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Planning commission approves amendment to resilience overlay to allow administrative waivers and clarify 3‑foot elevation standard
Summary
The commission amended Chapter 400, section 407 (RES1/RES2 overlays) to permit an administrative process for removing overlay construction standards when properties do not meet mapped criteria, and clarified that buildings must be 36 inches above base flood elevation when applicable, or otherwise 36 inches above the road center line.
St. Tammany Parish planning staff proposed and the Planning and Zoning Commission approved changes to the RES1 and RES2 resilience overlay that create an administrative pathway for property owners to be exempted from overlay construction standards when the overlay does not practically apply to a parcel.
Ross, a planning department staff member, told the commission the change is intended to speed relief for property owners whose parcels do not meet the underlying reasons the overlay was adopted. "Instead of a property owner coming to the zoning commission, taking 4 months and asking for zoning removal of the overlay, this is an…
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