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Planning commission forwards UDC amendments to parish council, clarifies 90‑day review and 200‑sq‑ft accessory-structure threshold
Summary
The commission voted to forward six proposed amendments to the Unified Development Code that clarify procedural timelines, allow 200 sq ft accessory structures exempt from building permits, and add language about conditional uses and review authority; commissioners debated the 90‑day statutory clock and permit-exempt accessory structure size.
The St. Tammany Parish Planning and Zoning Commission voted to forward six proposed amendments to the Unified Development Code (UDC) to the parish council after a lengthy discussion about timelines, accessory-structure thresholds and the commission’s authority during review.
Staff said one amendment would require the planning and zoning commission to issue a recommendation to the parish council within 90 days for zoning map change requests (or within three advertised hearings) to align the UDC with state law. Staff also proposed clarifying that detached accessory structures up to 200 square feet remain exempt from building-permit requirements, standardizing language across…
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