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Calcasieu Parish board approves exception for three borrow pits at 3621 Highway 108
Summary
The Calcasieu Parish Planning and Zoning Board on Aug. 19, 2025 approved an exception allowing three borrow pits totaling about 38 acres at 3621 Highway 108 in Ward 4, with conditions including adherence to the site plan, possible engineering adjustments, a runoff management plan unless waived, and a five-year completion requirement.
The Calcasieu Parish Planning and Zoning Board on Aug. 19, 2025 approved an exception to allow three borrow pits totaling approximately 38 acres at 3621 Highway 108 in Ward 4, planning staff said.
Planning staff member Miss Tanya told the board the applicant is requesting "an exception to allow 3 borrow pits totaling approximately 38 acres." She said that, upon completion, the excavated areas are intended to be "converted into personal ponds." Staff recommended the board grant the request with conditions including adherence to the site plan on file and that the director or designee may authorize technical or engineering adjustments discovered during development.
The staff presentation also noted several conditions: any deviation exceeding the submitted borrow pit applications would require another review by the division of engineering; the development must comply with parish code (section numbers were cited in the staff presentation); the project must follow the letter of no objection from the Consolidated Gravity Drainage District No. 1 West Calcasieu; and a runoff management plan will be required unless an appropriate waiver is granted by the division of engineering. The staff presentation stated that excavation of the borrow pits must be completed within five years as per the borrow pit application or upon completion, whichever comes first.
A motion to approve the application was made and recorded in the transcript as by "Coach," with "missus Hyatt" named as the seconder. The chair called for opposition, heard none, and called for the ayes; the board responded "Aye," and the chair announced, "Motion passes." The transcript does not record an itemized roll-call vote or a numerical tally.
The item was presented as Exception 6a on the agenda. The applicant was identified in the docket as "Rhodes Veterinary Incorporation, profit sharing trust, ex0725-0008." When the chair asked whether the applicant wished to speak and to state their name and address for the record, no comments by the applicant were recorded in the transcript.
The board also approved routine minutes and adjourned; the next regular meeting was scheduled for Sept. 26, 2025.
What happens next: the approval is conditional on staff and engineering reviews and any required runoff management plan or waiver; further permitting or engineering review may be required before work begins.
