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Council declines to act on rezoning request for 60 W / 100 S; item dies for lack of motion
Summary
After a planning-commission recommendation of denial, council members debated a proposed rezone of roughly 0.45 acres from R1A to RM15 (townhome zoning). Applicant argued the request follows the 2024 general plan; council cited timing, neighborhood compatibility, and pending general-plan revisions and took no motion, allowing the item to lapse.
Morgan City Council considered Ordinance 25-15 on Oct. 28, a legislative rezone request to change about 0.45 acres near 60 West and 100 South from R1A to RM15 (which permits attached units such as townhomes). The planning commission had held a public hearing and recommended denial.
City planner Jake reviewed staff analysis and the planning-commission record, noting utilities are available but the proposed RM15 parcel is not adjacent to existing RM15 zoning. Staff advised caution and did not recommend the rezone. Applicant Corey Adams presented maps and a density calculation, arguing the proposal is consistent with the 2024 general plan’s medium-density guidance and that the proposal would not exceed the plan’s aggregate density for the area.
Councilmembers discussed the advisory nature of the general plan, the appropriateness of “aggregating” acreage across nearby blocks to meet density guidance, and the importance of timing and compatibility with surrounding single-family lots. Several members expressed concern about approving higher-density zoning in the middle of a primarily single-family area while the city is actively updating its general plan and zoning tools.
No motion was offered on Ordinance 25-15; as a result the item “died for lack of motion.” Legal counsel clarified that a denial would bar an identical re-application for one year, whereas no action does not impose that restriction. Staff and council encouraged the applicant and residents to follow the planning-commission process and the general-plan update.
