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Commissioners noted the property had previously been residential and the request was a downzoning. The petitioner and owner, John Camenita, was not present at the meeting.

A commissioner moved to approve the downzoning on the basis that the proposed RS2 classification is a less intense use than the current institutional designation; the motion was seconded and carried. The roll call recorded votes as: Commissioner Boone — yes; Commissioner Celestine — yes; Bert Dubic — yes; Commissioner Bullock — yes; Commissioner Hudson — yes. Commissioner Hudson offered condolences to the petitioner on the loss of his wife.

No public comment or additional conditions were recorded during the hearing. Staff did not provide a timeline for subsequent permitting or development changes at the meeting.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","City of Covington, Planning & Zoning_6-16-25","oneSentenceSummary","The Planning and Zoning Commission approved rezoning 111 Maple Lane from institutional (ID) to single-family residential (RS2), reverting the parcel to a less intensive use; the petitioner and owner, John Camenita, was not present at the hearing.","taxTitle","Covington, St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana","taxId",69766,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6198866,"Covington planners amend rezoning for former Anadale Plantation to CBD to allow boutique hotel and event venue",1103,858000,1961000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3842094-938cc61688564fce557acfc650347b95&start=858&end=1961","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3842094-938cc61688564fce557acfc650347b95/thumbnail_858000.jpg","/articles/6198866/Covington/St-Tammany-Parish/Louisiana/Covington-planners-amend-rezoning-for-former-Anadale-Plantation-to-CBD-to-allow-boutique-hotel-and-event-venue","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6198866-27b3f5e54704ee7e455d603e0528016d/orig.mp4?Expires=1776205178&Signature=A~3U7JjxZeJzLdYb3LrYVfch5Zb0f-G-yGyNVpA2-GVylLLIJb1xzp01jybLK8f8KPefBqhndSPnSzNrgx5MXenSLwYzqaX4-AvGGb-6br2sR0dkC8QjzvKQVyl6EPgD-ztQcvL8-iTp9yzbnzFGMx2KsuIHhyM3SZ7Mk-tcydAgxdOGSQ7VN3ZAZ9tf2rAvrp34EOrZ~vdMFjf0bauq-LuNgPKLBKx8u1l4drANOOeMy1RGRdEzc0PLiLuyu690OP9VkjpJwC5VCuaELrcah4pOhVpWghK1LvBe37WTpD3leX0m1UQSa1t-SOXngvOc75~gteN7RV3F1GWioiYDUg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The City of Covington Planning and Zoning Commission approved a zoning change for 71495 Chestnut Street — the former Anadale Plantation site — amending the applicant’s requested regional commercial (CR) designation to central business district (CBD) to allow the property to be renovated and operated as a small boutique hotel and event venue.

City staff said the property is currently zoned CN and had lost nonconforming commercial status after being vacant for more than a year. The site covers about 5.11 acres, according to the petitioner’s application, and is located in Section 42, T-7-S R-11-E in the town of Claiborne within the City of Covington.

Bradley Cook of Sterling Properties, the petitioner’s representative, told commissioners the applicant is open to either CR or CBD but prefers CBD because it “serves our purpose” while avoiding the broader set of more intensive uses that CR would permit. “CBD serves our purpose. We do not have to have CR,” Cook said. He described plans to renovate the existing two-story structure (about a 30-foot height estimate) and operate a boutique hotel tied to wedding and event business; initial plans call for preserving the current room count and later phased additions if permitted.

Neighbor Charles Coombe, who said he lives at 71451 Chestnut Street, opposed the rezoning. Coombe raised historical objections to prior annexation and zoning for the site and said the property has a single entrance that funnels delivery and event traffic through his neighborhood. “I think it was a spot zoning to start with and spot annexation to start with because it was adjacent to no other City Of Covington property other than the river bottom,” Coombe said.

Commissioners discussed the range of uses allowed under CR and CBD zoning and the potential for more intense commercial activities under CR, including heavy equipment sales, automobile dealers and warehouses. A commissioner proposed approving the change but amending the requested CR to CBD “as it will provide less future intense uses.” The motion to approve the rezoning as CBD received a second and carried. The roll call recorded votes as: Commissioner Boone — yes; Commissioner Celestine — yes; Commissioner Bert Dubic — yes; Commissioner Bullock — yes; Commissioner Hudson — yes. Commissioner Hudson encouraged the applicant to work with neighbors.

At the meeting the applicant said Councilman Burrell Lehi had expressed support for the project. The petitioner did not provide a construction schedule; commissioners noted additional site-permit approvals and any future phases would be subject to separate permitting and review.","The Planning and Zoning Commission approved changing zoning for 71495 Chestnut Street from CN to CBD (amending the applicant’s requested CR) to allow restoration of the former Anadale Plantation as a small hotel and wedding venue; neighbors raised traffic and historical-contiguity concerns.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6198869,"Covington planners approve rezoning for Boys and Girls Club site",299,558000,857000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3842094-938cc61688564fce557acfc650347b95&start=558&end=857","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3842094-938cc61688564fce557acfc650347b95/thumbnail_558000.jpg","/articles/6198869/Covington/St-Tammany-Parish/Louisiana/Covington-planners-approve-rezoning-for-Boys-and-Girls-Club-site","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6198869-4a45b14042fbe335d4fb37a45e648be5/orig.mp4?Expires=1776205178&Signature=SnoIbSrHOU~nYkkwgfVwSOg7qRPwci~TWLT8OiaE6DK7RP5eyhsvWe77VOAIeUrBfciRhvaBAD9fk5~uAi1Ph6iECCUEiSudhE9KcwLQqAp3Ni0PactrO1AmqEYXDmhbNtNwidwhJI2ngNy6TEMiJEnbu9X3FdMFiysXJGmWrhNl8li0bCO3rIhNhRC0rABMiYiStA~zPp91UnPQ~I1teu66oFYFJ0BFoXjKLlq7eeg2IBngVgKV3bAmC6FF3h5uNbTJCKDe6GpQ6k1MbUNiHQAWr0ckKsv1qYZa8W7pl9NOhH4jeMQ1HL85xCAiUKa78Ap2qaGWJmt4fhFu2OBitQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The City of Covington Planning and Zoning Commission approved a rezoning request to change Lot 1A, Square 2904 (the corner of West 29th Avenue and North Tyler Street) from neighborhood commercial to institutional to allow the Boys and Girls Club of Metro Louisiana to build an approximately 8,500-square-foot facility.

The change allows uses listed under the institutional classification, including community centers, schools and recreational facilities — uses the petitioner said are needed to support youth programs in the neighborhood.

Jeff Shane, an attorney with the Jones Hussell law firm representing the Boys and Girls Club of Metro Louisiana, said the club submitted a preliminary site plan and had calculated setbacks, buffers and parking. “We would respectfully request that you consider recommending the change of zoning into institutional, again, to allow the Boys and Girls Club to do their thing in our great city,” Shane said.

City staff and commissioners discussed the permitted uses under the institutional (ID) classification. City staff noted section 3.19 (ID) in the zoning code and identified permitted uses including community centers, schools, private schools, recreational facilities and accessory uses \"customarily incidental to the above permitted uses.\" Staff explained the institutional designation was appropriate because the proposed program is a mix of those uses and because institutional zoning allows buildings larger than the 5,000-square-foot limit that applies under the current neighborhood commercial zoning.

Commissioners voted to approve the rezoning. The roll call recorded votes as: Commissioner Boone — yes; Commissioner Celestine — yes; Commissioner Bert Dubic — yes; Commissioner Bullock — abstain; Commissioner Hudson — yes. The motion was recorded as approved.

The petitioner and staff did not identify additional permitting or timeline details at the meeting; no public speakers opposed the request during the hearing.","The City of Covington Planning and Zoning Commission approved rezoning of Lot 1A, Square 2904 (corner of West 29th Avenue and North Tyler Street) from neighborhood commercial to institutional to allow the Boys and Girls Club of Metro Louisiana to build an approximately 8,500-square-foot facility.","actionData","errors"]

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