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Votes at a glance: Denham Springs council authorizes public hearings, approves permits and construction payments, adopts hotel occupancy tax start date
Summary
At its Jan. 27 meeting, the Denham Springs City Council approved meeting minutes, authorized several public hearings, approved an alcohol permit transfer, confirmed payments for public works projects, and voted to implement a hotel-motel occupancy tax beginning April 1, 2025.
Denham Springs City Council members on Jan. 27 approved routine minutes, authorized public hearings, granted a liquor-permit transfer, approved construction payments, and set a start date for a hotel-motel occupancy tax.
Key outcomes at a glance:
- Minutes: The council approved the Jan. 14, 2025 meeting minutes on a motion by Councilmember Gilbert with a second; roll-call votes were recorded as all "yes."
- Noise-variance public hearing (Item 2): The council authorized a public hearing for a noise variance application for an evangelistic event at Denham Springs High School’s Jacket Stadium on March 16–19, 2025. Pastor Leo Miller told the council the event is scheduled from 7 to 9 p.m. nightly (application lists 7 to 9 p.m.; services expected to conclude about 8:30 p.m.). The council scheduled the public hearing for Feb. 24, 2025, and recorded the motion and vote to authorize the hearing (motion by Jeff; second by Gilbert; vote recorded "yes" by Gilbert, Lynn Williams, Poole, Wesley, Dugas).
- Alcohol permit transfer (Item 3): The council approved a high-alcohol retail permit for Busy Bee Food and Gas Inc., the business at 1000 Florida Avenue SE (the Texaco/Subway corner). The application indicated the owner is Mr. Singh; staff said the seller was Circle K. Motion to approve carried on recorded vote.
- Special-use public hearing (Item 4): The council authorized a public hearing for Special Use Permit SUP-117-24 (Town Hall development, Tract B-1-A and remainder of Tract A, Section 59); the hearing is set for Feb. 24, 2025. Motion by Councilmember Lynn Williams; second by Wesley; motion passed.
- Zoning amendment introduction (Item 5): The council introduced an ordinance to amend the Denham Springs zoning ordinance (1990, as amended) to rezone parcel numbers 0365-718 and 0363-564 from R-1 residential to C-3 commercial to I-1 industrial (RZ-453), requested by Warner Brothers LLC; the item was set for public hearing on Feb. 24, 2025.
- Construction payments (Items 6 and 7): The council approved Payment Application No. 1 to Felicia Welders Inc. in the amount of $232,876.00 for the LA-16 Gas Improvement Project and Payment Application No. 8 to L King Company LLC in the amount of $78,851.90 for the Bridal Back water well project. Councilmembers recorded the motions and voted to approve both payments.
- Hotel-motel occupancy tax (Item 8): The council authorized implementation of a hotel-motel occupancy tax tied to a ballot measure previously approved by voters and set the effective date to start April 1, 2025. Council clarified during discussion that the tax would not supplant police or fire budgets; the motion to proceed passed (recorded yes votes: Dugas, Gilbert, Lynn Williams, Poole, Wesley).
All motions described above were recorded as passed unless otherwise indicated. Routine procedural votes to lift agenda items to discuss Section 10-102 also passed earlier in the meeting.
