Parish board grants time extension for Sugar Cane Town subdivision, with conditions

The Calcasieu Parish Planning and Zoning Board voted Nov. 18 to grant Muson Development LLC additional time to complete the Sugar Cane Town Subdivision master plan, approving staff-recommended conditions intended to address traffic, drainage and permitting concerns.

Planning staff told the board the subdivision’s master plan had been approved May 19, 2015 with an eight-year completion window but that work was delayed by “the impacts of COVID 19 pandemic, hurricanes Laura and Delta, and other regional challenges,” and that the applicant is now in review for phase two. Staff recommended the extension be granted subject to several conditions, including that the master plan “shall be fully completed within 8 years from the date of the board’s approval of this time extension,” that an updated approval or permit be obtained from the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development addressing driveway access, drainage and potential traffic impacts to the west of the development, and that an updated approval letter from Consolidated Gravity Drainage No. 2 East be submitted prior to final approval of the phase.

The chair opened the floor for the applicant and public comment; no opposition was recorded. The board approved the extension by voice vote after a motion to approve was made and seconded. The motion passed with members responding “aye.”

The approval is procedural and sets conditions that must be satisfied before final phase approval; it does not alter other permitting requirements, which remain subject to state agencies and local code.