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Council approves three land‑use items for Wood Dale Boulevard and Perkins Road
Summary
The Baton Rouge City Council approved three land‑use agenda items: a comprehensive plan amendment and rezoning on Wood Dale Boulevard and a rezoning on Perkins Road. No public speakers appeared on the Wood Dale items; the Perkins Road rezoning drew no public opposition at the meeting.
The Baton Rouge City Council approved three land‑use items on the meeting agenda: a comprehensive plan amendment for 1400–1500 Wood Dale Boulevard, a rezoning of a Wood Dale Boulevard parcel to allow commercial warehouse use, and a rezoning on Perkins Road to change single‑family residential to limited residential.
Item 1 (PA 724) amended the comprehensive land use plan for 1400–1500 Wood Dale Boulevard from Compact Neighborhood to Employment Center. The item was presented as located on the west side of Wood Dale Boulevard, south of Tom Drive in Council District 6; the council approved the amendment on a motion by Councilman Dunn Jr. and a second from Councilwoman Amorosa.
Item 2 (case 5324141500) requested rezoning at 1500 Wood Dale Boulevard from Light Commercial C1/LC1 to Light Commercial 3/LC3 to Commercial Warehouse 3; the council approved the rezoning after the motion by Councilman Dunn Jr. and second by Councilwoman Amorosa.
Item 3 (case 52247250) sought rezoning of a parcel on the south side of Perkins Road, west of Starring Lane in Council District 12, from Single‑Family Residential to Limited Residential. The commission recommended approval, and the council approved the item on a motion by Councilwoman Rocca with a second by Councilwoman Amorosa.
No members of the public spoke for or against Items 1–3 at the council meeting. Each item was noted as carrying on council vote. The items will proceed to permit and implementation steps as applicable under the Unified Development Code and the city’s permitting process.
Votes at a glance: - PA 724 (1400–1500 Wood Dale Blvd): Amend comprehensive plan from Compact Neighborhood to Employment Center — Motion: approve (mover: Councilman Dunn Jr.; second: Councilwoman Amorosa) — Outcome: approved. - Case 5324141500 (1500 Wood Dale Blvd): Rezone LC1 to LC3 / Commercial Warehouse 3 — Motion: approve (mover: Councilman Dunn Jr.; second: Councilwoman Amorosa) — Outcome: approved. - Case 52247250 (Perkins Road): Rezone Single‑Family Residential to Limited Residential — Motion: approve (mover: Councilwoman Rocca; second: Councilwoman Amorosa) — Outcome: approved.
The council recorded these land‑use approvals on the meeting agenda; no recorded amendments, conditions, or public oppositions were noted for these three items during the meeting.
