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Kenner resident says driving school denied occupancy; planning staff says UDC requires C‑2 zoning
Summary
Small‑business owner Gisela Chevalier told the council her driving‑school site was denied occupancy because the unified development code classifies driving schools as vocational/educational uses allowed in C‑2 zoning; staff offered to meet with her and said a code amendment could take five to six months.
Gisela Chevalier, a Kenner small‑business owner who has operated a driving school for decades, told the council on Nov. 20 that a fire destroyed her former rented location on Oct. 13 and that her equipment and business contents were lost.
She said she secured fire marshal clearance and state DMV inspection for a new space at 1109 Williams Boulevard but was told by city staff…
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