Aug 17, 2020 Planning Commission

B THE FOLLOWING DESIGN ELEMENTS EXCEED THE EXISTING OVERLAY DISTRICT.

ACCESS TO DETAILED PRESENTATION MATERIAL DESCRIBING THE PROJECT.

I ASKED THAT YOU HAVE THE DETAILED PRESENTATION MATERIAL DESCRIBING THE PROJECT, HIS PRESENTATION SPECIFIC TO MOTOR VEHICLE SALES LAB, WHICH IS A PERMITTED NONCONFORMING USE ON THE CHAPTER SEVEN OF THE UDC, NUMEROUS PICTURES OF THE EXISTING SITE AND OTHER PROPERTIES WITHIN THE OVERLAY DISTRICT COURT, OR HAVE BEEN PROVIDED AS WILL BE DISCUSSED LATER.

A SELF SERVICE GAS STATION IS A PERMITTED UNDER THE EXISTING COMPREHENSIVE PLAN TODAY FOR THIS PROPERTY BE PERMITTED UNDER THE EXISTING C2 ZONING, BUT FOR THE OVERLAY DISTRICT AND SEE PERMITTED UNDER THE UTC AS A PERMITTED NONCONFORMING USE OF THE CHAPTER SEVEN TODAY WITH CERTAIN RESTRICTIONS, STERN HAS PROPOSED REMOVING THE PROPERTY FROM THE OVERLAY DISTRICT AND IMMEDIATELY REZONING THE PROPERTY FROM C2 TO INFIELD MIXED USE SMALL PLAN UNIT DEVELOPMENT PRICE, ONE OWNERSHIP OF PROPERTY, NOT SIX SEVEN, NINE AIRLINE HIGHWAY LLC.

A WHOLLY OWNED AFFILIATE STARTING DEVELOPMENT IS THE OWNER OF THE PROPERTY.

TWO, I SPLIT A TO GIVE RESIDENTS A CLEAR AND ACCURATE PICTURE OF WHAT IS INCORPORATED IN STERN'S APPLICATION, STARRING RETAINED BILL, RIGHT TO DESIGN AND UPGRADE SITE PLAN FOR THE PROJECT STERN'S DESIRE WAS TO GENERATE VERY ACCURATE GRAPHICS OF EXACTLY WHAT IS BEING INCORPORATED IN THE APPLICATION, WHICH WILL BE REQUIRED TO BE CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED REGARDLESS OF DUNES OF PROPERTY IN THE FUTURE.

B AN ICEBERG PROVIDES BETTER PROTECTION FOR RESIDENTS BECAUSE ALL THE ELEMENTS OF THE PLAN ARE INCORPORATED IN THE ZONING, AS OPPOSED TO THE UNCERTAINTY THAT EXISTS WITH THE PRESIDENT OVERLAY DISTRICT C AND AN ICEBERG, 100% OF WHAT IS SET FORTH IN THE APPLICATION MUST BE INCORPORATED AS PART OF THE ORDINANCE IN THE DEVELOPMENT.

THESE REQUIREMENTS ARE ENFORCEABLE BY THE CITY PARISH D THE PLANNING COMMISSION STAFF, BILL WRIGHT, AND STANTEC HAVE EACH CONFIRMED THAT THE GRAPHIC SHOWN IN THE PRESENTATION, OR 100% CONSISTENT WITH THE ICE.

WHAT APPLICATION E THE ICEBERG IS SIGNIFICANTLY BETTER THAN THE EXISTING OVERLAY DISTRICT THAT DOES PERMIT NUMEROUS USES THAT MAY ACTUALLY BE LESS APPEALING THAN A GAS STATION THAT MAY NOT INCLUDE THE DESIGN ELEMENTS THAT MADE IT BY STARTING DEVELOPMENT F IMPORTANTLY, UNLIKE STRAIGHT ZONING OR EVEN THE OLD HAMMOND OVERLAY DISTRICT.

AND I SPOT NOT ONLY CONTROLS THE INITIAL CONSTRUCTION OF THE PROJECT, BUT ALSO THE MAINTENANCE OF THE PROJECT IN THE FUTURE.

UNDER THE ICEBERG.

ANY RESIDENT CAN FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THE CITY PARISH THROUGH DPW.

IF THE PROJECT IS NOT BEING MAINTAINED AS PRESENTED IN THE ICE FLOOD, THIS PROVIDES RESIDENTS WITH MUCH MORE POWER THAN WHAT EXISTS TODAY.

THREE THEY'LL WRITE DESIGN B WILL RECOGNIZE, PROVIDE A LETTER, WHICH WILL BE READ DESCRIBING THAT THIS IS A UNIQUE PROJECT IN BATON ROUGE AND ONE THAT HE IS VERY PROUD OF FOR ADDITIONAL INVESTMENT.

THE PROPOSED ASPLEN INCORPORATE SIGNIFICANT LANDSCAPING, GREEN AREA AND HARDSCAPE, WHICH IS AN EXCESS OF $260,000 BEYOND WHAT IT IS THE TYPICAL MURPHY OR PROTOTYPE FIVE COMPLIANCE WITH EXISTING OVERLAY DISTRICT.

A IMPORTANTLY WITH THE EXCEPTIONS OF THE RESTRICTION AGAINST ONE, A FUEL STATION AND TWO PARKING IN THE REAR OF THE PROPERTY, WHICH HAS BEEN IMPROVED UPON IN THE PLAN BY CREATING AN EXTENSIVE LANDSCAPE GREEN SPACE IN THE REAR OF THIS BUILDING, THIS ICEBERG MEETS OR EXCEEDS 100% OF THE OTHER REQUIREMENTS OF THE OLD HAMMOND OVERLAY DISTRICT, A DETAILED COMPARISON OF THE PRECISE LANGUAGE OF THE OVERLAY DISTRICT COMPARED TO THE ICEBERG WAS PROVIDED IN THE MATERIALS

[00:20:01]

ONE ENHANCED BUILDING DESIGN WITH THE USE OF BRICK AND STONE, WHICH IS NOT A MURPHY PROTOTYPICAL BUILDING TO EXCEPTIONAL LANDSCAPING AND GREEN AREAS, WHICH EXCEED ALL UDC REQUIREMENTS AND OVERLAY DISTRICT PERFORMANCE.

10% OF THE ENTIRE SITE WILL BE LANDSCAPED.

THREE SENSITIVITY TO THE OLD HAMMOND CORRIDOR WILL BE USED OF THE GREENBELT AND FENCING AND MASONRY COLUMNS FOR ALL BUILDING SETBACK REQUIREMENTS ARE AT LEAST DOUBLE WHAT IS REQUIRED.

AND IN MOST CASES, THIS IS MORE THAN DOUBLED THE REQUIREMENTS.

FIVE GREEN AREA BUFFER IN THE REAR OF THE BUILDING, SIX DIRECTIONAL LIGHTING WITH LED FIXTURES AND SEVEN BIKE PARKING AND BIKE RACKS.

SIX RETAIL SALES AS PROPOSED IS A PERMITTED USE IN THE OVERLAY DISTRICT TODAY.

THE RETAIL COMPONENT OF THE PROJECT IS PERMITTED.

NOW UNDER THE OVERLAY DISTRICT, THE USE OF THE PROPERTY FOR YOUR CONVENIENCE IS PRESENTLY PERMITTED.

UNDER THE OVERLAY DISTRICT STATION IS PERMITTED AS A NONCONFORMING USE TODAY WITH RESTRICTIONS, A NOTABLY UNDER CHAPTER SEVEN OF THE UDC, DEALING WITH NONCONFORMING USES THE PROPERTY CAN BE USED FOR A GAS STATION TODAY OF ONE, THE STRUCTURE OF THE EXISTING BUILDING WAS NOT CHANGED.

AND TWO, NO CANOPY OVER THE PUMPS WAS BUILT ME, OF COURSE, STERN INTENDS TO CONSTRUCT A SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVED STRUCTURE IN A COMPANY LANDSCAPE AND HARDSCAPE C NONETHELESS, IT IS CRITICALLY IMPORTANT THAT AS STATION IS PERMITTED TODAY WITH CERTAIN RESTRICTIONS UNDER THE UDC, IF THERE WAS A USER THAT WISHED TO PROVIDE A MUCH INFERIOR DESIGN THAN WHAT IS PROPOSED BY STERN DEVELOPMENT, THE PROPERTY COULD BE USED TODAY FOR A SELF SERVICE GAS STATION WITH THE RESTRICTION OF NO CANOPY D THIS CAN AND SHOULD BE CONFIRMED BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION STAFF.

NUMBER EIGHT, STANTEC, THOROUGH INFRASTRUCTURE ANALYSIS.

STANTEC HAS DONE A THOROUGH ANALYSIS OF TRAFFIC DRAINAGE AND INFRASTRUCTURE, A TRAFFIC STANTEC'S SUMMARY, NO MEASURABLE IMPACT.

ONE IT CONVENIENCE STORE WITH GAS PUMPS ON AIRLINE HIGHWAY WILL CREATE VERY FEW NEW TRIPS TO THE VAST MAJORITY OF CUSTOMERS WILL ALREADY HAVE BEEN ON THE ROAD AND WILL NOT HAVE LEFT THEIR HOME OR BUSINESS FOR A SPECIAL TRIP TO THIS DESTINATION.

ESPECIALLY DURING CONGESTED TIMES OF THE DAY THREE, THE PREVIOUS LAND USE WAS A CARLINE, CLEARLY A DESTINATION, NOT A CONVENIENT STOP FOR ITE TRIP GENERATION INDICATES THAT AT MOST 27 NEW TRIPS WILL ENTER AND EXIT THIS LOCATION DURING THE PEAK IN RUSH HOUR, WHICH BASED ON DOTD COUNSEL AT THIS LOCATION WHERE LESS THAN 1% OF THE EXISTING TRAFFIC COUNTS BY LA LTD DOES NOT REQUIRE A TRAFFIC ANALYSIS WHERE ANY DEVELOPMENT THAT GENERATES LESS THAN 100 CARS IN THE PEAK HOUR.

THIS IS WELL BELOW THAT CRITERIA.

AND THE LA DOTD DISTRICT OFFICE HAS CONFIRMED THAT THEY WILL NOT REQUIRE A TRAFFIC STUDY.

SIX TRIPS GENERATED BY THIS PROJECT WILL ADD LESS THAN 1% OF THE TRAFFIC AT THIS INTERSECTION.

SEVEN, THE EXISTING SIGNAL AT THIS INTERSECTION WILL PROVIDE GAPS FOR CUSTOMERS TO SAFELY ENTER AND EXIT THIS LOCATION WITHOUT DISRUPTING TRAFFIC LAW, B SAFETY STANTEC'S SUMMARY ONE, THE INTERSECTION OF AIRLINE AND OLD HAMMOND IS NOT LISTED IN THE MOST RECENT LA DOTD ACCIDENT DATABASE OR INTERSECTIONS LISTED AS ABNORMAL OR HIGH PSI CENTRAL FOR SAFETY IMPROVEMENT.

WHILE ALL INTERSECTIONS WILL BE SUBJECT TO SOME ACCIDENTS.

THIS INDICATES THAT THIS LOCATION IS NOT UNUSUALLY HIGH IN ACCIDENT FREQUENCY, NOR DOES IT HAVE KNOWN SAFETY, SAFETY DEFICIENCIES.

SO THE PROPOSED CONFIGURATION OF INGRESS AND EGRESS TO THIS SITE HAS BEEN REVIEWED BY LAD LTD, AND IT HAS RECEIVED TENTATIVE APPROVAL.

THREE, THE EXISTING DRIVE TYING INTO CAROLYN SUE IS A REQUIREMENT OF LAD LTD.

AS IT EXISTS TODAY, THE SMALL VOLUME OF TRAFFIC ON THIS ROAD WILL MINIMIZE POTENTIAL SAFETY ISSUES WHILE PROVIDING APPROPRIATE ACCESS MANAGEMENT PRINCIPLES TO FURTHER IMPROVE SAFETY ON THE MAJOR THOROUGHFARES FOR THE GEOMETRY FOR THE PROPOSED DRIVEWAYS IS SUBSTANTIALLY IMPROVED OR CURVATURE SIGNING AND CHANNELIZATION WHEN COMPARED TO EXISTING CONDITIONS, THIS IMPROVES THE SAFETY OF BOTH VEHICLES USING THE DRIVES AND THOSE ON THE ADJACENT ROADWAYS BY DISCOURAGING WRONG WAY, MOVEMENTS SEE DRAINAGE DRAINAGE FOR THE SITE IS IMPROVED DUE TO MORE GREEN AREA, AS OPPOSED TO THE ENTIRE SITE BEING SURFACED WITH CONCRETE D SIDEWALKS EXPANDED IN ANTICIPATION OF A FUTURE CROSSING NINE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT HAE TO OBTAIN THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND INPUT STERN REQUESTED A DEFERRAL INTO THIS MEETING.

IS THERE A SUCCESS HAS BEEN THE RESULT OF PROVIDE AS MANY RESIDENTS THAT WOULD ALLOW IT TO PRESENT WITH ACCURATE INFORMATION UPON WHICH TO BASE A DECISION B SADLY, IT IS QUITE APPARENT THAT FROM THE NUMEROUS RESPONSES AND OPPOSITIONS, THAT THE INDIVIDUALS HAVE NO IDEA OF WHAT HAS BEEN PROPOSED C HOA MEETINGS, THE BOARD OF HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATIONS REPRESENTING 2,619 RESIDENTS IN THE CLOSE PROXIMITY OF THE STERN PROJECT VOTED TO SUPPORT FORT ARE NOT OPPOSED.

THE PROJECT,

[00:25:01]

THE GRAPHIC WAS PROVIDED IN THE MATERIALS.

ONE RUNNING MEETING HOMES ASSOCIATION ON OLD HAMMOND.

TWO SAYING WE JUST PLACE ON OLD HAMMOND, SORRY FOR ONE RUNNING ME.

THE CONSENSUS WAS NOT TO OPPOSE FOR TWO ST.

REGIS PLACE ON OLD HAMMOND WAS NOT TO OPPOSE THE DEVELOPMENT THREE CEDAR CREST, SOPHOMORE SUBDIVISION.

NO OBJECTION OF HAVING MURPHY OIL PUT IN THE STATION, BROUGHT MORE RESONANCES ASSOCIATION.

WE ARE FOR IT.

THANK YOU FOR DEVELOPING SOMETHING THAT WILL IMPROVE OUR AREA.

THESE ORGANIZATIONS REPRESENT 2,619 MEMBERS SIX.

IT IS NOT TO SAY THAT 100% OF THE RESIDENTS AGREE WITH THE DECISION OF EGA JOEY'S BOARD, BUT THAT IS THE PROCESS THAT HAS BEEN USED FOR DECADES.

AND A SMALL PERCENTAGE OF ANY OF THESE ORGANIZATIONS HAVE EXPRESSED OPPOSITION TO THE PROJECT.

10 SUPPORTED THE NEW RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT, CYPRESS BEN STERN ALSO RECEIVED THE SUPPORT, BUT THE DEVELOPER OF CYPRESS BAND, THEY KNEW SINGLE FAMILY DEVELOPMENT ALMOST ACROSS THE STREET IN 74 LIGHTS, 11 ALTERNATIVE USES A LOOK AT PAGES 14 THROUGH 26 OF THE PRESENTATION MATERIALS.

ALTHOUGH THERE ARE A NUMBER OF VERY NICE RESIDENTIAL PROJECTS LIKE RUNNYMEDE ST.

REGIS AND CEDAR CREST.

SOUTHMORE THE EXISTING USES ALONG OLD HAMMOND INCLUDE ONE, THE EXISTING USED CAR LOT, AND THE INTEREST OF OLD HAMMOND ON THE WEST TO WALMART, THREE CARWASH FOR THE LAMINATED HOUSES, FIVE STORAGE FACILITIES, THESE SIX, ANOTHER GAS STATION AT SEVEN AND ENERGY SUBSTATION AT THE EAST END OF THE OVERLAY DISTRICT THAT SHERWOOD FOREST BE DISTRACT FRONTS ON, ON AIRLINE HIGHWAY.

ONE OF THE BUSIEST HIGHWAYS IN BEDROOM, SEE THE EXISTING OVERLAY DISTRICT DOES PROVIDE FOR A NUMBER OF OTHER USES, WHICH COULD BE DEVELOPED WITHOUT ALL OF THE ADDITIONAL DESIGN DETAILS THAT ARE INCORPORATED IN THIS ASPHALT.

D IT IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO CONSIDER WHAT IT COULD BE USED FOR OTHER THAN A GAS STATION.

A RESIDENTIAL NEVER BE OFFICE BUILDING, NEVER C BANK, NEVER BECAUSE OF LIMITED ACCESS AND NO DRIVE THROUGH THE STARBUCKS.

THERE WAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO GET A STARBUCKS AT OLD HAMMOND AND SHORE OVERLAY DISTRICT PREVENTED THIS PROJECT BECAUSE IT PROHIBITED A DRAFT E OTHER RETAIL LOOK UP AND NOW AIRLINE AND CONSIDER WHAT THAT MIGHT BE.

IT IS HARD TO IDENTIFY ONE PROJECT IN THE OLD HAMMOND OVERLAY DISTRICT THAT COULD EVEN COMPARE IT TO THE STERNUM PROJECT.

THINK ABOUT IT, NAME ONE OR MEMBERS OF MANY OF THE HOS THAT'LL ALLOW FOR A PRESENTATION.

I RECOGNIZE THAT THE OVERLAY DISTRICT NEEDS TO BE UPDATED TO ADDRESS MANY DEFICITS AND DEFICIENCIES THAT HAVE BEEN BROUGHT TO THEIR ATTENTION IN THE PROCESS.

WELL, NO MORE GAS STATIONS.

HEY, WE ALL KNOW THAT THERE, THERE HAS BEEN A WELL ORGANIZED WELL-FUNDED NEGATIVE CAMPAIGN, WHICH INCLUDES THREE VERY HIGH PROFILE LAWYERS AND ONE WELL KNOWN LOBBYISTS STILL OPPOSE THIS PROJECT BASED ON MAKING SURE THAT THERE IS NOT ANOTHER GAS STATION ON THIS SITE.

IN FACT, THE BETTER THE DESIGN AND THE PUBLIC APPEAL, THE PROPOSED PROJECT ONLY MAKES THEIR APPARENT CALLED STRONG B.

WE BELIEVE THAT THE PLANNING COMMISSION IS QUITE AWARE OF THAT REGULATION OF COMPETITION IS NOT A PROPER FUNCTION OF ZONING ORDINANCE ORDINANCES.

AND THAT WHEN SUCH A PURPOSE IS SHOWN SUCH ORDINANCES ARE THE DENIALS SUCH ORDINANCES HAVE GENERALLY BEEN DECLARED INVALID C ATTEMPTS BY LOCAL GOVERNING AUTHORITIES TO RESTRICT BUSINESS COMPETITION.

UNDER THE GUISE OF ZONING ORDINANCES HAVE OFTEN LED TO DAMAGE STUDENTS FOR ANTITRUST VIOLENCE VIOLATIONS 13 IN EXPERT, INDEPENDENT PLANNING COMMISSION REPORT, AND DPW RECOMMENDATION, A PLANNING COMMISSION, STAFF FINDINGS, THE PLANNING COMMISSION STAFF CERTIFIED THAT THE PROPOSED REQUESTS ONE MEETS THE MINIMUM CRITERIA FOR AN ASPECT OF BEING CONSISTENT WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN TO COMPATIBLE WITH SURROUNDING USES AND THREE CONFORMANCE AND UDC REQUIREMENTS.

IF THE PROPERTY IS REMOVED FROM THE OVERLAID B DPW REPORT, THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS RECOMMENDS A POOL SUBJECT TO THE TERMS OF THE ASPET 14 MODEL PROJECT SUPPORTED BY NEIGHBORS.

HEY, THIS PROJECT COULD BECOME THE MODEL AND STANDARD FOR FUTURE DEVELOPMENT IN THE OLD HAMMOND AND AIRLINE CORRIDORS B JUST ABOUT EVERYONE NEEDS A GAS STATION.

WHY NOT HAVE THE BEST GAS STATION IN BATON ROUGE, AND MAYBE THE STATE AVAILABLE TO YOU.

SEE RESIDENTS CAN POINT TO THIS PROJECT AND SAY A FUTURE DEVELOPER, LET'S SAY TO A FUTURE DEVELOPER, IF YOU DESIGN AND CONSTRUCT SOMETHING LIKE THE STERN DEVELOPMENT, WE WILL SUPPORT YOUR PROJECT.

15 CONCLUSION, HEY, STARTING DEVELOPMENT HAS WORKED VERY HARD TO GET THE SUPPORT THAT IT HAS RECEIVED B IT HAS ADDRESSED EACH AND EVERY COMMENT THAT HAS BEEN PROVIDED TO IT, NOT WITH UNSUBSTANTIATED SPECULATIVE INFORMATION, BUT WITH WELL-INFORMED RESPONSES BASED ON ITS CONSULTANTS, EXTENSIVE EXPERIENCE AND EXPERTISE.

SEE IT HAS HAD TO DEAL WITH A WELL ORGANIZED AND FUNDED ATTACH STAFF BY THREE ATTORNEYS AND LOBBYISTS.

HOWEVER WE BELIEVE WHEN YOU LOOK THROUGH THE SMOKE THAT HAS BEEN CREATED OVER THE LAST FEW WEEKS, YOU WILL SEE AN INCREDIBLE PROJECT, WHICH WILL BE A MODEL FOR FUTURE DEVELOPMENT IN BATON ROUGE, D STERN DEVELOPMENT, RESPECTFULLY REQUEST YOUR APPROVAL AND ASK THAT THESE COMMENTS BE PLACED IN THE RECORD.

AT THIS TIME, I WILL READ IN THE ASSOCIATIONS THAT ARE IN FAVOR.

[00:30:01]

THERE ARE FIVE OF THOSE ROB MOORE RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION WHO VOTED TO SUPPORT THE PROJECT.

HEATHER ARE DOING PRESIDENT CEDAR CREST, SOPHOMORE CIVIC ASSOCIATION VOTED NO OBJECTION.

KATHY IRWIN, PRESIDENT RUNNYMEDE HOMES ASSOCIATION VOTED NOT TO OPPOSE PHILLIP KERWICK.

PRESIDENT ST.

REGIS PLACE.

HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION VOTED NOT TO OPPOSE JOHN CRANE, PRESIDENT AND CYPRESS BEEN SENT A LETTER OF SUPPORT, SEAN SULLIVAN, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER.

AT THIS TIME, I'LL READ IN PARTS THAT ARE IN FAVOR, BUT NO ADDRESS OR BOB LOGOS.

MY WIFE AND I SUPPORT THE STATION.

THEY ARE A CLASS PROFESSIONAL OPERATION.

I HAVE SEEN THEIR PLANS FOR THE PROPERTY AND WOULD ENCOURAGE ALL OF YOU TO VOTE.

YES, BETTER THAN A USED CAR.

LOT AT THIS TIME, I WILL READ IT.

AND THOSE THAT ARE IN FAVOR, BUT NOT MBR.

THEREFORE THOSE BEN WHITE, THE OVERLAY IS PUTTING UNNECESSARY RESTRICTIONS ON A LOCAL BUSINESS.

LOOKING TO OPEN ON THE SITE BUSINESS SHOULD BE ENCOURAGED, NOT NEEDLESSLY RESTRICTED.

DURING THESE TIMES.

RON BORDERLINE SUPPORT THIS AGAIN FOR RON BORDERLINE STRONGLY SUPPORT THIS FROM SABRINA COURT.

WE SUPPORT THIS AT THIS TIME.

I WILL READ THEM THOSE THAT ARE IN FAVOR AND HAVE AN ADDRESS.

THERE ARE 30 I'LL BEGIN WITH A LETTER FROM THE APPLICANT FROM STANTEC.

STANTEC WAS ASKED TO INVESTIGATE THE TRAFFIC AND SAFETY IMPACTS OF A PROPOSED CONVENIENCE STORE WITH GAS PUMPS ON THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF AIRLINE HIGHWAY AND OLD HAMMOND HIGHWAY IN BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA, THE FOLLOWING SUMMARIZES THE FINDINGS OF THIS INVESTIGATION, TRAFFIC, A CONVENIENCE STORE WITH GAS PUMPS ON THIS SEGMENT OF AIRLINE HIGHWAY WILL GRIEVE VERY FEW NUTRIENTS, PARTICULARLY DURING, DURING CONGESTED PERIODS OF THE DAY, A SUBSTANTIAL MAJORITY OF VEHICLES ACCESSING THIS SITE WILL ALREADY HAVE BEEN ON THE ROAD AND WILL NOT HAVE LEFT THEIR HOME.

A BUSINESS BOARD.

YOU MAKE TRIPS TO THIS DESTINATION.

THIS LOCATION ON A US HIGHWAY IS LESS LIKELY TO ATTRACT DESTINATION TRIPS THAN A MORE TYPICAL LOCATION.

NEVERTHELESS, WE USE TYPICAL VALUES AS PROVIDED BY THE INSTITUTE OF TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERS TO EXAMINE THE POTENTIAL TRAFFIC IMPACTS UTILIZING THE INSTITUTE OF TRANSPORTATION, ENGINEERS TRIP GENERATION 10TH, 10TH EDITION, THE EVENING PEAK OUR NEW TRIPS RESULTING FROM THIS DEVELOPMENT WILL BE 27 VEHICLES ENTERING AND 27 EXITED.

WE'RE GOING TO DO 47.

NEW ENTERING AND EXITING VEHICLES WILL BE GENERATED IN A TYPICAL 20 HOUR, 24 HOUR WEEKDAY BASED ON LA D LTD COUNTS AT THIS LOCATION.

THIS VOLUME OF NUTRIENTS WOULD ADD LESS THAN 1% TO THE EXISTING TRAFFIC VOLUME.

BASED ON THESE VOLUMES, THIS DEVELOPMENT WILL HAVE NO DISCERNIBLE IMPACTS TO TRAFFIC OPERATIONS.

LA D LTD D DOES NOT REQUIRE A TRAFFIC ANALYSIS WHERE ANY DEVELOPMENT THAT GENERATES LESS THAN 100 CARS IN THE PEAK HOUR.

THIS IS WELL BELOW THAT CRITERIA.

AND THE LA D LTD DISTRICT OFFICE HAS CONFIRMED THAT THEY WILL NOT REQUIRE A TRAFFIC STUDY.

EXISTING SIGNAL AT THIS INTERSECTION WILL PROVIDE GAPS FOR VEHICLES TO SAFELY ENTER AND EXIT ROADWAYS ADJACENT TO THIS LOCATION WITHOUT DISRUPTING TRAFFIC FLOW SAFETY.

THE INTERSECTION OF AIRLINE AND OLD HAMMOND IS NOT LISTED IN THE MOST RECENT LA DOTD ACCIDENT DATABASE FOR INTERSECTIONS LISTED AS ABNORMAL OR HIGH PSI, WHILE ALL INTERSECTIONS WILL BE SUBJECT TO SOME ACCIDENTS.

THIS INDICATES THAT THIS LOCATION IS NOT UNUSUALLY HIGH IN ACCIDENT FREQUENCY, NOR DOES IT HAVE KNOWN SAFETY DEFICIENCIES.

THE PROPOSED CONFIGURATION OF INGRESS AND EGRESS TO THE SITE HAS BEEN VIEWED BY LAD LTD AND HAS RECEIVED TENTATIVE APPROVAL.

THE DRIVE TYING INTO CAROLYN SUE AS A REQUIREMENT OF LA DOTD, AS IT EXISTS TODAY, SMALL VOLUME OF TRAFFIC ON THIS ROAD WILL MINIMIZE POTENTIAL SAFETY ISSUES WHILE PROVIDING APPROPRIATE ACCESS MANAGEMENT PRINCIPLES TO FURTHER IMPROVE SAFETY ON THE MAJOR THOROUGHFARES, THE GEOMETRY FOR THE PROPOSED DRIVEWAYS IS SUBSTANTIALLY IMPROVED FOR CURVATURE SIGNING AND CHANNELIZATION.

WHEN COMPARED TO EXISTING CONDITIONS, THIS IMPROVES THE SAFETY OF BOTH VEHICLES USING THE DRIVES AND THOSE ON THE ADJACENT ROADWAYS BY DISCOURAGING WRONG WAY, MOVEMENTS STREET LIGHTING EXIST ALONG AIRLINE.

AND AT THIS INTERSECTION, LIGHTING FROM THIS DEVELOPMENT WILL SUPPLEMENT THIS FOR IMPROVED NIGHTTIME VISIBILITY.

AS STATED EARLIER, THE EXISTING SIGNAL AT THIS INTERSECTION WILL PROVIDE GAPS FOR VEHICLES TO SAFELY ENTER AND EXIT ROADWAYS ADJACENT TO THIS LOCATION

[00:35:01]

WITHOUT DISRUPTING TRAFFIC FLOW IN CONCLUSION, TRAFFIC AND SAFETY WILL NOT BE NEGATIVELY IMPACTED BY THIS DEVELOPMENT.

IT SHOULD IMPROVE RELATIVE TO THE PREVIOUS SITE USE REGARDS TO STANTEC CONSULTING SERVICES.

I CONCLUDE NEXT MESSAGE IS FROM SHANNON DUPONT.

RYAN, PLEASE ACCEPT THIS EMAIL.

AS MY VOICE WILL SUPPORT OF THE SUBJECT.

I SPOKE AS A RESIDENT OF COUNCIL DISTRICT 11, I RECENTLY RECEIVED WHAT APPEARS TO BE A MASS MAILING TEXT MESSAGE FROM CONCERNED.

NEIGHBORS WOULD DEEM THIS REDEVELOPMENT AS THREAT TO PROPERTY VALUES AND DRAINAGE AS A 12 YEAR RESIDENT OF DISTRICT 11 AND 30 YEAR RESIDENT OF EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH.

I BELIEVE THE BIGGEST THREAT TO THE CONTINUED SPREAD OF BLIGHT ALONG THE AIRLINE HIGHWAY CORRIDOR IS ABANDONED COMMERCIAL BUSINESSES, NOT A NEW GAS STATION.

THE EXISTING USED CAR SITE HAS BEEN OUT OF BUSINESS FOR A LONG TIME.

EVEN WHEN I INVESTIGATED THE SITE FOR A SERVER TO REVOCATION IN 2019, IN MY CAPACITY AS CHIEF DEVELOPMENT ENGINEER AND FLOOD PLAIN ADMINISTRATIVE EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH, IT HAD SET THE FONT AT THAT TIME.

THE FULLY PAGE CONCRETE LOT WAS LITTERED AND NEGLECTED WITH WEEDS GROWING AND THE MODULAR BUILDING OFFICE HAD SET ABANDONED AS IT CONTINUES TO DO SO TO THIS DATE, AS FAR AS DRAINAGE IMPACTED, THERE IS NOTHING THAT CAN BE DONE ON THIS SITE THAT CAN INCREASE THE EXISTING RATE OF STORMWATER RUNOFF INSIDE HAS BEEN FULLY PAID FOR AT LEAST 25 YEARS.

ACCORDING TO THE STORY AERIAL IMAGERY AND LONG BEFORE EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH ADOPTED STRICT STORM WATER MANAGEMENT REQUIREMENTS FOR DEVELOPMENTS.

THE SITE IS ENTIRELY IMPERVIOUS WITH CONCRETE PAVEMENT, WITH NO LANDSCAPING OR STORM WATER DETENTION.

AS A RESULT DURING A RAIN EVENT, STORMWATER RUNOFF SHEDS FROM THE SITE IS AT THE GREATEST POSSIBLE VOLUME AND FLOW RATE.

IT HAS BEEN MY EXPERIENCE IN OVER 25 YEARS OF PRACTICING ENGINEERING, INCLUDING 15 YEARS REGULATING DEVELOPMENT IN EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH, THAT REDEVELOPMENT SITES SUCH AS THIS WITH MODERN LANDSCAPING AND DRAINAGE AND WATER QUALITY IMPACT FEATURES PROVIDES AN EXCELLENT OPPORTUNITY TO REDUCE FLOOD RISKS TO THE ADJACENT PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE, STREETS AND PROPERTIES.

AS THIS ASPART IS PROPOSING LANDSCAPING AND WATER QUALITY FEATURES THE QUANTITY AND FLOW RATE OF STORMWATER RUNOFF WILL BE REDUCED.

AND THE WATER QUALITY OF THE RUNOFF WILL BE IMPROVED.

WHAT THESE GOALS ARE EXTREMELY IMPORTANT TO EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH IS FUTURE AS A STRESS TO CONTINUE PARTICIPATION IN THE NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE PROGRAM AND IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE MANDATES OF THE ENVIRONMENT, ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY.

I THINK FOR BOTH STORM WATER MANAGEMENT BENEFITS AND BLIGHT CONTROL, THE PROPOSED ICE BULLETS SHOULD BE CONSIDERED FOR APPROVAL.

YOUR CONSIDERATION OF MY RECOMMENDATION IS GREATLY APPRECIATED.

NEXT MESSAGE IS FROM BILL WRIGHT.

I AM WRITING TO OFFER MY FULL SUPPORT FOR THIS PROJECT.

THE AIRLINE HIGHWAY CORRIDOR HAS BEEN AND STILL IS A VISUAL EYESORE TO EAST BATON ROUGE, PARISH RESIDENTS, AND AREA VISITORS WITH THE EXCEPTION OF SOME NEWER DEVELOPMENTS AND THE IMPLEMENTATION OF LANDSCAPE ORDINANCE REQUIREMENTS.

THE MAJORITY OF THE CORRIDOR CONSISTS DESERTED AND RUN DOWN BUSINESSES.

THIS PROPOSED PROJECT TAKES AN ABANDONED USED CAR OPERATION.

IT TURNS A SEA OF CONCRETE WITH NOT A SINGLE TREE OR SHRED OF LANDSCAPING OR GREENERY INTO A FRESH, CLEAN NEW BUILDING WITH LUSH LANDSCAPING, PEDESTRIAN FRIENDLY CONNECTIONS AND INCORPORATION OF STORM WATER MANAGEMENT, BEST PRACTICES.

THE VAST MAJORITY OF THE VEHICLE OF TRAFFIC WILL BE FROM AIRLINE HIGHWAY ENTRANCE WITH A SECONDARY ACCESS FROM OLD HAMMOND AS A RESIDENT OF THE CITY.

I FEEL THESE NICELY LANDSCAPED GOOD-LOOKING ARCHITECTURAL PROJECTS AND WITHIN THIS CORRIDOR, OR A VERY WELCOME SIGHT TO SEE WHAT A BETTER, MORE CONVENIENT LOCATION THAN THIS INTERSECTION FOR SUCH A NICE LOOKING PROJECT WITH ISSUES.

ROBERT PIPER, I WOULD LIKE TO EXPRESS STRONG SUPPORT FOR THE PROPOSED MURPHY OIL AT AIRLINE AND OLD HAMMOND.

I'VE SEEN THE RENDERINGS AND THE PROJECT IS FAR NICER AND WILL PRODUCE MORE TAX REVENUE AND JOBS THAT THAN WHAT IS CURRENTLY AT THE SITE.

EASY CALL DO NOT STOP PROGRESS OR MARK A BEAR USE CARLYLE VERSUS C-STORE WITH LANDSCAPING AND GREAT LIGHTING ON A HIGH TRAFFIC HARD CORNER, HANDS DOWN BRILLIANT FROM JUDAH.

VEDROS HAVING A USED CAR LOT HERE IS, IS AN EYESORE IN MURPHY'S EXPRESS.

WE'LL CLEAN UP THIS CORNER VISUALLY, AND WE BETTER MATCH THE OTHER CORNERS AT THIS INTERSECTION.

THE MURPHY'S EXPRESS IS A GREAT DESIGN AND IT'S STATE OF THE ART PEOPLE NEED GAS FOR THEIR CARS, AND THERE WILL BE NO BETTER WAY TO BETTER THIS AREA THAN TO BUILD A BRAND NEW GAS STATION AND CONVENIENCE STORE HERE FROM DONATO KOREA, SHIRO.

I APOLOGIZE ABOUT BUDGET.

THAT WOULD BE GOOD FOR A DEVELOPER TO GET THE PROPERTY BACK INTO COMMERCE.

AND AT THE SAME TIME, REMOVE THE DILAPIDATED OLD USED CAR LOT ON THE SITE.

CAROLYN TORRENTS IN FAVOR OF NEW DEVELOPMENT, WILLIAM WHITE

[00:40:02]

IN FAVOR OF IMPROVED NEW DEVELOPMENT ON THE SUBJECT PROPERTY, JEFF TORRENTS, I AM IN FAVOR OF REZONING PROPERTY FOR NEW DEVELOPMENT.

AUSTIN EARHART STRONGLY IN FAVOR OF THIS PROJECT.

BALANCED SMITH OVERLAY DISTRICTS SHOULD NOT HAVE CONTROL OVER AN AIRLINE HIGHWAY PROPERTY.

THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT IS ALREADY GOING ABOVE AND BEYOND WHAT IS REQUIRED.

KAREN ADAMS, THIS PROPERTY NEEDS TO BE REMOVED FROM THE OVERLAY DISTRICT ON OLD HAMMOND HIGHWAY.

MATTHEW TORRANCE.

THE PROPERTY IS AN EYESORE IN ITS CURRENT STATE FOR IHC SMITH.

REDEVELOPMENT IS NEEDED IN THIS CORRIDOR FROM TO FLORIDA, DIANE BNS, MORE TAX DOLLARS FROM LIEUTENANTS CHRISTIAN AID BEAR.

THE SITE IS EXTREMELY UNDER UTILIZED.

THE SITE HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BRING A BUSINESS THAT WILL PUT MONEY INTO BATON ROUGE AS ECONOMY.

THE OVERLAY PREVENTING THIS PROPERTY FROM BEING BUILT ON IS UNNECESSARY FLARE FISHER.

THE OVERLAY IS CAUSING THE PROPERTY TO BE UNDER UTILIZED BY BUSINESS, SEEKING TO BUILD IT'S UNNECESSARY SAMUEL SHEPHERD AS A MEMBER OF THE RUNNING MEAT TOWNHOUSE, RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT LOCATED ON ERRAND OLD HAMMOND HIGHWAY, APPROXIMATELY A HALF MILE FROM THIS PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT.

I HAVE NO OPPOSITION TO THE COMMERCIAL USE OF THE LOCATION, WHICH HAS BEEN COMMERCIALLY OCCUPIED FOR THE LAST 50 PLUS YEARS.

SINCE I MOVED TO BATON ROUGE, DON DAVIS, THE OVERLAY RESTRICTS BUSINESS.

IT IS NOT NECESSARY.

JIM DOLLY STRONGLY SUPPORT STEVE LEGEND.

VERY GOOD FOR THIS AREA.

VALERIE EARHART.

I SUPPORT THIS STACY ROYER SUPPORT THIS MICHAEL BURKE.

I SUPPORT THIS WALT CATCHINGS.

WE SUPPORT THIS PROJECT WELL, WE'LL CONSIDER STRONGLY SUPPORT THIS THAT WILL CONCLUDE THE MESSAGES OF SUPPORT.

I WILL NOW READ IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS WHO ARE IN OPPOSITION.

THERE ARE THREE SHERWOOD FOREST CITIZENS ASSOCIATION IS VOTED TO OPPOSE THE PROJECT.

DEBRA SIMINO PRESIDENT KARAKA CIVIC.

TARA CIVIC ASSOCIATION HAS VOTED TO OPPOSE THIS PROJECT.

CARMEN DOUGA PRESIDENT SHARPSTOWN HOMES ASSOCIATION HAS VOTED TO OPPOSE THIS PROJECT.

GARY K SCHAEFER PRESIDENT.

THERE WERE 31 CALLS IN OPPOSITION RECEIVED BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION FOR THIS PROJECT.

I WILL NOW READ INTO, UH, INTO THE RECORD.

THOSE OPPOSED WITH NO ADDRESS, THERE WERE 24 IN OPPOSITION, SUSAN YOUNG, THE REZONING OF THIS PLAN IS NOT RECOMMENDED FOR THE SAFETY OF THE CITIZENS OF THIS AREA.

THERE WERE ENOUGH SERVICE, GAS STATIONS ALONG AIRLINE, AS IT IS.

THANK YOU, TRAVIS RODDY, YOUR ZONING COMMISSION.

I WORK IN THE AREA OF THE PROPOSED REZONING FOR MURPHY'S MURPHY GAS STATION.

I OPPOSE THIS REZONING FOR MULTIPLE REASONS.

THE TWO MAIN REASONS ARE THE FACT THAT INGRESS AND EGRESS WILL BE AN ABSOLUTE NIGHTMARE.

IT WILL CAUSE MORE TRAFFIC AT AIRLINE HIGHWAY IN OLD HAMMOND HIGHWAY.

THIS INTERSECTION IS OVERWHELMED AND HECTIC.

MY OTHER MAIN REASON IS THERE ARE ALREADY THAT MANY FUEL STATIONS IN THE AREA.

THERE IS NO BENEFIT TO ADDING MORE CHOICES OF FUELING STATIONS, ESPECIALLY CONSIDERING THE IMPACT ON TRAFFIC IN AREA COMMUTERS.

I HAVE BEEN COMMUTING TO AND FROM THIS AREA FOR OVER 20 YEARS AND CERTAINLY HATE TO SEE MY AND OTHER COMMUTE COME WORSE FROM ROBERT SANCHEZ TO IT MAY CONCERN I'M OPPOSED TO THE BUILDING OF THE NEW MURPHY OIL GAS STATION AT THE CORNER OF OLD HAMMOND HIGHWAY IN AIRLINE HIGHWAY IN BATON ROUGE, CONGESTION IS ALREADY BAD.

I CAN ONLY WHAT IT WOULD BE WITH YET.

ANOTHER JAM JAM UP IN THE TURN LANE, PLEASE DO NOT ALLOW THIS CHANGE.

AND THE OVERLAY DISTRICT RULES, A CONCERNED CITIZEN AND USER OF THAT INTERSECTION, JOAN WARD, UH, SENT FROM I'M SORRY.

I AM A SENIOR CITIZEN LIVING IN RUNNING NEED TO HIGHLY OBJECT TO A FILLING STATION BEING PUT AT THE CORNER OF AIRLINE AND OLD HAMMOND HIGHWAY.

WE CAN HARDLY GET HIM IN AND OUT OF OUR RUNNYMEDE.

UH, NOW DUE TO TRAFFIC, DO THE TRAFFIC

[00:45:01]

THE SAME GOES FOR SHOPPING AT OLD HAMMOND SQUARE SHOPPING CENTER.

WE DO NOT NEED OR WANT ADDITIONAL TRAFFIC.

A LOT OF US ARE SENIOR CITIZENS WITH HEALTH PROBLEMS AND SURE DO NOT NEED ANY EXTRA POLLUTION.

ONLY A FEW BLOCKS FROM US.

AND I'M TOTALLY AGAINST THIS STATION.

I'M TOTALLY AGAINST THE STATION BEING PUT IN THIS LOCATION, SINCERELY FROM AN MCKENZIE, DO NOT LET THEM DO THAT.

YOU'RE NOT LET THEM DO IT.

I LIVE IN THERE THAT AREA AND UNDERSTAND THEIR CONCERNS OVER PROPERTY VALUES AND TRAFFIC CONCERNS.

YOU CAN'T KEEP BUILDING ON EVERY PIECE SPARE PIECE OF GROUND FOR DANIEL, DANIELLE HERNANDEZ.

I OPPOSED THE MURPHY OIL WAIVER.

I SUPPORT LOCAL CONVENIENCE STORES BECAUSE IT'S A LOCAL COMMUNITY.

I DO NOT WANT MURPHY OIL CHANGED OR IS IN EXCUSE ME IN MY AREA.

THANKS KIMBERLY CROCKER.

I'M WRITING TO EXPRESS MY OPPOSITION TO THE MURPHY OIL ZONING WAIVER.

EXCUSE ME.

I CHOOSE NOT ONLY TO.

I CHOOSE ONLY TO SHOP LOCAL CONVENIENCE STORES BECAUSE THEY SUPPORT THE LOCAL COMMUNITY.

BIG OUT-OF-STATE INDUSTRY DOES NOT.

SETH CORSAGE.

THIS WILL CREATE TRAFFIC PROBLEMS AT THE INTERSECTION.

THERE WERE MORE THAN ENOUGH FUEL STATIONS ON AIRLINE HIGHWAY, RANDY SPRAWL, OPPOSED TO MURPHY OIL ZONING WAVER AT OLD HAMMOND HIGHWAY AND ERIC AND AIRLINE HIGHWAY CASE 28 20.

THIS WILL CAUSE A HUNDRED PERCENT MASS AT THAT INTERSECTION AT THAT INTERSECTION.

AND WE'LL BRING PROPERTY VALUES DOWN JUST LA AS A RESIDENT ONTO CILLA AVENUE.

I OPPOSE MURPHY OIL, COUPLE OF WANTING TO BUILD A GAS STATION CONVENIENCE STORE ON THE CORNER OF AIRLINE AND WILL HAMMOND TRAFFIC CONGESTION WILL INCREASE TREMENDOUSLY ALONG WITH DECREASED PROPERTY VALUES AND INCREASED CRIME.

THAT AREA IS CURRENTLY SATURATED WITH SERVICE STATION, ERIC LANE, YOUR PLANNING COMMISSION, PLEASE ENFORCE THE ZONING RESTRICTIONS AND DO A LOT.

LET THE RULES BY THE RULES BY THE OVERLAY DISTRICT ALLOW THIS GAS STATION TO BE BUILT AT THIS LOCATION.

KATHLEEN FASULO FOR THE PLANNING COMMISSION, PLEASE VOTE AGAINST THE WAIVER FOR MURPHY OIL FOR THE GAS STATION, CONVENIENCE STORE ON THE CORNER OF OLD HAMMOND AND AIRLINE HIGHWAY AT MONDAY'S MEETING OF THE COMMISSION, MY HUSBAND AND I OWN A HOUSE DOWN ON DRUSILLA BETWEEN OLD HAMMOND AND JEFFERSON.

WE DO NOT NEED ANOTHER GAS STATION AT THIS LOCATION AS THERE ARE ALREADY PLENTY IN THE AREA.

THANK YOU, KEVIN HUNTER, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, MY VOTE IS NO ALLOWING THIS TO HAPPEN.

WOULD DAMAGE BUSINESSES AND CAUSE UNNECESSARY TRAFFIC TYPES IN THE AREA ALREADY KNOWN TO BE A PROBLEM.

I WOULD BE GLAD TO DISCUSS THIS FURTHER.

SHOULD ANY OF YOU WISH JAN ROGERS, PLEASE NOTE THAT I OPPOSED THE MURPHY OIL ZONING WAIVER.

I SUPPORT OUR LOCAL CONVENIENCE STORES BECAUSE THEY ARE LOCAL FOLKS WHO SUPPORT THE COMMUNITY.

THANK YOU, JANET TAYLOR, WE OPPOSE THE BUILDING OF THE MURPHY OIL STATION ON AIRLINE HIGHWAY.

WE HAVE SEVERAL STATIONS TO CHOOSE FROM AND FEEL THIS WOULD GREATLY DECREASE OUR PROPERTY VALUES BECAUSE GAS STATIONS ARE UNSIGHTLY.

CAN HINDER TRAFFIC FLOW.

STEVE DAVIS, DO YOU HAVE IT MAY CONCERN.

I'M A PROPERTY OWNER ON CAROLYN SUE DRIVE AT THE CORNER OF AIRLINE HIGHWAY AND OLD PAM HIGHWAY.

I AM BEING BADLY OPPOSED.

THE ZONING WAIVER FROM MURPHY OIL TRAFFIC SITUATION IS UNBEARABLE AS IT IS, AND THE REZONING WILL AFFECT MY PROPERTY VALUES.

I AM ASKING YOU TO RE TO OPPOSE THIS ZONING EFFORT, LESLEY EDWARDS.

HI, I AM WRITING TO OPPOSE THE ZONING CHANGE TO ACCOMMODATE MURPHY OIL GAS STATION.

I CHECKED THE ZONING BEFORE PURCHASING MY HOME AND FEEL THAT IT WAS VERY UNFAIR TO CHANGE THE ZONING.

NOW EVERYONE CAN SEE THERE IS NO NEED FOR ANOTHER GAS STATION IN THIS AREA.

WE ALREADY HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE HOMELESS, VANDALISM MOTELS, PROSTITUTION, AND TERRIBLE TRAFFIC IN THIS AREA.

I REALLY FEEL LIKE ANOTHER GAS STATION IS ANOTHER HANGOUT FOR ALL.

ALL THE WANDERING PEOPLE PROPOSED LOCATION IS JUST, IT'S JUST CLOSE TO HOMES.

I BELIEVE IT WILL MAKE CRIME WORSE BY B BY BEING ANOTHER HANGOUT AREA AND BRING MORE TROUBLE TO THIS AREA.

THE TRAFFIC IS REALLY BAD NOW IN A NEW, HUGE SUBDIVISION IS JUST BEING DEVELOPED BEHIND WALMART WITH LOTS OF HOUSES AND THAT IS GOING TO MAKE THINGS WORSE OR FISH OIL WOULD MAKE TRAFFIC ON BEARABLE.

PLEASE DON'T CHANGE OUR ZONING.

OF WHICH WE HAVE ENOUGH IN THIS AREA.

FROM MATILDA RIVIERA, I SPENT FOUR 20 MURPHY EXPRESS, 60 96 70 ON AIRLINE HIGHWAY.

SORRY.

THAT'S COPY.

I'M OPPOSED TO THIS DEVELOPMENT BECAUSE ANOTHER GAS STATION IN THIS AREA WILL ENDANGER THE LIVES.

THE DAYCARE CHILDREN ONLY 500 FEET AWAY.

TRAFFIC FLOW WILL BE IMPACTED AS WELL AS THE RESIDENTS LIVING AND WORKING IN THE AREA.

IT WILL INCREASE TRAFFIC CONGESTION AND ACCIDENTS.

CONVENIENCE STORES USUALLY INCREASE BLIGHT AND CRIME IN THE SURROUNDING AREAS, WHICH WILL DECREASE PROPERTY VALUES AND PRESENT A DANGER TO THE SURROUNDING NEIGHBORHOODS.

YOU DEVELOPMENTS WILL BRING WITH THEM DRAINAGE ISSUES

[00:50:01]

WE DO NOT NEED ANOTHER GAS STATION ON AIRLINE HIGHWAY CHRISTIAN WHITE JUVET MAY CONCERN.

I AM WRITING TO OPPOSE MURPHY OIL ZONING WAIVER.

I PREFER AND CHOOSE TO SUPPORT LOCAL BUSINESSES.

BENNY WAS BE QUICK AND LOCAL CONVENIENCE STORE, WHICH SUPPORTS THE LOCAL COMMUNITY TO WIRELESS THE LARISEY OR THE ABOVE REFERENCED CASE.

PLEASE NOTE, I AM OPPOSED TO REZONING AS REQUEST AS REQUESTED BY MURPHY OIL.

THIS AREA DOES NOT NEED ANOTHER GAS STATION AT A TRAFFIC AND CONGESTION I'M ON THE HOA BOARD FOR SURE WHAT FOREST.

WE WERE TRYING TO KEEP OLD HAMMOND HIGHWAY AS CLOSE AS A RESIDENTIAL CORRIDOR AS POSSIBLE.

THANK YOU, WILLIAM TRASK.

WE OPPOSE THIS SINCE IT SHOULD BE A RESIDENTIAL AREA JR OR JAN R I STRONGLY OPPOSED THE PROPOSED MURPHY OIL GAS STATION AT AIRLINE AND OLD HAMMOND.

I OPPOSE THE REZONING TO ACCOMMODATE AN OUT OF STATE COMPANY WHEN THERE ARE LOCALLY OWNED BUSINESSES IN THE AREA THAT SUPPORT COMMUNITY.

AGAIN, JAN ROGERS, I STRONGLY OPPOSE THE REQUEST FOR MURPHY OIL TO BE ABLE TO BUILD A CONVENIENCE STORE AT AIRLINE AND WILL, THIS WILL CREATE MORE TRAFFIC AND SAFETY ISSUES FOR THE AREA THAT IS TRYING TO BUILD A SAFE ENVIRONMENT FOR FAMILIES, HEATHER.

AND I APOLOGIZE IF I MISPRONOUNCE YOUR NAME, MA'AM HEATHER ALLEN HELLION.

AND I APOLOGIZE IF I DID THAT CORRECTLY.

GOOD AFTERNOON.

I'M CONTACTING YOU IN REGARDS TO THE CONSIDERATION OF A ZONING WAIVER FOR MURPHY OIL ON AN AIRLINE HIGHWAY.

I WANT TO VOICE MY OPPOSITION FOR SUCH CONSIDERATION THAT THAT SUPPORTS AN OUT-OF-STATE COMPANY.

I FEEL DURING THESE DIFFICULT TIMES, WE SHOULD BE SUPPORTING LOCAL BUSINESSES.

THESE BUSINESSES SUPPORT OUR COMMUNITY AND WE NEED ALL THE SUPPORT WE CAN GET.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

I WILL NOW READ IN, UH, THE NUMBER FOR THOSE WHO ARE OPPOSED, BUT NOT IN BATON ROUGE.

AND THERE ARE 14, EXCUSE ME.

THIS IS FROM BILLY SNOWDEN.

ZACHARY SAYS OPPOSED TO THE REZONING CASE, ALISON GRAY LIKE CHARLES I'M OPPOSED TO ITEM THREE MAKES 28, 20 MOVING A 96 70 ON AN AIRLINE HIGHWAY FROM OLD HAMMOND HIGHWAY OVERLAY DISTRICT TO THE PURPOSE OF THE GAS STATION.

IN ITEM FOUR, I SPENT FOUR 20 ON THE AUGUST 17TH AGENDA.

SO REALLY DISTRICT WAS APPROVED BY THE METRO COUNCIL DURING MY TERM.

AND THE CLEAR PURPOSE WAS TO LIMIT CERTAIN INTENSE USES SUCH AS GAS STATIONS TO REMOVE THIS PROPERTY FROM THE OVERLAY DISTRICT.

AFTER THE BOUNDARIES WERE VERY PUBLICLY DISCUSSED, VETTED AND APPROVED WOULD UNDERMINE THE WORK OF MANY PEOPLE IN CIVIC ASSOCIATIONS THAT HELP ESTABLISH THE OVERLAY DISTRICT.

THERE WERE SEVERAL COMMERCIAL USE OPTIONS FOR THIS PROPERTY.

HOWEVER, A GAS STATION IS SIMPLY NOT ONE OF THOSE OPTIONS PRIOR TO APPROVAL.

WE WENT TO GREAT LENGTHS TO ENSURE THAT ALL PROPERTY OWNERS WERE INCLUDED IN THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE OVERLAY DISTRICT.

THE DISTRICT BOUNDARIES WERE CHOSEN TO INCLUDE PROPERTIES IN FRONT OF YOU.

TRY TO NEWLY WIDENED OLD HAMMOND HIGHWAY TO CREATE A BUFFER CONSISTING OF COMMERCIAL USES THAT WERE ALSO COMPATIBLE WITH THE ESTABLISHED RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS.

I STRUGGLED TO SEE THE BENEFIT OF, OR PURPOSE IN REVERSING THIS COMMUNITY BACK PLANNING COMMISSION, COMMUNITY TO PLANNING COMMISSION AND COUNCIL APPROVED PLAN TO ALLOW FOR ANOTHER GAS STATION IN THE AREA.

PLEASE UPHOLD THE OVERLAY DISTRICT SO THAT THIS AREA CAN DEVELOP ACCORDING TO THE PLAN THAT IS IN PLACE AND HAPPY TO DISCUSS FURTHER SINCERELY AGAIN, ALISON GRAY, YOUR PLANNING COMMISSIONS ARE FULLY CONCUR WITH THE AUGUST 12TH LETTER OF HARRY SCHAEFER SUBMITTED TO YOU ON BEHALF OF HIS AND NEARBY HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATIONS RESIDENTS HAVE SUPPORTED OLD HAMMOND HIGHWAY OVERLAY DISTRICT FOR MORE THAN 15 YEARS AS PLANNING COMMISSIONERS.

I AM CERTAIN THAT YOU APPRECIATE THIS REMARKABLE DEDICATION.

THE CASE TO OPPOSE ITEMS REINFORCED, ESPECIALLY COMPELLING BECAUSE OF THESE RESIDENTS WORK AND THEIR EAGERNESS TO PROACTIVELY PLAN FOR NEW GROWTH.

USING THE TOOLS OF THE PLANNING PROCESS PROVIDED THEM BY THE CITY POWER AND SINCERELY ALEX, ROB HETHERINGTON.

I OPPOSE THIS ACTION.

IT WAS ALREADY DENIED MONTHS AGO AND SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ALLOWED TO, TO TRY GAIN FOR TWO YEARS BETWEEN TRAFFIC AND THE FACT THAT THEY WERE ALREADY SIX GAS STATIONS IN THE IMMEDIATE AREA.

THERE IS NO POSITIVE REASON TO DO THIS FROM AGAIN, ROD HETHERINGTON IN ZACHARY, UH, THEY WERE DENIED A FEW MONTHS AGO.

WASH D BE ABLE TO REQUEST AGAIN IN TWO YEARS STRANGE IN AN ELECTION YEAR, JENNA THOMPSON WROTE BRIDGE.

I WORK IN THIS AREA AND DO NOT WANT TO SEE ANOTHER GAS STATION POPUP.

JOHN THOMPSON AGAIN IN BREAUX BRIDGE, DO NOT WANT INCREASED TRAFFIC SUGGESTION, BENJAMIN GILLIS,

[00:55:01]

PRAIRIEVILLE UH, TRAFFIC SAFETY CONCERNS FOR THE AREA OPPOSE KYLA, ROY ROY, I BELIEVE APOLOGIZE AGAIN.

IF I MISPRONOUNCE YOUR NAME COLLAROY OPPOSED.

I WORK IN THE AREA AND DO NOT WANT THE AREA TO BE RESOLVED ON ITS TRUCKS.

CLAIRE TRUST CLAIRE, EXCUSE ME.

THIS WOULD DECREASE THE SECURITY FOR THE CITIZENS WOULD ALSO INCREASE TRAFFIC IN AN AREA ALREADY BACKED UP ALREADY BACKED UP BECAUSE OF HIGH TRAFFIC VOLUME, BRANDON ACOSTA, DONALDSONVILLE.

THIS IS NOT THE INTENT OF WHAT THE OVERLAY DISTRICT WAS CREATED FOR TO APPROVE THIS PROJECT WOULD BE IRRESPONSIBLE AND NEGATIVELY IMPACT THE ADJACENT RESIDENTS THAT LIVE IN THE SURROUNDING AREAS.

TAYLOR THOMPSON OR BRIDGE DO NOT NEED THE INCREASED TRAFFIC OR CRIME ENOUGH IN THE AREA.

MAY DAVID BROKERAGE OPPOSED ERIC BRIDGEWATER.

ADIS ALREADY TOO MUCH TRAFFIC IN THIS AREA.

DOESN'T MAKE SENSE.

WELL, LET ME KEEP TELLING YOUR CHILD AT THIS TIME, I'LL READ IN COMMENTS THAT ARE POSED WITH AN ADDRESS.

THERE ARE 111 OF THOSE.

IT ALSO INCLUDES THE PETITION OF AN ADDITIONAL 22 NAMES.

FIRST FROM MIKE CLEGG, THEIR PLANNING COMMISSION, THE ATTACH REPRESENTS THE OPPOSITION FROM OWNERS OF HILLCREST ACRE SUBDIVISION AS WELL AS RESIDENTS AND BUSINESS OWNERS OF CAROLYN SUE DRIVE.

OUR FIRST LIKE TO THANK EACH OF THE COMMISSION MEMBERS FOR THE TIMELESS WORK, YOU PERFORM YEAR ROUND TO MAKE OUR CITY A BETTER PLACE TO LIVE AND RAISE OUR FAMILIES.

PLEASE ACCEPT THIS BRIEF STATEMENT IN OPPOSITION TO THE ATTEMPT BY MURPHY OIL, TO VIOLATE THE CLEAR BUILDING RESTRICTIONS OF THE OVERLAY DISTRICT BY BUILDING ANOTHER GAS STATION AND CONVENIENCE STORE ON THE CORNER OF AIRLINE HIGHWAY AND OLD HAMMOND HIGHWAY, THE RESTRICTIONS OF THE OVERLAY DISTRICT WAS STRICTLY PROHIBIT GAS STATION SHOULD BE ENFORCED.

THIS OPPOSITION HAS MADE ON BEHALF OF THE SHERWOOD FOREST CITIZENS ASSOCIATION, MORE THAN 3000 RESIDENTS, THE SHARP TOWN HOMES ASSOCIATION MORE THAN 100 RESIDENTS, THE PROPERTY OWNERS WHO RESIDE ON CAROLYN SUE DRIVE AND THE DOZENS OF CONCERNED RESIDENTS WHO HAVE INUNDATED THIS COMMISSION WITH PERSONAL STATEMENTS AND OPPOSITION TO THIS REZONING ATTEMPT, EXCUSE ME, COLLECTIVELY, THIS STATEMENT IN OPPOSITION REPRESENTS THE VOICES OF THOUSANDS OF CITIZENS WHO LIVE IN THIS AREA WHOSE LIVES WILL BE ADVERSELY IMPACTED.

IF MURPHY ALL IS ALLOWED TO CIRCUMVENT THE RESTRICTIONS OF THE OVERLAID DISTRICT MURPHY OIL HAS NOT CARRIED ITS HEAVY BURDEN OF SHOWING WHY IT SHOULD NOT FOLLOW THE RULES OF THE OVERLAY DISTRICT.

THE ZONING RESTRICTIONS FOUND IN THE OVERLAY DISTRICT SHOULD BE ENFORCED.

THE ORIGINAL OVERLAID DISTRICT ORDINANCE WAS PASSED BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION WITH NO OBJECTION IN 2010.

THE PURPOSE STATED WAS TO STRENGTHEN THE PHYSICAL AND ECONOMIC CHARACTER OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

THE OVERLAID DISTRICT WAS CREATED ON JUNE 16TH, 2010, WITH THE LEADERSHIP AND ENERGY OF DAN COUNCILWOMAN.

ALISON GARY, THE STATED PURPOSE OF THE COUNCIL WAS THE DISTRICT IS TO STRENGTHEN THE PHYSICAL AND ECONOMIC CARE FOR THE NEIGHBORHOOD THAT MITIGATING AND AVOIDING FUNCTIONAL AND ARCHITECTURAL AND COMPATIBILITY OF BUILDINGS OR USES IT PASSED BY THE COUNCIL WITH NO OBJECTION IN 2015, THE NEIGHBORHOODS OF SHERWOOD FOR SHARPSTOWN RUNNING THE BROADMORE CEDAR CREST AND ST.

REGIS WORKED DILIGENTLY AND EFFECTIVELY TO HAVE THE OLD HAMMOND HIGHWAY OVERLAY DISTRICT AMENDED TO ASSURE ENSURE THAT FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS IN THIS AREA ARE COMPATIBLE WITH THE SURROUNDING NEIGHBORHOODS AND WILL ENHANCE THE PROPERTY VALUE OF RESIDENTS.

ACCORDING TO NUMEROUS STATEMENTS FILED A SUPPORT OF AMENDING THE OVERLAY DISTRICT IN 2015, THE FEDERATION OF GREATER BATON ROUGE CIVIC ASSOCIATIONS ALSO TOOK AN ACTIVE ROLE IN MAKING SURE THAT THE RESTRICTIONS WILL BE OVERLAYED DISTRICT APPLY WITH THE GOALS OF FUTURE VR AND THE UDC.

THE BUILDING RESTRICTIONS IMPOSED BY THE URBAN DESIGN OVERLAY DISTRICT NINE OLD HAMMOND HIGHWAY, STRICTLY PROHIBITED GAS STATION C ORDINANCE ONE FOUR NINE, FOUR, FOUR IN 2015 AS RECOGNIZED AND IMPLEMENTED BY THE RESTRICTIONS OF THE OVERLAY DISTRICT.

THIS AREA DID NOT NEED AND DID NOT WANT ANOTHER GAS STATION CONVENIENCE STORE AT THIS LOCATION.

NOW JUST FIVE YEARS LATER, MURPHY OIL WANTS THIS COMMISSION TO DISREGARD THE SPECIFIC ZONING RESTRICTIONS.

AND SO MANY CONCERNED RESIDENTS WORKED SO HARD TO PUT IN PLACE ZONING RESTRICTIONS SERVE AS MEANINGFUL SURVEY, MEANINGFUL PURPOSE.

ONLY IF THEY ARE ENFORCED.

THESE ONLY RESTRICTIONS SHOULD NOT BE IGNORED OR WAIVE SIMPLY BECAUSE MURPHY WILL WANTS TO VIOLATE THEM AND BUILD YET ANOTHER GAS STATION IN THIS AREA, THIS AREA WILL NOT IMPROVE UNLESS THE ZONING RESTRICTS THE OVERLAY DISTRICT OR ENFORCED AS WRITTEN.

ONE THING IS CERTAIN THE MURPHY OIL IS ALLOWED TO BUILD A GAS STATION ON THIS CORNER.

THERE WILL NEVER BE A RESTAURANT OFFICE BAR OR OTHER COMPATIBLE BUSINESS BUILT THERE AS ONE LOCAL RESONANCE STATED IN HER OPPOSITION EMAIL TO THE COMMISSION.

IN FIVE SHORT YEARS, YOU WERE CONSIDERING ABANDONING THE SAFETY, SECURITY PROMISES AND SUPPORT OF THIS COMMUNITY FOR GAS STATION.

SEE EIGHT 1120

[01:00:01]

EMAIL AND LINDSEY WINTERS IN EFFECT.

MURPHY WAS TRYING TO BLOCK THE PROGRESS PROMISED BY THE ZONING RESTRICTIONS OR THE OVERLAY DISTRICT, AND TURN THIS AREA INTO A PROFIT CENTER FOR ITS COMMERCIAL ENTERPRISE GAS STATIONS ARE STRICTLY PROHIBITED BY THE RESTRICTIONS OF THIS OVERLAY DISTRICT.

WITH GOOD REASON, THE REASONS FOR THE STRICT PROHIBITION AGAINST GAS STATIONS ARE MANY AND INCLUDE ONE TRAFFICKING AUTO ACCIDENTS WILL INCREASE TWO GAS STATIONS AND CONVENIENCE STORES, UNFORTUNATELY ATTRACT AND INCREASED CRIME IN THE SURROUNDING AREA.

AND THREE, THE PROPERTY VALUES OF RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS, NEAR GAS STATIONS.

THEY CAN BE STORES TEND TO DECLINE.

EACH OF THESE TROUBLING PROBLEMS ARE DISCUSSED BELOW.

THE DRC HAS CORRECTLY RECOMMENDED THAT MURPHY OIL'S APPLICATION BE DENIED ON BOTH JUNE 12TH AND JUNE AND JULY 17, 2020.

THE DEVELOPMENT REVIEW COMMITTEE OF THE CITY OF BATON ROUGE CORRECTLY RECOMMENDED THAT MURPHY OIL, HIS MOST RECENT APPLICATION BE DENIED, BUT YOU SEE THE ATTACHED PDF.

IN OTHER WORDS, AFTER STUDYING THE ZONING RESTRICTIONS OF THE OVERLAY DISTRICT AND MURPHY OR HIS APPLICATION, THE DRC RECOMMENDED THAT THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION DENIED MURPHY REQUEST FOR A REZONING WAIVER IN ADVANCE OF THE JUNE 15TH AND JULY 20TH.

HEARING THE DRCS RECOMMENDATION IS CORRECT.

STILL STANDS AND SHOULD BE FOLLOWED.

OR IF YOU ALL DID NOT TELL THE TRUTH AND ITS APPLICATIONS, IT APPEARS THAT MURPHY OIL MAY HAVE PURPOSEFULLY OR NEGLIGENTLY MISSTATED THE CORRECT POSTURE OF ITS CURRENT REZONING APPLICATION MURPHY ORALS PRIOR ATTEMPT TO HAVE THE OVERLAY DISTRICT REZONED.

SO IT COULD BUILD A GAS STATION WAS WITHDRAWN BY MURPHY WALL BEFORE IT COULD BE HER LAST YEAR IN MARCH, 2019, JASON STERN FILED A REZONING APPLICATION ON BEHALF OF MURPHY WANTS TO BUILD A FUELING STATION CONVENIENCE STORE AT THIS EXACT LOCATION CONFRONTED WITH OVERWHELMING OPPOSITION FROM THE RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS IN THIS AREA AND CIVIC LEADERS, MURPHY OIL VOLUNTARILY PULLED ITS APPLICATION BEFORE WAS HEARD AND PRESUMABLY DENIED.

AND JASON STERN'S MOST RECENT APPLICATION FILED ON APRIL, 2020, WHICH SEEKS ESSENTIALLY THE SAME REZONING WAIVER.

HE CHECKED NO TO QUESTION NINE, WHICH ASKS WHETHER ANY APPLICATION HAS BEEN SUBMITTED TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION CONCERNING ANY PART OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY WITHIN THE PAST TWO YEARS, WHETHER MURPHY OIL'S CLEARLY FALSE ANSWERS TO THIS QUESTION WAS AN OVERSIGHT OR AN ATTEMPT TO DELIBERATELY MISLEAD THE PUBLIC.

AND THIS COMMISSION IS UNKNOWN.

WHY IN ANY EVENT WOULD MURPHY OIL NOT BE ANYTHING BUT FORTHRIGHT IN ITS APPLICATIONS FILED WITH THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION, TRAFFIC AND AUTO ACCIDENTS WILL INCREASE.

THIS INTERSECTION IS ALREADY ONE OF THE BUSIEST AND HEAVILY TRAVELED ACROSS WORLDS IN BATON ROUGE, MORE THAN APPROXIMATELY 55,000 CARS TRAVEL ON AN AIRLINE THROUGH ITS INTERSECTION AND ABOUT 20,000 THROUGH THIS INTERSECTION AND ABOUT 20,000 EACH DAY DRIVE THROUGH IT ON OLD HAMMOND HIGHWAY.

SINCE 2014, MORE THAN APPROXIMATELY 350 TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS HAVE OCCURRED WITHIN 150 FEET OF THIS INTERSECTION ATTACHED TO THIS STATEMENT IS A TABLE SHOWING THE FREQUENCY OF AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENTS AT THIS INTERSECTION FROM 2014 THROUGH 2019 AS COMPILED BY THE LOUISIANA DOTD AS A ROUGH RULE OF THUMB, EACH PROPOSED PUMP, OR IS FEELING STATION AT A GAS STATION GENERATES ABOUT 100 TO 130 TRIPS PER DAY.

A CONVENIENCE STORE WILL GENERATE 800 TO 1200 TRIPS PER DAY, PER THOUSAND SQUARE FEET.

SO A 3000 SQUARE FOOT STORE, LIKE THE ONE BEING PROPOSED BY MIRFIELD WALL WITH 12 PUMPS WOULD GENERATE AROUND 5,000 TRUCKS PER DAY.

THAT'S A LOT MORE CARS AND TRUCKS EVERYDAY TRAVELING THROUGH THIS ALREADY CONGESTED INTERSECTION, NUMEROUS PEOPLE WHO DRIVE THE STREETS ON A REGULAR BASIS HAVE FILED HORRIBLE OPPOSITION STATEMENTS TO VISIT ATTEMPT TO BUILD A GAS STATION ON THIS CORNER BECAUSE IF ALLOWED TRAFFIC WOULD BECOME IMPOSSIBLE AND UNBEARABLE AND UNSAFE AS PROPOSED BY MURPHY OIL TRAFFIC MAY ENTER AND EXIT ITS GAS STATION FROM EITHER AIRLINE HIGHWAY OR CAROLYN SUED DRIVE.

CAROLYN SUE CAN NOT HANDLE THIS SUCCESS OF TRAFFIC DRIVING ON CAROLYN SUE WAS ALREADY A NIGHTMARE WITH A GAS STATION AND CONVENIENCE STORE ON THE CORNER WITH TRAFFIC EXITING ONTO THIS RESIDENTIAL STREET.

IT MAY BECOME UNUSABLE FOR LOCAL RESIDENTS.

INDEED, A PETITION SIGNED BY MORE THAN 20 RESIDENTS WHO LIVE ON CAROLYN SUE WAS FILED IN OPPOSITION TO THIS EFFORT.

ON FRIDAY OF LAST WEEK, MURPHY OIL GAS STATION WILL POSE A VERY REAL DANGER TO DRIVERS ENTERING AND EXITING ITS PROPERTY ON BOTH AIRLINE HIGHWAY.

AND CAROLYN SU THE PROPOSED ENTRANCE TO THIS GAS STATION ON AIRLINE IS LESS THAN 100 FEET FROM THE CORNER OF OLD HAMMOND VEHICLES TURNING RIGHT OFF OF OLD HAMMOND AND ONTO AIRLINE WHO MUST LOOK LEFT TO CHECK FOR HIGH SPEED APPROACHING TRAFFIC ON AIRLINE WILL NOT HAVE SUFFICIENT TIME AND SPACE AFTER MAKING THIS TURN TO REACT TO ANY VEHICLE THAT MAY BE BLOCKING THE RIGHT LANE OF AIRLINE HIGHWAY AT ITS ENTRANCE.

THE ATTACHED 52ND ANIMATION SHOWS EXACTLY WHAT WILL UNDOUBTEDLY HAPPEN IN THE SITUATION.

THE RIGHT TURN OF VEHICLE WILL CRASH INTO THE PROTRUDING CAR OR TRUCK.

IT IS TELLING THAT NONE

[01:05:01]

OF THE PROFESSIONAL RENDERINGS OF THE PROPOSED MURPHY OIL GAS STATION SHOW ANY DETAILS OF ITS EXIT ONTO CAROLYN SU.

IF A GAS STATION IS ALLOWED TO OPERATE ON THIS CORNER, CAROLYN SUE WILL BECOME GRIDLOCKED DURING WORK HOURS AND FROM CAROLYN SUE, IF VEHICLE WANTED TO ENTER THE LEFT LANE ON OLD HAMAN HIGHWAY OR WANTING TO TURN LEFT ONTO OLD HAMMOND HIGHWAY, WE NEED TO CROSS FIVE LANES OF TRAVEL DRIVING ACROSS THE MULTIPLE LANES OF OLD HAMMOND HIGHWAY TO EXIT THIS GAS STATION WILL BE A VERY DANGEROUS MANEUVER THAT WILL RESULT IN EVEN MORE AUTO ACCIDENTS AT THIS INTERSECTION YOU ATTACH FOR THE SECOND ANIMAL ANIMATION SHOWS THE DANGEROUS LOG JAM THAT WERE RESOLVED WITH THE RESTRICTIONS OF THE OVERLAY DISTRICT HAVE NOT ENFORCED PRIME WILL INCREASE ITS 2019 STUDY LED BY LSU PROFESSOR.

MR. CHAIRMAN.

YES MA'AM.

IS THAT A COMMENT FROM A CONSTITUENT, BUT YOU'RE READING.

IF THEY WERE IN PERSON WOULD COME OF IT WOULD, IT WOULD CLEARLY EXCEED THREE MINUTES.

THERE WAS SOME DISCUSSION COMMISSIONER COLLINS LEWIS ABOUT, UH, WHETHER OR NOT IT NEEDED TO BE WRITTEN TO THE RECORD.

AND AFTER CONSULTING WITH OUR PARENTS ATTORNEY, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT IT DIDN'T NEED TO BE READ THEN.

SO EVERY COMMENT, WHETHER IT'S THREE MINUTES OR NOT, WE'LL BE RIGHT INTO THE RECORD TONIGHT.

THAT'S CORRECT.

SO ARE WE GOING TO DO THIS WHEN THEY'RE BACK IN PERSON? BECAUSE THAT'S NOT THE RULES? NO, I WASN'T.

THAT WAS NOT CLARIFIED IN THE BEGINNING.

AND THAT'S THE ONE WHO THERE WHILE I'M RAISING THE ISSUE.

SURE.

UNDERSTANDABLY SO, BECAUSE THEN I ASK QUESTIONS PRIOR TO THE MEETING ABOUT THAT, BECAUSE IT DOES SEEM, UH, UNFAIR OBVIOUSLY, BUT, UH, I WANT PEOPLE TO BE HEARD, BUT I DID NOT UNDERSTAND BEFORE THE MEETING THAT WE'RE ALLOWING COMMENTS OVER THREE MINUTES TO BE READY.

THIS IS THE PROBLEM YOU'VE BEEN AT LEAST HERE AND COMMISSIONER COLLINS LOSE, UH, UH, THE PARENT, UH, FOLLOW IS HERE AVAILABLE TO US.

ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE? NO.

IF THE DECISION WAS MADE TO CLARIFY, BECAUSE I KNOW, UH, COMMENTS ARE USUALLY LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES FROM NOW, THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR QUITE A WHILE.

IF THAT WAS THE UNDERSTANDING PRIOR TO THE MEETING AND THE PARENT'S ATTORNEY, UH, HAS AGREED, UH, THEN I'M OKAY WITH IT.

BUT AGAIN, THAT'S NOT THE GENERAL WHO, AND IF THEY WERE IN PERSON AND THAT WOULD NOT BE THE WAY THAT THIS MEETING WOULD BE HANDLED.

AGREED.

AND THANK YOU.

YOU'RE WELCOME, MR. MR. CHAIRMAN COMMISSIONER HERE.

YES, SIR.

COMMISSIONER ADDISON.

I WOULD LIKE TO HELP APOLLO'S LEGAL OPINION ON THAT BASED ON THE FACT THAT WE WILL STILL HAVE A PUBLIC BODY HERE AND WE CAN'T HAVE READING RECORDS 10 TO 15 MINUTES COMMENTS.

I MEAN, THAT'S, THAT BECOMES RIDICULOUS.

THIS IS STARTING TO SOUND LIKE, AND WHILE SOME OF IT OFTEN IS PRETTY REPETITIVE.

WE WANT TO HAVE THE PUBLIC RECORDS READ AND WE WANT TO HAVE PEOPLE ENGAGEMENT.

IT IS.

BUT WHEN WE GET MAYBE 10, 12, 15 PEOPLE WRITING BOOKS, YOU KNOW, THAT'S AN UNFAIR ASSESSMENT OF HOW FAR PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT HAS TO GO.

IT HAS TO BE SOME REASON, BUT THEN IT MAY.

AND IF THEY HAD A, THEY HAD A COUPLE OF PAGE OF A COMMENT THAT, YOU KNOW, BUT NOW SOME OF THESE THINGS WERE GOING ON AND ON AND ON, ON PUBLIC OPINION OF THE PARISH ATTORNEY.

AND HOW DO WE COME TO THAT DETERMINATION? OKAY, THIS IS PAULA.

IT'S ONLY THREE MINUTES.

THEY HAVE, THEY CAN, THEY CAN A NOVEL, THEY CAN WRITE WAR AND PEACE, BUT IF IT, BUT AFTER ROSSI READS IT IN FOR THREE MINUTES, IT GETS CUT OFF.

SO EVERY COMMENT IS THREE MINUTES LONG.

THE APPLICANT WERE STOLEN BY THE SAME RULES AS TO THE TIME PERIOD.

SO THE APPLICANT HAS 15 MINUTES TO DO THEIR, UH, ON THEIR ORIGINAL AND THEIR REBUTTAL IS THE FIVE MINUTES.

THE OPPOSITION HAS THREE MINUTES AS WELL AS ANY PROPONENT SO THEY CAN WRITE A NOVEL.

AND THAT WILL BE PART OF THE RECORD.

BUT AS FAR AS WHAT IS READ INTO THE RECORD, IT IS THREE MINUTES AND ONLY THREE MINUTES BECAUSE ROSSI, HE HAS BEEN READING THIS PARTICULAR COMMENT FOR AT LEAST FIVE, ALMOST 10 MINUTES.

THAT'S WHY I TRIED TO PUSH IN ITSELF.

THAT'S NOT WHAT WE'RE DOING.

IT SHOULD BE LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES AND ONLY THREE MINUTES TO BE READ INTO THE RECORD, BUT UP UNTIL THREE MINUTES.

SO JUST LIKE WE HAVE A CLOCK, UH, ON THERE, THAT'S ALL THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE.

MR. CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION, THIS COMMENT HAS EXCEEDED THE BURDEN OF COURSE, OUR TIME.

SO WE WILL CUT THIS COMMENT OFF AND ADD IT TO PART OF THE PUBLIC FILE.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR. CHAIRMAN IN THE FUTURE, ALL THE OTHERS, OTHER THAN THE REBUTTAL OF THE APPLICANT, UH, THEY WOULD HAVE, THEY HAVE TYPICALLY THREE MINUTES AND SOME OF THESE HAVE EXTENDED MUCH LONGER THAN THAT.

WITH DEVALUATION OF PROPERTY VALUES, WILLIAM GALLOWAY, TRAFFIC CONGESTION, AND INCREASED ACCIDENTS, URBAN BLIGHT, AND INCREASED CRIME LIGHTING ISSUES, DRAINAGE ISSUES, OVERSATURATED OR SATURATION OF GAS STATIONS.

THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER MEMBERS, AND THANK YOU PAULO.

OUR NEXT CARD IS FROM, UH, RICHARD LADO.

IT READS TRAFFIC IS BAD ENOUGH FROM DONALD FARROW CONCERN, PRIMARILY

[01:10:01]

THERE ARE AT LEAST A HALF A DOZEN GAS STATION IN THIS AREA ALREADY DANGEROUS.

THE NEARBY NEIGHBORHOODS AND RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY VALUES.

GARY SCHAFFER, TRAFFIC CONGESTION, AND INCREASED ACCIDENTS, URBAN BLIGHT, AND INCREASED CRIME LIGHTING ISSUES, DRAINAGE ISSUES OVER SATURATION OF GAS STATIONS WITH DANGER TO NEARBY NEIGHBORHOODS AND RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY VALUES.

MARCH HUNTER, TRAFFIC CONGESTION, INCREASED ACCIDENTS, URBAN BLIGHT, INCREASED CRIME DANGER TO NEARBY NEIGHBORHOODS AND REGULAR RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY VALUES OVERSATURATION OF GAS STATIONS IN THE AREA OR ENERGY ISSUES.

LIGHTING ISSUES FROM MARCIAS SIMPSON DOES NOT ENHANCE PROPERTY VALUES TO AREA RESIDENTS, TRAFFIC CONDITION AT INTERSECTION ABUNDANCE OF SAME TYPE OF FACILITIES IN ONE MILE AREA DECREASED SURROUNDING RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY VALUE INCREASED CRIME SINCE OPEN 24 HOURS.

ANDREW MORRELL, OUR OFFICE REPRESENTS SEVERAL HOMEOWNERS ON CAROLYN SUE DRIVE.

MARILYN SUE DRIVE IS THE STREET PARALLEL TO AIRLINE HIGHWAY.

WE HAVE BEEN PREVIOUSLY DIRECTED BY BRP D TO CUT THROUGH THE PARTY CITY PARKING LOT, BECAUSE THAT IS SAFER THAN THE INTERSECTION OF CAROLYN SUE AT OLD HAMMOND, THE APPLICATION SEEKS TO AMEND THE EXISTING REQUIREMENTS OF THE OLD HAMMOND HIGHWAY OVERLAY DISTRICT WAVING THIS REQUIREMENT WOULD INCREASE THE DANGER BY ALLOWING A HIGH TRAFFIC GAS STATION TO BUILD ON THE CORNER OF WHAT IS ALREADY ONE OF THE TOP SEVEN MOST DANGEROUS INTERSECTIONS IN BATON ROUGE.

THIS WOULD ALSO DEVASTATE THE PROPERTY VALUES OF CAROLYN WHO DRIVE OR MAKE IT VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO GET IN AND OUT OF THE STREET FURTHER.

THERE ARE AT LEAST SIX GAS STATIONS IN THE AREA, INCLUDING WALMART, COSTCO RACETRACK.

BEN IS A CHEVRON NANCY DAVIS.

I AM A 20 YEAR RESIDENT OF THE STREET.

OVER THE PAST YEARS.

I HAVE SEEN THE TRAFFIC AT THE INTERSECTION OF CAROLYN SUE AND OLD HAMMOND HIGHWAY BECOME BASICALLY A LIFE THREATENING EXPERIENCE TO TRY TO EXIT THE STREET.

THERE ARE FIVE LANES OF TRAFFIC APPROACHING AIRLINE HIGHWAY, AND IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO SAFELY EXIT THE STREET IN EITHER DIRECTION.

SO SINCE THE ADDITION OF A BLACK ENTRANCE TO THE HAIR CROWN ON AIRLINE HIGHWAY, THE TRAFFIC HAS GOTTEN EVEN WORSE.

AS PEOPLE ARE USING THIS AS A CUT THROUGH TO AVOID THEIR INTERSECTION, THEY VOTE TO APPROVE THIS MURPHY STATION.

WE'LL BE ADDING TO THE ALREADY DANGEROUS EVENT.

LEAVING THIS STREET IS LEAVING THE STREET AS A VOTE FOR POSSIBLY DAILY TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS TO OCCUR, NOT TO MENTION THE DEVALUING OF PROPERTY VALUES.

PLEASE DO NOT APPROVE THIS VARIOUS LINDA CRUMB.

I STAND WITH THE DPW DEPARTMENT DEVELOPMENT REP REVIEW COMMITTEE IN OPPOSING THE WAIVER REQUEST BY MURPHY, OR I UNDERSTAND THEY WANT TO GET A WAIVER ON THE OVERLAY.

ZONING RESTRICTIONS ALREADY APPROVED TO PROTECT RESIDENTS OF OLD HAMMOND HIGHWAY SO THEY CAN BUILD A GAS STATION AT AIRLINE AND OLD HAMOT.

FIRST OF ALL, THERE ARE PLENTY OF EXISTING GAS STATIONS WITHIN A MILE OF THAT LOCATION.

I RACETRACK AT OLD HAMMOND AT SHARP WALMART.

OH, HAMMOND THERE LIN AT AN EXXON BLUE BONNET AT CEDAR CREST AND CIRCLE K COURSES, CITY REQUEST.

THE PUBLIC DOES NOT NEED ANOTHER GAS STATION IN THIS AREA CLOGGING UP.

YOU ALREADY CLOGGED TRAFFIC AND DEVALUING THE RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES.

SECONDLY, THE RESIDENTS HAVE ALREADY SPOKEN ABOUT THIS.

WHY ON EARTH WOULD WE EVEN CONSIDER SUCH A WAIVER TO MAKE SOMEONE WEALTHIER AT THE STAKE OF SEVERAL OTHERS? ABSOLUTELY NOT.

NO, I DO NOT APPROVE OF THE WAIVER.

ONE MORE QUESTION.

WHY WOULD WE GO AGAINST THE VOTE OR THE DPW DEVELOPMENT REVIEW COMMITTEE MADE UP OF EXPERTS ON THESE DECISIONS THAT SOMEONE WOULD MURPHY MURPHY OIL TOTALLY LOST THEIR NOGGINS.

ELIZABETH MARU.

WE DO NOT NEED A GAS STATION AT THE CORNER OF OHIO AND AN AIRLINE.

I OWN A CONDO ON CAROLYN C DRIVE AND I ALSO WORK AT A BUSINESS ON THE STREET.

IT IS ALREADY EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO TURN OUT ON THE OLD HAMMOND HIGHWAY FROM OUR QUIET STREET.

I'VE ALREADY BEEN IN ONE REC TRY AND LEAD THE STREET.

IT IS ALREADY AN INTERSECTION, HIGHLY PRONE TO CAR ACCIDENTS.

THIS GAS STATION WILL MAKE IT SO MUCH WORSE.

STEPHEN PECK, THIS WILL CAUSE MORE TRAFFIC HEADACHE AND AN OVERUSED INTERSECTION.

THERE ARE ALREADY THREE GAS STATIONS WITHIN A BLOCK OF THIS LOCATION.

DOWNLOAD FIELD GAS STATIONS ARE STRICTLY PROHIBITED BY THE RESTRICTIONS OF THIS OVERLAY DISTRICT.

SO ALLOW MURPHY OIL TO CONSTRUCT YET ANOTHER GAS STATION CONVENIENCE STORE WILL INCREASE TRAFFIC CONGESTION AND ACCIDENTS.

DRIVERS ARE ALREADY MAKING YOU TURNS ON AIRLINE AND OR TURNING EAST ON OLD HAMMOND AND HIGHWAY, AND IMMEDIATELY TRYING TO MAKE A U-TURN.

THIS CAUSES THE LEFT TURNING LANE FROM AIRLINE TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP BLOCKING TRAFFIC AND OTHER GAS STATION.

CONVENIENCE STORE WILL ADD TO AT LEAST A HALF DOZEN TO THE LIST OF OPTIONS ALREADY AVAILABLE WITHIN A HALF MILE OF THIS LOCATION AND CONTINUE TO ADD TO THE URBAN BLIGHT AND INCREASED CRIME ALREADY HAPPENING NEAR THIS INTERSECTION.

THIS BUSINESS WILL ALSO

[01:15:01]

ENDANGER THE NEARBY NEIGHBORHOODS AND RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY VALUES, WHICH THE ORIGINAL OVERLAY DISTRICT WAS DESIGNED TO PREVENT MURPHY WAS PROPOSED GAS STATION AND CONVENIENCE STORES ALSO WITHIN 500 FEET OF TWO CHURCHES AND THE CHILDCARE CENTER, GINA JONES OPPOSE THE REZONING OF THE CORNER OF AIRLINE AND OLD HAMMER TO BUILD A MURPHY'S GAS STATION.

TRAFFIC IS ALREADY HORRENDOUS IN THE AREA AND THIS WOULD MAKE IT 100 TIMES WORSE.

IT WOULD, OVERSATURATE THE AREA WHERE GAS STATIONS IS 500 PEOPLE IN THE DAYCARE.

IT WILL DROP THE SECURITY OF THE RESIDENTS THAT WILL BE DIRECTLY AFFECTED DEBBIE AND SELMA.

I AM OPPOSED TO THE MURPHY OLD ZONING WEIGHT WAVER RANT.

I OPPOSE THE IDEA OF OVERTURNING EXISTING PLANNING AND ZONING RESTRICTIONS, RESTRICTING GAS STATIONS BEING BUILT IN THIS AREA.

DONNA YELVINGTON.

I LIVE IN RUNNING ME, THE TRAFFIC FROM RUNNING ME TO AIRLINE ON O'HARA AND HIGHWAY IS ALREADY HEAVY AND DANGEROUS.

THIS PROJECT WOULD MAKE IT ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE WORSE AT THE SAME TIME THAT A NEW SUBDIVISION IS GOING IN ACROSS OVER HIM AND HIGHWAY.

THESE ARE NOT ALLOW IT TO HAPPEN FROM EL NATHAN HATHAWAY.

PLEASE ALLOW US TO VOICE OUR OPINION AGAINST THE PROPOSED SERVICE GAS STATION AT THE CORNER OF OLD HAM AND AN AIRLINE HIGHWAY.

THERE ARE ALREADY MORE GAS FACILITIES THAT NEEDED THE ADDITIONAL.

THIS STATION WILL CAUSE ACCIDENTS AT THIS LOCATION.

MAINLY DUE TO THE AMOUNT OF INCREASE TRAFFIC.

THIS IS ALREADY A HIGHLY TRAFFICKED AREA.

WE HAVE WITNESSED NUMEROUS ACCIDENTS AND NEAR MISSES AT THIS INTERSECTION.

WE'RE ALSO CONCERNED ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF PROPERTY VALUES DROPPING THESE REJECT THE APPLICATION TO BUILD THIS MURPHY OR SERVICE STATION FROM LA ROSLING CORDELL.

I AM OPPOSED TO THE PLAN OF OPENING A MURPHY'S GAS STATION AT THE CORNER OF OLD HAMMOND AND AIRLINE, BECAUSE IT WILL BREED MORE TRAFFIC AND DECREASE PROPERTY VALUES.

ELIZABETH JOHNSON.

I DO NOT WANT ANOTHER GAS STATION IN THIS AREA.

PLEASE DO NOT ALLOW A GAS STATION TO BE BUILT HERE.

WE HAVE, WE HAVE ENOUGH ALREADY AND ARE FIGHTING TO HAVE THE TRANSIENTS AND MOVE AWAY FROM THE GAS STATIONS.

NOW WE DON'T NEED ANOTHER GAS STATION.

IRENE BORK.

I URGE YOU TO OPPOSE THE REQUEST FROM MURPHY WALL COMPANY FOR WAIVER PROVISIONS OF THE OLD HAMMOND HIGHWAY OVERLAY DISTRICT, THE OPENING OF A GAS STATION AND CONVENIENCE STORE.

THIS INTERSECTION VIOLATES EXISTING ZONING RESTRICTIONS DESIGNED TO SAFEGUARD AND PRESERVE SURROUNDING RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS.

THERE ARE NUMEROUS GAS STATIONS, CONVENIENCE STORES IN THIS BARRIER, INCLUDING ONE OWNED BY MURPHY OIL COMPANY, ALMOST DIRECTLY ACROSS AIRLINE HIGHWAY FROM THE PROPERTY FOR WHICH A WAIVER IS REQUESTED.

PLEASE MAINTAIN THE INTEGRITY OF THE OLD HAMMOND HIGHWAY OVERLAY DISTRICT AND DENIED THE REQUEST BY MURPHY OIL COMPANY FOR A WAIVER, PLEASE OPPOSE THE CONSTRUCTION OF ANOTHER GAS STATION AT THIS LOCATION FROM CHERYL.

GOOD AFTERNOON.

I AM A RESIDENT IN RUNNING RUNNYMEDE, TOWNHOUSE SUBDIVISION, AND I WOULD LIKE TO URGE YOU TO OPPOSE THE MURPHY OR ZONING WAIVER.

IT IS HARD ENOUGH NOW TO GET OUT OF THE SUBDIVISION DUE TO ALL THE TRAFFIC ON OLD HAMMOND HIGHWAY AND BARBARA MCMANUS, THERE ARE ALREADY PLENTY OF GAS STATIONS AND CONVENIENCE STORES IN THE AREA.

ADDING ANOTHER ONE AT THIS CORNER COULD INCREASE TRAFFIC, CONGESTION AND ACCIDENTS.

IT COULD ALSO LOWER RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY VALUES AND INCREASED CRIME IN THE AREA.

PLEASE LEAVE THE OLD HAM AND HIGHWAY DESIGN OVERLAY DISTRICT IN PLACE TO DO WHAT IT WAS DESIGNED TO DO.

THANK YOU FROM AN T L TRAFFIC CONGESTION, INCREASED CRIME LIGHTING ISSUES, DRAINAGE ISSUES, TOO MANY GAS STATIONS.

THEY ENDED UP NEARBY NEIGHBORHOODS AND RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY VALUES FROM RICHARD SPEYER.

TRAFFIC CONGESTION AT THIS INTERSECTION IS ALREADY UNBEARABLE.

THIS WILL CAUSE INCREASED ACCIDENTS.

THIS WILL INCREASE THE AMOUNT OF CRIME EXPERIENCED IN THIS SECTION OF THE AIRLINE, HOW WE CORRIDOR THERE IS ALREADY AN OVER SATURATION OF GAS STATIONS IN THIS AREA.

THERE ARE AT LEAST A HALF DOZEN GAS STATIONS IN THE AREA.

ALREADY.

A CONVENIENCE STORE TYPE OF OCCUPANCY WILL DIMINISH THE QUALITY OF NEARBY NEIGHBORHOODS AND IMPAIR RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY VALUES INCREASED TRAFFIC GENERATED BY THIS WILL MAKE THE INTERSECTION OF NIGHTMARE AND TRAFFIC ENTERING AND EXITING AT SUCH A BUSY INTERSECTION WITH CALLS, COUNTLESS ACCIDENTS AND INJURIES.

I'M TOLD THE ATTORNEY FOR MURPHY HAS SAID THE RESIDENTS OF RUNNING ME, HAVE NO OBJECTION TO THIS, NOT TRUE.

I'M A RESIDENT THERE.

AND EVERYONE I'VE SPOKEN TO ABOUT THIS IS APPALLED.

THAT ZONING WOULD BE CHANGED FOR SOMETHING THAT'S NOT NEEDED IN THE AREA.

IT WILL CAUSE INCREASED TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS AND ADD LIGHT TO THE AREAS.

I'M CATHY WEAVER APOLOGIES IN OUR PREVIOUS EMAIL EXPRESSING OUR CONCERNS AND REQUESTS A NO VOTE REGARDING THE PROPOSED GAS STATION, A CONVENIENCE STORE.

WE INADVERTENTLY NOTED AN INCORRECT ZIP CODES.

WE ARE LONGTERM RESIDENTS OF RUNNING THE TOWNS LOCATED ON OLD HAMMOND HIGHWAY.

AND WE OBJECT TO THE PROPOSED MURPHY OIL GAS STATION, CONVENIENCE STORE.

WE'RE CONCERNED

[01:20:01]

FOR HEALTH AND SAFETY REASONS.

WE'RE AWARE THAT FIRES AND CRIMES INCREASE.

WE'LL SAY ENTITIES ARE LOCATED WITHIN THREE BLOCKS OF NEIGHBORHOODS.

WE ASKED THAT THE PLANNING BOARD VOTE AGAINST THE MURPHY OIL GAS STATION, CONVENIENCE STORE, JEFF DUNBAR.

THERE ARE ENOUGH GAS STATIONS IN THE AREA.

THIS IS NOT THE SORT OF DEVELOPMENT AREA NEEDS.

PLEASE OPPOSE PHILLIP FETTERMAN.

FOLLOWING OUR KEY ISSUES CONCERNING THE REQUEST TO MODIFY THE OVERLAY DISTRICT.

THE OVERLAY IS MODIFIED WHEN AND WHERE DO FEATURE MODIFICATION REQUESTS STOP.

IT OPENS UP A PANDORA'S BOX FOR THE NEXT PERSON WHO REQUESTS AN OVERLAY MODIFICATION REQUESTS.

WE'LL SAY WE DID IT FOR THEM.

WE ARE SUPER CONCERNED ABOUT TRAFFIC SAFETY.

THE AIRLINE HIGHWAY EXIT IS MORE THAN TOO CLOSE FOR COMFORT AND ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN, ESPECIALLY ON A POSTED 50 MILE PER HOUR HIGHWAY, WHICH MEANS THAT SOME DRIVERS ARE GOING FASTER THAN THAT IS THIS, THIS FROM O'HARE AND HIGHWAY IS ABOUT HALF OF WHAT OTHER AIRLINE, HOW WE CAN REALLY STORE GAS STATION EXITS PROVIDE.

LIKEWISE, THERE ARE HUGE ISSUES WITH THE CAROLYN SUIT EXIT ONTO OLD HAMMOND HIGHWAYS.

THIS ONE DOES NOT PASS THE SAFETY SMELL TEST.

WE SHOULD NOT BE PUTTING PEOPLE IN HARM'S WAY, WHICH THIS ONE DOES.

THIS WILL EXACERBATE TRAFFIC AT THAT AREA, ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE THAT LIVE ON CAROLYN AND DRAFT, THIS WILL NEGATIVELY AFFECT THE PROPERTY VALUES OF THOSE LIVE ON CAROLYN AND SOON BECAUSE OF WHAT IT WILL DO TO THEM.

TRAFFIC WISE, TRAFFIC BECOMES A HUGE NEGATIVE WHEN THEY TRY TO SELL THEIR PROPERTY, REMAIN IN THEIR HOUSE ALL THE TIME.

HOW'S THEIR LIFE'S BIGGEST INVESTMENT.

THIS CHANGE WILL NEGATIVELY AFFECT THEM FROM HUGH RATIO.

THIS AREA HAS ENOUGH CONGESTION AND MORE NEEDS TO BE DONE TO PROTECT NEIGHBORHOODS FROM EXCESSIVE DEVELOPMENT LIKE THIS, JERRY WATTS, I'M A RESIDENT OF RUNNING WEED AND I OPPOSE THE GAS STATION.

MURPHY WAS PETITIONING TO CONSTRUCT THAT OLD HIM AND AIRLINES, ROBERT RO TRAFFIC CONGESTION, CREATING A LOUD NOISE AND INCREASED ACCIDENTS, URBAN BLIGHT, AND INCREASED CRIME OVERSATURATION OF GAS STATIONS, DANGEROUS TO NEARBY NEIGHBORHOODS AND RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY VALUES FROM RUBY PEAK.

I'M A RESONANT AND RUNNING ME AND I'M VERY OPPOSED TO THE SERVICE STATION ON THIS CORNER.

LAURA WINTERS, I, 100% CANNOT BELIEVE THAT THIS IS EVEN BEING CONSIDERED DUE TO ALREADY PROBLEMATIC TRAFFIC AND SAFETY CONDITIONS OF THAT INTERSECTION.

BUT HE'S PUBLICLY DISCLOSED THEIR DONATION.

YOU RECEIVED OUR LIVES WILL BE EVEN MORE AT RISK.

THE SAFETY OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD, THE CHILDREN, AND THE CHURCHES, THE PROPERTY VALUES.

DO THE PEOPLE EVEN MATTER TO YOU OR JUST THE BIG NAME WITH THE HEAVY BANK ACCOUNT THAT MATTERS TO BILLY.

BRYLANE POSSIBLE INCREASE IN CRAMP, GET SOME CRIME, TOO MANY GAS STATIONS AFFECTING PROPERTY VALUES.

FROM BOB SHORT TEST, I WOULD LIKE TO VOTE AGAINST THE PROPOSAL TO HAVE A MURPHY GAS STATION ON THE CORNER OF AIRLINE AND OLD HAMLET.

THERE ARE ALREADY TWO GAS STATIONS WITHIN THE NEAR PERCENT, AND I SEE NON RED FOR ANOTHER.

THIS IS RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY JUST BEYOND ON OLD HAMMOND.

AND I THINK IT WILL CAUSE MORE LEADS TO CONCERNS.

WE WOULD LIKE TO KEEP OUR NEIGHBORHOODS SAFE.

I'M AMY STRICKER.

I WORK IN THE AREA AND ALREADY HAVE ISSUES WITH TRAFFICKING EXISTING.

CAROLYN SUE ONTO OLD HAMMOND.

THIS WILL DOUBLE OR TRIPLE THE ISSUE.

I'M LINDSEY LYNN'S LEE WINTERS SAY NO TO MURPHY'S GAS STATION.

YOU MADE PROMISES TO YOUR COMMUNITY WITH THE AMENDED OLD HAMMOND OVERLAY DISTRICT ABOUT FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS.

AND NOW JUST FIVE YEARS LATER, YOU'RE CONSIDERING ALLOWING SOMETHING THAT IS STRICTLY PROHIBITED TO BE BUILT.

MAKES ME WONDER WHAT MONETARY CONTRIBUTIONS YOU WERE RECEIVING PERSONALLY, OUTSIDE OF YOUR REGULAR SALARY.

YOU'RE PUTTING OUR NEIGHBORHOODS SAFETY VALUE AND COMMUNITY WORK AT RISK.

THE DANGERS THAT COME FROM THIS PROPOSITION FOR OUR WEIGHT, ANYTHING, THERE IS NO GOOD TO BE SEEN.

REX TRAFFIC, PEDESTRIANS, CYCLISTS, CHILDREN HAVE PLAY PROPERTY VALUE, CRIME PROSTITUTION, BEGGARS ROBBERIES.

I CAN GO ON.

IS ALL OF THAT? NOT WORTH ANYTHING TO YOU WAS JUNIOR SINGLE POCKETS MEAN MORE TO YOU THAN THE LIVELIHOODS OF THE COMMUNITY AT RISK? WELL, NO.

MR. CHAIRMAN? YES.

UM, UH, APPROXIMATELY HOW MANY MORE DO YOU HAVE TO READ IN THE RECORDS YOU HAVE? I HAVE A FEW AND THEN, UH, THE VICE CHAIR HAS A STACK THAT HE'LL BE READING AS WELL.

THEY WORK WITH YOU TO DOWNLOAD A BOOK.

THERE'S LIKE A WOLF.

I APPRECIATE THAT.

IT'S NICE TO KNOW SOMEONE CARES.

THEY WORK WITH YOU TONIGHT.

I'M GOING TO GO AND FINISH MY STACK SO I CAN TAKE A BREAK.

THE NEXT ONE IS FROM

[01:25:01]

ROBERT SLOAN SAVED IT.

OVERLAID DISTRICT VOTE.

NO ON CASE 28, 20.

AND I SPOKE AT FOUR 20 LANA CALLAHAN.

WE WANT OUR AREA TO STAY RESIDENTIAL AND AWAY FROM DEVELOPMENTS THAT ARE NOT COMPATIBLE WITH OUR NEIGHBORHOODS.

DOWNLOAD HILL GAS STATIONS ARE STRICTLY PROHIBITED BY THE RESTRICTIONS OF THIS OVERLAY DISTRICT TO ALLOW MURPHY OIL TO CONSTRUCT YET ANOTHER GAS STATION CONVENIENCE STORE WILL INCREASE TRAFFIC CONGESTION AND ACCIDENTS.

DRIVERS ARE ALREADY MAKING YOU TURNS ON AIRLINE AND ARE TURNING EAST ON OEM AND HIGHWAY AND IMMEDIATELY TRYING TO MAKE A U-TURN IT'S CAUSED THE LEFT TURNING LANE FROM AIRLINE TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP BLOCKING TRAFFIC, ANOTHER GAS STATION.

CAN YOU STILL ADD TO AT LEAST A HALF DOZEN THE LIST OF OPTIONS ALREADY AVAILABLE WITHIN HALF A MILE, THIS LOCATION, AND CONTINUE TO ADD TO THE URBAN BLIGHT AND INCREASED CRIME ALREADY HAPPENING NEAR THIS INTERSECTION.

THIS BUSINESS WILL ALSO ENDANGER THE NEARBY NEIGHBORHOODS AND RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY VALUES, WHICH THE ORIGINAL OVERLAY DISTRICT WAS DESIGNED TO PREVENT REVEALS PROPOSED GAS STATION CONVENIENCE STORES ALSO WITHIN 500 FEET OF TWO CHURCHES AND CHILDCARE CENTER FROM THOMAS BAJA.

THE OVERLAY DISTRICT NEEDS TO STAY IN PLACE FOR PROTECTION OF NEIGHBORHOODS AS FAR EAST, AS SHERWOOD FOREST AND PATRICIA DOMAIN.

PLEASE DENY THIS APPLICATION AS IT IS IN VIOLATION OF THE OVERLAY DISTRICT, AND IT WOULD EXACERBATE DRAINAGE ISSUES AND CAUSE MORE URBAN BLIGHT, JAMES GRAY, PLEASE DO NOT ALLOW THE ZONING WAIVER.

WE ARE OVERLOADED WITH GAS STATIONS IN THIS AREA.

PLEASE HELP US TO KEEP YOU AT ANOTHER ONE FROM BECOMING A REALITY FROM JAMES GRAY MISSIONERS AND COUNCIL MEMBERS.

I AM ASKING YOU TO HELP STOP THE MURPHY OIL GAS STATION, CONVENIENCE STORE FROM BEING ALLOWED TO BREAK AWAY FROM THE OLD HAMMOND HIGHWAY OVERLAY DISTRICT, WHILE ALL CONCERNED CITIZENS TO WASTE THEIR TIME AND EFFORTS TO GET AN OVERLAY DISTRICT PUT IN PLACE, TO HELP PROTECT AN AREA.

IF PLANNING AND ZONING AND THE METRO COUNCIL ALLOWS THE DISTRICT TO BE CHANGED.

EVERY TIME SOMEONE WANTS TO DO SOMETHING OUTSIDE OF THE OVERLAY DISTRICT REQUIREMENTS, TRAFFIC ISSUES WILL ARISE FOR THOSE TURNING OFF, OH AND HIGHWAY GOING NORTH ONTO AIRLINE HIGHWAY BECAUSE THERE'S NOT ENOUGH TURNING CLEARANCE BETWEEN THE CORNER AND WHERE A VEHICLE WILL EXIT ONTO AIRLINE HIGHWAY.

MY RECOLLECTION IS THAT ABOUT A YEAR AGO, WHEN A GAS STATION CONVENIENCE STORE WAS PROPOSED AT THE SAME LOCATION, THIS WAS ONE OF THE MAJOR CONCERNS I IMPLORE YOU TO VOTE.

NO THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR EFFORTS, DR.

RALPH 48, I AM OPPOSED TO THE PLACEMENT OF A GAS STATION AT THIS INTERSECTION.

FAILURE OF TANKAGE WILL AFFECT NEIGHBORHOODS ON BOTH SIDES OF AIRLINES.

I WOULD SUGGEST SOMEWHERE NEAR THE QUARTANA MALL PROPERTY FROM G VARGAS INCREASE LOCAL BUSINESS TO KEEP LOCAL PROFITS IN OUR ECONOMY.

MELISSA DURHAM, THERE'S ALREADY TOO MUCH TRAFFIC IN THIS AREA, TOO MUCH RETAIL.

AT THIS TIME, I WILL FOLLOW COMMISSIONER ADDISON'S ADVICE AND DRINK SOME WATER WHILE I LET THE VICE CHAIR TAKE HER ON THIS DECK.

CONTINUING ON, UH, THIS IS FROM RICHARD EMPSON CONGESTION INTERSECTION, AN ABUNDANCE OF OIL STATIONS, THE SHORT DISTANCE UNDESIRABLES, LATE NIGHT HOURS, NOT BENEFICIAL TO ADJACENT NEIGHBORHOODS, DIRECT COMPROMISE WITH THE PURPOSE OF ESTABLISHING THE OLD HAMMOND OVERLAY DISTRICT.

AGAIN, RICHARD EMPSON CREATE TRAFFIC TIE UPS IN AN ALREADY BUSY INTERSECTION, CREATE A 24 HOUR OF INFUSION OF SOME UNDESIRABLES AND SURROUNDING RESIDENTIAL AREAS.

A INCREASING ABUNDANCE OF GAS STATIONS ARE NOT NEEDED DISRUPTION.

AS THE PURPOSE OF THE OVERLAY DISTRICT IS AS, AS ITS INTENTION WAS ESTABLISHED.

THOMAS BOW HOFF.

I WANT THE OVERLAY DISTRICT TO REMAIN THE SAME.

KATHLEEN BELL HOFF.

THE OVERLAY DISTRICT SHOULD OVERLAY.

DISTRICT MUST STAY IN PLACE AS FAR EAST, AS, AS JEREMY BRIDGES.

I OPPOSE THE REZONING AT THE CORNER OF AIRLINE AND OLD HAMMOND TO BUILD A MURPHY'S GAS STATION.

TRAFFIC IS ALREADY HORRENDOUS IN THE AREA AND IT WOULD MAKE IT A HUNDRED TIMES WORSE.

IT WOULD OVERSATURATE THE AREA WITH GAS STATIONS.

IT'S 500 FEET FROM A DAYCARE.

IT WILL DROP THE SECURITY OF THE RESIDENTS THAT WOULD BE DIRECTLY AFFECTED TO RISA MOONEY.

PROVING THIS ACTION ADVERSELY AFFECT PROPERTY VALUES AND INCREASED TRAFFIC HAS AGAIN, THERESA MOONEY APPROVING THIS PROPOSAL WILL ADD AS A ADVERSELY AFFECT PROPERTY VALUES AND TRAFFIC HAZARDS, ALLIE DOZER.

I'M A LONGTIME RESIDENT OF BROADMORE.

I'M OPPOSED TO THE BUILDING OF THE MURPHY OIL GAS STATION AT THE CORNER OF OLD HAMMOND AND AIRLOCK.

WE HAVE ENOUGH GAS STATIONS IN THIS AREA.

JACKIE GRAY.

THIS HAD THIS AREA HAS TOO MANY GAS STATIONS AND CONVENIENCE STORES.

NOW SIX, THE OVERLAY DISTRICT HAS PUT IN PLACE TO HELP PROTECT THIS AREA.

BECKY GRAY, I RESPECT YOU WILL ASK YOU VOTE.

NO ON MURPHY WEST REQUEST BARRY WALKER.

WE HAVE TWO GAS STATIONS IN ONE BLOCK ON THIS SITE.

TWO MORE DOWN THE STREET.

YOU DO NOT NEED ANOTHER.

ON THE EAST SIDE OF AIRLINE HIGHWAY, THE STATION ACROSS THE STREET IN FRONT OF ALBERTSONS CLOSED, THEY COULD NOT OPEN.

THEY COULD NOT OPEN.

COULD THEY NOT OPEN ONE IN THAT LOCATION? THE PUMPS ARE ALREADY THERE.

MARTIN BERGERON TOO MUCH CONGESTION AT THE INTERSECTION, NO NEED FOR MORE GAS STATIONS IN THE AREA,

[01:30:02]

AND WALMART HAS GAS STATION AND COSTCO, MY FAR AND SEVERAL KS AS WELL.

WHEN YOU HAVE GAS STATIONS WITHIN A SMALL AREA VON GELADA MY PROPERTY AND RUNNING MEAT IS ZONED NOT TO HAVE THIS TYPE OF BUSINESS.

PLEASE VOTE AGAINST THIS APPLICATION AND CHANGING IN THIS ZONE.

THANK YOU, KATIE GREEN PASS.

THIS WOULD AFFECT NOT ONLY MY PLACE SUPPORT IN JOB, BUT MANY OTHERS AS WELL.

THIS WOULD ALSO CREATE OTHER ISSUES SUCH AS TRAFFIC PROBLEMS AND INCREASE IN OIL.

OIL BASED BUSINESS IN THE AREA WAS IN CROWDED.

SANDRA LSE, THE INTERSECTION OF OLD HAMMOND AND CAROLYN SUE IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS.

ADDING A GAS STATION WOULD BE DETRIMENTAL TO THE SAFETY AND TRAFFIC FLOW IN THIS AREA ARE ALREADY VERY CONGESTED AREA.

TERESA HARROLSON TRAFFIC IN THE INTERSECTION IS ALREADY CONGESTED.

SUE LARASEE OPPOSE ANOTHER GAS STATION IN THIS AREA ADD TO AN ALREADY CONGESTED AREA.

AARON STONE, THE PLANNING COMMISSION NEIGHBORS IN THIS AREA ARE OPPOSED TO ANOTHER GAS STATION.

THERE ARE ALREADY ENOUGH GAS STATIONS IN THIS AREA AND THE NEIGHBORHOODS DIRECTLY SURROUNDING THE AREA ARE AFFECTED BY MORE TRAFFIC AND PRIME.

THERE ARE SEVEN IN THAT AREA.

PLEASE HAVE MURPHY OIL RELOCATE TO ANOTHER AREA THAT COULD USE A GAS STATION.

CHERYL CASTROVILLE NASHVILLE.

WE DO NOT NEED ANOTHER GAS STATION OR CONVENIENCE STORE.

WE CURRENTLY HAVE NINE PLACES WITHIN A MILE.

THIS BRINGS TRANSIENT UNDESIRABLES TO OUR NEIGHBORHOOD.

RUNNING NEED IS ALREADY IS OVERWHELMINGLY OPPOSED TO THE VIOLATION OF THIS OVERLAY DISTRICT.

PLEASE VOTE NO CHERYL TO SELL.

I HAVE SEEN TOO MANY WRECKS ON THE CORNER WHERE PEOPLE ARE COMING OUT OF CAROL ANNE.

CAROL CAROL WANTS TO TRY TO CROSS THE FOUR LANES AND IT CAUSED MANY ACCIDENTS.

TURNING OLD HAMMOND TO CAROL AND SUE BACKS UP TRAFFIC AT THE LIGHT, WHICH HAS CAUSED MANY ACCIDENTS.

ALSO THE TRAFFIC IS ALREADY BAD ON OLD HAMMOND HIGHWAY.

IT TAKES ME 10 MINUTES TO GET OUT OF THE SUBDIVISION.

ALL TIMES OF THE DAY, WE DO NOT NEED MORE TRAFFIC.

ALSO.

I DO NOT WANT MY PROPERTY VALUES TO DROP PHILLIP KERWICK.

I OPPOSE MURPH MURPHY EXPRESS GAS STATION DEVELOPMENT.

I BELIEVE GAS STATION CONVENIENCE STORE WILL ATTRACT HIGHER LEVELS OF CRIMINAL ACTIVITY, INCLUDING ROBBERY, MURDER, PROSTITUTION, AND VAGRANCY BY PERSONS TRAVELING ALONE.

I 12 AND EXITING AN AIRLINE HIGHWAY.

THE AREA THIS INTERCHANGE HAS ALREADY WELL KNOWN AS A HOTSPOT FOR CRIMINAL ACTIVITY AND DRUG TRAFFICKING, HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND PROSTITUTION, AND THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT OF THIS SITE WILL SPREAD THE REACH OF THESE CRIMINAL ACTIVITIES TO THE NORTH AND THEREBY ADVERSELY AFFECT EXISTING RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL PROPERTY OWNERS.

THIS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE.

THERESA HARRISON, THE EXTRA TRAFFIC AT THE INTERSECTION WOULD NOT BE SAFE.

ALFRED DON'T CHANGE THE ZONING TOO MUCH.

TRAFFIC NEVER SAMINO.

THERE ARE TOO MANY GAS STATIONS, CONVENIENCE STORES IN THIS AREA.

ALSO, THERE ARE TOO MANY PEOPLE WALKING DOWN AIRLINE HIGHWAY AND CROSSING THIS BUSY STREET TO GET TO THE GAS STATIONS, CONVENIENCE STORES THAT ARE THERE ALREADY.

THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN.

YOU ALREADY DOMINATE.

PLEASE DENY MURPHY ORALS APPLICATIONS FOR REZONING AT THE CORNER OF OLD.

HAMMERMAN AN AIRLINE AS IT IS IN VIOLATION OF THE OVERLAY DISTRICT AND WOULD EXACERBATE DRAINAGE ISSUES AND CAUSE MORE OF ENLIGHTENMENT FROM JULIET ALFORD.

PLEASE DO NOT ALLOW TRAFFIC IS REAL BAD HERE.

JUSTIN SCHAFFER OPPOSE ONLY BAD TRAFFIC.

ALEX, BRUCE ARE BAD TRAFFIC, ALEXIS FUQUA.

I WORK IN THE AREA AND DON'T WANT IT TO BE REZONED.

EILEEN EDMONDSON.

PLEASE SUBMIT A COMPREHENSIVE DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENT PLAN BEFORE MAKING ANY CHANGES, CONTINUE PAVING AND RESTRICTING DRAINAGE IS DAMAGING TO ADJACENT PROPERTIES.

THIS AREA AND ITS UNCAPPED CONDITION IS ALREADY CAUSING DRAINAGE AND SUBSEQUENT FLOODING ISSUES.

SO THE PROPERTY ON CAROLYN'S TO DRAW IT AGAIN ALSO FROM ELLEN EDMONSON, PLEASE SUBMIT A COMPREHENSIVE LOOK AT WHY ANDREA P SIDES I'M OPPOSED TO THE OR I'M OPPOSED TO THE MURPHY OIL BEING GIVEN A ZONING WAIVER TO BUILD A CONVENIENCE STORE GAS STATION TRAFFIC CONCESSION IS ALREADY A HUGE CONCERN IN THE AREA.

THERE, THERE ARE PLENTY OF CONVENIENCE STORE GAS STATIONS AVAILABLE, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO WALMART FUEL STATION MOBILE BE QUICK CHEVRON CIRCLE, KX AND RACETRACK NADIA NUTSO INCREASED CONGESTION DANGER TO NEARBY HOMES, TOO MANY GAS STATIONS.

THEY'RE ALREADY LLOYD ALFORD.

TURNING OUT OF CAROLYN.

SUE WILL BE IMPOSSIBLE.

TERRIBLE IDEA, HELEN ALFORD.

PLEASE DO NOT CHANGE THE ZONING.

THE TRAFFIC ON CAROLYN SUIT.

YOU THAT DANIEL, NO LAST NAME MURPHY BAD FOR AREA JAYLA.

KS.

I WORK ON CAROLYN SUE DRIVE AND STRONGLY OPPOSED THE PLAN PROJECT FOR THIS LOCATION.

THE TRAFFIC ON THIS LOCATION

[01:35:01]

IS ALREADY VERY CONGESTED.

THE INTERSECTION OF OLD HAMMOND HIGHWAY AND CAROLYN SUE DRIVE HAS BEEN THE SITE OF NUMEROUS VEHICLE ACCIDENTS SINCE THE WIDENING OF THE BYWAY FAR AS ENTERING OLD HAMMOND HIGHWAY FROM CAROLYN SUE DRIVE HAVE TO CROSS FOUR LANES OF TRAFFIC TO TURN LEFT AND AT LEAST TWO TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN.

THIS IS NOT, THIS IS A NON-CONTROLLED INTERSECTION, THE ADDITIONAL TRAFFIC LEAVING THE PROPOSED GAS STATION CONVENIENCE STORE VIA CAROLYN SUE DRIVE WILL ONLY FURTHER TO CONGEST THIS INTERSECTION.

THIS INTERSECTION ALREADY HAS MORE TRAFFIC THAN CAN HANDLE THE ADDITIONAL TRAFFIC CREATED BY THIS NEW STORE WHERE ALL WOULD CREATE A MUCH LARGER PROBLEM AND LEAD TO MORE ACCIDENTS.

MATTHEW MEYER, I OPPOSE THE BUILDING OF THIS GAS STATION.

THEY DIDN'T BLOCK THE THIRD.

THERE WERE SERIOUS CONCERNS ABOUT THE IMPLICATION OF IGNORING Y'ALL HAMMOND HIGHWAY OVERLAY, DISTRICT REGULATIONS.

THE PURPOSE OF BUILDING A GAS STATION, CONVENIENCE STORE FOR OUR AREA.

WE ARE CONCERNED ABOUT THE IMPACT OF THIS PROPOSED PROJECT WILL HAVE ON TRAFFIC LIGHT AND PROPERTY VALUES.

THERE ARE MORE SUITABLE LOCATIONS FOR THIS TYPE OF EXPANSION IN THE AREA THAT ARE ALREADY ZONED FOR SUCH ESTABLISHMENTS I'M OPPOSED AND WANT TO SEE THIS EFFORT TO FEED IT WHILE I APPRECIATE MURPHY'S ALZ AMBITION, THEIR AMBITIONS ARE IN CONFLICT WITH MY OWN INTEREST IN THE INTEREST OF OTHERS IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD VOTE NO RICHARD FANTASY.

I SEE NO REASON TO REZONE FROM A WELL THOUGHT OUT ZONING DECISION.

MARK, DENNIS, WE DO NOT NEED ANOTHER GAS STATION CONVENIENCE STORE AT ALL.

THERE WAS ALREADY ENOUGH TRAFFIC AND CONGESTION IN THE AREA.

THE EFFECT ON BLIGHT AND PROPERTY VALUES WILL BE NEGATIVE AS WELL.

PLEASE VOTE NO TO THIS PROPOSAL.

MADELINE INGRAM MURPHY OIL WILL NEGATIVELY IMPACTED THE LOCAL ECONOMY.

ANDREA P SIDES.

PLEASE DO NOT ALLOW THIS.

WE ALREADY HAVE TOO MANY GAS STATIONS IN THE AREA.

THE TRAFFIC AT ALL HAVE A HIGHWAY IN AIRLINES, TERRIBLE.

THIS WILL ONLY INCREASE TRAFFIC AND CAUSE MORE ACCIDENTS.

AND I'VE ALSO NOTICED THAT SOME OF THE OTHER LOCATIONS IN TOWN AND NOT FROM TAKING CARE OF JONATHAN INKWELL, I'M CONCERNED ABOUT THE INCREASE IN TRAFFIC NEAR THIS INTERSECTION NEAR AN INTERSECTION THAT ALREADY HAS HIGH OCCURRENCE OF ACCIDENTS.

ALSO INCREASED LIGHT POLLUTION, TRASH NOISE, AND SLIP TRAFFIC IN THE AREA THAT IS CONGESTED AREA BORDERS AND INCREASE AREA OF HOME DEVELOPMENT.

WE HAVE ZONING IN PLACE RECOGNIZING THE NEED FOR SEPARATION.

PLEASE CONTINUE TO ADHERE TO THESE IDEAS.

DAVID SHOEMAKER PROPOSAL, TO ALLOW MURPHY OIL, TO BUILD A GAS STATION AT THE CORNER OF AIRLINE AIRLINE HIGHWAY AND OLD HAMMOND SHOULD BE DENIED.

PROPERTY IS NOT ZONED FOR A GAS STATION AND WAS PLACED IN THE OLD HAMMOND OVERLAY DISTRICT BY CONCERNED CITIZEN SPECIFICALLY PREVENT THIS TYPE OF BUSINESS FROM OPERATING THE NEXT DAY.

AND A LOT OF PROPOSAL WILL WORSEN AN ALREADY BAD TRAFFIC SITUATION.

IT'S A SIGNAL OF AIRLINE HIGHWAY IN OLD TOWN, ALSO THE BACK EXIT FROM THE PROPERTY OF THE CAROLYN SUE DRIVE, ALLOWING ACCESS TO OLD HIGHWAY IN THE LEFT TURN LANE TO AIRLINE HIGHWAY, CERTAINLY CREATE A TRAFFIC PROBLEM OR HAM AND HIGHWAY, BUT ALSO CREATE A BACKUP IN A RESIDENTIAL STREET, CAROLYN SUE DRY, MAKING IT DIFFICULT FOR RESIDENTS TO WEAVE OR GAIN ACCESS TO THEIR HOMES.

I TRAVELED THIS AREA EVERY DAY AND I'M VERY FAMILIAR WITH THE TRAFFIC PATTERNS I CAN PREDICT.

BASED ON MY EXPERIENCE AT THIS PROPOSAL WILL NOT BE A POSITIVE WELCOME OR NEEDED ADDITION TO THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITY.

I URGE THE MEMBERS OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION TO DENY THEIR REQUEST IN BOTH CASE NUMBER EIGHT DASH 20 AND CASE NUMBER I SPOKE FROM A HUNDRED DIE WALL.

I LIVE IN THE COMMUNITY RIGHT NEXT TO THIS ONE WAS THE REQUEST TO CHANGES WITH THEIR REPRESENTATIVE REPRESENTATIVE.

INCREASING THE NUMBER OF HOUSES WILL RESULT IN A LOT OF TRAFFIC ON I THINK IN THE WRONG PLACE.

SORRY.

PARDON ME? RILEY BELL PROPOSED MURPHY PROPOSED MURPHY GAS STATION AT OLD AIRLINE AND OLD HAMMOND RONALD PARKS POSE.

PLEASE DON'T LET THEM OR KESHA WILLIAMS, PLEASE DON'T LET THEM A CLOSED.

BRITTANY, BRITTANY SHALL UP.

EXCUSE ME.

A POSTER REZONING, JOSEPH NICHOLS AND POSTER REZONING.

NICK HUMPHRIES, OPPOSED TO REZONING ERIC, ERIC FESSEL.

I OPPOSE KIMBERLY WILLIAMS, PAMELA G ALICE TALUS POSTED THE MURPHY GAS STATION AT THE CORNER OF OLD HAMMOND AND MARIJUANA PIRATE.

JIM BERRIGAN, NO MURPHY OIL ON AIRLINE AND JEFFERSON JANA, DOMINIQUE POSE, BOTH JAMIE PRICE POSED THE REZONING REQUEST.

JEFF POWELL, I OWN TWO HOMES AND RED STICK LOSS AND VILLAS.

ONE OF WHICH I LIVE IN AND THE OTHER

[01:40:01]

PROPERTY IS LEASED.

OUR HOA IS DIRECTLY ADJACENT TO THE PROPOSED REZONING AND GAS STATION DEVELOPMENT.

AND I BELIEVE IT MAKES US THE CLOSEST HOA TO THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT, HOW THEY RECOMMEND AGAINST PUTTING ANY BUSINESSES WITH HIGH VOLUME AND FREQUENCY TRAFFIC IN THAT PARTICULAR CORNER.

AS YOU ARE AWARE, WOLD HAMMOND, AN AIRLINE.

YOUR SECTION IS ONE OF THE BUSIEST IN BATON ROUGE FOR MY TOWNHOUSE BALCONY.

I HAVE DIRECT LINE OF SIGHT TO THE INTERSECTION.

I HAVE PERSONALLY WITNESSED MANY ACCIDENTS FROM MY BALCONY ON THE LAST THREE YEARS OR IN THE LAST THREE YEARS, USUALLY INVOLVING CARS, EITHER TURNING ONTO OR OFF OF CAROLYN SUE DRIVE, WHICH APPEARS TO BE THE MAIN REAR ENTRY EXIT THOSE GAS STATION.

I'M SURE YOU CAN PULL POLICE ACCIDENT REPORTS FOR A COMPLETE RECORD OF ALL THE ACCIDENTS, WHICH I FEEL CONFIDENT WILL BE ONE OF THE HIGHEST FREQUENCY ACCIDENTS IN BATON ROUGE.

IF A GAS STATION IS PLACED ON THAT CORNER, I BELIEVE THESE ACCIDENTS WILL INCREASE EXPONENTIALLY IN THE PAST RELATIVELY LIGHT TRAFFIC USING THAT PREVIOUS PREVIOUS BUSINESS AND CAROLYN SUE DRIVE STILL CREATED MANY ACCIDENTS.

I IMAGINE HOW MANY ACCIDENTS WILL TAKE PLACE IF A HIGH VOLUME GAS STATION OCCUPIES THAT LOT, ANY ACCIDENTS AND RELATED FATALITIES HAPPEN ARE COMPLETELY FORESEEABLE AND CERTAIN INNER CERTAINTY, CERTAINLY TO TAKE PLACE THE OVERALL BEST INTEREST OF THE COMMUNITY.

I URGE YOU TO PREVENT THE REZONING AND DEVELOP FROM APPEARING TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN.

I'M SORRY, THIS ONE, THIS ONE'S ALREADY BEEN, THIS ONE'S ALREADY BEEN READ.

THIS IS A DUPLICATE AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE MR. MEMBERS AT THIS TIME, I WILL BE REBUTTAL FROM THE APPLICANT DESPITE A WELL ORGANIZED AND FUNDED NEGATIVE CAMPAIGN BY COMPETITIVE FORCES FACILITATE ABOUT THREE WELL KNOWN AND POWERFUL ATTORNEYS AND ONE SUCCESSFUL LOBBYISTS FOR THE SOLE PURPOSE OF STIFLING COMPETITION THAT INCLUDED TEXTS BLAST OVER SEVERAL DAYS WITH SENSATIONAL GRAPHIC SIGNAGE AND A FACEBOOK PAGE, IT IS CLEAR THAT THE APPLE WAS NOT SUCCESSFUL.

THEY CALL HIM BENNY'S CARWASH ATTORNEY STATED IN HIS JULY 8TH EMAIL TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION.

WE HEARD YOU ON BEHALF OF BENNY'S AND THE TENS OF THOUSANDS OF RESIDENTS WHO LIVED NEAR THIS INTERSECTION TO FOLLOW THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE DRC AND FORCED THE CLEAR RESTRICTIONS IMPOSED BY THE NEW DOD NINE AND THE NINE MURPHY ALL'S REZONING APPLICATIONS, TENS OF THOUSANDS OF RESIDENTS, OPPOSITION COMMENTS TODAY, AUGUST 17TH AT 9:30 AM.

THE APPLICANT WAS PROVIDED WITH A 174 INDIVIDUAL OPPOSITIONS TO THE PROJECT AS A MATH 30 THIS MORNING.

I'M CONFIDENT THAT MORE HAVE COME IN, BUT THIS IS ALL I HAD THE APPLICANT CAREFULLY ANALYZE EACH OF THE OPPOSITION COMMENTS, WHICH WERE PROVIDED TO EACH OF YOU THIS AFTERNOON AND HAVE BEEN MADE A PART OF THE RECORD OF THESE PROCEEDINGS.

HERE'S A SUMMARY.

THERE WERE 34 THAT HAD 30 WITH NO ADDRESSES FROM WHICH THE PLANNING COMMISSION COULD ASCERTAIN WHERE THE PERSON LIVED IN RELATIONSHIP TO THE PROJECT HAD FAKE ADDRESSES OR WERE DUPLICATED WITH WITHOUT ADDRESSES.

THERE WERE 11 FROM PEOPLE WHO DON'T EVEN LIVE IN BATON ROUGE WITH THREE DUPLICATIONS.

THERE WERE 24 FROM PEOPLE WHO LIVE SIX MILES TO THREE FOURTHS OF A MILE AWAY THAT HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THEIR FORMATION OF THE OVERLAY DISTRICT.

THERE WERE NUMEROUS DUPLICATIONS IN THIS GROUP TO ALL THE REASONS STATED ABOVE AS PER OUR SUMMARY, WHICH HAS BEEN MADE PART OF THE RECORD.

THE APPLICANT BELIEVES THAT THESE 78 OBJECTIONS, WHICH REPRESENT 45% OF THE OBJECTIONS RECEIVED TO DATE SHOULD NOT EVEN BE CONSIDERED BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION OR AT LEAST SIGNIFICANTLY DISCOUNTED AS TO THEIR WEIGHT BELOW IS A SUMMARY OF THE REMAINING 91 INDIVIDUAL COMMENTS.

AFTER YOU TAKE OUT THE DUPLICATIONS AND LOOK TO INDIVIDUAL LOTS.

HERE ARE THE RESULTS.

ONE FROM TERROR, WHICH IS OVER 1.2 MILES AWAY, 10 INDIVIDUAL LIGHTS FROM SHERWOOD FOREST RANGING FROM THREE POINT 11 MILES TO ONE POINT 18 MILES AWAY FROM THE PROJECT 14 OF THE 24 WITH DUPLICATIONS.

THIS RESULTS IN ONLY 10 LOTS AND SHARE WITH BOARDS WITH OBJECTIONS TO INDIVIDUAL LASTS FROM SHARPSTOWN.

THERE WAS ONE DUPLICATION, HOA IS AN OPPOSITION, BUT THE HOA THAT WOULD NOT ALLOW THE APPLICANT'S REPRESENTATIVE TO MAKE A PRESENTATION MURRAY FROM BROADMORE 1.3, THREE TO ONE MILE AWAY.

HOWEVER, THE HOA REPRESENTED 2000 RESIDENTS VOTED NOT TO OPPOSE THE DEVELOPMENT ONE FROM ST REGIS.

HOWEVER, THE HOA REPRESENTING 80 MEMBERS VOTED NOT TO OPPOSE THE DEVELOPMENT 23 INDIVIDUAL UNIT AND RUNNING MEAT IN OPPOSITION FROM 119.

HOWEVER, THE HOA REPRESENTING 119 RESIDENTS VOTED NOT TO OPPOSE A DEVELOPMENT AND A PETITION WITH 18 UNIQUE INDIVIDUALS WHO INDICATED THEIR OPPOSITION.

ALTHOUGH THERE WERE 11 DUPLICATIONS, HOWEVER, IT WAS DIFFICULT TO DETERMINE WHO WERE OWNERS AS OPPOSED TO TENANTS.

ALSO, THE APPLICANT'S REPRESENTATIVE WAS NOT GIVEN AN OPPORTUNITY TO MEET WITH THE BUSINESS OWNERS.

THIS TOTAL ONLY 58 OPPOSITIONS OF 91 RELATED TO INDIVIDUAL LIGHTS AND ALL OF THE INDIVIDUALS LISTED FOR CAROLYN WITHOUT DUPLICATIONS THAT ARE RELEVANT TO THE PROJECT WITH A PAIR WITH THE 2,619 RESIDENTS REPRESENTED BY THE HOA HOS IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO THE PROJECT THAT VOTED TO SUPPORT OR NOT.

WHAT WAS THE PROJECT AND THE COMMENTS RECEIVED BY THEM.

THE

[01:45:01]

PLANNING COMMISSION HAS SUPPORTED THE PROJECT.

FINALLY, THERE WERE FIVE OPPOSITIONS RELATED TO THAT ALFRED'S THAT ARE BASED ONLY ON STOPPING THE PROJECT AS COMPETITION.

IT APPEARS THAT THOSE SUBMITTING OPPOSITIONS FOR THE MOST PART HAD UNINFORMED OPINIONS ABOUT WHAT WAS BEING PROPOSED, TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION.

THE EFFORT THAT BRITTANY I WENT TO DEVELOP OPPOSITION, THE LIMITED NUMBER OF RELEVANT OBJECTIONS TO THE PROJECT REPRESENTS A HUGE SUCCESS FOR THE PROJECT.

ADDRESSING EACH OBJECTION.

ALL OPPOSITION DESCRIPTIONS WERE VAGUE, SUBJECTIVE, AND NOT SUPPORTABLE AS IN NOT MEASURED OR SUPPORTED BY QUANTITY, DATA STATISTICS, EVIDENCE OR INFORMATION PLANNING COMMISSION SHOULD BASE THIS DECISION ON FACTS FROM EXPERTS AND NOT CONJECTURE AND ACCURATE INFORMATION PROVIDED TO IT.

HERE ARE THE APPLICANT'S SPECIFIC DOCUMENTED RESPONSE TO EACH OBJECTION, ONE ENOUGH FUEL STATIONS.

THIS IS THE MOST FREQUENT OBJECTION, HOWEVER COMPETITION OR THE EXISTENCE OF OTHER SIMILAR BUSINESSES IN THE AREA ARE NOT VALID BASIS FOR DENYING ZONING IN 1900 HIGHWAY ONE 90 VERSUS CITY OF SLIDEDALE.

OUR FIRST CIRCUIT PROVIDED IN HIS PETITION.

PLAINTIFF CLAIMS THAT THE NEW GAS STATION CONVENIENCE STORE TO BE DEVELOPED AS A RESULT OF THE ANNEXATION AND REZONING WILL DIRECTLY COMPETE WITH THE COMMERCIAL OPERATIONS ON PLAINTIFF'S PROPERTY, THEREBY CAUSING DAMAGE TO, AND DE-VALUING PLAYING THIS PROPERTY GENERALLY.

HOWEVER, A PERSON WHOSE SOLE INTEREST FOR OBJECTING TO THE ZONING BOARD, HIS ACTION IS TO PREVENT COMPETITION WITH HIS OR HER BUSINESS.

IT'S NOT A PERSON AGGRIEVED AND THEREFORE DOES NOT HAVE STANDING TO CHALLENGE THE ZONING DECISION IN COURT.

THE COURT IN THAT CASE WENT FURTHER TO REFERENCE AMERICAN LAW OF ZONING, THE PREEMINENT LEGAL TREATIES ON PLANNING AND ZONING AND ASSERTING THAT REGULATION OF COMPETITION IS NOT A PROPER FUNCTION OF ZONING ORDINANCES.

AND WHEN SUCH A PURPOSE IS SHOWN SUCH ORDINANCES HAVE GENERALLY BEEN DECLARED INVALID FURTHER.

THE COURT STATED ATTEMPTS TO BY LOCAL GOVERNING AUTHORITIES TO BUSINESS COMPETITION ON THE GUISE OF ZONING ORDINANCES HAVE OFTEN LED TO DAMAGE SUITS FOR ANTITRUST VIOLATIONS, REGARDLESS OF THE LACK OF A LEGAL BASIS FOR DENYING A CHANGE IN ZONING.

BASED ON THOSE PROPOSED USE A SELF SERVICE GAS STATION IS A PERMITTED USE UNDER EXISTING ZONING TODAY WITH RESTRICTION SECTION 7.2 REACHED THE TIME LIMIT FOR THIS REBUTTAL.

SO WITH THAT, HOPEFULLY WE DON'T HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS, JUST THE WHOLE COLUMN.

THAT'S ALL THE COMMENTS WE HAVE.

THANK YOU, MR. MEMBERS AT THIS TIME, I HOLD PUBLIC HEARING AND AN ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON ANY OF THE INFORMATION THAT'S BUSINESS ENDING FOR THESE ITEMS, THESE CASES, AND I'LL RECOMMEND THAT YOU VOTE ON THEM TOGETHER.

MISS THE WHOLE COMMISSION MEMBERS, QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS.

COUNCILMAN RYAN.

THIS IS IN COUNCIL MEMBER WATSON'S DISTRICT, UH, AS HE MADE ANY FORMAL RECOMMENDATION ON THIS, HE'S NOT SHARING SPECIFICALLY.

HE IS AWARE OF AND HAS BEEN MEETING IN ATTENDING NEIGHBORHOOD MEETINGS THROUGHOUT THIS PROCESS IS BOTH THESE ITEMS WOULD BE REQUIRED TO GO TO COUNCIL.

I'D SPOKEN WITH HIM EARLIER.

UM, I WASN'T AWARE OF WHETHER HE HAS A FORMAL POSITION NOW OR NOT.

THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER COMMISSIONER ADDISON.

YES, I'M HERE.

CAN YOU HEAR ME? YES, SIR.

WHAT THEY ARE PROPOSING COULD BE ACHIEVED.

UH, IT LOOKED LIKE WE HAD A FEW BARS ON THE BOTTOM OF MY SCREEN.

I MAY NOT BE AS VOCAL LOUD AS THEM.

THEY NEED TO BE, UM, A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS THOUGH.

UM, MR. RHINO, UM, QUESTION FOR YOU.

I HAVE HEARD IT SEVERAL TIMES IN BOTH SIDES OF THE PRESENTATION THAT, UH, THIS PARTICULAR GAS STATION OR CONVENIENCE STORE CAN BE ACHIEVED WITHIN THE CURRENT CONFINES OF THE OVERLAY DISTRICT.

UH, TO SOME DEGREE IT HAS TO BE MODIFIED OR DEALT WITH IN CERTAIN PHASES.

UM, THE QUESTION, I GUESS, IS THAT STAN, WE DO HAVE ACHIEVED WHAT THE APPLICANT IS ATTEMPTING TO DO WITHOUT TWO OUT OF FIVE OR WITHOUT HAVING TO DISTURB THE CURRENT OVERLAY DISTRICT AS IT'S CURRENTLY DESIGNED, NOT, NOT EXACTLY

[01:50:02]

UM, I BELIEVE WHAT YOU'RE SPEAKING TO IS THE EXISTING LEGAL NONCONFORMING USE THAT HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED ON THIS PROPERTY THAT YOU WOULD BE ALLOWED TO CONTINUE EVEN UNDER THE OVERLAY, UH, THAT USE OR ANY USE EQUAL TO OR LESS INTENSE WOULD BE ALLOWED ON THAT PROPERTY.

A GAS STATION AND CONVENIENCE, OR IS A USE THAT'S ALLOWED IN C1, WHICH IS A LESS INTENSE ZONING DISTRICT THAT PRIVY EXHIBIT EXISTS ON THIS PROPERTY.

HOWEVER, THEY COULD NOT EXPAND THE EXISTING STRUCTURE.

UM, BUT THOSE USES WOULD BE ALLOWED TO CONTINUE.

I THOUGHT I HEARD APPLICANT WRITING THE DAY CAN STILL ACCOMPLISH SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WITHOUT, WITHOUT THE LIMITATIONS, AS YOU JUST STATED.

UM, SO AGAIN, THAT, THAT WAS ONE PART OF THE QUESTIONS THAT I HEARD.

I WANTED TO ASK TONIGHT INTO THE RECORDS.

NOW, THE OTHER THING THAT, UM, TODAY, IF WE'D MODIFY THIS OVERLAY DISTRICT, UH, AND ALLOW AN APPLICANT, ALLOW A PIZZA ON A POT POT PART OF STRUCTURE TO GET OUT OF THE OVERLAY, HOW DOES THAT AFFECT THE OVERLAYS? I MEAN, I KNOW THAT THIS IS GARY, UH, SERVED, BUT THEY'RE NOT SERVED ON THE COUNCIL WHEN THIS ITEM WAS BEING DEBATED AND BROUGHT BEFORE THE BODY.

AND I DO RECALL HOW THE RESIDENTS WERE DILIGENT, WHAT WERE THEY AND THE OVERLAY, OR WHETHER THEY OVULATE IT WORKED TO TRY TO GET SOME STRUCTURE TO PROTECT THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD.

I MEAN, THAT IS ONE OF THE THINGS OVERLAYS ARE DESIGNED TO DO.

AND IF WE STARTED ALLOWING, UM, COMPANY PROPERTY OWNERS AFTER THAT, HOW DOES THAT AFFECT THE QUALITY OF OVERLAYS IN THE FUTURE, OR IF THERE'S A NEED FOR OVERLAID OR HAVE OVERLAYS KIND OF OVERRUN THEIR, THEIR LIFESPAN.

SO I WILL SAY IT'S A CASE BY CASE BASIS.

UH, THIS PARTICULAR CASE WOULD BE LOOKED AT INDEPENDENTLY.

ANY, ANY FUTURE CASES, UM, WOULD BE BASED ON THEIR MERITS.

THERE HAVE BEEN PREVIOUS SIMILAR CASES IN OTHER OVERLAY DISTRICTS WHERE, UM, APPLICANTS HAVE FOLLOWED THE SAME PROCEDURE TO REQUEST, TO BE REMOVED FROM THOSE OVERLAY DISTRICTS.

UM, SOME OF WHICH HAVE BEEN SUCCESSFUL.

IT'S REALLY A CASE BY CASE BASIS BASED ON, UM, WHAT'S, WHAT'S BEING PROPOSED.

IF THERE'S A COMPANION CASE, EXISTING TRENDS AND EXISTING, UH, UH, BUDDING LAND USES AT THAT SITE.

OKAY, WELL AGAIN, UM, WHEN COMPANIES ARE PULLING THEIR AREAS OUT OF THE OVER LADIES DON'T PARTICULAR EFFECT, I HEARD BOTH SIDES AS VERY ADAMANTLY SAY THAT THEY WORK ON THIS OVERLAY AND HOW THEY HAVE BODY.

IS THERE SOME KIND OF BONE ON JEVITY AND CONSTRUCTED WITH THE DEAF COMMUNITY IN TERMS OF THE FUTURE? THAT'S WHAT I THOUGHT THE OLD DAYS WHERE THEY HAD TO DO, IF WE HAD, OF COURSE, LED AN OUT, EVEN THOUGH IT HAS BEEN AN EXTENSIVE AND PAIN ON BOTH SIDES, YOU'RE WELCOME.

THEY HAVE THEIR OWN PRESENTATION AS TO WHY, BUT THEIR SIZE SHOULD FAIL.

I THINK SOME OF MY CONCERN IS, IS THAT WHAT HAPPENED WHEN WE STARTED TAMPERING WITH THE OVERLAY, YOU KNOW, AND WE STARTED DOING THAT AND WE HAVE CITIZENS TO BELIEVE AND COUNCIL PERSONS TO BELIEVE THAT IF WE CREATE THESE INSTRUMENTS, THAT SOMEWHERE ALONG THE LINE, AND IT'S REALLY NEAT TO BE ABLE TO BE MODIFIED THAT WE CAN COME DOWN AND MAKE A PITCH TO, JUST TO GET OUT OF THEM, TO GET OUT OF THEM, EVEN IF WE WANT TO DO SOMETHING BETTER, BECAUSE THE OVERLAY AS I'VE APPRECIATED, WHILE THE REAL RESPECTED ISSUE WITH DEALING WITH GAS STATION, I MEAN, THAT'S THE THING WITH WHICH IS A BAD FACE WITH THOSE THINGS.

YOU CAN SHOW THEM THAT IS WHAT'S HAPPENING.

UH, AND AGAIN, THAT'S WHY I'M CONCERNED ABOUT IT AND KNOW IT WILL PUT THE PROTECTIVE CLASSES THAT THE NEIGHBORHOODS WOULD FIND IT IS TO BE SURE THAT THAT IS NOT HAPPENING.

I KNOW THEY MAY HAVE A DIFFERENT DESIRE WHAT WOULD HAPPEN THERE, BUT THE SAME THING APPLIES TO BEING ABLE TO LAY OUT A STRUCTURE THAT IN THE FUTURE, WHETHER IT'S TWO YEARS, FIVE YEARS AND YEARS DOWN THE ROAD, THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY THOUGHT THEY WERE TRYING TO THE GAMES.

DID YOU HAVE ADDITIONAL COMMENTS? COMMISSIONER ADDISON WENT OFF.

I'M DONE.

I'M DONE THIS WEEK.

LET'S CHECK.

THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER HILL.

ABOUT OTHER INTERSECTIONS IN THIS OVERLAY ABOUT POSSIBLY AMENDING IT IN THE FUTURE TO ALLOW POTENTIAL DRIVE-THROUGHS, UH, TO ENCOURAGE REDEVELOPING OF, OF SOME MORE COMMERCIAL USES BECAUSE OF THESE EXISTING RESTRICTIONS PLACED ON THE SERVER THEN.

THIS IS FOR RYAN.

RYAN.

DO YOU KNOW IF ANY OTHER PROPERTIES HAVE BEEN REMOVED FROM THIS OVERLAY DISTRICT SINCE ITS INCEPTION, NO ADDITIONAL PROPERTIES IN THIS PARTICULAR OVERLAY HAVE BEEN REMOVED? I WILL SHARE WITH YOU, THERE HAVE BEEN DISCUSSIONS, UM, WITH, UH, THE COUNCIL PERSON

[01:55:01]

HAVING TROUBLE WITH TECHNOLOGY.

I WANTED TO ASK A QUESTION.

WELL, MR. HOLCOMB, THERE WERE SEVERAL COMMENTS MADE ABOUT THE DRC.

I'VE GOT A CURRENT COPY OF THE AUGUST 14TH DRC FROM MURPHY OIL, AND IT DOES RECOMMEND APPROVAL.

AND I HEARD SEVERAL COMMENTS ABOUT, UH, THAT THE DRC HAD HAD DENIED.

MY UNDERSTANDING IS THOSE DENIALS WERE BASED ON THE FACT THAT THE, UM, UH, THE, THE PROJECT HAD BEEN DEFERRED AND TYPICALLY DRC PUTS A DENIAL ON IT BECAUSE THEY HAVEN'T FINISHED THEIR REVIEW.

CAUSE IT'S BEEN DEFERRED.

IS THAT CORRECT? OR HOW DOES THAT WORK? CAUSE I KNOW THEY DENIED IT TWICE BEFORE I AM AWARE OF SOME CORRESPONDENCE THAT WAS SHARED WITH OUR OFFICE OF, UM, THERE'S PREVIOUS MEMORANDUMS BY, BY THE DEPARTMENT OF DEVELOPMENT AND BEING SHARED WITH CERTAIN GROUPS THAT INDICATED ONLY AFTER THEY HAD SECURED A DEFERRAL.

AND THAT IS A STANDARD COMMENT FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF DEVELOPMENT.

ONCE AN ITEM HAS BEEN DEFERRED THAT THEY ACKNOWLEDGED THAT IT'S BEEN DEFERRED AND STATE TO PROTECT THEMSELVES, THAT IF FOR SOME REASON THE AUTUMN IS HEARD ONLY THEN WOULD THEY RECOMMEND DENIAL AGAIN.

AFTER, AFTER THAT DEFERRAL HAS BEEN, BEEN SUCCESSFULLY ADDED TO PART OF THE FILE AND ACKNOWLEDGED BY OUR OFFICE, THE OFFICIAL MEMORANDUM THAT WAS ISSUED BY THE CITY PARISH DEPARTMENT OF DEVELOPMENT, TRANSPORTATION AND DRAINAGE WAS TO RECOMMEND APPROVAL WITH STANDARD STIPULATIONS OR THIS ITEM TONIGHT LOOKING AT WITH IT.

AND IT WAS SENT TO ME BY, UH, BY RACHEL ON FRIDAY.

UM, THE OTHER THING I WANTED TO ADDRESS IS I HEARD ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION AND THE NUMBER OF TRIPS AND ONE PERSON ACTUALLY SAID THERE WOULD BE, THIS WOULD INCREASE THE AREA BY UP TO 5,000 VEHICLES ON, I'M NOT SURE HOW THEY ACQUIRED THAT NUMBER.

I KNOW THAT, UM, THERE WERE SOME COMMENTS THAT WERE MADE TO ME DURING THIS DISCOURSE, UH, CONCERNING THE TRAFFIC, UH, INSTITUTE OF TRANSPORTATION, ENGINEERS, UH, TRIP GENERATOR, A 10TH EDITION, WHICH I WENT AND LOOKED UP AND I UNDERSTAND HOW THEY MADE THE MISTAKE BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T DO THEM.

NOT SAY THEY DIDN'T DO THE MATH.

THEY ONLY LOOKED AT A PIECE OF IT.

I DID REACH OUT TO STANTEC WHO DID, UH, A TRAFFIC REVIEW.

AND ALTHOUGH THEY DID IT AT THE REQUEST OF THE APPLICANT, I'VE DEALT WITH STANTEC ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS.

THEY'RE GOOD ENGINEERS.

THEY'RE NOT WAITING THIS OR SLIDING THIS AS FAR AS I CAN SEE, UH, TO ONE SIDE OR THE OTHER, THEY'RE SIMPLY DOING A TRAFFIC STUDY.

AND WHAT WE SAW IS AT AMP PERIOD, THE NUMBER OF NEW TRIPS THAT WOULD BE GENERATED IS 44.

THE NUMBER OF PM PEAK PERIOD TRIPS IS 54.

AND THE TOTAL FOR NEW WEEKDAY, 24 HOURS IS 600 9,692 ACTUALLY.

UM, THAT IS FAR LESS THAN THE 5,000.

UH, THAT'S NOT TO SAY THAT THAT'S NOT AN INCREASE, BUT IT DOES.

IT DOES.

IT DOES MITIGATE SOME OF THE CONVERSATION THAT HAS HAPPENED.

AND I KNOW THAT THAT NUMBER, THAT FOUR TO 5,000 HAS BEEN LATCHED ONTO.

SO IF ANY OF YOU ALL WANT TO SEE IT, UM, AND I KNOW IT'S BEEN SENT TO ME, SO NOW AS PART OF THE RECORD, BUT THERE'S WELL, IT'S UPSIDE DOWN, BUT THERE'S THE MAP AND WE DO HAVE THAT IN THERE.

SO, AND I DON'T HAVE TO DEAL WITH THIS EVERY DAY, BUT AS AN ARCHITECT, I'LL HAVE TO DEAL WITH THESE TYPES OF FORMULAE.

AND WHAT I SAW AT LEAST TO ME LOOKED LIKE SOME GOOD ENGINEERING AND SOME GOOD STUDY.

AND I DON'T THINK THEY'RE TRYING TO WEIGHT IT ONE WAY OR THE OTHER, BUT YOU KNOW, THE OTHER THING IS, UM, THEY SAID IT WAS SAID A BIT.

YOU CAN'T, WE CAN'T LEGISLATE, UH, ECONOMIC CHOICES.

WE ARE THE CITY PARISH PLANNING COMMISSION, NOT THE CITY PARISH, UH, ECONOMIC DECISION COMMITTEE.

AND, UM, WRITE IT WHETHER IT'S A GAS STATION OR SOMETHING IS, IS, THAT'S

[02:00:01]

NOT FOR ME TO SAY, IT'S WHAT THEY WANT TO DO.

THE THING IS, AND I LIVE IN BROADMORE.

SO I ACTUALLY LIVE ON CAROLYN SUE RIGHT ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE CANAL.

SO THIS IS, YOU KNOW, HALF A MILE FROM MY HOUSE.

AND WHAT CONCERNS ME IS THAT THIS PROPERTY HAS NEVER MOVED.

IT'S ALWAYS BEEN A, YOU KNOW, IT'S BEEN A MOOSE CAR LOT OR NOTHING.

IT'S, YOU KNOW, NOT A USED CAR WALL.

UM, IT CONCERNS ME THAT SOMETHING, JUST SOMETHING DOESN'T HAPPEN TO IT.

AND, YOU KNOW, THEY HAVE SUBMITTED SOMETHING, THAT'S AN SPUD.

IT BASICALLY NOW THE COMMUNITY HAS COMPLETE CONTROL OVER THE WEEKEND.

THEY WANT TO CHANGE ANYTHING.

IT HAS TO COME BACK HERE AND JUST WANT TO THINK THAT YOU LEARNED IN THE MILITARY IS NO PLAN EVER PASSES.

FIRST CONTACT WILL ALWAYS HAVE TO CHANGE, ADAPT AND OVERCOME.

AND THAT DOESN'T MEAN I'M FOR THE CHANGE OF THE, OF THE, UH, THE OVERLAY DISTRICT.

BUT IT ALSO MEANS THAT IT IS NOT A SACRED COW AND YOU NEED TO ADJUST AND BE ADAPTABLE AS TIMES AND PLANS CHANGE.

AND IF YOU GO DOWN THAT OVERLAY DISTRICT, IF YOU LOOK AT THE INTERSECTION OF SHERWOOD FOREST AND OLD HAMMOND, THREE OF THE FOUR CORNER COMMERCIAL LOSS ARE NOT IN THE OVERLAY DISTRICT, ONLY ONE.

I THINK IT'S WHERE THE, UH, UH, YOU KNOW, CARWASH IS, IS IN THE OVERLAY DISTRICT.

AND THAT'S AT THE PERIMETER OF THE OVERLAY.

THIS IS AT THE PERIMETER OF THE OVERLAY.

IF THIS WERE SITTING IN THE MIDDLE WHERE THE CURRENT RACETRACK IS, I DON'T THINK IT WOULD BE A NO BRAINER, BUT I'M STILL WRESTLING WITH ALL THE THINGS I'VE HEARD HERE.

SO GIVE ME A FEW MINUTES, BUT THAT'S MY INITIAL, THAT'S MY INITIAL 2 CENTS.

IF YOU WILL.

VICE CHAIRMAN UP.

ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS.

COMMENTS, YOU MENTIONED, ALAN, ARE YOU TRYING TO SAY SOMETHING? MISS CHAIRMAN, COMMISSIONER STARLING.

ELDER CAN GO FIRST COMMISSIONER ELLEN, ADD A QUESTION.

I HAD A QUESTION FOR RYAN, JUST KIND OF MORE OF A CLARIFICATION.

SO THE, THE MAIN REASON WHY THEY'RE HAVING TO LEAVE THE OVERLAY IS MORE ON THE BUILDING SIZE, BECAUSE IF THEY'RE ABLE TO DO THE SERVICE STATION, IS THAT CORRECT? THE OVERLAY PROHIBITS GAS STATIONS, UM, IT, IT ALLOWS RETAIL SALES AND CONVENIENCE STORES.

THE GAS STATIONS ARE PROHIBITED IN THE OVERLAY DISTRICT.

SO THAT'S THE MAIN REASON THEY'RE ASKING, UM, OUT OF THE OVERLAY DISTRICT WITH THE COMPANION ICE, BUT THE TRICKY THING IS THE EXISTING LEGALLY ESTABLISHED USE, UM, WHICH WOULD BE ALLOWED TO CONTINUE IS, UM, THE PROPERTY ZONE C TWO GAS STATIONS ARE LOUD AND SEE ONE, A LESS INTENSE ZONING DISTRICT.

SO TECHNICALLY THEY WOULD BE ALLOWED TO ESTABLISH, ESTABLISH A GAS STATION, HOWEVER THEY COULD NOT EXPAND AND BUILD A CANOPY OR EXPAND THE EXISTING STRUCTURE IN ANY WAY.

IT WOULD BE UNLIKELY, BUT THEY, THEY WOULD BE ALLOWED LEGALLY TO DO THAT.

THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER ELEANOR.

SO UNIQUE SITUATIONS.

THAT'S ALL I HAD.

THANKS.

COMMISSIONER ELEANOR, COMMISSIONER STERLING.

THANKS ROSSI.

YOU KNOW, UM, THIS IS A COMPELLING CASE ON, UM, IF ALL THE LAKE DISTRICTS ARE STILL VALID AND HAVE MERIT, BECAUSE RIGHT NOW WE ARE AN HOUR OR MORE INTO A CASE THAT, UM, YOU KNOW, YOU GOT TO ASK YOURSELF, YOU MODEL A PIECE OF PROPERTY, YOU KNOW, AND YOU WANT TO DEVELOP IT, BUT YOU CAN'T DEVELOP IT BECAUSE OF AN OVERLAY DISTRICT AND THEY ARE LIMITATIONS ON PROBABLY WHAT YOU CAN PUT ON THAT CORNER.

SO, UM, THE CHALLENGE FOR ME WOULD BE NO, HOW, HOW MUCH MERIT DO ALL RELATE DISTRICTS STILL HAVE? AND, UM, YOU KNOW, UM, HOW, HOW ARE WE GOING TO LET THE COMMUNITY, UM, HAVE SWAY OVER DEVELOPERS AND WHAT THEY DECIDE TO BUILD, UH, ON PROPERTY THAT THEY BOUGHT, UH, TO DEVELOP.

SO I THINK THAT'S A BIG CHALLENGE, UH, YOU KNOW, IN THIS CASE RIGHT HERE AND MOVING FORWARD, YOU KNOW, FIRST, HOW DO WE DEAL WITH OVERLAY DISTRICTS? AND IF WE'RE GONNA CONTINUE TO, UM,

[02:05:01]

ALLOW OVERLAY DISTRICTS AND, UH, SECONDLY, YOU KNOW, THE FACT THAT SOMEONE WANTS TO DEVELOP AND YET THEY GOTTA GO THROUGH THESE HURDLES TO DEVELOP.

SO, UM, YOU KNOW, I THINK THAT INITIALLY, YOU KNOW, MY MIND SET SAID, UM, VOTE TO, UH, APPROVE IT AND PUSH IT UP TO THE CITY COUNCIL TO DECIDE.

BUT, YOU KNOW, I'M KIND OF TORN NOW AND I DON'T WANT TO DO THAT.

I FEEL LIKE, UH, MORE DISCUSSION NEEDS TO BE HAD ABOUT, UH, THIS CASE BECAUSE OF THOSE DYNAMICS.

DOES THAT CONCLUDE YOUR COMMENTS? YES, SIR.

OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? UM, WELL, AS I GATHER, YOU KNOW, THIS OVERLAY DISTRICT IS, IS CAUSING A PROBLEM FOR THE APPLICANT AND IN ORDER FOR THEM TO REALLY BASICALLY TEAR DOWN THE STRUCTURE, THEY NEED TO HAVE THIS PARTICULAR ZONING AND ICEBERG.

SO I'M KIND OF CONFLICTED, BUT, YOU KNOW, IN THAT AREA, I THINK IT IS GOOD, GOOD FOR BUSINESS.

AND, AND, YOU KNOW, I DID HEAR COMMENTS ABOUT BLUEPRINT, COMPETITION.

I MEAN, THAT'S WHAT, UM, YOU KNOW, UM, DEVELOPMENT IS ABOUT.

THAT'S WHAT WE ARE ABOUT.

NOT SET, NOT PER SE TO SAY WE'RE PART OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, BUT THAT'S WHAT WE'RE DOING, HELPING, YOU KNOW, THE, THE CITY PROGRESSED FORWARD, YOU KNOW, AND I, I THINK, YOU KNOW, THAT IS A, A GOOD SPOT.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE WOULD, THEY WOULD PUT THERE, OR EVEN IF THEY COULD TURN THAT, YOU KNOW, STRUCTURE RIGHT THERE INTO A GAS STATION, BUT IN ORDER FOR THEM TO DO WHAT THEY'RE TRYING TO DO, UM, IT'S, IT'S CONFLICTING, I'M ON ONE HAND, I SAY A GAS STATION WOULD BE GREAT THERE BECAUSE OF THE TRAFFIC.

I MEAN, PEOPLE ARE ALWAYS WANTING TO, TO STOP TO GET GAS, BUT IT'S ONE OF LIKE ONE OF THE COMMENTS THAT WAS MENTIONED AS ONE OF THE BUSIEST INTERSECTIONS.

UM, BUT THEN ALSO UNCONFLICTED BECAUSE OF THE OVERLAY DISTRICT.

AND EVEN THOUGH, YOU KNOW, RYAN, YOU DID SAY THAT IT'S A CASE BY CASE BASIS.

UM, YOU KNOW, SO MANY THINGS COME BEFORE US, YOU KNOW, UH, I MEAN, SLIPS OUR MEMORY ABOUT WHICH CASE IT WAS ACTUALLY.

SO I'M, I'M CONFLICTED IN REFERENCE TO THE OVERLAY DISTRICT ASPECT AND THE, UH, THE WHOLE IDEA ABOUT IT ALSO HURT, YOU KNOW, UH, UH, COMMISSIONER GROUT, YOU KNOW, SAY, HEY, YEAH, IF IT WAS IN A, YOU KNOW, IN THE MIDDLE LOCATION, INSTEAD OF THE SIDE OF, UH, ON MAIN STREET, THEN MAYBE WE CAN, YOU KNOW, SIT OR NOT YOU IT, BUT THEN, YOU KNOW, PLANNING STAFF HAS APPROVED IT.

UM, I DON'T, I DON'T KNOW.

UM, I'M JUST, I'M JUST CONFLICTED ABOUT THE WHOLE OVERLAY DISTRICT MAYBE DOES COST SOME MORE, UM, YOU KNOW, CONVERSATION BECAUSE YOU KNOW, THE INFORMATION I RECEIVED IT'S, IT'S, IT'S A LOT.

UM, SO THAT'S HOW I HAVE TO SAY AND SAID, I DON'T KNOW WHAT WE'RE GOING TO THROW WITH THIS ONE.

COMMISSIONER HAWTHORNE, COMMISSIONER ADDISON.

THANK YOU MUCH, MR. CHAIRMAN.

UM, RYAN, I DID ASK THE QUESTION AND I DON'T KNOW IF I BROKE UP SOMEWHERE IN BETWEEN THERE.

UM, AS I KNOW THE COMMUNICATIONS COULD BE KINDA MUFFY, BUT THE QUESTION FOR ME IS, IS THAT SOME, SOME OF THE, WHAT TODD SAID ARE THE OVERLAY DISTRICT RELEVANT.

I MEAN, AND WE KNOW WE TAKE THEM ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS.

THAT'S THE REALITY IS THAT WE START DISMANTLING THEM PIECE BY PIECE.

YOU KNOW, THEN WE END UP WITH A HODGEPODGE AND WE HAVE ENDED UP WHERE WE ARE TONIGHT IN THE FUTURE WHERE SOMEBODY COMES BACK BEFORE AND SINCE THEY PURCHASED THE LAND.

AND THIS IS WHAT I THINK IS THE BEST USE OF IT.

I MEAN, THAT IS WHAT IT IS.

I MEAN, IF I WASN'T ALLOWED TO PURCHASE A PIECE OF PROPERTY IN NORTH BATON ROUGE, AND THEN I DECIDED I WANT TO TURN IT INTO A COMMERCIAL ESTABLISHMENT, I COME DOWN THERE AND MAKE MY CASE.

I MAKE MY ARGUMENT, BUT WHEN THEY TELL ME NO, BECAUSE I BOUGHT IT AS A ONE, YOU KNOW, THEN I HAVE TO DEAL WITH WHAT I HAD TO DEAL WITH, BECAUSE THIS IS THE WAY I PURCHASED IT.

IF YOU BUY IT EVEN ON A FREE ENTERPRISE SYSTEM, YOU HAVE A RIGHT TO RECOMMEND AND TRY TO DO WHAT YOU WANT TO DO WITH IT.

BUT I'M LOOKING FOR THE RELEVANCE OF THE ENTERPRISE.

I MEAN, OF THE OVERLAY DISTRICT, BASED ON THE FACT THAT EVEN STATED IN THE FUTURE, THEY'RE GOING TO BE PEOPLE COMING BACK AND FORTH, TALKING ABOUT WE SHOULD TAKE OUT ANY, UM, UM, DRIVE-THRU, YOU KNOW, AND, AND IF WE START DOING THAT, THEN WE TOTALLY DISMANTLING PIECE BY PIECE WHAT THE RESIDENTS AND WHAT THE COUNCIL PERSON AND WHAT THE ORGANIZERS OF THE, WHEN THEY WERE ATTEMPTING TO, TO PRESERVE.

AND IF THEY ARE NOT RELEVANT ANYMORE, THAT WE SHOULD BE MOVING TO THIS GARDEN BECAUSE THERE'S NO NEEDS PART OF HOLD ON TO SOMETHING THAT BECOMES AN IMPEDIMENT

[02:10:01]

TO GROW TO DEVELOPMENT.

AND IF THE, IF THE RESIDENTS AND IF THEY THE ORGANIZERS, AND IF THE COUNCIL PERSON CHOOSES THE THING, WELL, IT IS THE COUNCIL MEMBER, OH, YEARS OR EIGHT YEARS OR 10 YEARS REMOVED.

YOU KNOW, THEY TEND TO THINK THAT WE WORKED HARD RATHER THAN TRY TO PUT THESE THINGS IN PLACE.

YOU KNOW, WE NEED TO BE SURE THAT WE ARE IN OUR PLANNING AND OUR FUTURE PLANNING AND OUR IDEAS OF FUTURE PLANNING, THAT WE UNDERSTAND WHY SOME OF THESE THINGS WERE IN PLACE AND SOME OF THEM THAT MIGHT HAVE OUTLIVED THEIR LIFE.

YOU KNOW, SO CERTAINLY I'M LOOKING TO UNDERSTAND, ARE THEY RELEVANT TODAY? AS YOU, AS THE PLANNER AND YOU, AS THE ACTING DIRECTOR, YOU SEE THESE INSTRUMENTS DEAL BEING IRRELEVANT.

AND IF THEY, YOU KNOW, THEY ARE CASE BY CASE BASIS ON EVERYTHING, EVERYTHING WE HAVE IS CASE BY CASE BASIS, YOU KNOW, BUT AT THE SAME TIME, WE ALSO GO THROUGH FUTURE PLANNING, UH, APPARATUS.

WE GOT THE FUTURE VR PLANNING.

WE HAD THE HORIZON PLAN AND WE FUTURE, WE MODIFIED IT.

WE USE YOUR GUYS' EXPERTISE, THE MODIFY THOSE DOCUMENTS, TO BE SURE THAT THEY ARE AT LEAST AS UP TO DATE AS WE CAN.

SOME OF THESE OTHER INSTRUMENTS, WE DON'T DO THAT WITH, YOU KNOW, ONCE WE PUT IT IN PLACE IN 2010, YOU SAID SOMEBODY TRIED TO COME BACK IN 2015 AND MAKE SOME CHANGES.

WE DIDN'T DO THAT.

OR THEY DIDN'T MAKE THOSE KIND OF CHANGES.

THEY DESIGNED THERE'LL BE SOMEBODY IN THE FUTURE COMING BACK.

SO WE STARTED DISMANTLING ONE BY ONE, ONE CASE AT A TIME WE'RE GOING TO END UP WITH A BIG OLD HOLE IN THE, IN THE, UM, AND ULTIMATELY AT SOME POINT, YOU KNOW, AT SOME POINT THE OVERLAY IS GOING TO BECOME DISSOLVED, A PIECE OF PAPER THAT WE SAY, WELL, DO YOU WANT TO GET OUT OF IT AND JUST COME DOWN HERE? YOU KNOW, CAUSE 20 OTHER ORGANIZATIONS LIKE 20 OTHER COMPANIES I GOT OUT AND THAT'S WHAT I'M CONCERNING MYSELF WITH, IS THAT, IS THAT DARKNESS IRRELEVANT? IF IT IS NOT, THEN YES, TO LET THIS ORGANIZATION DO THIS ON ITS OWN.

AND ITS COMPANY DO THIS.

PROPERTY IS A VALID MOVE.

IT'S VERY VALID.

BUT IF THE RESIDENTS WHO WORKED HARD ON IT, THE COUNCIL PERSON, THE CURRENT COUNCIL MEMBER, AND IF THEY LOOKED AT THESE DOCUMENTS SAY, WELL, IT IS A PROTECTION FOR THE COMMUNITY.

IT'S A PROTECTION FOR THE RESIDENTS.

IT'S THE PROTECTION FOR PEOPLE ALSO MAKE INVESTMENTS, BUT WE DON'T DOWNPLAY THE IDEA THAT ALL THOSE PEOPLE MAY CALMNESS TONIGHT, WHETHER THEY ARE IN ANY IMMEDIATE PROXIMITY OF THE, OF THE OVERLAY, OUR GENERAL, THEY HAVE INVESTMENTS IN BATON ROUGE TO THEIR PROPERTY.

THEY OWN WHERE THEY ATTENDED SCHOOLS, THEIR CHURCHES AND ALL THAT.

SO THEY DO HAVE A VESTED INTEREST AS WELL.

IT'S NOT JUST AN ECONOMIC INTEREST OF A COMPANY THAT MAKES AN INVESTMENT BECAUSE YOU PAY FOR YOUR HOME, YOU PAY FOR YOUR KIDS TO GO TO SCHOOL.

YOU DO ALL THOSE THINGS AND YOUR IMPACT THOUGH.

SO I DO GIVE WEIGHT TO WHAT THE RESIDENTS IN GUIDE ENGAGEMENT IS.

IT'S A PART OF THE CIVIC RESPONSIBILITY AND WE ASK PEOPLE TO ENGAGE THEMSELVES.

AND WHEN THEY ENGAGE THEMSELVES, WE DON'T SAY, WELL, YOU KNOW, IF THIS IS THE OPPORTUNITY FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ALONE.

SO AGAIN, I WANTED TO ASK YOU AND NO IDEA, OR THESE INSTRUMENTS AROUND COMMISSIONER ON ADDISON AND BRING UP SOME GOOD AND INTERESTING POINTS.

I WILL SAY THAT SOME OF OUR OVERLAYS ARE, ARE BETTER THAN OTHERS.

UH, SOME HAVE BEEN MORE SUCCESSFUL THAN OTHERS.

I WILL STATE THAT, UH, OVERLAYS CHAMPION, A SUCCESSFUL TOOL TO IMPLEMENT QUALITY DEVELOPMENT IN A, IN A TARGETED PLACE.

AND WHILE ALSO PROTECTING NEIGHBORHOOD IN RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS ON THAT, UH, A BUD OR JASON TO THEM.

UM, WHAT I THINK THE REAL MISSING PART OF THAT IS THEY NEED TO BE REEVALUATED EVERY, UH, SO MANY YEARS TO SEE HOW EFFECTIVE THEY ARE.

AND THAT'S, THAT'S THE MISSING PART OF THIS PARTICULAR ONE.

AND WE NEED TO DO A BETTER JOB OF STAFF, OF REPORTING THAT AND MEETING WITH STAKEHOLDERS ON, ARE THEY EFFECTIVE OR ARE THEY MORE RESTRICTIVE IN, IN, UH, NOT ALLOWING DEVELOPMENTS OR ARE THEY SUCCESSFUL IN HAVE SUCCESSFUL DEVELOPMENTS THAT WE CAN POINT TO THAT HAVE RESULTED BECAUSE OF THAT OVERLAY? UM, YOU KNOW, THAT, THAT REMAINS THE QUESTION AGAIN, I WOULD SAY SOME OF OUR OVERLAYS OR MORE SUCCESSFUL AND HAVE, UH, LED TO QUALITY DEVELOPMENTS WHERE SOME HAVE BEEN SO, SO RESTRICTIVE, THEY PREVENTED DEVELOPMENTS FROM GOING THERE.

WE HAVE HAD LOTS OF DEVELOPERS LOOK AT PROPERTY, NOT ONLY AT THIS LOCATION, BUT OTHER, OTHER PARCELS ALONG THIS PARTICULAR OVERWEIGH OVERLAY AND HAVE WALKED AWAY BECAUSE OF THE RESTRICTIONS ON THERE.

I'M NOT TO SAY THAT'S GOOD OR BAD, BUT THAT'S THE REALITY OF IT.

ELSE IN LINE, OR WHAT YOU DOING, YOU CAN GO, UH, COMMISSIONER COLLINS, LEWIS.

AND I COMMENT OR SOMEBODY

[02:15:01]

UM, OKAY.

SO I WAS AROUND IN 2010 WHEN THIS WHOLE WAR TOOK PLACE OUT AND MET WITH ALISON AND GARY PERO AND SOME OTHER PEOPLE FROM SEVERAL HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATIONS.

UH, THERE WERE LOTS OF MEETINGS.

THIS WAS NOTHING THAT THE RESIDENTS, UH, WANTED.

UH, I HAVE AN OVERLAY DISTRICT IN MY COUNCIL DISTRICT ON FLORIDA BOULEVARD, WHICH I THINK IS A HORRIBLE OVERLAY DISTRICT BECAUSE IT'S REALLY A BAD OVERLAY DISTRICT.

UH, THE ONLY ONE THAT I'VE SEEN THAT REALLY TRULY WORKED WAS ON BLUE BONNET.

AND I SHARED THIS EARLIER BETWEEN JEFFERSON AND THE INTERSTATES.

IT WAS AN UNDEVELOPED AREA.

IT'S REALLY EASY TO DO AN OVERLAY IN AN UNDEVELOPED AREA ON FLORIDA BOULEVARD, WHERE THEY'RE ASSIGNED RESTRICTIONS AND MONUMENTS SIGNS THAT THEY WANT.

AND THE SETBACKS OF THE LANDSCAPING.

IF YOU HAVE A SMALL BUSINESS, THERE ARE MANY VACANT PROPERTIES ALONG A FLORIDA BOULEVARD.

BUT IF YOU HAVE A SMALL BUSINESS COMING IN THROUGH ONE OF THOSE STOREFRONTS, WANTING TO LOCATE IN AN OVERLAY DISTRICT, THEY'RE NOT GOING TO SPEND MONEY ON AN, A MONUMENT SIGN.

A LOT OF THOSE BUSINESSES DON'T LAST, THAT'S A HUGE EXPENSE TO A SMALL MOM AND POP RESTAURANT OR SOME OTHER BUSINESS.

AND THEN YOU ARE NEVER GOING TO HAVE CONSISTENCY ALONG FLORIDA BOULEVARD AND CREATING AN OVERLAY DISTRICT WITH THE LOOK THAT YOU WANT.

SO IT WAS REALLY HARD, DO IT IN A STRETCH OF, UH, UH, AREA WITHIN A DISTRICT, AS LARGE AS A FLORIDA BOULEVARD OR AIRLINE HIGHWAY.

IT'S JUST, IT'S HARD TO DO IT.

IT'S NOT GONNA EVER BE ANY CONSISTENCY TO LOOK LIKE.

YOU WANT IT TO LOOK.

I THINK OVERLAYS WORK WHEN YOU START FROM SCRATCH IN AN AREA, AGAIN, THAT'S NOT DEVELOPED A ONE THAT'S PARTIALLY DEVELOPED MAYBE, BUT IT'S DIFFICULT TO DO THEM.

THAT WAS IN 2010 IS A TIME THEY WERE TO LOOK BACK AT SOME OF THESE OVERNIGHT DISTRICTS.

A FANCY THING WAS A PROBLEM ON FLORIDA BOULEVARD.

WHEN SOMEBODY MOVED OUT, SOMEBODY ELSE MOVED IN THERE WAS BARBED WIRE FENCES.

SO THAT PERSON HAD TO BEAR THE EXPENSE OF REMOVING ALL OF THAT.

THERE ARE JUST SO MANY THINGS THAT WOULD HINDER BUSINESSES, UH, ESPECIALLY IN THE NORTHERN PART OF THE PARISH ON THE OTHER SIDE OF FLORIDA, WHERE THERE'S A LIMITED INVESTMENT ANYWAY.

SO IF YOU HAVE ALL THESE RESTRICTIONS WITH OVERLAY DISTRICTS, PEOPLE ARE NOT GOING TO MOVE INTO THEM FORWARD TO MAKE ALL THE ADJUSTMENTS THAT ARE IN THE OVERLAY.

I DO KNOW THAT THIS GROUP OF PEOPLE WORKED VERY HARD WHEN ALISON WAS THERE TO GET THIS OVERLAY IN PLACE.

I DON'T LIKE PICKING THEM APART AND STARTING TO SAY, YOU CAN DO ONE THING HERE OR ONE THING THERE.

I JUST ALWAYS CAUTION PEOPLE IN TERMS OF WHAT ACTUALLY CAN GO THERE, WANT TO SEE THERE AND WHAT YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE.

THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE OUT THERE, SOME OF THE COMMENTS ARE HER.

WE'LL PUT A GAS STATION ON ANOTHER SIDE, ANOTHER CORNER.

PEOPLE ARE NOT GOING TO WANT THAT EITHER.

UH, SO YOU KNOW, THIS IS, THIS IS A TOUGH ONE.

UM, BUT AGAIN, IT IS AN OVERLAY DISTRICT THAT WAS APPROVED BY THE PEOPLE.

THEY HAVE CERTAIN RESTRICTIONS.

UM, YOU KNOW, I AM NOT GOING TO SUPPORT IT.

I CAN JUST SAY THAT NOW KNOW THE VOTE IS COMING UP.

I CAN'T SUPPORT IT.

UH, SO WHAT THEY'RE CURRENTLY PROPOSING BECAUSE OF THE OVERLAY, UH, FLORIDA, I THINK OTHERWISE THAT LOCATION WOULD BE PERFECT FOR A GAS STATION BECAUSE OF THE CORNER.

THAT IS SIX ON, UH, IT DISTURBS ME WHEN I SEE SOMEBODY LIKE A BENNY'S I GO TO BED AND GET MY CAR WASHED, BUT THEY COME IN TO, UH, OPPOSE IT THAT'S THAT'S COMPETITION.

AND THAT SHOULD NOT BE A LEGITIMATE OPPOSITION TO THIS GAS STATION COMPANY.

BUT AGAIN, I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S A MOTION ON THE FLOOR NOW, BUT I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO NOT APPROVE IT.

I'LL SECOND I, MR. CHAIRMAN, THERE'S A MOTION ON THE FLOOR FROM COMMISSIONER COLLINS, LEWIS TO A DENIED THESE ITEMS AS SECOND BY COMMISSIONER ADDISON.

I BELIEVE WE HAD SOME, UH, FURTHER DISCUSSION THOUGH.

I, I KNOW, UH, VICE CHAIRMAN GROUT HAD SOME ADDITIONAL COMMENTS THAT HE WANTED TO MAKE.

WELL, SINCE WE'VE GOTTEN TO THE, I GUESS THE, UH, THE, THE END GAME HERE, UH, I HAVE LOOKED AT THIS, I LIVE IN THE AREA.

UM, YOU KNOW, THE, THE PROBLEM I SAW A LOT OF PEOPLE LOOKING AT THE OVERLAY DISTRICT IS ALMOST SACROSANCT BECAUSE THEY'VE WORKED HARD ON IT.

AND THEY DID.

I WAS AROUND AT THAT TIME, I WAS INVOLVED IN BROADWAY AT THE TIME.

UM, ALTHOUGH I WASN'T INVOLVED DIRECTLY IN THE DISTRICT, UM, AND LIKE I SAID, NO PLAN EVER PASSES FIRST CONTACT.

AND THE WORST THING YOU CAN DO WITH SOMETHING LIKE THIS IS JUST HANG ON TO IT.

REGARDLESS.

YOU'VE GOT TO, YOU'VE GOT TO BE FLEXIBLE.

YOU HAVE TO CHANGE, ADAPT AND OVERCOME.

THAT'S THE WAY I THINK THAT WE NEED TO LOOK AT THIS.

UM, THERE IS, IF THESE ADDRESSES WERE HAMMOND HIGHWAY, THIS ADDRESS WAS HAMMOND HIGHWAY, OR IF THIS WAS IN THE MIDDLE, THIS OVERLAY DISTRICT,

[02:20:02]

I WOULD NOT HAVE A PROBLEM VOTING, NO DENYING, OR I WOULD VOTE TO DENY, BUT AFTER HEARING EVERYTHING LISTING TO THE COMMENTS OF MY FELLOW COMMISSIONERS, UM, THIS IS A VERY HARD CHOICE FOR ME, BUT HAVING SEEN THAT CORNER SIT THERE SINCE MY DAUGHTER WAS A LITTLE KID, IT'S JUST A, IT WAS CARLA, UH, OR VACANT.

UM, I'M GOING TO SUPPORT, I'M GOING TO SUPPORT THE, UH, THE REQUEST OF THE APPLICANT AND, UH, REMOVE THIS, THIS PIECE ONLY FROM THE OVERLAY DISTRICT.

AND AGAIN AND AGAIN, UM, NO, I MEAN, I THINK WE DO A ROLL CALL ON THE PHONE AS I'M FINE.

I DON'T WANT TO MAKE IT.

SO I'M JUST TELLING YOU WHAT MY, WHERE MY POSITION'S GOING TO BE.

UM, BUT I DO FEEL THAT IF THIS WERE ANYWHERE AT THIS WOULD FURTHER BACK AT ALL, UM, EVEN ON THE OTHER SIDE OF, YOU KNOW, PAST RED STICK LOSS, I WOULD NOT BE AS SUPPORTIVE, BUT BECAUSE IT IS ON AIRLINE HIGHWAY, IT'S ORIENTATION IS AIRLINE HIGHWAY.

UM, I'M GOING TO SUPPORT HIM AND I MAY BE THE ONLY ONE.

ARE YOU MAKING A SUBSTITUTE MODE? OH, ALRIGHT.

I'LL MAKE A SUBSTITUTE MEDICINE.

DO WE ACCEPT THAT? WE ACCEPT AS A SUBSTITUTE MOTION ON THE FLOOR FROM THE VICE CHAIR APPROVE THE ITEM.

IS THERE A SECOND TO THAT MOTION COMMISSIONER? YEAH, I WILL.

SECOND COMMISSIONER GROUTS AND MOTION.

UM, AND I THINK JUST, JUST TO MAKE A FEW COMMENTS ON, I THINK A LOT OF THINGS HAVE BEEN WELL SAID, UM, AND A LOT OF GOOD POINTS MADE IN THIS CASE AND TALKING TO THE COUNSELING AREA AND TALKING TO SOME OF THE CONSTITUENTS IT'S CALLED NATE.

OH, THERE ARE VALID ARGUMENTS ON BOTH SIDES.

UM, I THINK SOME OF THIS OVERLAID DISTRICT HAS HISTORICALLY BEEN IMPEDIMENT TO DEVELOPMENT IN THIS AREA FOR GOOD OR FOR BAD, YOU KNOW, MAYBE THAT'S PART OF THE INTENT OF IT, BUT, UM, YOU KNOW, ON THE BALANCE WITH WHAT THIS SITE LOOKS LIKE ON THE END, UM, IT SEEMS REASONABLE ENOUGH.

AND UNDER AN ICE BUD SEEMS SPECIFIC ENOUGH THAT IT DOESN'T HAVE ROOM TO GROW TO SOMETHING THAT'S, THAT'S DEEPLY UNFAVORABLE.

UM, I ALSO THINK THAT APPLICANT, WE DEFERRED THIS, I THINK THAT THE APPLICANT'S REQUEST LAST MONTH FOR MORE TIME TO MEET AND ENGAGE SOME OF THE STAKEHOLDERS IN THE AREA, WHICH IT TEAMS HAPPENED, UM, WHICH IS OFTEN SOMETHING WE WANT TO ENCOURAGE AS A COMMISSION, RIGHT.

WE WANT THE DEVELOPER TO MEET WITH THE RESIDENTS AROUND THERE AND, UM, SEEMS TO HAVE SUCCEEDED IN, IN A HANDFUL OF HOS OFFERING THE OPPOSITION OR SUPPORTING THE PROJECT.

AND THEN THERE'S A HANDFUL THAT, UM, THAT DO NOT SUPPORT IT.

IT SEEMS LIKE MORE OF THE ONES THAT ACTUALLY ENGAGE WITH THE DEVELOPER EITHER DO NOT OPPOSE OR SUPPORT THE PROJECT.

SO FOR A LOT OF THE REASONS, I THINK THAT WE'VE APPROACHED OTHER PROJECTS AND SAID, WE WANT TO TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THE DIRECT IMPACT ON THE NEIGHBORS, MOST CLOSE TO EVERYONE TO UNDERSTAND THE INTENTIONS AND THE, UM, AND THE RIGHTS OF THE DEVELOPER.

UM, TO SOME EXTENT, I THINK FOR ME, THIS, I AGREE WITH COMMISSIONER GROWL SECOND AT SUBSTITUTE MEDICINE.

I THINK THIS IS ONE THAT, UM, THAT MAKES SENSE.

AND FOR THE REASONS THAT WE'VE OUTLINED, I FEEL COMFORTABLE SECONDING THAT AND, AND TRYING TO MOVE THIS FORWARD.

AND ULTIMATELY IT'S GOING TO GO TO COUNCIL EITHER WAY, AND IT'S A SOMEWHAT PLANNING AND A SOMEWHAT POLITICAL QUESTION IN THIS CASE.

AND SO IT'S PROBABLY THE RIGHT PLACE FOR IT TO END UP, UM, FOR A FINAL DECISION.

THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER ALLEN.

AND I BELIEVE I SHARED MY GROUT AND SOME ADDITIONAL COMMENTS THAT HE WANTS TO MAKE.

I SHOULD HAVE ADDED IT INITIALLY, BUT COMMISSIONER ALLEN MADE OF MAKES A VERY GOOD POINT.

PART OF THE REASON THAT I AM MORE COMFORTABLE LOOKING AT THIS AS ACCEPTING OR ACCEPTING THE APPLICANT'S REQUEST IS IT IS IN A, UM, IT'S AN ICE BUD, WHICH MEANS THAT THEY'RE LOCKED IN.

THIS IS NOT SOMETHING WHERE THEY CAN PROMISE THE WORLD AND THEN COME BACK AND DO SOMETHING ELSE.

THEY ARE LOCKED INTO WHAT THEY HAVE PROMISED US ANY CHANGES COME BACK.

I HAVE TO COME BACK BEFORE THIS COMMISSION.

THAT MEANS THAT THE NEIGHBORHOOD GETS ANOTHER SAY IN WHAT HAPPENS.

AND THAT, THAT TO ME IS, IS I THINK, I THINK BECAUSE IT'S ON THE EDGE IN FRANCE, IN FRANCE, IN FRONT OF AIRLINE HIGHWAY AND IT, UM, WE'RE LOCKING THIS IN WITH AN ICEBERG.

THOSE, I

[02:25:01]

THINK THOSE I THINK ARE, UM, ARE, ARE MY, MY MAIN REASONS FOR SAYING YES, LET'S SUPPORT.

SO YEAH.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

AND THANK YOU, UH, COMMISSIONER OUT.

THEY DECIDED TO RAISE THEIR FAMILIES THERE.

VICE CHAIRMAN GROUT, UH, COMMISSIONER MEMBERS THAT IS A SUBSTITUTE MOTION ON THE FLOOR, UH, TO HAVE THIS, HAVE THESE ITEMS APPROVED AND YES, THESE TWO ITEMS TOGETHER ITEMS THREE AND FOUR, AND I'LL JUST KIND OF A COMMENT, A COUPLE OF THOUGHTS.

UH, SOME OF THEM WILL KIND OF ECHO WHAT'S BEEN SAID BEFORE.

I ACTUALLY LIVE VERY CLOSE TO THIS AREA AS WELL.

AND I THINK, I THINK WE CAN ALL APPRECIATE, UH, HOW SENSITIVE AND, AND, AND, AND SOMEWHAT, UH, COMPLEX, UH, THIS MATTER IS, AND THAT I THINK WE ALL RECOGNIZE THAT THERE ARE VALID POINTS.

AND I THINK IT WAS EVEN STATED EARLIER THAT THERE ARE VALID POINTS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE SIZE OF THIS.

I THINK THAT EVERYONE WANTS TO HONOR AND RESPECT THE WORK THAT WENT INTO CREATING THIS OVERLAY DISTRICT AND, AND, AND THE INFORMATION THAT WAS USED INTO MAKING THOSE DECISIONS AND, AND, AND COMING UP WITH THOSE, UH, DESIGNS AND THAT LANGUAGE AT THE TIME.

UH, IN ADDITION TO THAT, UH, HOWEVER, THERE, YOU KNOW, THE, THE SPIRIT OF THIS IS BASICALLY A WAIVER AND THIS WOULD NOT BE THE FIRST, UH, CASE WHERE WE GRANTED A WAIVER ON SOMETHING WHERE, UH, THE, THE EXISTING LANGUAGE SAID THAT SOMETHING WAS NOT ALLOWED.

AND WE SAW A REASON THAT IN THIS PARTICULAR CASE, WE THOUGHT IT WOULD BE TO THE BEST BENEFIT TO ALLOW IT.

SO, UH, IT WAS ALSO POINTED OUT THAT THIS WOULD BE AN ICEBERG AND THAT, THAT, THAT CREATES A MUCH HIGHER DEGREE OF CONTROL, UH, ON WHAT YOU WOULD ALLOW THIS, THE ORIGINAL OVERLAY SAID THAT THEY WILL NOT ALLOW GAS STATIONS.

AND IF, YOU KNOW, WE HAD BEEN PRESENTED WITH A, UH, GAS STATION WITH RENDERINGS AND DESIGNS AND LANGUAGE THAT WE FELT, UH, WOULDN'T BE BENEFICIAL.

WOULDN'T BE AT ALL BENEFICIAL TO THE AREA.

I DON'T THINK THE DISCUSSION WOULD HAVE LASTED THIS LONG.

I THINK, UH, AT LEAST SOME OF US SEE SOME BENEFIT, ESPECIALLY THOSE WHO HAVE FOR A LONG TIME LOOKED AT THAT AREA AND JUST BEEN, YOU KNOW, UTTERLY DISAPPOINTED WITH THE LOOK OF THAT CORNER OF AIRLINE AND O'HARA.

AND I KNOW THAT I AM, AND, UH, YOU KNOW, IF WE'RE ABLE TO ENFORCE THIS ICEBERG, WHICH WE ARE, AND WE'RE ABLE TO LOOK AT AND, AND, AND HAVE SOME CONTROL OVER, YOU KNOW, WHAT NEEDS TO GO INTO THIS IN ORDER FOR THIS TO BE AN ACCEPTABLE, UH, IN ORDER FOR IT TO STAND AS AN ACCEPTABLE REASON TO ALLOW IT, UH, TO BE REMOVED FROM THE OVERLAY DISTRICT.

AND WE SEE THE BENEFITS AS OUR WING BAD, AS FAR AS, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE SAY THAT, HEY, I WOULD PREFER A RESTAURANT.

AND WE HAVE A LOT OF CASES WHERE PEOPLE SAY, I WOULD PREFER A RESTAURANT THERE.

I PREFER A BUSINESS.

I PREFER A LOT OF THINGS, AND THAT'S FINE.

AND THAT THAT'D BE GREAT IF WE COULD JUST MAGICALLY MAKE BUSINESSES APPEAR AND INVESTMENT OCCUR, BUT WE HAVE TO OPERATE WITH THE OPPORTUNITIES AND THE OPTIONS THAT ARE PRESENTED TO US.

AND, UH, WHEN LOOKING AT THE RENDERINGS, I DON'T, I THINK THAT WE COULD DO A LOT WORSE.

I CERTAINLY PERSONALLY WOULD PREFER A WELL LIT WELL RUN AND CONTINUALLY MAINTAINED GAS STATION, AS OPPOSED TO A USED CAR LOT.

THAT'S BEEN THERE AND BEEN, YOU KNOW, LESS THAN, UH, AESTHETICALLY PLEASING.

UH, EVERY TIME I PASS IT ON, ON THE WAY HOME.

SO, UH, WITH THAT BEING SAID, I AM, UM, YOU KNOW, WITH A, WITH A, WITH A GREAT DEAL OF, UH, CONFLICT, I'M ULTIMATELY GOING TO SUPPORT, UH, THE APPROVAL OF THESE ITEMS. SO I WANT TO, I WANT IT TO PUT THAT ON THE RECORD AND, UH, ARE THERE, IS THERE ANY OTHER, UH, DISCUSSION I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT I DIDN'T MISS ANY, ANY HANDS OR ANYONE THAT WAS LOOKING TO SPEAK, IF NOT, THERE IS A MOTION ON THE FLOOR FROM CARICATURE CHAIRMAN.

I DID HAVE A COMMENT I'D LIKE TO MAKE SURE, PLEASE, YOU KNOW, I THINK IT'S GOOD THAT WE HAVE HEARD THE VOICE OF, UM, THE DEVELOPER IN THIS CASE.

UH, BUT I WANT TO BE SURE WE DON'T MISS THE VOICE OF THE RESIDENTS AS WELL.

MOST PEOPLE MAKE AN INVESTMENT IN THEIR HOME AND THAT INVESTMENT IS SIGNIFICANT FOR THEM.

UH, AND IT'S PROBABLY ONE OF THE BIGGEST INVESTMENTS THEY MAKE IN THEIR LIFETIME.

AND THEY CHOOSE TO LIVE WHERE THEY LIVE AND THEY, UM, LOOK FORWARD TO THE PROTECTIONS AFFORDED TO THEM BY OUR ORDINANCES AND OUR REGULATIONS.

UM, AND, AND TO SOME DEGREE, UM, YOU KNOW, AN OVERLAY DISTRICT, RIGHT? AND I'M SURE THERE ARE SOME RESIDENTS IN THIS OVERLAY DISTRICT WHO WERE THERE BECAUSE THEY FELT THEY HAD SOME PROTECTION FROM, UM, SPECIFIC TYPES OF DEVELOPMENTS BECAUSE OF THE OVERLAY DISTRICT THAT'S IN THAT AREA.

THEY DECIDED TO INVEST IN OUR HOME.

[02:30:01]

THEY, THEY ACCEPTED A LEVEL OF, UM, SECURITY THAT THEY FELT THEY WERE GETTING, UM, ON THE KNEE THAT OVERLAY, IF YOU WILL.

AND, AND I WOULD JUST, UM, ASK MY FELLOW COMMISSIONERS TO, TO CONSIDER THAT AS YOU THINK ABOUT WHAT TO DO AND, AND HOW TO DO IT.

THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER HILL.

IF THERE ARE NO MORE COMMENTS, UH, THE, THERE IS A MOTION ON THE FLOOR FROM VICE CHAIRMAN BROUGHT, UH, TO SUPPORT THESE ITEMS. AND THERE'S A SECOND I'LL, UH, COMMISSIONER ALLEN, WHO, UH, SECONDLY, THAT, UH, OBJECTIONS, ARE THERE ANY OBJECTIONS I WANTED TO, I WANTED TO CONFIRM THAT THERE WAS STILL OBJECTIONS PRIOR TO, UH, YES, WE CAN DEFINITELY, UH, WE CAN DEFINITELY DO A ROLL CALL VOTE, MR. HOGAN.

SO THESE TWO OTHER ROOMS WILL BE TAKEN TOGETHER.

AND THIS IS ON CASE 28 20 WITH COMING INTO THE CASE.

I DON'T REMEMBER FOUR CASE FOR 20 MURPHY'S EXPRESS SOME MOTION.

YOU'RE TAKING THE SUBSTITUTE MOTION FIRST BY CLIFFORD GROUND SECOND.

AND BY ANDY ALLEN.

AND THAT WAS TO APPROVE BOTH OF THESE ITEMS. WE'LL HAVE A ROLL CALL VOTE STARTING WITH CHAIRMAN WASHINGTON.

CHAIRMAN YES.

COMMISSIONER MADISON.

NO COMMISSIONER ALLEN.

COMMISSIONER COLLINS LEWIS.

NO.

MR. ELLENDER.

WILL MOVE ON TO ITEM SIX, PAGE 34, 2030, 30 PERKINS ROAD, 32 30 PERKINS ROAD IS PROBABLY IT'S LOCATED ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF PERKINS ROAD, EAST OF HOLLY DALE AVENUE, COUNCIL DISTRICT 12, ROCK UP THE APPLICANT IS CHAD HUGHES.

CAN YOU REPEAT THAT PLEASE? YES.

THAT WAS A YES.

VOTE, BUT COMMISSIONER ELEANOR COMMISSIONER HAWTHORN WAS A YES.

VOTE COMMISSIONER HILL, NO COMMISSIONER HILL ARE THERE ABOUT IT.

NO, THAT'S A NOVO BY COMMISSIONER HILL AND COMMISSIONER STERLING.

NO, AS A FIVE, FOUR VOTE FIVE IN FAVOR FOUR AGAINST THAT MOTION PASSES.

REMEMBER THAT THIS TIME WE

[6. Case 34-20 3030 Perkins Road]

THE APPLICANT HAS PROPOSED A REZONING FROM C1 LANG COMMERCIAL TO SEE A B ONE COMMERCIAL ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE RESTAURANT FREE PROPOSED RESTAURANT SERVING ALCOHOL TO FUTURE LAND USE DESIGNATION IS NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER CASE 34, 2030, 30 PERKINS ROAD.

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

WE'VE RECEIVED 28 COMMENTS OF SUPPORT OF THIS ITEM.

WE RECEIVED ONE IN OPPOSITION, ALSO TWO COMMENTS THAT ARE NEUTRAL, ALL OF WHICH WILL BE READ INTO THE RECORD PERMISSION MEMBERS.

AT THIS TIME, I WILL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AND READING THE COMMENTS BEGINNING WITH THE APPLICANTS, MARCUS ANDREWS, WHERE HE'S, FIRST OF ALL, I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE RESIDENTS COMMUNITY FOR ACKNOWLEDGING THEIR CONCERNS.

AS I APPRECIATE THEIR INPUT.

I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO BUILD A NEW RELATIONSHIP WITH THOSE RESIDENTS, FAMILIES THAT I'M NOT FAMILIAR.

I'M A RESIDENT OF THIS COMMUNITY, AND THEY WANT TO ENHANCE THE BEAUTIFICATION

[02:35:01]

OF OUR COMMUNITY BY OPENING NEW BUSINESSES, UTILIZING CLOSE DOWN BUILDINGS, TRANSFORMING THEM INTO PRODUCTIVE BUSINESSES WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY SO THAT THEY AREN'T A NUISANCE.

ALSO FROM THE APPLICANT, UH, CHAD HUGHES, UH, GOOD AFTERNOON.

I AM THE APPLICANT, MY PARTNER, AND I WISH TO GET REZONED SO WE CAN OBTAIN A LIQUOR LICENSE FOR OUR PLAN, BARBECUE RESTAURANT.

WE PLAN TO OPEN A NEIGHBORHOOD AND FAMILY-FRIENDLY RESTAURANT SERVING BARBECUE AND CRAFT BEER.

WE WILL HAVE PLENTY OF PARKING LOT, APPROXIMATELY 20 CLASS CLASS.

SO THERE WILL BE NO NEED FOR CUSTOMERS TO PARK ON THE STREET.

ALSO, OUR HOURS WILL BE 11:00 AM TO 9:00 PM.

SO THERE WILL NOT BE ANY NOISE COMING FROM THE RESTAURANT DURING LATE NIGHT HOURS.

ELIZABETH TANNER, FAMILY-FRIENDLY LOCAL OWNERS, REBECCA KNIGHT.

COMMENTS THAT ARE IN FAVOR FROM LINDSEY TALLY.

GOOD AFTERNOON.

I'M IN FAVOR OF REZONING, THE CORNER AT PERKINS AND HOLLY DALE, BUT AS A NEARBY RESIDENT AT CHRISTIAN ST.

TOWNHOMES, THE PARKING AND TRAFFIC AROUND THE OVERPASS AREA CONTINUES TO BE AN ISSUE.

WE ALL KNOW THAT NOT EVERYONE GOING TO THIS ESTABLISHMENT WILL BE ABLE TO PARK IN THEIR LOT.

AND I DON'T WANT TO SEE MORE PEOPLE PARKING UP AND DOWN CHRISTIAN STREET, ESPECIALLY UNDER THE OVERPASS.

AT TIMES, WITH CARS PARKED ON BOTH SIDES, TRAFFIC GOING BOTH WAYS AND PEOPLE WALKING.

IT CAN BE HARD TO NAVIGATE.

IT THERE'S ANY WAY TO PREVENT PARKING ALONG THE SIDES OF CHRISTIAN STREET UNDER THE OVERPASS THAT WILL GREATLY HELP THE NEARBY RESIDENTS FROM JOEL SET TUNE, DEFINITELY FOR A LOCAL NEW LOCAL RESTAURANTS.

HOLLY EDWARDS WILL BE A GREAT ADDITION AND PROVIDE ANOTHER FAMILY AND PEDESTRIAN FRIENDLY, LOCALLY OWNED SMALL BUSINESS TO LEND TO THE CHARM OF THE OVERPASS AREA OF PERKINS ROAD.

SARAH STEELE WOULD LOVE TO HAVE A FAMILY BARBECUE PLACE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

THIS WILL BE A FUN KID FRIENDLY RESTAURANT, SCOTT, BY NOT, I SUPPORT A FAMILY FRIENDLY RESTAURANT IN THIS AREA.

YOU LEASE RIGBY, FAMILY FRIENDLY KID RESTAURANT, ROBERT STEWART.

THIS RESTAURANT WILL BE A GREAT AND MUCH NEEDED ADDITION TO OUR AREA OF TOWN.

THE REVITALIZATION OF THE PURPOSE OVERPASS AREA HAS BEEN A BRIGHT SPOT FOR OUR CITY RICHARD FUTURE.

JOE, GIVE ME, WE NEED GOOD BARBECUE.

ROBERT BLANKENSHIP WILL BE NEEDED IN THE AREA.

CHAD WOULD BE GREAT OPERATORS LOOKING TO OPEN ANOTHER GOOD RESTAURANT WOULD RATHER THIS PROPERTY BE A RESTAURANT.

THEN ANOTHER COMMERCIAL BUILDING ALL TANNER.

THIS RESTAURANT WILL BE A GREAT ADDITION TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND ADD ANOTHER SPOT TO TAKE OUR FAMILIES.

OH, THIS IS APPROVED.

MARK SILL TILE IN FAVOR, MELISSA HALLOWEEN.

I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THIS LOCATION BE TURNED INTO A RESTAURANT.

I THINK IT WOULD BE A NICE ADDITION TO THE AREA.

THERE ARE MANY OTHER RESTAURANTS NEARBY, BUT NOT ONE THAT SERVES BARBECUE.

ALSO THE ABANDONED GAS STATION AS AN EYESORE WITH BOARDED UP WINDOWS AND COVERED IN GRAFFITI, BRITTANY MORA IN FAVOR OF PAMELA BAKER IN BARBECUE RESTAURANT WILL BE A GREAT ADDITION TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

THIS WILL GIVE FAMILIES A NICE PLACE TO RELAX AND EAT.

I'LL NOT TURN IT OVER TO VICE CHAIRMAN GROUT, CONTINUING ON WITH THE PUBLIC COMMENTS FROM ANY POINDEXTER BARBECUE FAMILY PET FRIENDLY RESTAURANT WOULD BE A GREAT ADDITION TO THE NEIGHBOR.

SHANNON FE LOVE BARBECUE, JENNIFER BROWNING.

THIS WOULD BE A GOOD ADDITION TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND JOHNSON I'D LOVE.

IF THIS OPENED BRIAN BRANTLYN WOULD BE A COMPLIMENTARY ASSET TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND IT WOULD BRING MORE FAVORABLE ECONOMIC ACTIVITY TO THE AREA.

DARRYL SALTA, MACHO.

THIS WOULD BE GOOD FOR THE NEIGHBORHOOD TAYLOR SARAJ DEBT IN FAVOR OF REZONING, 30, 30 PERKINS FOR FULL SERVICE RESTAURANT PURPOSE, BRAD GOLAR.

I'M IN SUPPORTIVE ALLOWING THIS BUSINESS TO MOVE FORWARD AND PROCESS SO CARE.

MY FAMILY, AND I WOULD LOVE TO HAVE DINNER THERE.

JUSTIN LEWIS, 100% IN FAVOR OF BARBECUE SPOT IN THE AREA, ESPECIALLY ONE THAT IS FAMILY AND PET-FRIENDLY BATON ROUGE NEEDS MORE TYPES OF NEIGHBORHOOD ESTABLISHMENTS TO SUPPORT SIMILAR AREAS.

JJ, TIBORA IN FAVOR OF THIS REZONE WILL CREATE JOBS AND MONEY THAT W THAT TO THAT SIDE OF TOWN, RIGHT? BUSINESSMAN HEADING UP FOUNDATION AS WELL.

A LITTLE MOIST, MR. HOLCOMB.

I RECENTLY

[02:40:01]

READ THAT THERE WAS A REQUEST TO REZONE THE CRACKER BARREL SITE AT PERKINS AND HOLLY DALE TO CAV ZONING.

I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS WILL BE DISCUSSED AT THE AUGUST 17TH MEETING.

I AM ASKING YOU THE PLANNING COMMISSION DENIED.

THIS IS, THESE ARE THE OPPOSITIONS.

YEAH.

TO ITEM NUMBER EIGHT, CASE 36, 20 2207 NORTH FOSTER DRIVE CASE 36, 2022 ZERO SEVEN.

I APOLOGIZE.

I DIDN'T, IT DIDN'T REALIZE I HAD DONE THAT.

UH, THIS, THESE ARE THE LETTERS IN OPPOSITION, MR. HOLCOMB.

I RECENTLY READ THAT THERE WAS A REQUEST TO REZONE THE CRACKER BARREL CITED PERKINS OF HOLIDAY, ALL TO COMMERCIAL ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE ZONING.

I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS WILL BE DISCUSSED IN THE AUGUST 17TH MEETING.

I AM ASKING THE PLANNING COMMISSION DENY THIS REZONING, THE AREA, UH, WHERE, WHERE THIS IS LOCATED IS CURRENTLY SATURATED WITH BARS, RESTAURANTS, TO JULIOS DUVETS OVERPASS, MERCHANTS, I'VE BARS, GEORGE'S PASTRY GIRLS.

SO CHEAP SUSHI PLACE, SHITS AND GIGGLES.

PANETTA IS BUMPS.

JIMMY JOHN'S ZIPPY IS DOG PLACE BRANDS ALL WITHIN A QUARTER MILE STRETCH OF BROOKLYN'S ROAD.

ADDING ANOTHER BAR IS NOT A GOOD IDEA OR IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

ADDITIONALLY, PARKING IN THAT LOCATION IN SURROUNDING BUSINESSES IS VERY LIMITED.

SO HAVING A BAR RESTAURANT WILL CAUSE ISSUES RELATED TO PARKING YOU LOCATION ALSO BACKS UP TO RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD.

MY CHILD'S ASSIGNED BUS STOP IS AT THE CORNER OF PERKINSON POLY DALE, RIGHT IN FRONT OF THIS BUILDING.

I CAN'T IMAGINE HAVING MY CAR MOUNTAIN SETTING, HAVING MY CHILD WAIT IN FRONT OF THE BAR TO GET ON A BUS, SHOULD THE OWNERS DECIDE TO CONVERT IT TO A BAR? AGAIN, I RESPECTFULLY REQUEST THAT THE ZONING COMMISSION DENY THE ZONING TO COMMERCIAL ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE ZONING FOR THIS PROPERTY.

FOR THE ABOVE REASONS FROM DAVID SIMMONS, I'M NOT OPPOSED TO A BARBECUE RESTAURANT IN THE AREA PER SE, BUT A 17TH ESTABLISHMENT WITH ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE PERMIT IN THE AREA IS CONCERNING IN THE THREE BLOCK AREA BETWEEN PERKINS ROAD OVERPASS AND CEDAR DALE.

THERE ARE ALREADY 16 OTHER ESTABLISHMENTS WITH ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE PERMITS THIS PROPERTY FOR THE REZONING PROPOSAL LIES RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF THIS AREA AND RIGHT AT THE FOOT OF THE UNIVERSITY GARDENS NEIGHBORHOOD.

SO THERE IS CONCERN ABOUT THE POTENTIAL IMPACT AND THE GENERAL CHARACTER OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

THE GRANTING OF THIS PERMIT AND FUTURE PREVALENCE MAY HAVE, ARE ALSO CONCERNS ABOUT THE INCREASED NOISE LEVEL, SOME OF THE AREA ALREADY, SOME OF THE AREA OR SOME OF THE ALREADY EXISTING ESTABLISHMENTS OCCASIONALLY HAVE PLAYED LOUD MUSIC OUTDOORS TO ENHANCE THEIR PATIENTS, EXPERIENCE MUSIC SO LOUD.

IT CAN BE HEARD IN THE NEARBY RESIDENTS HOMES.

THIS NUISANCE WOULD ONLY BE EXACERBATED IF THE PROPOSED BARBECUE RESTAURANT WERE BOLTED PHOTO, THE NEIGHBORHOOD ENGAGED IN SIMILAR BEHAVIOR.

SO-CALLED NOISE ORDINANCE SEEMS USELESS WHEN THE POLICE ARE CONTACTED WITH A COMPLAINT ABOUT LOUD MUSIC COMPLAINT, THEIR A, THEIR RESPONSE HAS BEEN AT THE OFFENDING ESTABLISHMENT HAS A PERMIT AND CAN PLAY LOUD MUSIC.

AS LONG AS THE PERMIT ALLOWS, MEANWHILE, A PEACE AND QUIET NORMALLY ENJOY IT'S HOME.

IT'S TOTALLY DISRUPTED FOR THE RESIDENTS OF UNIVERSITY GARDENS WHO LIVE CLOSER TO THIS PERKINS ROAD AREA.

THIS IS FROM MARY DONALDSON.

I'M NOT AGAINST THIS PROPERTY CHANGING TO THE CAV RESTAURANT.

HOWEVER, I WOULD BE VERY AGAINST IT BECOMING A BAR.

IN ADDITION, I HOPE THAT THERE WILL BE NO ON STREET PARKING ALLOWED AND THAT THERE WILL BE ADEQUATE PROTECTIONS, FENCING, LANDSCAPING, ET CETERA, TO MAINTAIN SEPARATION BETWEEN THIS PROPERTY AND THE ADJACENT SINGLE FAMILY.

RESIDENTIAL.

THIS NEIGHBORHOOD IS A VALUABLE, VITAL PART OF THE COMMUNITY.

SO WHILE THESE BUSINESSES BENEFIT FROM THE STRENGTH OF THE SURROUNDING NEIGHBORHOOD, THEY NEED TO WORK TO BENEFIT THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND BE CONSIDERATE THERE.

THAT'S ALL I HAVE MR. CHAIRMAN, MR. MEMBERS, UH, AT THIS TIME I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND INVITE ANY QUESTIONS, ANY COMMENTS OR ANY MOTIONS OR THIS ITEM, THIS CHAIR, COMMISSIONER ADDISON, I BELIEVE FOR APPROVAL.

THERE'S A MOTION ON THE FLOOR.

COMMISSIONERS FROM COMMISSIONER ADDISON TO APPROVE THIS ITEM.

I BELIEVE THAT MOTION HAS BEEN SECONDED BY VICE CHAIRMAN GROUT.

ARE THERE ANY OBJECTIONS TO APPROVING THIS SIDE SAYING NONE, THAT ITEM HAS BEEN APPROVED AT THIS TIME, WE WILL MOVE ON

[8. Case 36-20 2207 North Foster Drive]

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

[02:45:01]

THE APPLICANT IS MARCUS ANDREWS.

THE APPLICANT HAS PROPOSED A REZONING FROM C1, LIGHT COMMERCIAL TO C A B TO COMMERCIAL ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE BARS AND LOUNGES FREE PROPOSED RESTAURANT BAR AND LOUNGE POOL HALL, SERVING ALCOHOL.

THE FUTURE LAND USE DESIGNATION IS MIXED USE CASE 36, 2022 ZERO SEVEN NORTH FOSTER 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 UNIFY DEVELOPMENT CODE REQUIREMENTS.

WE'VE RECEIVED THREE COMMENTS OF SUPPORT TO THIS ITEM AND RECEIVE TWO COMMENTS AND OPPOSITION.

ALL OF WHICH WILL BE WRITTEN THE RECORD.

CAN THEY DO THIS WITHOUT HAVING APPLE PARKING? WE SHARED WITH HIM SOME CONCERNS ABOUT PARKING THERE'S, THERE'S A FEW OF OPTIONS.

PERMISSION MEMBERS AT THIS TIME, I WILL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AND I BELIEVE WE'D HAD A DUPLICATE THAT WAS PUT IN THE PREVIOUS CASE.

SO I WILL READ, UH, THE APPLICANT'S STATEMENT OR COMMENT FROM I'LL READ THAT COMMENT AGAIN FROM MARCUS ANDREWS.

IT SAYS, FIRST OF ALL, I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE RESONANCE AND COMMUNITY FOR ACKNOWLEDGING THEIR CONCERNS AS, UH, AS I APPRECIATE THEIR INPUT.

I'D ALSO LIKE TO BUILD A RELATIONSHIP WITH THOSE RESIDENTS, FAMILIES THAT I'M NOT FAMILIAR WITH.

I AM A RESIDENT OF THIS COMMUNITY AND WANT TO ENHANCE THE BEAUTIFICATION OF OUR COMMUNITY BY OPENING NEW BUSINESSES, UTILIZING CLOSE DOWN BUILDINGS, TRANSFORMING THEM INTO PRODUCTIVE BUSINESSES WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY SO THAT THEY AREN'T A NUISANCE IN FAVOR.

WE HAVE A COMMENT FROM HARRY SEAWARD, REALLY LIKE POOL HALLS OR A HALL POOL.

WHICHEVER IN OPPOSITION, WE HAVE A COMMENT FROM PATRICIA THOMAS.

I AM STRONGLY OPPOSED TO REZONING A FORMER CORNER STORE THAT DID NOT SELL ALCOHOL TO A POOL HALL THAT SELLS ALCOHOL IN A NEIGHBORHOOD WITH CHILDREN AND ELDERLY ADULTS ARE RIGHT BEHIND THIS BUILDING.

THEREFORE, THE RISK OF DRUNK DRIVERS SPEEDING UP AND DOWN THIS QUIET NEIGHBORHOOD STREET INCREASES DRAMATICALLY.

THE BUILDING DOES NOT HAVE ADEQUATE PARKING FROM KERRY.

RANKIN'S DUE TO LACK OF PARKING, ET CETERA, OF SUCH PHARMACISTS.

I FEEL THAT ALLOWING SUCH ACTIONS WILL CREATE A HAZARD AND NUISANCES FOR SAY A PROPERTY OWNERS, NOT TO MENTION VIOLATION OF PRIVACY OF RESIDENTS AND THE REBUTTAL FROM THE APPLICANT.

THE COMMUNITY FULL HALL SLASH GAME ROOM WAS NOT ESTABLISHED TO CREATE A NUISANCE OR HAZARD FOR THE COMMUNITY, BUT YET TO CREATE AN OPTION FOR RESIDENTS TO ENJOY ACTIVITIES AND GAMES AND OPTION FOR RESIDENTS TO WALK AND EXPLORE THE COMMUNITY.

OPENING THIS ESTABLISHMENT WILL CREATE GREAT REVENUE FOR THE BATON ROUGE AREA.

THERE ARE TWO EXISTING ESTABLISHMENTS WITHIN THE VICINITY OF 3:00 AM, 2231 NORTH WALLS TO DRIVE AND TRIPLE S FOOD MART.

2112 NORTH WANTS TO DRIVE THAT SALES AND OUR SERVE ALCOHOL TO THE COMMUNITY.

THE ADDITION OF THIS BUSINESS WILL NOT CREATE AN OVER SATURATION OF ALCOHOL SALES IN THE AREA.

ADDITIONAL PARKING IS CURRENTLY BEING DISCUSSED AND A PLAN OF ACTION WILL BE IMPLEMENTED.

IF THERE IS AN INCREASE IN PATRONS AND VEHICLES, WE THANK THE RESIDENTS OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD FOR THEIR CONCERNS.

WE ALSO BELIEVE AFFIRMING FAIRNESS AND EQUAL TREATMENT FOR ALL.

BUSINESSES IS IMPORTANT FOR OUR ECONOMY TO SUSTAIN.

THAT CONCLUDES THE COMMENTS OR COMMISSION MEMBERS AT THIS TIME, I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND INVITE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS OR EVEN MOTIONS FOR THIS ITEM PERMISSION TO AL HAVE WE GOTTEN ANY FEEDBACK FROM COUNCIL COLE ON THIS? MR. HOLCOMB? I TALKED TO COUNCILMAN COLE EARLY ON, UH, REGARDING THIS CASE.

HE ACTUALLY CALLED ME, UM, TALKING TO THE APPLICANT, UM, AND ASKING QUESTIONS REGARDING THE OVERALL PROCESS.

HE CALLED ME FROM THE SITE AND IS AWARE OF THE APPLICATION, UM, DID NOT SHARE WITH ME HIS, HIS PARTICULAR, UH, POSITION ON THIS, GIVEN THE COMMENTS THAT WERE MADE TONIGHT.

OKAY, THANK YOU.

OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? I KNOW THIS LOCATION.

SO WHAT, WHAT ARE THEY GOING TO DO WITH ABOUT PARKING? THERE IS NOT PARKING THAT'S SUFFICIENT OR THAT KIND OF AN ESTABLISHMENT.

SO WHAT IS IT?

[02:50:01]

AND AGAIN, THE PARKING IS PART OF THE PERMITTING PROCESS.

IT WOULD BE LOOKED AT, UM, OUTSIDE OF THE REZONING OR AT A LATER STAGE WHEN HE ACTUALLY APPLIED FOR THE PERMIT.

AND, AND ALSO A IT'S MAYBE SOMETHING THAT THE ABC OFFICE LOOKS AT WITH THEIR, THEIR, UM, COMMERCIAL LICENSE FOR ON PREMISE ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION.

THERE ARE A COUPLE OPTIONS.

UM, HE HAS SOME EXISTING PARKING ADJACENT TO MADISON ON THE SIDE OF THE BUILDING.

AND THE CODE ALSO GIVES A CREDIT, UM, FOR EXISTING STRUCTURES THAT WERE BUILT, UM, IN CERTAIN AREAS, THIS BUILDING WOULD BE ALLOWED TO, TO APPLY THAT CREDIT.

SO THAT COULD GIVE HIM SOME ADDITIONAL OPTIONS AT THE PERMITTING STAGE COMMISSIONER COLLINS.

LEWIS.

YEAH, I'M GOOD.

MR. MEMBERS, QUESTIONS OF COMMENTS, MOTIONS, RYAN.

I THINK WE HAD SOME, A BRIEF, UH, DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM.

WERE WE ABLE TO DISCERN WHETHER OR NOT THIS WAS A POOL HALL OR COMMISSION MEMBERS, IF YOU'RE AWARE OF THE HISTORY OF THIS PARTICULAR PROPERTY? BECAUSE I THINK EVEN ON THE PICTURE, IT SAID POOL HALL ALREADY.

I DON'T KNOW IF THAT WAS RECENTLY A DOUBT THAT WAS RECENTLY PUT ON THERE, BUT IT LOOKS LIKE I SAY POOL HALL ALREADY.

DO WE KNOW THE HISTORY DON'T KNOW THE HISTORY OF THE SITE LAST KNOWN USE WAS A CONVENIENCE STORE.

I KNOW, I CAN'T CONFIRM THERE ARE, THERE ARE SOME ADJACENT BARS AND LOUNGES IN THE IMMEDIATE AREA.

UM, CHAIRMAN, UH, WASHINGTON.

I HAVE A COMMENT PERMISSION TO HAWTHORNE.

YOU HAVE A PHONE.

MEMBERS AT THIS TIME, WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER 10 TO 12 COLONY, FORMERLY SANCTUARY AND OLD COLONY CONCEPT PLAN REVISIONS, PLAIN NEW DEVELOPMENT, TWO 12 OH COLONY CONCEPT PLAN REVISION.

SO SINCE A POOL HALL, THIS IS, THEY'RE ASKING FOR C1 TO SEE A B TO, UM, IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN, I KNOW ONE WILL SEE A B TO IT THAT IS MORE FOR A RESTAURANT STYLE, CORRECT? BECAUSE THEY COULD DO A C A B ONE AND STILL GET A, STILL GET THE USE OF ALCOHOL.

BUT SO WHY, WHY FROM C1 JUMPING ALL THE WAY TO C AB TWO, UNLESS THERE'S GOING TO BE FOOD OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT? I DON'T KNOW.

I DON'T BELIEVE THAT A COMMERCIAL KITCHEN IN THIS FACILITY, C A, B, C A B ONE WOULD BE A RESTAURANT SERVING ALCOHOL IN A CERTAIN PERCENTAGE OF THEIR SALES WOULD HAVE TO BE BOOED SALES OFF THE MENU.

THEY ARE REQUESTING TOO, WHICH IS A BAR AND LOUNGE ZONING.

WELL, IF, IF COUNCILMAN COLE HAD TO KNOW, UM, I MEAN, EITHER WAY, I'M JUST, AND NOBODY ELSE HAS ANYTHING TO SAY.

I MEAN, THIS IS ON NORTH BOSTON.

I DO KNOW THAT THERE IS A LOT OF OTHER, UM, RIGHT.

YOU KNOW, YOU KNOW, RESTAURANTS OR, YOU KNOW, ALCOHOL IN THAT COMMUNITY.

UM, I'M GONNA, I'M GONNA DENY IT, MAKE THEM, I'M GONNA MAKE A MOTION TO DENY IT.

THERE'S A MOTION ON THE FLOOR FROM COMMISSIONER HAWTHORNE TO DENY THIS ITEM.

IS THERE A SECOND TO THAT MOTION? I'LL SECOND IT SECOND FROM COMMISSIONER COLLINS, LEWIS, ARE THERE ANY OBJECTIONS TO DENYING THIS ITEM? SAY NONE.

THAT ITEM HAS BEEN DENIED MR.

[10. PUD-2-12 Oak Colony (Formally Sanctuary at Oak Colony) Concept Plan Revision]

ONE FORMERLY MALLARD PARK IS PROBABLY LOCATED ON THE NORTH SIDE OF HISTORY, TWO ROAD AND EASE OF MANTRA, SHADE DRIVE COUNCIL DISTRICT NINE, HUDSON.

THE APPLICANT IS DEREK MURPHY.

THE APPLICANT HAS PROPOSED

[02:55:01]

AN INCREASE IN THE NUMBER, LOW DENSITY, SINGLE FAMILY, RESIDENTIAL LAWNS FOR AN OVERALL RESIDENTIAL DENSITY OF 1.6, FOUR UNITS PER ACRE.

AND AT TOTAL NUMBER OF UNITS AT ONE 48, THE FEATURE LINE NEEDS DOES HIS NATION, HIS RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD PLAYING IN A DEVELOPMENT TWO 12 OH COLONY CONCEPT PLAN REVISION ONE FORMERLY MALLARD PARK STAFF CERTIFIES THAT THE PROPOSED REQUEST WILL MEET THE MINIMUM CRITERIA FOR A PLAN UNIT DEVELOPMENT, BEING CONSISTENT WITH THE CONFERENCE.

A PLAN COMPATIBLE WITH SURROUNDING USES AND CONFORMING TO UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE REQUIREMENTS.

WE'VE RECEIVED SIX COMMENTS AND SUPPORTED THIS ITEM RECEIVED 10 COMMENTS IN OPPOSITION.

THERE'LL BE RE READ INTO THE RECORD COMMISSION MEMBERS.

AT THIS TIME, I WILL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AND, UH, BEGIN BY READING IN THE COMMENTS SUBMITTED BY THE APPLICANT.

THE REESE.

MY NAME IS DEREK MURPHY WITH QUALITY ENGINEERING AND SURVEY LLC, WHERE THE ENGINEERING FIRM FOR OAK COLONY REPRESENTING OUR CLIENT, WE'RE REQUESTING A REVISION TO THE CONCEPT PLAN.

THE 90 ACRE LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT WILL REMAIN LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL WITH THE CURRENT REQUEST.

FOR 1.6, FOUR UNITS PER ACRE, THIS ENTIRE DEVELOPMENT WAS PREVIOUSLY CONSTRUCTED AND THE FINAL PLAT WAS APPROVED.

LAST YEAR, THE EXISTING ROADWAYS WILL REMAIN THE SAME, BUT WILL BE CONVERTED TO PUBLIC RIGHTS OF WAY.

THE REVISED PLAN WILL PRESERVE THE ORIGINAL COMMON OPEN SPACES AND TREES ON SITE BY PROVIDING OVER 26%, A 24 ACRES OF COMMON AREA FOR THE ENJOYMENT OF THE COMMUNITY, EXCEEDING THE UDC REQUIREMENTS OF 18% OR 16 ACRES.

THE MARKETABILITY OF THE ORIGINAL APPROVED LOTS HAS CHANGED DRAMATICALLY BECAUSE OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC.

FURTHERMORE, THE PROJECT HAS HAD ISSUES WITH VANDALISM AND TRESPASSING SINCE IT IS BACON WITH NO CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY, WE HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH THE NEIGHBORS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITIES TO DEAL WITH THESE ONGOING CONCERNS.

THIS IS NOT SOMETHING THEY ONLY WANTS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OR THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITY.

WE RESPECTFULLY REQUEST YOUR SUPPORT AND APPRECIATE YOUR CONSIDERATION FOR SEVERAL COMMENTS IN FAVOR.

I'LL READ THEM NOW FROM LISA HUMBLE.

I LIVE NEXT DOOR IN MALHEUR CROSSING ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE PROPERTY.

WE FEEL THAT THIS IS A POSITIVE REVISION TO THE PROPERTY.

THE REVISION TO OPEN FROM PRIVATE PRIVATE GATED COMMUNITY TO OPEN RURAL COMMUNITY WILL BENEFIT OUR NEIGHBORHOOD.

THE ADDITIONAL NUMBER OF PROPOSED HOUSES WILL ALSO HELP LOT SALE THUS RESULTING IN INCREASED SECURITY FOR OUR NEIGHBORHOOD FROM ADAM.

CRIGLER GLAD TO SEE NEW DEVELOPMENTS FOR THE COMMUNITY.

FROM JEFF FUDGE.

THIS DEVELOPMENT WILL PROVIDE A GREAT DEAL OF TAX REVENUE AND PROVIDE MORE AFFORDABLE HOUSING TO OUR AREA FROM THOMAS TAYLOR.

THERE ISN'T ANY REASON THIS SHOULDN'T GO FORWARD.

I AM IN FAVOR OF THIS PROJECT.

I'LL NOW READING THE COMMENTS THAT ARE OPPOSED FROM DONNA RHODES.

I OPPOSE THIS CHANGE DUE TO POOR INFRASTRUCTURE TRAFFIC, AND THE FACT THAT WHO SHOULD TOO HAS ONLY ONE OUTLET.

THE STREET ALSO FLOODS WITH A HEAVY RAIN, AND THIS WILL ONLY MAKE THINGS WORSE.

STACY, FRANK, GOOD AFTERNOON.

I'M OPPOSED TO THE PLAN REVISION FROM 90 LOTS TO 148 LOTS.

I LIVE RIGHT NEXT DOOR IN MALHEUR CROSSING SUBDIVISION FOR THE LAST SIX YEARS AND EXPERIENCED FLOODING OVER THE ROAD AND WHO SHOULD TO ROAD AND MANTRA SHIT DRIVE EVERY TIME IT RAINS DUE TO THE RUNOFF FROM THE NEW CREATION OF RULES IN THE NEW PLAN NEIGHBORHOOD.

ALSO, I EXPERIENCED DAILY TRAFFIC ISSUES ON WHO SHOULD TOO, AND JEFFERSON AND HORRIBLE ROAD MAINTENANCE ISSUES.

POTHOLES ARE HUGE AND FIELD.

HOWEVER, IT DOESN'T FIX THE ROAD BEING NARROW UNLIT AND UNDER MANAGED BY DOTD THE EXPANSION FROM 90 HOMES TO 148, WE'LL INCLUDE AN ADDITIONAL 350 CARS THAT WILL RELY ON WHO SHOULD TO, UM, POSE TO EXPANSION OF THIS SUBDIVISION FROM MARCH.

HUNTER WANTED TO EXPRESS THAT I AM TOTALLY OPPOSED TO GUESTS, PATIENT BEING ALLOWED TO BELIEVE THIS IS WRONG CASE

[03:00:03]

FROM JULIET DR.

REEVE.

HELLO, I AM A NEIGHBORING LAND OWNER WRITING TO ASK YOU TO DENY THE REQUEST FOR A REVISION TO PUT TWO 12 OR TWO AT THE LEAST THE FURTHEST ITEM UNTIL PUBLIC NOTICE HAS BEEN POSTED AND A CHANCE FOR PUBLIC INPUT TO BE RECORDED.

I RECENTLY LEARNED OF THIS REVISION REQUESTS THROUGH AN EMAIL.

I UNDERSTAND THE PLANNING COMMISSION POSTED PUBLIC HEARING SCIENCE, BUT THEY WERE RAPIDLY REMOVED AS I NEVER SAW THEM.

DESPITE OFTEN DRIVING PAST THE PROPERTY IN QUESTION, THE OLD COLONY AND THE SANCTUARY OLD COLONY OSHA TWO ROAD WEST OF MELON LAKES.

ONE PROBLEM WITH THE INABILITY TO HAVE LIVE HEARINGS IS THAT THERE IS NO OPTION TO HEAR ANY URLS TO ALLOW THIS REVISION.

AND ANYONE GIVES ME A GOOD REASON TO ANY PROS TO ALLOW THEM THIS PROVISION.

I'M SORRY.

CAN ANYONE GIVE ME A GOOD REASON TO ALLOW THIS REVISION THAT WOULD ALLOW THE ADDITION OF AROUND 120 ADDITIONAL TO TWO ROAD, A TWO LANE UNIMPROVED THAT BLACKTOP AND THAT WOULD DIRECTLY CAUSE YET MORE RUNOFF TO AFFECT NEIGHBORING PROPERTY OWNERS? THIS PROPERTY WAS VOLUNTARILY PUT INTO THE RIA ZONING BY ITS PREVIOUS OWNERS OF MORE THAN 100 YEARS WHO WERE SENSITIVE TO THEIR, WHO SHOULD TO ROAD NEIGHBORS AND THEIR OPPOSITION TO HIGH DENSITY DEVELOPMENT IN OUR AREA, THE CURRENT OWNER AND DEVELOPER, MR. KEVIN WYNN BOUGHT IT UNDER THAT ZONING AND THEN IMMEDIATELY APPLIED TO HAVE A REASON TO RULE, TO ALLOW HIM TO CIRCUMVENT THE DENSITY RESTRICTION ALREADY IN PLACE.

I DON'T THINK IT IS COINCIDENCE THAT THOSE ZONING HEARING SIGNS ALSO PROMPTLY DISAPPEARED.

THE NEIGHBORS LEARNED OF THE REQUEST AND IN A MEETING OF WELL OVER 200 PEOPLE, UNANIMOUSLY VOICE THEIR OPPOSITION TO REZONE THE PROPERTY, THE WALL, THE COMPROMISE OF THE EXISTING POOL.

TWO 12 LIMITING THIS DEVELOPMENT TO 90 LOTS WAS ENACTED.

A BIG DEAL WAS MADE OVER THE FACT THAT A PUT DECLARES THE USE OF ALL THE PROPERTY, AND WON'T BE CHANGED.

NOW THE SAME OWNER SEEKS TO DO JUST THAT TO, AGAIN, NOT ONLY CIRCUMVENT, THE DENSITY ALLOWS AGREED UPON BY THE COMMUNITY SEVERAL YEARS AGO, BUT THE CIVIL PROCESS BY WHICH THE NEIGHBORS HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW AND SUBMIT OPINIONS ON THEIR REQUEST TO CHANGE IS TRULY A SHAME THAT EVERYTHING ABOUT THIS PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT PLAN IS BASED ON DECEIT AND MANIPULATION FROM THE WAY THE PUBLIC NOTICE SIGNS IMMEDIATELY DISAPPEARED.

SO THE ATTEMPTS TO REPEATEDLY GO AROUND, AGREED UPON RESTRICTIONS WITH NO JUSTIFICATION WITH 33 ACRES DEDICATED TO PAVED ACCESS AND A COUPLE OF UGLY PAIR BAR PITS.

THE DENSITY IS MORE ACCURATELY, 26 UNITS PER ACRE, WHICH IS OBVIOUSLY GOING TO AFFECT RUNOFF AND CREATE TRAFFIC PROBLEMS. OUR RESPECT OR LEE ASKED THE PLANNING COMMISSION TO DENY THE REVISION OR THE FURTHER DECISION UNTIL THE REQUEST FOR A ZONING CHANGE CAN BE POSTED AGAIN.

AND THE PUBLIC HAVE A CHANCE TO REVIEW AND COMMENT ON THIS REVISION REQUESTS.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND ATTENTION FROM KAREN CORLEY, TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN IN AGREEMENT WITH MY NEIGHBORS AT MALLARD CROSSING NEXT DOOR TO THE SANCTUARY OR COLONY.

I POSE THE DENSITY CHANGE OF THE LIGHTS WHO SHOULD TWO ROAD IS A TWO LANE ROAD WITH ONLY ONE OUTLET OR INFRASTRUCTURE IN OUR AREA DOES NOT ACCOUNT FOR MORE TRAFFIC CHANGING LOTS FROM 90 TO ONE 48.

WE'RE RESULTED IN A NET CHANGE OF 58 HOMES.

THAT'S EASILY ALMOST 100 MORE CARS.

IF YOU ACCOUNT FOR THE FACT THAT ALMOST EVERY HOUSEHOLD OWNS TWO VEHICLES, THIS IS IN ADDITION TO THE 90 HOMES.

THEY PLAN TO SEASON THAT SQUEEZE IN THERE.

I UNDERSTAND THAT THEY HAVE TROUBLE SELLING LOTS OF DUE TO THE VIRUS, BUT CHANGING THE DENSITY WON'T CHANGE THE FACT THAT FOLKS AREN'T NECESSARILY BUYING HOMES, RIGHT? THIS VERY MOMENT, ALFRED TICKET, ONE WHO SHOULD TO ROAD IS A SUBSTANDARD ROAD AND IS ALREADY FAR IN EXCESS OF TRAFFIC TEARING CAPACITY TO THE AREA OF FOOD SHOULD TO ROAD THAT THIS SUBDIVISION IS ATTACHED TO FLOODS.

IT'S IMPOSSIBLE.

THIS HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST TWO RECENTLY, NO VEHICLES, INCLUDING EMERGENCY VEHICLES CAN HAVE ACCESS TO THE SUBDIVISION.

THREE.

THE DEVELOPER AGREED WITH A REPRESENTATIVE OF AREA PROPERTY OWNERS WHEN IT WAS ORIGINALLY SUBMITTED TO LIMIT THE NUMBER OF LOTS TO 90 IN ORDER FOR THE PROPERTY OWNERS TO NOT OPPOSE THE SUBDIVISIONS, THIS SUBDIVISION EMPTIES ONTO WHO SHOULD TO ROAD IN A LOCATION THAT IS A VERY DANGEROUS CURVE AND A VERY DANGEROUS CURVE.

NUMBER FIVE, BASED ON THE ORIGINAL SUBDIVISION LAYOUT, THE DEVELOPER ALWAYS INTENDED TO ADD THESE LIGHTS AND NOT LIVE UP TO HIS COMMITMENTS TO PROPERTY OWNERS OR THE PLANNING COMMISSION SIX.

IF THIS CHANGE IS APPROVED, WHO SHOULD TO ROLL, WILL NEED TO BE SUBSTANTIALLY MODIFIED AT THE ENTRANCE TO THE SOUTH DIVISION, BY ADDING TURN LANES IN BOTH DIRECTIONS AND VERY LIKELY A TRAFFIC SIGNAL RED LIGHT, THIS WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT DUE TO THE AREA BEING IN A VERY DANGEROUS CURVE IN THE ROAD.

AND THAT HAS ALREADY CAUSED THE NUMBER OF DEATHS WHO SHOULD TO ROAD WOULD NEED TO BE STRAIGHTENED OUT TO ELIMINATE THE CURVES OR A DISTANCE OF AT LEAST 500 YARDS SEVEN.

THERE IS NO DOUBT THAT APPROVAL OF

[03:05:01]

THIS CHANGE WILL RESULT IN ADDITIONAL VEHICLE ACCIDENTS AND DEATHS.

KATHY DAY.

I'M A REGISTERED VOTER.

MY NAME IS CATHY PORTER DAY, WHO SHOULD TWO ROAD AREA IS NOT UP TO ALL THIS CONSTRUCTION.

THEY GO THE BIG TRUCKS COMING IN AND OUT SPREADING MUD ON THIS TWO LANE ROAD RIDE DOWN WHO SHOULD TOO, AND NOTICE THE CONDITION OF THE ROAD AND THE BAD CURVES BESIDES THE ANIMALS AND NATURE THAT HAVE TO CONSTANTLY ADJUST TO THE CONDITIONS OF THE LAND.

ALSO, THIS SOUNDS VERY GREELEY TO ME FROM GLEN HANNAH, NO FROM JAMES LEE.

GOOD EVENING.

I SPOKE WITH WEBSTER THIS AFTERNOON AND HE DIRECTED ME TO SEND YOU AN EMAIL FOR DOCUMENTATION OF MY OPPOSITION TO THIS MOTION FOR AMENDMENT OR THE CURRENT PLAN REVISION.

AND I'M A RESIDENT OF EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH IN MALHEUR LAKE SUBDIVISION OFF BOUCHER TOO, WHICH IS ADJACENT TO THE CURRENT DEVELOPMENT.

MY ADDRESS IS TWO ONE FIVE ZERO SIX TURKEY CREEK DRIVE AS SIGNIFICANT OPPOSITION TO THIS AMENDMENT FOR EXPANSION TO ONE TO 30 LOTS, ADDING 40 LOTS OF THE CURRENT 90.

MY OPPOSITION STEMS FROM SEVERAL REASONS.

ONE, THE CURRENT DEVELOPMENT HAS ALREADY CREATED A STRAIN ON DRAINAGE.

THE INTEREST FLOODS AND CREATES A DANGEROUS FLOW OF WATER ACROSS WHO SHOULD TOO AT THE CURVE TO THE VOLUME OF ANTICIPATED TRAFFIC OUT OF THE CURRENT APPROVED DEVELOPMENT WILL CREATE A DANGEROUS INTERSECTION IN THE CURVE AND ADDING MORE, LOTS AND MORE NET NEW TRAFFIC WILL EXACERBATE THIS THREE.

THE CURRENT LAND OWNER DOES NOT MAINTAIN THE CURRENT PROPERTY FOR WHO SHOULD TOO HAS NO ADDITIONAL EXIT AS IT DEAD ENDS.

AND W WITH MAN SHACK, RESERVE CLARK'S FERRY AND OTHER DEVELOPMENTS, THE WORLD CAN NOT HANDLE GOODBYE FIVE.

IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THE INITIAL SUBMISSION FOR THIS DEVELOPMENT INCLUDED MORE LOTS, BUT THE DECISION WAS MADE TO LIMIT IT TO THE CURRENT 90.

I BELIEVE THE WAS MADE BASED UPON CURRENT STUDIES ON DRAINAGE TRAFFICKING, CURRENT ZONING AND LAND USE.

WHAT HAS CHANGED TO WARRANT SUCH A REVISION? I WOULD ASK THAT THE COMMITTEE CONSIDER THE PRESERVATION OF THIS AREA OF WHO SHOULD TWO FORDS.

FOUR REMAINS THE ONLY AGRICULTURE AGRICULTURAL AREA IN SOUTH EBR.

THE DESIRE TO SPLIT LOTS, TO INCREASE THE NUMBER WITHOUT ADDING ANY ADDITIONAL LAND WILL CREATE OVERCROWDING WORSE THAN TRAFFIC IMPAIRING ALREADY STRANGE DRAINAGE AREA THAT IS WITHIN THE FLOOD ZONE.

I SUSPECT THE DESIRE IS DRIVEN, NOT FOR ANYTHING OTHER THAN AN ENHANCEMENT OF THE ABILITY TO SALE INCREASE PROFITS FOR A SMALLER MARKET DEMAND, SMALLER LOTS LOWER COSTS IN THE BR MARKET RATHER THAN LARGER LOTS OF LARGER HOME DEVELOPMENT.

I CHALLENGED THE DEVELOPER REGARDING THE QUALITY OF CONSTRUCTION OF NOTED SAMPLE PLAN HOMES IN THIS AMENDMENT.

I WOULD ASK THAT THE COMMITTEE, I WOULD ASK THE COMMITTEE TO JOIN THE RESIDENTS OF MARYLAND LAKES IN OPPOSING THIS REVISION JULIE THURMAN.

I AM WRITING.

SO MY OPINION IS NOTED THAT I OPPOSE ADDING MORE SMALLER, LOTS TO THE SUBDIVISION, THE SANCTUARY AT OLD COLONY BOUCHER TO ROAD AS A NARROW TWO LANE HIGHWAY WITH NO SHOULDER AND WITH ONLY ONE OUTLET ONTO JEFFERSON HIGHWAY, THERE ARE ALREADY MANY TRAFFIC ISSUES AND ADDING MORE HOUSING, LOTS WILL ONLY INCREASE THE TRAFFIC PROBLEMS AND EMPHASIZE OUR LACK OF INFRASTRUCTURE IN THE AREA FROM STACY FRANK, I'M A NEIGHBORING LANDOWNER.

RYAN HAS ASKED YOU TO DENY THE REQUEST FOR REVISION TO PUT TWO 12 OR AT LEAST THE FURTHEST ITEM TO PUBLIC NOTICE.

IS THAT POSTED OR IS THIS THE ONE WE JUST RAISED? THANKS.

SO WE'LL GO FROM BOTH THURMAN AS IT STANDS.

NOW, THE 90 LOTS IS AGGRESSIVE.

HOWEVER, INCREASING THIS TO THE PROPOSAL, 140 LIGHTS, 140 PLUS LOTS IS NOT IDEAL.

THE TRAFFIC IS THE TRAFFIC AS IT IS ON, WHO SHOULD TOO IS HORRIBLE AS IS THE DESIGN OF THE ROAD, WHICH IS 20 YEARS BEHIND IN TERMS OF ADEQUATE SAFE DEVELOPMENT.

AS A RESIDENT WHO TRAVELS, WHO SHOULD TOO.

I DREAD DRIVING IT AT NIGHT FROM ALVIN VARGAS.

ONE, THE ADDITION OF LOTS AND THE CHANGE OF PRIVATE TO PUBLIC ROADS IS NOT IN THE BEST INTEREST OF COMMUNITY TO ORIGINAL PLAN CALL FOR 200 PLUS LOTS AND WAS MET BY STANDING ROOM ONLY OPPOSITION DEVELOPER, COMMITTED TO THE PUT, AS IT CURRENTLY EXISTS AT 90 LIGHTS, PRIVATE ROADS, ET CETERA, PROVIDE CITIZENS OPPOSED WITH A DROP OPPOSITION.

EXISTING FOOT WAS THE UNAPPROVED THREE WHO SHOULD TO ROAD IS SUBSTANDARD NARROW LANES WITH NO SHOULDERS AND FULL OF DANGEROUS POTHOLES AND CURVES, ENTRY AND EXIT INTO THIS PORT IS IN A DANGEROUS CURVE.

PROPER ROAD.

MAINTENANCE IS NONEXISTENT FOR IN RECENT YEARS.

OVER 500 RESIDENTIAL, LOTS HAVE BEEN DEVELOPED THAT MUST USE WHO SHOULD TWO PLUS PRIVATE OWNERS, SALES OR RESIDENCES ALSO PLACING INCREASED DEMAND ON THE ROADWAY.

NOT TO MENTION THAT FROM ASCENSION USE, WHO SHOULD TO, TO ACCESS THE DENIM LIVINGSTON AREAS.

I READ AS A PARENT, THE DEVELOPER ALWAYS CONTRARY TO HIS COMMITMENT

[03:10:01]

PLAN TO AMEND THE ORIGINAL PUT, PLEASE COMPARE THE ORIGINAL POETS OF THE PROPOSED TO SEE THE LAYOUT.

AND IN PARTICULAR, THE FACT THAT IT CONNECTS TO AN EXISTING NEIGHBORHOOD, IT WAS DISCUSSED THAT ORIGINAL MEETING THAT THERE COULD BE NO PUBLIC ROADS WITH CONNECTIONS FOR ULTIMATE ENTRY EXIT.

THE DEVELOPER HAS ONE ALREADY IN PLACE.

HOW CONVENIENT? OF COURSE HE WILL SAY IT WAS FOR SAFETY, BUT HAS IT HEAVILY BARRICADED? SIX DEVELOPER WILL TELL YOU, COVERT IS DICTATING THIS NEED BY CAUSING POOR SALES, SIMPLY NOT TRUE, SLOW DEVELOPMENT AND LACK OF MARKETING OR WHAT CAUSED SALES.

KAREN LEBOEUF OSHA TO ROAD IS SUBSTANDARD AND SHOULD BE UPGRADE BEFORE ANY MORE TRAFFIC IS CONSIDERED.

SAME WITH ELLIOTT ROADS OR DISGRACE.

KEVIN, THE DREAM, THE INFRASTRUCTURE ON WHO SHE TO ROW CANNOT HANDLE EVEN MORE LOTS AT THAT SITE.

THE TRAFFIC WILL BECOME A NIGHTMARE WITH WHO SHOULD TO ONLY HAVING ONE BOOK OUTLET.

THE COMMISSION VOTED AGAINST MORE LOTS BEFORE.

IT'S JUST STICK TO WHAT WAS DETERMINED AT THE TIME.

THERE IS NO GOOD REASON TO ADD EVEN MORE LOTS.

LAUREN CAMPANELLA.

I DISAGREE WITH THE PROPOSED CHANGES TO ADD MORE LOTS.

WE'LL FEW REASONS FOR INFRASTRUCTURE, TRAFFIC, AND WHO SHOULD TOO HAVING ONE OUTLET, LAURIE, FOR A BLOG, WE HAVE TOO MUCH TRAFFIC ON WHO SHOULD TOO.

I LIVE IN AZALEA LAKES AND WHO SHOULD TUNE THESE REPAIRS AND UPGRADES TO HANDLE ANY MORE CARS? GOSH, UNDER DOLL, DOLLY WALL, I LIVE IN THE COMMUNITY RIGHT NEXT TO THIS ONE, WITH THE REQUEST TO CHANGE AS THEIR REPRESENTATIVE INCREASING IN THE NUMBER OF HOUSES WILL RESULT IN A LOT OF TRAFFIC IN RUSSIA TOO.

RIGHT NOW WE BARELY HAVE ENOUGH ROOM FOR ANOTHER 100 CARS ON THAT ROAD.

I'M AGAINST THE CHANGE REQUESTED.

BUT IF CITY IS GOING TO A, THE CHANGES IN THE CITY NEED TO START WIDENING THE WORLD FROM TWO LANE OR FOUR LANE DATE.

THAT MEANS ONCE THE DECISION HAS PASSED THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE ROAD TO START ALONG WITH IT.

SO PLEASE THINK ABOUT THE RESONANCE BEFORE APPROVING, AS WE ALREADY HAVE ENOUGH TRAFFIC TO DEAL WITH THE OTHER COMMUNITIES COMING UP, THINK CAREFULLY ON THIS ONE.

AND I TOTALLY, I GUESS THIS CHAIN OVER 19 SHOULD NOT BE A REASON TO DO ANYTHING AS THINGS WILL TURN AROUND AND THE BUILDER WILL SELL THE LOTS ARE, THEY CAN LOWER THE PRICE FOR LIGHT AND CUT THEIR PROFITS.

ALL THEY WANT TO DO IS INCREASE THEIR PROFIT.

SO PLEASE THANK FOR THE PEOPLE.

THANKS CHAIR QUESTION REGARDING THAT EMAIL, IF IT WAS A DUTY PERIOD, IT WAS THE EXACT SAME EMAIL CONTENT WAS THE SAME WORD SUBMITTED BY DIFFERENT APP, A DIFFERENT PERMISSION MEMBERS.

AT THIS TIME, I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND INVITE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS OR FOR THIS ITEM, VICE CHAIRMAN GROUT.

UM, MR. HOLCOMB, IF I'M READING THIS CORRECTLY, THIS IS A MORE THAN 50% INCREASE IN NUMBER OF LOTS HE'S ASKING FOR, IS IT NOT? IT IS OKAY.

IT'S A MAJOR CHANGE THAT REQUIRES BECAUSE OF THAT.

IT REQUIRES COUNCIL APPROVAL.

ALRIGHT.

WAS LOOKING FOR SOME ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, UM, REGARDING SOME FUTURE ROAD PROJECTS, BUT HE IS AWARE OF IT.

THERE'S NO QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS THE HOUSE.

I'M SORRY.

IF YOU HAVE THE FLOOR, HE SAID, THIS REQUIRES THE COUNCIL APPROVAL.

THAT'S CORRECT.

A MAJOR CHANGE TO THE CONCEPT PLAN THAT REQUIRES PLANNING COMMISSION AND THEN COUNCIL APPROVAL NEXT MONTH.

OH, OKAY.

I MOVE FOR APPROVAL THEN AS A CHAIRMAN, THERE'S A MOTION ON THE FLOOR TO APPROVE THIS ITEM.

IS THERE A SECOND TO THAT MOTION? COMMISSIONER COLLINS LEWIS WERE SECOND FIRST.

LIKE WHERE HE'S TRYING TO SAY SOMETHING.

NO, SHOW ME THE FRAME.

OKAY, WELL THEN COMMISSIONER ELLIS.

I THOUGHT I SAW YOUR HAND NEXT, WHERE YOU SECONDING THAT MOTION.

THERE'S A SECOND TO THE MOTION FROM COMMISSIONER ADDISON TO APPROVE FROM COMMISSIONER ELLENDER.

ARE THERE ANY OBJECTIONS TO APPROVING THAT ITEM? CAN I ASK WHAT ABOUT THE COUNCILMAN'S COMMENTS ON THIS PROJECT? COMMITTERS? I HAVE TALKED TO COUNCILMAN HUDSON ON THIS PARTICULAR CASE.

SEVERAL TIMES.

HE IS WELL AWARE OF IT AND KNOWS IT GOES TO HIM AT COUNSEL.

HE HAD, UH, MANY QUESTIONS AND

[03:15:01]

UM, THAT'S ALL I CAN SHARE WITH YOU.

UM, THE CONCERN I HAVE HERE IS THE, UM, THE SIZE OF THE CHANGE.

IT IS VERY SUBSTANTIAL.

I THINK THIS IS A GOOD DEVELOPER, BUT IT WASN'T.

I THINK THEY, THEY DINNER GENERALLY DO GOOD WORK, BUT AT THE SAME TIME, I KNOW.

AND I DISCUSSED THIS WITH COUNCILMAN HUDSON THAT I DID HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT HOW SIGNIFICANT THIS CHANGE WAS.

SO I MEAN, THIS, THIS NEEDS, I THINK JUST NEEDS TO GO TO COUNCIL, BUT AT THE SAME TIME, I THINK WE NEED TO MAKE OUR OPINIONS CLEAR.

I THINK THIS IS TOO MUCH OF A CHANGE IF THIS WERE, IF WE WERE DOING TO BE 10, MAYBE 15%, BUT YOU'RE 50%.

IT'S JUST NOT, NOT SOMETHING.

I THINK IT'S JUST TOO MAJOR OF A CHANGE IF COUNCIL WANTS TO DEAL WITH THAT, THAT'S FINE, BUT I CAN'T GOOD CONSCIENCE RECOMMEND IT.

SO I'M JUST, THAT'S MY OPINION.

THANK YOU, MR. ALLEN, DID YOU HAVE A COMMENT? YEAH.

I'D SECOND COMMISSIONER.

GROUND'S COMMENTS IS I REMEMBER SITTING IN THE ROOM WHERE SEVERAL OF YOU ARE, BUT NOT ALL OF US.

UM, AND LISTENING TO THE CONCERNS THAT THAT RESIDENTS AREA HAD IN THIS CAMP THE FIRST TIME AROUND THE CURVE OF THE ROAD, THE TWO LANE ROAD, THE TRAFFIC, AND IT WAS, UM, SOMETHING THAT TOOK US A WHILE AND WE TOOK SERIOUSLY.

AND I THINK PART OF WHAT LED TO THE IMPETUS TO MOVE FORWARD WITH IT WAS THE, UM, COMPROMISE WAS THE REDUCED NUMBER OF UNITS.

AND SO I FEEL LIKE THIS KIND OF, AT LEAST TO ME, IT FEELS LIKE PLAYING THE GAME A LITTLE BIT WHERE GETTING IT APPROVED AND THEN COMING BACK AND ASKING FOR ESSENTIALLY THREE COURT, THE INITIAL REQUEST WAS IT WAS NOT, UM, SOMETHING THAT A LOCAL RESIDENTS WERE SUPPORTIVE OF.

I CAN'T IN GOOD CONSCIOUS SAY, YEAH, LET'S JUST PASS THIS THROUGH.

UM, WITH, WITH THE RECOMMENDATION TO COUNCIL, WHEN WE DON'T HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR FROM EVERYBODY TONIGHT, BUT WE CERTAINLY HEARD FROM THEM IN THE PAST.

SO I DON'T KNOW IF WE NEED A VOTE OR HOW IT GOES, BUT LIKE TO MAKE THOSE COMMENTS AND BE OPPOSED TO THIS.

COMMISSIONER ALLEN, ADDITIONAL COMMENTS.

UM, I HAVE ONE OTHER COUNCILMAN HELPS HIM DID NOT ONE WAY OR THE OTHER, UH, ACCRUE DISCIPLINE.

HE WAS WAITING ON MORE INFORMATION TO THEN MAKE A DECISION ON THIS PARTICULAR ONE INFORMATION REGARDING THE BALL TOLD THEM THAT IF THIS WERE TO BE APPROVED AND CONFIRMED, IT DOES GO ON TO COUNCIL FOR THE CONCEPT PLAN FINAL APPROVAL, EVEN THAT WOULD REQUIRE AN ADDITIONAL FINAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN THAT WOULD HAVE TO GO BACK BEFORE THIS COMMISSION, UH, BEFORE ANY, BEFORE THE ACTUAL LOTS WERE CREATED.

SO IT'S A MULTISTEP PROCESS WITH MANY ADDITIONAL STEPS.

SO HE SEEMED TO BE OKAY, BUT, UH, KNEW THAT, THAT THIS ONE, THIS REQUIRES MULTIPLE APPROVALS FOR ANYTHING TO HAPPEN.

I JUST AGREE WITH TUITION OF RICE, IT'S LIKE A DOUBLE WHAT I THINK I COULD SEE ADDING SOME THAT THEY'RE DOUBLING UP THE AMOUNT OF STUFF A LOT.

THAT'S A LOT.

SO I'M, I'M, I'M GONNA, UM, I'LL MAKE GERMAN, I'LL MAKE AN INFORMED DECISION WHEN IT COMES TO CALL THE COUNCIL.

COMMISSIONER COLLINS LEWIS.

WAS THAT COMMISSIONER ADDISON? NO.

MR. CHAIRMAN COMMISSIONER HILL.

I WOULD RECOMMEND THAT WE, WELL, I'M PERSONALLY GOING TO VOTE AGAINST THIS.

UH, I'D ALSO LIKE TO, UM, SUPPORT WORK, VICE CHAIRMAN, UH, HAD TO SAY, I, I DO THINK, UH, THE CHANGES SIGNIFICANT AND I DO BELIEVE THAT THERE'S A VALID OPPOSITION BY THE COMMUNITY FOR THE CHANGE.

AND I LIKE TO BE SURE WE TAKE THAT INTO CONSIDERATION.

UM, THIS IS, UM, TO BE HONEST, A LITTLE DISTURBING THAT THEY'RE REQUESTING A CHANGE OF THIS SIZE AND THIS MAGNITUDE GIVEN, UH, WHAT THEY WENT THROUGH TO GET IT ORIGINALLY, UM, AGREED UPON AND APPROVED.

UM, AND, UM,

[03:20:01]

UH, COMMISSIONER HILL, UH, DID YOU WISH TO MAKE A SUBSTITUTE MOTION OR WERE YOU JUST KIND OF STATING YOUR POSITION? NO, I WAS JUST STATING MY POSITION.

I JUST, I JUST WANT IT TO BE SURE THAT, UH, AT LEAST ON THE RECORD THAT, UM, THERE WAS SOME RECOGNITION OF THE OPPOSITION THAT CAME IN AND, UH, SOME RECOGNITION OF THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THIS CHANGE BEING, UH, SOMEWHAT DISTURBING.

SO THANK YOU.

COMMISSIONER COLLINS, LEWIS.

UH, AND IT IS A, IT IS A SIGNIFICANT CHANGE AND, AND, UH, UH, THE NUMBER OF, UH, COMMENTS THAT WE RECEIVED THEN NOTED THAT, THAT, UH, YOU KNOW, THE OPPOSITION OPPOSITION WAS OBVIOUSLY THERE, UH, PRIOR TO A COMPROMISE THAT BROUGHT IT TO THE 90 LOTS PRIOR TO THE SIGNIFICANT CHANGE, UH, TO 148, UH, LOTS, UH, I DON'T THINK CAN BE OVERLOOKED.

ONE OTHER THING THAT I LIKE, UH, RYAN TO JUST KIND OF TOUCH UPON, AS FAR AS I KNOW WE'VE DONE IT IN THE PAST, GENERALLY WHEN WE HAVE ONE OR MORE, OR AT LEAST, UH, MORE THAN, UH, A COUPLE, UH, COMMENTS THAT SPEAK TO THE PUBLIC NOTICE.

AND I KNOW THAT WE, I KNOW THAT OUR STAFF IS GENERALLY VERY DILIGENT AND, UH, POSTING THE NOTICES AND ADHERING TO, UH, THE ORDINANCES AND POLICIES AND PROTOCOLS THAT WE'VE ESTABLISHED AS IN, AS IN SO FAR AS MAKING SURE THAT THE PUBLIC IS AWARE, UH, AT THESE PARTICULAR PROPERTIES WHERE I COULD YOU SPEAK TO WHAT ACTUALLY HAPPENED AT LOCATION AND WHETHER OR NOT WE DID MEET OUR REQUIREMENTS IN THAT REGARD.

CERTAINLY MR. CHAIRMAN, I CAN CONFIRM THAT THE SUBJECT PROPERTY WAS POSTED A YELLOW SONG WAS POSTED ON SITE ON JULY 22ND.

UH, WE DO HAVE PICTURES, UH, AS PART OF THE FILE AND I CAN PROVIDE THOSE AND EMAIL THOSE OUT TO ANY RESIDENT THAT WOULD LIKE THOSE ALSO PUBLIC NOTIFICATION CARDS OR POSTCARDS OR MAIL TO ALL PROPERTY OWNERS WITHIN 300 FEET OF THIS DEVELOPMENT AND ALSO TO THE MALHEUR LAKES, PROPERTY OWNERS ASSOCIATION ON JULY 31ST.

AGAIN, WE HAVE A LIST OF THOSE MAILINGS STAFF REPORTS WERE POSTED ON A WEBSITE ON AUGUST 6TH AND LEGAL ADS WERE RUNNING THE ADVOCATE ON AUGUST 7TH, 11 TO 13.

THANK YOU FOR THAT CLARIFICATION FOR THAT INFORMATION, RYAN, ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS? UH, MISTRESS WAS THE COUNCIL WITH A DENIAL STILL GIVES THE COUNCIL THE ABILITY TO SAY YES OR NO.

I KNOW THAT THAT'S THE FACT, BUT I DON'T WANT TO CHILL.

YEAH, NOT SURE ABOUT, I DON'T WANT TO KILL THIS, BUT I DO WANT TO GIVE APPLICANTS, UH, THE OPPORTUNITY TO RECONSIDER WHAT THEY'RE DOING HERE.

SURE.

AND I BELIEVE AS LONG AS, UH, THE, THE ITEM RECEIVED ONE, UH, ONE VOTE AND SUPPORT THAT WOULD GO ON TO COUNCIL TO BE CONSIDERED.

COMMISSIONER BROUGHT FROM AROUND.

ALL RIGHT.

THANKS.

ARE WE GOING TO DO A RECALL OR SOMETHING ELSE? I WAS GOING TO MAKE A SUBSTITUTE MOTION TO DENY THAT THAT THAT WILL SOLVE THE ISSUE, CORRECT.

THAT'S GREAT.

AT THIS TIME, WE'LL DO A ROLL CALL.

VOTE, MR. HONG KONG.

THE MOTION AT THE SECOND IS TO APPROVE.

THIS IS ITEM 10 TO 12 COLONY CHAIRMAN WAS NO BY CHAIRMAN GRILL.

NO COMMISSIONER ADDISON.

US A DENIAL TO COUNCIL COMMISSION.

THOSE, UH, YES.

COMMISSIONER ALLEN WAS A NO COMMISSIONER COLLINS LEWIS.

I'M GOING TO ABSTAIN STAINS.

COMMISSIONER.

ELEANOR WAS LIKE, YES.

COMMISSIONER HAWTHORNE.

NO, NO.

IN COMMISSIONER HILL.

NO, THE MOTION FAILS.

IT WILL GO AS A DENIAL ONTO COUNCIL COMMISSIONER, STERLING APOLOGIZE, COMMISSIONER STERLING.

IT SOUNDS LIKE I DON'T NEED TO VOTE, BUT DECIDING BUTTON WAS VOTING.

I'D VOTE.

NO, I'LL MARK YOU DOWN FOR NO IT'S TWO DAYS AND SEVEN, SIX NOS, AND ONE ABSTENTION.

IT GIVES

[03:25:01]

THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER MEMBERS

[Communications]

AT THIS TIME, WE'LL MOVE ON TO COMMUNICATIONS.

UH, BEGINNING WITH DIRECTOR'S COMMENTS, MR. HOGAN CHAIRMAN, JUST A FEW THINGS TO UPDATE YOU ON THE CITY PAIR OF STORMWATER MASTER PLAN COMMITTEE IS CONTINUING TO MEET ONCE A MONTH.

WE HAVE OUR NEXT MEETING TOMORROW MORNING.

THEY ANNOUNCED THAT A PUBLIC WEBSITE WAS RECENTLY UNVEILED TO THE PUBLIC.

THE WEBSITE CAN BE FOUND AT STORMWATER DOT DOT GOV WILL HELP INFORM CITY PARISH RESIDENTS AND CITIZENS OF THE ONGOING WORK OF THIS GROUP AND THE CITY PARISH AS A WHOLE TO IMPROVE DRAINAGE, REDUCE FLOODING IMPACT THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE PARISH.

WE DO ANTICIPATE ADDITIONAL REVISIONS TO CHAPTER 15, UH, THAT COMES WITH THIS COMMITTEE.

AGAIN, I'LL KEEP YOU UPDATED.

AS PROGRESS HAS MADE BEER, THE ONLY OTHER UPDATE, I BELIEVE A HAPPY BIRTHDAY'S IN ORDER TO COMMISSIONER EDISON AS A BIRTHDAY COMING UP.

AND NOW FEW DAYS, I BELIEVE AUGUST 21ST TYPE OF BIRTHDAY, EVERY BIRTHDAY COMMISSION ADDISON.

WE'RE NOT GOING TO SING FOR HIM.

COMMISSIONER EDMONDSON.

DID YOU SAY YOU WANTED 47? OKAY.

WE'RE GOING TO GO.

WE'RE GOING TO THE SAME THING.

LET'S DRAW THAT MOTION AT THIS TIME.

WE WILL MOVE ON TO COMMISSIONER'S COMMENTS.

I'LL BEGIN WITH AN UPDATE ON THE PLANNING DIRECTOR SELECTION.

UH, THE GROUP HAS MET TWICE SINCE OUR LAST COMMISSION MEETING.

UH, WE MET ON JULY 27TH AND AUGUST 10TH, AND THOSE MEETINGS, THE GROUP HAS FINALIZED REVISIONS TO THE JOB DESCRIPTION AND HAS AGREED ON THE CONTENT OF THE ADVERTISEMENT.

AND THE POSTING, UH, WAS, IS WELL SET TO, UH, GO UP FOR BETWEEN AUGUST 15TH TO SEPTEMBER 15TH, 30 DAYS.

THE JOB ANNOUNCEMENT HAS BEEN POSTED TO THE FOLLOWING CITY PARISH, HR, THE ADVOCATE, BATON ROUGE, KATIE ANNA, AND NEW ORLEANS AMERICAN PLANNING ASSOCIATION, THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS AND LOUISIANA MUNICIPAL ASSOCIATION.

OUR NEXT MEETING IS SCHEDULED FOR AUGUST 31ST AT 12:00 PM.

ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING ANY OF THAT INFORMATION? YES.

VICE CHAIRMAN GRAS.

HE'LL HAVE WE RECEIVED ANYTHING AT THE EMAIL? YES.

OKAY, GOOD.

SO IT'S ALREADY, IT'S ALREADY STARTING WORKING.

EXCELLENT.

DEALING WITH COMMENTS.

THANK YOU TO BILL.

ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS, IF NOT THEN COMMISSIONERS.

THEN I WOULD ASK YOU TO JOIN ME IN CONGRATULATING OUR NEWEST EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH.

MAGGIE GLEASON, LONG RANGE DIVISION PLANNER.

MAGGIE'S PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE FUTURE FUTURE BR FOR A NATION OF OUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS, INCLUDING BROWNFIELDS AND WORKING WITH THE COMPLETE STREETS CITIZENS ADVISORY COMMITTEE.

RECENTLY, SHE HAS BEEN WORKING WITH THE CONSULTANTS ON THE BORDER GUARD TOWN, HISTORIC BUILDING SURVEY, AND DRAFTING DESIGN GUIDELINES WITH THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

ALSO JUST THIS MONTH, MAGGIE HAS RECEIVED A PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATION FROM THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PLANNERS, VALUABLE EMPLOYEE WHO READILY ACCEPTS NEW CHALLENGES.

MACKEY HAS MAGGIE IS VERY DESERVING OF THIS RECOGNITION.

PLEASE JOIN ME IN CONGRATULATING MAGGIE COMMISSION MEMBERS.

IS THERE A MOTION TO ADJOURN MOTION? COMMISSIONER COLLINS LEWIS, SECOND MARK ISLANDER.

ARE THERE ANY OBJECTIONS SEEING NONE? WE ARE ADJOURNED.