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Council denies rezoning request for 205 De Perea Avenue after neighborhood opposition
Summary
The council voted to deny a rezoning request for property at 205 De Perea Ave, citing multiple neighborhood letters and a planning commission recommendation against the change.
The New Iberia City Council on Aug. 20 denied a request to rezone 205 De Perea Avenue (Limcoco/Weeks Island Rentals LLC) from R‑3 to C‑1, following objections submitted by neighbors and a recommendation from the New Iberia zoning commission to deny the change.
Councilman Dan Dahl, speaking about the item, said he had discussed the request with the property owner but that many neighbors submitted letters opposing rezoning because changing the zoning could allow a broader range of commercial uses in the area. "It's not we're not against them trying to open a little business to help, but the way the zoning is when you open it up, you cannot control what's going on," Dahl said. Planning and zoning, he added, is the commission charged with making a nonpolitical recommendation about what is right for the area.
Council members noted that rezoning from R‑3 to C‑1 would permit many potential uses beyond the applicant's stated intention (for example, a snowball stand), and that the neighborhood's opposition and the zoning commission recommendation informed their decision. A motion to deny (Ordinance 202422) was made and seconded; the council recorded the motion and called for electronic votes. The meeting transcript does not include a roll‑call tally but indicates the council carried the denial.
What to know
- Property: 205 De Perea Ave (Limcoco, Weeks Island Rentals LLC). - Request: Rezoning from R‑3 (residential) to C‑1 (commercial). Planning and zoning recommended denial. - Rationale: Multiple neighbor letters opposing rezoning and concern that rezoning would allow a wide range of commercial uses beyond the applicant’s stated plan.
Next steps
Staff will publish the ordinance denial as adopted; property remains zoned R‑3. The denial preserves existing neighborhood zoning controls that council members and planning staff said are intended to protect residential character.
