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St. Charles Parish Council rejects rezoning request for Lakewood West after contested public hearing
Summary
After a lengthy public hearing with dozens of residents testifying for and against the proposal, the St. Charles Parish Council voted to deny a request by business owner Robert V. Gilbert Jr. to rezone ~44.5 acres in the Lakewood West area for a commercial/office building and two home sites.
On Dec. 16, 2024, the St. Charles Parish Council voted to deny a rezoning request from Robert V. Gilbert Jr. to alter zoning on a roughly 44.5-acre parcel in the Lakewood West area of Luling, following a lengthy public hearing in council chambers in Hahnville.
The request would have rezoned part of the land to allow an office/warehouse component for Gilbert’s business and designated the rear portion as open land for two home sites. Planning staff and the Planning & Zoning Commission recommended denial; council members centering their remarks on the ordinance criteria and neighborhood compatibility ultimately sided with that recommendation.
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