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Planning commission backs drafting mixed‑use zoning for downtown Commercial Street
Summary
Morgan planning commissioners signaled support to draft an ordinance allowing mixed‑use buildings on Commercial Street, recommending changes to allow residential above street‑front commercial, modest height increases with stepbacks, and shared parking — while flagging parking and access concerns.
Morgan City planning commissioners on Tuesday discussed changes to the central commercial zoning on Commercial Street to encourage vertical mixed‑use buildings — ground‑floor commercial with residences above — and directed staff to draft an ordinance for review next month.
Planners and commissioners said the change would implement the citys adopted general plan for a mixed‑use downtown and respond to recent developer interest. Jake (planning staff) told commissioners the proposal would "add a mixed‑use building" use to the central commercial (CC) zone and said the intent is "we're adding to the toolbox. We're not taking away." The draft would require commercial frontage on the street and allow residential above and behind.
Why it matters: Commissioners said explicit code language would make development proposals easier to evaluate and could encourage reinvestment on Commercial Street, where several property owners have approached the city with conceptual mixed‑use projects. City staff said some land parcels and recent…
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