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Staff reported no public responses were required for the subdivision notice because the filing was a subdivision matter only. The director explained Lot 7 was a small pie-shaped remnant after a state right-of-way cut and that combining Lots 8 and 9 (the filing described Lot 9a) would create a parcel above the minimum lot-size threshold for single-family construction.

Commissioner Wainwright moved to approve; the motion carried by voice vote. Staff instructed the applicants to provide the mylar survey so staff can gather departmental signatures and record the plat; commissioners explained the usual recording steps, including payment for recording and return of a certified copy to planning staff.

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Planning Director Miss Fowler and commissioners described recurring observations of refrigerators, washers and other appliances stored outdoors across neighborhoods. Commissioner Du Bois asked the commission to propose clearer rules so staff and code enforcement can act; one suggested threshold was to treat an accumulation beyond a few appliances as contraband and to require notice before removal.

On tiny homes, commissioners debated whether to adopt the International Building Code\u0000s minimums or craft city-specific subdivision and lot-size standards, including questions of whether tiny homes should be stationary or mobile, whether lots would be for ownership or rental, and how many units could reasonably fit on an existing minimum lot (the city\u0000s standard minimum lot size was discussed as 7,200 square feet). Commissioners raised concerns over parking, emergency-vehicle access, and whether narrow streets could safely accommodate on-street parking.

The commission asked members to research ordinances from other municipalities and bring draft language back to the next meeting. Director Fowler said enforcement matters (property maintenance, condemnation) remain active and confirmed the city has a code enforcement officer on staff.

","Commissioners urged drafting new ordinances to address accumulating junk appliances, consider standards for tiny-home developments, and examine parking and street standards; the planning director asked members to prepare proposals for future meetings.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6179686,"Commission flags short-term rental at 119 Sydney for parking variance after HDC approves one space",100,1936000,2036000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5125065-d3c9b54db21502174ab32f9b214b5c64&start=1936&end=2036","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5125065-d3c9b54db21502174ab32f9b214b5c64/thumbnail_1936000.jpg","/articles/6179686/Louisiana/Commission-flags-short-term-rental-at-119-Sydney-for-parking-variance-after-HDC-approves-one-space","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6179686-552463de43e6e8d15d6342e093ac8b64/orig.mp4?Expires=1775793091&Signature=kgf4SRPdJLst7cYbzf7-BpKlSpcSmtHzdl3sqOWKdNH5vZw345w00gB61tD8WnmPGXjDdZOFRFH7rylQsStT-JDy3u4rIDTPbJFPiVABqtc4Nl8iqrhD-9DjULV7nYAKStr31pVq-XVgmo2ap4mKQIE6LDUgLfYwwmZdqqTInQ-T81MJWPsXrpQL6RtSQWeoW7UpNmH5f7~Jv8gM2JMqoM~T-sDEhY~UODSNlWnRArhhuShGSEKv50bpKmTJSOFb1s0d-MnlXDh7KghWY2jGXQybrC664G5W6cfFeQoSnXZGSv88bM~iOUdmV4KmUnD266z57umOGeLB~aqRW6MdUA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","At a meeting of the Natchitoches Planning & Zoning Commission, staff and commissioners agreed the short-term rental approval for 119 Sydney Street needs further action after the Historic District Commission granted only one off-street parking space, rather than the two spaces required by the planning commission\u0000s prior condition.

The commission\u0000s historic-condition approval had been a condition of an earlier short-term rental approval; staff reported HDC approved only one parking space, and the applicant\u0000s filed materials did not request a variance. Commissioners said the matter likely needs to be re-noticed and the applicant should file a variance request for reduced parking so the public can comment.

The commission discussed neighborhood on-street parking patterns and said public input would be appropriate before any change to the prior condition. No formal vote was taken to change the earlier approval; staff said they would contact the applicant and his realtor and would arrange a follow-up meeting or re-notice as appropriate.

","The commission discussed a previously approved short-term rental at 119 Sydney Street that had been conditioned on two off-street parking spaces; the Historic District Commission approved only one, and the planning commission said the applicant must seek a variance and likely be renoticed.",{"_33":101,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":102,"_41":103,"_43":104,"_45":105,"_47":106,"_49":107,"_51":108,"_53":109,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":110,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":111,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6179688,"Natchitoches planners recommend withholding occupancy until church installs required fence amid drainage complaints",1367,381000,1748000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5125065-d3c9b54db21502174ab32f9b214b5c64&start=381&end=1748","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5125065-d3c9b54db21502174ab32f9b214b5c64/thumbnail_381000.jpg","/articles/6179688/Louisiana/Natchitoches-planners-recommend-withholding-occupancy-until-church-installs-required-fence-amid-drainage-complaints","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6179688-45fa1e1e78ca64478a9e32ad2343b969/orig.mp4?Expires=1775793091&Signature=PGSwe~KHD12K0CS01DoxcnkaiB8vbRawOQNeNisMf59BIUWKOIaUZs3hBK6Xn~VWGwj4c~YuDRCLyhwXdVxPDBhU43dXeUuK5WT5a4lbiP~T1wPUfNaLnN4mro277AjAdgGNpaqnUEdJCssdaboCEgAxvJ9bPpzyvCjPEtUpWdiorX0fDT6Aat3flGVT79qnnGzgA93DndcJVV~yMHrcNsIbXgVyK8E8Hg1B7xUlHZdUaIcrNBnw4hLSagXpsl6ixStyHIhWfG-iULP~304muyUmhHB1312RH78Nvj~HMYfCl9-iotuXQwL0NU7Z6f4Nr6Jjsmxuettj~OC0EeAKIQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Natchitoches Planning & Zoning Commission on Tuesday recommended that the director withhold a certificate of occupancy for Freedom Life Church\u0000s new site until the church installs a zoning-required fence, following resident complaints about drainage and repeated sanitary sewer backups.

Commission members said the commission\u0000s research shows the church property was rezoned to B-3 during annexation and a 2008 proceeding, which removes some prior review requirements but carries a fencing condition for separation from adjacent residential property. The recommendation followed public testimony from nearby residents who said storm drainage and sanitary-sewer backups have affected their yards and homes since construction near the detention pond.

The vote came after an extended discussion of the parcel\u0000s zoning history and infrastructure. Director Miss Fowler told the commission that the 40.64-acre property was annexed and that a front parcel had been rezoned to B-3 in 2008 while a rear parcel remained R-1. The applicant\u0000s recent filing combined a 12.12-acre parcel and a 60-foot proposed right-of-way for a church site; the applicant is not proposing to develop the 24+ acre rear parcel at this time.

Residents described flooding and sewer backups. Kristen Carpenter, who said she lives at 113 Chinquapin Place and whose yard was shown in a submitted video, said, \"It floods my yard every time it rains. I've actually had my sewer at my house back up into my house because of all of the backing up in that drainage ditch.\" Commissioners and staff agreed to refer her to the utility department for a sanitary-sewer inspection; staff said the city would contact its utilities staff and investigate the repeated backups.

Commissioners also discussed the detention pond placement and a 30-foot setback from the property line shown in the submission. An unidentified video narrator described the detention pond and an 8-inch drain pipe and large culvert carrying stormwater to a larger ditch near Saint Maurice; commissioners noted the engineering firm Rambo-Smoak of Shreveport designed the system and that the city engineers had previously reviewed the drainage plans.

After discussion, Commissioner Du Bois moved that the commission recommend the director withhold the certificate of occupancy until the church complied with the fencing requirement; the motion was seconded and adopted by voice vote with all present saying \"aye.\" The commission clarified the recommendation was nonbinding and directed staff to communicate it to the director for administrative follow-through.

The commission also discussed the 24-acre rear parcel, noting the applicant currently indicated no plans to develop it and might sell it; commissioners said any future subdivision or access issues would return to planning and zoning.

The commission recorded several clarifications into the record: the property had been annexed and rezoned in 2008, the current application combined the 12.12-acre church parcel with a 60-foot right-of-way for access, the larger rear tract remains zoned R-1, and B-3 zoning includes specified uses and separation requirements. Commissioners asked staff to confirm the fence requirement in the B-3 provisions and to follow up with utilities on the sanitary-sewer backups.

The commission's recommendation does not itself withhold the certificate of occupancy; it asks the director to do so administratively if the fence is not installed.

The commission will not consider development of the rear 24-acre tract unless the owner returns with a separate subdivision or rezoning application.

","At a Natchitoches Planning & Zoning Commission meeting, commissioners recommended that the director withhold a certificate of occupancy for Freedom Life Church\u0000s new site until a required fence is installed, after staff research found the property already zoned B-3 and neighbors raised drainage and sanitary-sewer backup concerns.","actionData","errors"]

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