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Planning commission backs concept to require rezoning applicants to submit a concept plan, asks council to limit costly study requirements
Summary
The Livingston Parish Planning Commission voted to forward a proposed ordinance that would require developers seeking certain rezonings to submit a site-specific concept plan, but amended the draft to remove a sentence that could have required costly technical studies at the rezoning stage.
The Livingston Parish Planning Commission voted to recommend that the Parish Council consider an ordinance to amend Chapter 127 of the parish code to require a development concept plan at the time of certain rezoning requests, with a modification to limit costly study requirements.
Commissioners moved to forward the ordinance with an edit to paragraph 5 to make clear that the planning department may request a more detailed preliminary site plan but would not automatically require drainage, traffic, school or fire‑protection studies at the rezoning stage. The motion passed with one abstention (Mister Burns) after extended discussion.
The change responds to concerns raised during the meeting that the draft text gave the planning staff the authority to demand expensive…
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