The Livingston Parish zoning commission on Aug. 7 recommended changing a Clinton Allen Road parcel from R-1 to I-2 after the owner, Pipe and Steel (represented by Thomas Johnson of Alwyn Fairburn and Associates), requested the change to make industrial activity conforming.
Thomas Johnson said the property is part of the company’s operations and requested rezoning to match use. Several residents and Commissioner Ryan Shavers raised concerns about the parcel’s access: the site currently has two gates onto Clinton Allen Road, one of which adjoins a narrow parish road that residents said is not suited for heavy industrial traffic. A commissioner urged staff to ensure future site plans direct traffic to Arnold Road rather than the smaller Clinton Allen Road and to address potential noise impacts; planning staff noted that any expansion would require subsequent permitting and compliance with road, noise and site‑plan requirements.
Planning staff said the parcel has been used as a laydown yard and nonconforming activity had existed; rezoning would make the industrial use conforming going forward. The commission voted to recommend approval and instructed staff that future development proposals should include measures to mitigate traffic and noise impacts on adjacent residential streets.