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Council approves rezoning, code changes and flood-control contracts in unanimous votes; one rezoning draws a lone dissent
Summary
The St. Charles Parish Council on Oct. 6 approved multiple rezoning petitions, code and subdivision amendments, professional services agreements for pump-station and T-wall projects, a road change order and an industrial tax exemption; most measures passed unanimously, with one rezoning (File No. 2025-0287) recorded with a single nay vote.
The St. Charles Parish Council approved a package of ordinances, resolutions and contracts at its Oct. 6 meeting, including multiple zoning changes, code amendments, engineering contracts and a contract change order for road work.
Zoning and code actions - File No. 2025-0286: Rezone Lot 4-11-A-5 (Plantation Business Campus, 13080 River Road, Destrehan) from M-1 to C-2; applicant Edward Veil spoke in support and the council approved the rezoning unanimously. - File No. 2025-0287: Rezone two parcels in Ellington Gardens from C-2 to C-3 (applicant Richard Whitney). Planning recommended approval despite a department recommendation of denial; council discussion focused on permitted special uses in C-3 (including certain special-permit uses such as bars, nightclubs, warehouses) and concerns about spot zoning and…
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