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Council tables mobile-home waiver overhaul after heated debate; separate hardship waiver denied
Summary
The Livingston Parish Council on Aug. 28 tabled consideration of an ordinance to remove a parish ‘waiver list’ that has allowed mobile homes in named subdivisions, and separately heard — but did not approve — a hardship waiver request for an accessory dwelling placed in a Beachwood Ridge lot.
The Livingston Parish Council on Aug. 28 agreed to delay action on a proposed zoning amendment that would remove a longstanding parish waiver list allowing mobile homes in certain named subdivisions, responding to extensive public comment and legal questions that council members said required more study.
The ordinance under consideration would delete the section of parish code that automatically exempts certain named subdivisions from the parish’s prohibition on mobile homes in those subdivisions; proponents said removing the list would let the zoning code govern uniformly, while opponents — including several residents and staff members — said removal would funnel numerous individual waiver requests to the council and could create legal and enforcement issues.
Councilwoman Sandifer moved to table the proposal; Sandifer said staff and council needed time to work through implementation and liability questions with the parish attorney and planning staff. “We come back with something that is a lockdown and got all our answers… and make sure we don't get in any kind of a legal situation,” Sandifer said as she asked that the item be deferred. The council voted to table the ordinance; the public…
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