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Commissioners deny manufactured-housing overlay in Lacombe after neighbors cite flooding and property-value concerns
Summary
A request by Ron Glockner to add a manufactured housing overlay (MHO) to a 0.5-acre Lacombe parcel to allow a mobile home was denied after multiple neighbors complained about past drainage problems, alleged fills on church property, and potential impacts to property values and protected natural areas.
The Planning Commission voted to deny a request to place a manufactured housing overlay (MHO) on a 0.5-acre parcel on Lake Road in Lacombe, following extensive public opposition and concerns about flooding and neighborhood character.
Petitioner Ron Glockner (senior) asked to rezone a half-acre from R-2 rural residential to allow a manufactured home. Glockner said he and his wife intend to use a manufactured home on the parcel and that the site features mature trees they wanted to preserve. He said a FEMA map showed the property’s elevation was near the flood zone boundary and that he had obtained a 911 address for the lot.
Opponents — including Karen Beard, a registered geriatric nurse and adjacent property owner — described past drainage problems they attribute to unauthorized fill and other work they said had been performed on nearby properties. Beard and others asked that, if rezoning occurred, the parish place specifications on retaining water on-site, require a retention pond and ensure no net fill onto adjacent properties. Several speakers and a Lacombe Harbor homeowners association representative said the area’s property values and recreational gateway character (access to Big Branch National Wildlife Refuge and the Trace) would be harmed by additional manufactured homes on Lake Road.
Commissioner Narcisse moved to deny the MHO request; Commissioner Arcimoto seconded. Commissioners cited high neighborhood opposition and concerns that the proposed use was out of character with the front-facing Lake Road corridor. Staff noted that the parcel lies within the parish’s resiliency overlay and that elevation and no-net-fill rules would apply if development were pursued.
The motion to deny carried.
