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Planning commission recommends mixed‑use rezoning for four lots on LA Highway 16 after applicant absence
Summary
The commission recommended approval to change four lots at 25981 LA Highway 16 from Light Commercial (C-1) to a mixed‑use plan unit development after staff described the developer’s plan; the applicant and engineer were unable to attend the hearing due to an accident.
The Livingston Parish Planning Commission recommended approval of a developer’s request to rezone four lots at 25981 LA Highway 16 (case 25-16) from Light Commercial (C-1) to a mixed‑use plan unit development (PUD), after planning staff summarized materials and commissioners discussed compatibility with the neighborhood.
Why it matters: The applicant asked to reclassify the parcels to mixed use to allow a second phase of development with residential components (townhomes) in addition to the already‑approved commercial phase. Planning staff said the commercial phase has an approved final site plan and site work has begun; the rezoning would permit a later PUD site plan for the mixed‑use phase.
What was said: Planning staff told the commission the developer’s representative had been in an accident and the engineer could not attend, and presented attachments and plans in their absence. The commission discussed that rezoning to a mixed‑use PUD would permit a future site plan review; Commissioner Burns noted that an approval to rezoning does not itself approve the site plan: "If we approve this tonight to go to mixed use, it's my understanding that the developer will come back with whatever he's gonna develop with a site plan," a commissioner said, and planning confirmed that the PUD/site plan review would follow.
Commission action: Commissioner Burns made a motion to recommend approval and Commissioner Wax seconded. The commission recorded a favorable recommendation and the item will be forwarded to the parish council for final action.
Next steps: If the parish council approves the rezoning, the developer must submit specific site plans for the mixed‑use phase; those plans will be reviewed for compatibility, infrastructure, drainage and other standards under parish regulations before permits are issued.
