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Covington zoning panel approves annexation, rezoning for youth baseball training facility
Summary
The City of Covington Zoning Commission approved Case 25-10-01 on a unanimous vote to annex three tracts in St. Tammany Parish and reclassify the land as regional commercial for a private youth baseball training facility.
The City of Covington Zoning Commission approved Case 25-10-01 on a unanimous vote to annex three tracts in St. Tammany Parish and reclassify the land as regional commercial, clearing the way for a private youth baseball training facility.
The property, identified in the record as tracts B1a, B1b and B1c in Section 29, Township 6 South, Range 11 East, Greensburg Land District, St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, is owned by BLD Investments, LLC; the petitioner is listed as D Wagner. Commissioners recorded no comments from city administration on the item before voting to approve the annexation and rezoning.
Applicant Dustin Richards of 543 North Caleb Drive in Slidell told commissioners the project will be a training baseball facility with a large primary building and a second, future building for equipment and vehicle storage. "It's gonna be a training baseball facility," Richards said, adding that the site would not host large crowds at one time.
City staff told commissioners the developer will be responsible for the cost of connecting the site to municipal utilities. Commissioners also questioned whether a general warranty deed provision that bars boat, RV and mini-storage for 15 years would carry over to future owners; the transcript does not show a definitive answer on the record to that question.
A motion to approve the case passed with recorded "yes" votes from Commissioner Boone, Commissioner Davidson, Commissioner Dubik, Commissioner Bullock and Commissioner Hudson. The motion and second are not identified by name in the record.
Administrative notes captured in the public hearing record state the requested zoning classification is "regional commercial" under city rules and that the owner is BLD Investments, LLC. The commission also noted it expects to retain authority to review future ownership and proposed uses should the property change hands.
The commission moved on to other business and elected officers after the vote; no additional conditions or permit approvals were recorded in the excerpted hearing minutes.
