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Council denies rezoning for large Comey Drive subdivision after residents raise flood and infrastructure concerns
Summary
The Metropolitan Council voted to deny a developer's request to rezone about 90 acres on Comey Drive from A1 to A2.7 after extensive public opposition and council debate focusing on flooding, drainage, schools and neighborhood character.
The East Baton Rouge Parish Metropolitan Council voted June 11 to deny a rezoning request for a proposed Stillwater subdivision on Comey Drive, rejecting a developer's plan to change roughly 90 acres from A1 (single-family residential, larger lots) to A2.7 (smaller-lot single-family zoning).
The motion to deny was made by Councilman Brandon McKinney and seconded by Councilwoman Coleman; the motion carried (vote recorded as "motion carries" on the dais).
Developers J. Burrow Enterprises and representatives including George McCallum (developer) and Lance Robichaux (engineer) described the proposed plan as a 230- to 235-lot subdivision on approximately 90 acres, saying much of the eastern portion would remain open space because it sits nearer the White Bayou floodway. McCallum said the design calls for an oversize pond to help with stormwater retention and that…
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