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The appeal grew out of a Planning Commission decision on Aug. 12, 2025, that denied the concept plan. Developer representatives said the denial stemmed from misunderstandings about which review stage (concept, final plat/construction plans, as-built) applies under the parish\u0000Unified Development Code (UDC), and from what the commission characterized as subjective objections to the layout and open-space placement.

Planning staff member Ted Reynolds told the committee the parish recently revised the UDC and that some terms were renamed to align with industry practice. \"Now, our processes are concept which is your old tentative... our old preliminary is now referred to as final plat and construction plan approval,\" Reynolds said, adding that the change was intended to make clear which plans are final and which are earlier-stage concepts.

Paul Marone, representing Precision Development, told the committee the project is in concept subdivision review and that zoning for the tract was set earlier this year. \"The inquiry, I think, now is you have your zoning. Now, here is a list of rules and regulations that you have to abide by to be able to develop the property under the UDC,\" Marone said. He told the committee the developer met the code requirements and urged approval: \"If the answer to that question is yes, then the concept plan should be approved.\" Derek Peloquin, a development representative, said the team had met repeatedly with parish staff and is awaiting comments from DOTD on a traffic impact analysis submitted the prior Friday.

Council member Jennifer Casabon (committee member) framed the issue as one of public and commission understanding of the new UDC steps; she asked administration to explain the procedural point before members of the public and the developer spoke. The committee allowed parish staff to present first so the developer could respond with the same procedural context.

After the presentations and public comments, the committee voted to refer the appeal to the full council for a final decision. The referral was made by Council Member Casabon and seconded by Council Member Coogel; the committee approved the referral by voice vote.

The referral means the full council will consider the Planning Commission record, the developer\u0000\u0000presentation, staff reports and any additional public testimony before deciding whether to uphold or reverse the commission\u0000decision.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","St. Tammany Parish Agenda Review Committee : September 24, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","St. Tammany Parish Council committee members heard an appeal from Precision Development LLC asking the council to overturn a Planning Commission denial of the concept subdivision plan for Piney Ridge Estates, located on the north side of U.S. 190 west of Pen Mill Road in Covington (Ward 3, District 3).","taxTitle","St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana","taxId",4368,"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},6461107,"Committee refers multiple finance ordinances; Mandeville Library carpet and spay/neuter funding highlighted",135,1465000,1600000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5825861-971d8704158418de702b70da9607014f&start=1465&end=1600","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5825861-971d8704158418de702b70da9607014f/thumbnail_1465000.jpg","/articles/6461107/St-Tammany-Parish/Louisiana/Committee-refers-multiple-finance-ordinances-Mandeville-Library-carpet-and-spayneuter-funding-highlighted","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6461107-f9612f94fe5d9dc39d8e73bce86f13ff/orig.mp4?Expires=1774963706&Signature=E-7SzjUO40n99ViiiTgr8Xg2FPdla-l9Lofp~O3uQvnAdlPwBXaCn-Y14nGhc-zdMTDU28le1a1xlLJLWUkLjeGn-062-CpcjxjW-fQ4D4nfAoeuFkXDGuTZED92U0iCYvcHIg8~P635YSITJ3RBKN5gRk66tR1fZHswy3BPoDpwdkca5hRhLNkisMx4spu2qoPbS7JPY1rDeUSOWhSgm6QHN7uIQa8isZ5SoAIYVL8CG-IH9Fop~Ssm~EgTad2wrdS4CUEI2IWhrFIQa3pwc-OGEaL-jn6cJgQ~RMipr-cFO~9Bvdw2GKDR1Su7bgCErhdJBQEMIZDAnaNkZWeRHA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","St. Tammany Parish committee members voted to refer several finance ordinances to the finance committee and to forward two adoption ordinances to the full council, including a $258,000 capital improvement amendment for the Mandeville Library branch and an operating-budget amendment that includes additional funding for the county\u0000spay/neuter voucher program.

The committee first voted to refer the remainder of the agenda (minus pulled items) to the full council and then handled the pulled finance items. Council Member Tanner moved, and Council Member Phillips seconded, to refer finance-ordinance items grouped under the committee\u0000calendar (items 6 through 10) to the finance committee; the motion passed by voice vote.

Council Member Coogel introduced an adoption ordinance listed as \"Ordinance calendar number 07/09/1956,\" described in committee as an amendment to the 2025 capital improvement budget and capital assets for St. Tammany Library capital projects. Coogel said the ordinance covers a $258,000 investment to replace worn carpet at the Mandeville Library branch the parish owns; administration confirmed the expenditure and that it applies to the owned branch.

On operating-budget amendment number 7957 (amendment 14 to the 2025 operating budget), Coogel asked why multiple items were combined into one ordinance; administration said the practice is to bundle multiple operating items rather than present separate ordinances. The ordinance includes a requested $50,000 increase for the spay/neuter program to cover outstanding vouchers. County animal-services staff said the additional amount is expected to cover between roughly $35,000 and $48,000 in unfunded vouchers over the remaining months of the calendar year. Staff explained voucher co-pay rules: community or feral cats may receive full coverage (no co-pay), owned cats carry a $20 co-pay, and vouchers for dogs include co-pays (staff referenced amounts around $60\u0000to\u000065 for dogs).

Motions to refer the Mandeville capital amendment and the operating-budget amendment to the full council were made by Council Member Coogel and seconded (Mandeville seconded by Burke; the operating amendment seconded by Arthur Wofflin); both referrals passed by voice vote. The finance-committee referral for the grouped finance ordinances also passed.

The committee did not adopt the ordinances at this meeting; it referred them to the appropriate next bodies (finance committee or full council) for final action.","A St. Tammany Parish committee voted to refer a suite of finance ordinances to the finance committee and to forward two adoption ordinances to the full council: a $258,000 capital project to replace carpet at the Mandeville branch of the library and an operating-budget amendment that includes a $50,000 increase for the county's spay/neuter voucher",{"_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},6461102,"Parish staff outlines derelict-boat removal plan; RFP opens for six permitted vessels, grant pending",303,1697000,2000000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5825861-971d8704158418de702b70da9607014f&start=1697&end=2000","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5825861-971d8704158418de702b70da9607014f/thumbnail_1697000.jpg","/articles/6461102/St-Tammany-Parish/Louisiana/Parish-staff-outlines-derelict-boat-removal-plan-RFP-opens-for-six-permitted-vessels-grant-pending","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6461102-675ef50bd82993dc0bc682ff3430d8cd/orig.mp4?Expires=1774963706&Signature=WWvmh2DRw94zbBdkVWTYRsi4S4ZfW2ECQMf0~08s~cwHliav1-nqOs4ZQn0CWMiDNQetErF8q65bxG-nYfS7anNfnxDvEq6uhKfOxEeKxVkwdQvKE3m6b-PSA6egHJQ7B4bJD~Q~jK709C39ftTjGR~X7mG7Up-JADcUuhye6D-7qytwjoM9gAwkRsqWqbMWWdiN-Da2tFdZZ1XpJb3ammfLlPMqdZu0EEBh3HGvgdGfR7neUFVtdSIb7ZVrbpH4X6j-rzIrW1NoM4C0kkBTZs4ga~JrgdTUXROdmHYFtt7gkO8Y~5HB4fXbtwE239qQe9-oyHpE5Y3eYeKnlV8Iew__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Parish staff briefed committee members on efforts to remove derelict vessels from parish waterways, saying a request-for-proposals (RFP) will open for six vessels that have already received state and federal permits and that the parish is pursuing additional grant funding to expand removals.

Randy (parish staff) told the committee the RFP for the six previously permitted vessels opens the next day. He said the parish had pursued state and federal permitting and described required permits as potentially including Department of Natural Resources cultural-use approvals, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers authorizations and, in some waterways, Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries clearances. \"If they're pretty straightforward, we got them back pretty pretty fast. I would say maybe it's a 2, 3 month process,\" Randy said.

Randy said the parish earlier set aside $150,000 for boat-removal work and that $150,000 had gone out to bid; in the exchange that followed he identified \"100\" as the figure available to work with when bids come in. He also said a pending federal grant application could cover many of the remaining vessels and that the parish expected to hear about that award before the end of the month. If the grant and matching funds align, the grant recipient would remove as many vessels as it can from the parish list. Randy said the parish maintains an internal map of reported vessels and will overlay council districts on that map to help prioritize responses.

To accelerate removals, Randy said staff is developing a task-order approach: issue a request for qualifications and maintain a prequalified list of contractors who can be task-ordered when funds are available. \"Every time a boat is reported to us, we can instantly task order it to a consultant and start the permitting and advertising process and get it removed fast,\" he said.

Council members asked about the possibility of a parish impound yard and whether legislative changes would be required to authorize immediate removals. Randy said the kind of authority that would permit on-water removal followed by paperwork would likely require state legislative action; he said he is working with state representatives who sponsored changes the prior year to seek stronger authority in future legislation.

No formal committee action was recorded on the vessel program at this meeting; committee members voted later to adjourn and to refer other agenda items as noted in separate votes.","Parish staff reported an RFP opening for six previously permitted derelict vessels and described steps to create a prequalified task-order list of contractors. Staff said $150,000 was originally available for removals, $100,000 was the working figure for bids, and a federal grant application is pending.","actionData","errors"]

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Developer appeals planning commission denial of Piney Ridge Estates concept plan

Committee refers multiple finance ordinances; Mandeville Library carpet and spay/neuter funding highlighted

Parish staff outlines derelict-boat removal plan; RFP opens for six permitted vessels, grant pending