A Terrebonne Parish committee on an unspecified January date approved an after-the-fact local coastal use permit for an applicant referred to in the meeting as Mr. Ellis, with conditions on borrow-pit activity, setbacks and road maintenance.

Committee member Paul, speaking during the permit discussion, recommended approval with conditions and said the site includes a trailer at the proposed home site, a borrow pit used to raise the home site, a previously dug pond and a crawfish pond area. Paul recommended “a local coastal use permit with the conditions as far as the borrow pit. You gotta stay no closer than 50 feet from the property line, keep the road free from mud, etcetera.”

The committee discussed enforcement and prior problems at the site, including what Paul described as a junkyard condition that had led to enforcement action earlier in the year. Committee members clarified that the 50-foot setback applied to borrow pits and ponds and that violations of the restriction would constitute a permit violation. Jan Rogers moved to approve the permit with the stipulated restrictions; Jeff W. seconded. The committee approved the motion by voice vote; no roll-call tally was recorded.

The permit was described in the meeting as an "after-the-fact" application, with speakers saying earlier activity included excavation and, according to Paul, possible sale of dirt and prior enforcement by DEQ. Committee members instructed that standard state and local road-signing requirements apply if material is hauled off-site for sale. The committee also noted there were no state concerns or consistency determinations recorded in the meeting minutes summary.

The committee recorded no further formal conditions in the discussion beyond the setback, road-cleaning and signing provisions discussed; staff did not present a separate written timetable or compliance-monitoring plan during the item. The committee moved on after a voice vote approving the permit.