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Commission approves planned building group for five duplex units on Park Avenue with fire-safety conditions
Summary
The zoning and land use commission conditionally approved a planned building group to allow five two-family residential duplexes on Park Avenue, requiring the applicant to meet Bayoucane Fire Protection District standards — including a 20-foot access road and an on-site fire hydrant — before final occupancy.
The zoning and land use commission granted conditional approval for a planned building group to construct five two-family residential units (duplexes) on a single parcel on Park Avenue, subject to fire-district requirements and needed setback variances.
Ken Rembert represented the applicant, Richard Real Estate and Management, and described a proposed new-construction duplex development that replaces several buildings destroyed by fire or demolished. "This is a planned building group with about 5 residential units," Rembert said, adding the developer will make minor plan changes requested by the fire department.
Parish staff recommended conditional approval, noting the proposal meets most requirements of chapter 28, article 5, section 92 of the parish zoning ordinance with respect to drainage, circulation, parking and building spacing. Staff noted two outstanding conditions: the Bayoucane Fire Protection District required the access road be widened to an unobstructed 20-foot width (NFPA 1 references) and a fire hydrant be installed within the required distance. Staff said the applicant will seek setback variances from the board of adjustment and that the commission may approve zoning with the conditions enforced through the building-permit process: final inspections and certificates of occupancy would not be issued until the hydrant and 20-foot road are shown on permit plans.
Commissioner Trevion Smith moved to approve staff recommendations; Commissioner Dan Rogers seconded and the motion passed by voice vote. "It'd be a conditional approval…and Becky’s the one who checks off for zoning approval…she won't check it off until she sees the hydrant and sees a 20 foot wide road," administration said.
Staff also reported Bayoucane Fire submitted a letter identifying the NFPA access-road and hydrant standards. The applicant is scheduled to seek setback variances from the board of adjustment on May 19; if those variances are granted and the applicant satisfies the fire district conditions, staff said the building permit may be issued and construction may proceed, with occupancy withheld until verifications are complete.
No final building permits, certificates of occupancy, or Board of Adjustment decisions were issued at the meeting; the commission’s action was a zoning-level conditional approval.
