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Council overturns Donovan zoning denial, delays larger Pew Road rezoning for public meeting
Summary
The council unanimously overturned a planning commission denial allowing the Donovans to subdivide 10 acres, while postponing a contested Pew Road rezoning for 30 days to hold a community meeting on density, drainage and road impacts.
The Saint Tammany Parish Council on Dec. 4 overturned a planning commission denial and approved a family subdivision for Charles and Rachel Donovan, but postponed a separate, larger petition to rezone about 22 acres near Pew Road for one month to allow a community meeting and more staff analysis.
In the first appeal, the Donovans asked the council to permit creation of a roughly 2‑acre lot from a 10.1‑acre parcel they have owned for years. Neighbors and a nearby property owner, Greg Krauss, opposed the request, saying a required 50‑foot no‑cut buffer had been cleared and a driveway placed in restricted area. Krauss…
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