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Longtime driving-school owner says zoning ruling left her unable to reopen after fire; planning director cites UDC definition
Summary
Small-business owner Gisela Chevalier told the council a post-fire relocation was denied because planning staff classed her driving school as a vocational (C-2) use; Planning Director said the unified development code treats driving schools as vocational educational facilities and changing the code would take months.
Gisela Chevalier, who said she has owned two small businesses in Kenner for about 35 years and operated a driving school for 27 years, told the City Council she lost her business space to a fire on Oct. 13 and secured a potential new location that passed inspections. Chevalier told council staff informed her the new occupancy required C-2 zoning because driving schools are classified under the city's unified development code as vocational educational facilities; she said she had not…
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