MOTION ON THE FLOOR FROM COMMISSIONER BOYD TO APPROVE THE MOTION. RECEIVED A SECOND FROM COMMISSIONER ADDISON. ARE THERE ANY OBJECTIONS? ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE. THOSE TWO ITEMS ARE APPROVED. [Items 6 & 7] AT THIS TIME WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER 6. PLAN AMENDMENT 7-26. FUTUREBR TRANSPORTATION ELEMENT AMENDMENT. MAJOR STREET PLAN. THIS IS A COMPANION CASE ALONG WITH ITEM 7, ISPUD-1-26. SO ITEM 6 AND 7 MAY BE TAKEN TOGETHER. PA-7-26. FUTUREBR TRANSPORTATION ELEMENT AMENDMENT. MAJOR STREET PLAN. RELATED TO ISPUD-1-26. HEYDAY BATON ROUGE. PROPERTY IS LOCATED ON THE NORTH SIDE OF BURBANK DRIVE AND EAST BOYD, SOUTH OF JANET AVENUE. COUNCIL DISTRICT 12, RACCA. THE APPLICANT IS TOMMY SINNOTT. THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING AN AMENDMENT TO THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN BY REDUCING THE MAJOR STREET PLAN RIGHT AWAY WIDTH FROM 125FT TO NO LESS THAN 100FT FROM THE SEGMENT OF BURBANK DRIVE BETWEEN GROURRIER AVENUE TO 125FT SOUTH OF JENNIFER JEAN DRIVE. FUTUREBR LAND USE DESIGNATION IS URBAN NEIGHBORHOOD. THE EXISTING ZONING IS LIKE COMMERCIAL 1, LC-1. AND GENERAL RESIDENTIAL A FOUR WITH A REQUESTED ZONING OF INFILL SMALL PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT. ISPUD. PA-7-26. FUTUREBR TRANSPORTATION ELEMENT AMENDMENT. MAJOR STREET PLAN. RELATED TO ISPUD-1-26. HEYDAY BATON ROUGE. STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL BASED ON REVIEW OF THE AREA AND A GREATER LEVEL OF DETAIL AND CONSIDERING THE DETERMINATION FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND DRAINAGE THAT A REDUCTION IN THE RIGHT OF WAY WIDTH WOULD BE APPROPRIATE. STAFF ALSO CERTIFIES THE PROPOSED REQUEST MEETS THE MINIMUM CRITERIA OF AN INFILL SMALL PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT. IF THE COMPANION COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENT IS APPROVED, BEING COMPATIBLE WITH SURROUNDING USES AND CONFORMING TO UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE REQUIREMENTS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. BALDWIN. AT THIS TIME, I'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AND INVITE THE APPLICANT TO SPEAK FOR A PERIOD NOT TO EXCEED 15 MINUTES. GOOD EVENING, SIR. MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION. MY NAME IS ERIK PIAZZA. I REPRESENT THE DEVELOPER. THIS PROPERTY IS LOCATED AT THE INTERSECTION OF EAST BOYD AND BURBANK. THIS IS AN EXISTING MULTIFAMILY COMPLEX. THE DEVELOPER IS INTERESTED IN DEMOLISHING THE OLD AND REPLACING WITH NEW. THERE'S TWO SPECIFIC ITEMS BEFORE YOU TONIGHT. THE FIRST IS TO REZONE FROM LC-1 AND A-4 TO ISPUD. AND THE SECOND IS TO REDUCE THE MAJOR STREET PLAN RIGHT AWAY FROM 125FT TO 100FT TO BE CONSISTENT WITH THE ADJOINING PROPERTY. THIS IS IN GENERAL DISTRICT. IT HAS OUR FULL SUPPORT. I'M NOT AWARE OF ANY OPPOSITION. BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SIR. AT THIS TIME, I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND INVITE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM THE COMMISSION. ANY MOTIONS? MOTION FROM COMMISSIONER COLEMAN. I BELIEVE TO APPROVE THIS ITEM. THAT MOTION RECEIVES A SECOND FROM COMMISSIONER ELLENDER. ARE THERE ANY OBJECTIONS? ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE, THESE TWO ITEMS HAVE BEEN APPROVED. AT THIS TIME WE WILL MOVE ON TO COMMUNICATIONS BEGINNING WITH DIRECTOR'S COMMENTS. [DIRECTOR'S COMMENTS] JUST A COUPLE THINGS TO MAKE YOU AWARE OF. THE NEXT MEETING OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION IS SCHEDULED FOR OCTOBER 19TH, AND I'D LIKE TO TAKE A MOMENT TO WISH A BELATED HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO COMMISSIONER COLEMAN, WHO HAD A BIRTHDAY AT THE BEGINNING OF THIS MONTH. HAPPY BIRTHDAY! HAPPY BIRTHDAY COMMISSIONER COLEMAN. WE'RE ALL HAPPY TO HELP YOU CELEBRATE YOUR 35TH BIRTHDAY, COMMISSIONER COLEMAN. THAT'S THE NUMBER SHE GAVE ME. AT THIS TIME, WE'LL MOVE ON TO COMMISSIONERS COMMENTS. [COMMISSIONERS' COMMENTS] BEGINNING WITH THE LATEST EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH, WHICH IS CHRISTIAN SMITH, SENIOR PLANNER IN THE CURRENT DIVISION, CHRISTIAN REVIEWS AND COLLABORATES WITH OTHER DEPARTMENTS ON PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENTS, CONDITIONAL USE PERMITS AND SMALL SUBDIVISION APPLICATIONS. CHRISTIAN HAS READILY ACCEPTED ANY TASK HE HAS BEEN ASSIGNED TO ASSIST WITH OTHERS, WITH OTHER PLANNERS, AND KEEPS THE REVIEW PROCESS RUNNING SMOOTHLY AND ALL OF HIS ASSIGNMENTS CHRISTIAN WORKS TO ENSURE TASKS ARE COMPLETED ON TIME. BECAUSE OF HIS WILLINGNESS TO ASSIST OTHERS, HE'S BEING RECOGNIZED FOR HIS OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE TEAM. PLEASE JOIN ME IN CONGRATULATING CHRISTIAN. [APPLAUSE]. ARE THERE ANY OTHER COMMENTS FROM THE COMMISSION? [00:30:10] SEEING NONE, IS THERE A MOTION TO ADJOURN? MOTION FROM COMMISSIONER GROUT. SECOND FROM COMMISSIONER COLEMAN. IF THERE ARE NO OBJECTIONS, THE MEETING IS ADJOURNED. THANK YOU ALL. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.