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Council advances draft minor-resubdivision rules after members request narrow changes

5740797 · August 29, 2025
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Summary

Council moved a proposed ordinance tightening minor-resubdivision approvals back to the ordinance committee after members and residents called for clarifications on notification, grandfathering dates and administrative review thresholds.

The Livingston Parish Council opened public hearings Thursday and discussed a proposed ordinance (LP Ordinance 25‑19) that would change how minor resubdivisions are processed. The proposal would require additional studies — including drainage and traffic impact work — for parent tracts that have reached a threshold of previously subdivided lots, and it sets minimum lot-size and grandfathering dates for existing tracts.

Council members and staff said the planning office has a backlog of minor-resubdivision applications; the planning director reported roughly 41 applications in queue and…

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