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Planning commission approves multiple subdivisions, postpones one item; list of votes and outcomes
Summary
The St. Tammany Parish Planning Commission approved a series of minor subdivisions, resubdivisions and right-of-way entry requests, postponed one new-business item for one month, and recorded final plat approval for Terrabella (item 13). Most motions passed with routine votes; Pine Ridge Estates (item 12) was denied (separate article).
At the meeting the St. Tammany Parish Planning Commission took a series of actions on subdivision, resubdivision, right-of-way and plat items. Below are outcomes the commission recorded (motions carry unless otherwise noted). Pine Ridge Estates (item 12) was denied; see separate coverage for that item.
Votes at a glance
- Item 14 (new business): Postponed for 30 days. Staff said the petitioner requested postponement to September; motion to postpone carried.
- Item 1: Request to enter the parish right-of-way (South Ochsner Boulevard) — Approved. Motion made by Commissioner Seager and seconded; chair called a verbal roll and announced the motion carried.
- Item 2: Request to enter the parish right-of-way (West Ochsner Boulevard) — Approved.
- Item 3 (20254304 MSP): Minor subdivision of 22.331 acres into Tract H and Parcel A1 — Approved.
- Item 4 (20254308 MSP): Minor subdivision of 40.66 acres into parcels B1–B5 — Approved with required waiver (petition requested a waiver for road frontage); motion to approve with waiver carried.
- Item 5 (20254309 MSP): Minor subdivision into three approx. 1.03-acre parcels — Approved.
- Item 6 (20254313 MSP): Minor subdivision of 23.653 acres into parcels F and G — Approved (public hearing required due to access by servitude).
- Item 7 (20254315 MSP): Minor subdivision reconfiguring parcels A and B (waiver required for road frontage) — Approved with waiver.
- Item 8 (20254327 MSP): Minor subdivision / lot-line adjustments in River Forest Country Club area — Approved.
- Item 9 (20254268 MRP): Resubdivision of Lots 82 and 83 into Lots 82A and 83A (River Oaks, Addition 10A) — Approved.
- Item 10 (20254303 MRP): Resubdivision of Lot 719 into Lots 719A, 719B and 719C (Terrabella Phase 1A1) — Approved (consistent with prior PUD amendment).
- Item 11 (20254330 MRP): Resubdivision of Lot 5A1 into Lot 5A1A and 5A1B (Heatherstone Phase 3) — Approved.
- Item 13 (Terrabella Subdivision, Phase 1A14 — final plat and construction plans): Approved; staff noted infrastructure in place and no mandatory development fees due because the developer entered a VDA and paid current fees.
Procedural notes
Many approvals were routine, with staff recommending approval subject to standard conditions listed in the meeting packet (items such as compliance with staff comments, submission of required plats or engineering prior to recordation and any required waivers). Several minor-subdivision approvals were explicitly conditioned on listed staff items in the packet. When a waiver was required (notably Items 4 and 7), the commission granted the waiver and approved the subdivision.
Where recorded, commissioners made motions and seconds on the floor; most votes were announced as “motion carries” or recorded verbally rather than with a roll-call tally printed in the packet.
Outcomes that require follow-up include the postponed Item 14 and any approvals conditioned on receipt of engineering, drainage or other staff items before recording.
The planning commission minutes will show the formal motion language and any conditions of approval in the official record.
