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Commission approves conditional use for electrical/generator business after debate over invoking conditional-use in residential zones
Summary
The commission approved a conditional use permit and preliminary site plan for Electrical & Generator Company LLC, but the item drew prolonged debate about whether conditional uses should be used in residential zones instead of rezoning.
The Livingston Parish Planning Commission voted to approve a conditional use permit and to advance the preliminary site plan for Electrical & Generator Company LLC, a business proposing offices, warehouse and generator service in a parcel zoned R2. The conditional use approval was contested in discussion but ultimately passed by majority vote.
Applicant representative Rudy Simcoe of Macklin Taylor described the business as a generator sales and installation operation with office and warehouse space. Neighbors and several commissioners debated whether the proposed use — described by staff and…
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