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Parish staff outline settlement to allow storage building to remain on drainage servitude
Summary
Parish attorneys described a settlement that would permit part of a storage building at 1080 Blinchon Hill Drive to remain on a drainage servitude under an encroachment agreement; staff said the settlement would not cost the parish money but would require subsequent administrative and council steps.
Parish legal staff presented a proposed settlement in litigation over a storage building constructed on a drainage servitude at 1080 Blinchon Hill Drive, Marteville. The title company and plaintiff alleged negligence in permit issuance; staff said they had negotiated an encroachment agreement to resolve the matter without parish expense.
A staff speaker identified as Justin summarized the settlement approach: the encroachment agreement would allow a portion of the building to remain in the drainage servitude, require nonpermanent surfacing (gravel) rather than permanent paving, and preserve parish access rights for drainage maintenance. "We came up with a settlement, and to allow the building to remain on the drainage servitude, just a portion of it," Justin said. He added plaintiff counsel has approved the draft and that the settlement would be published and returned to council for final approval in a later meeting.
Staff said the settlement would not require parish payments and that the agreement includes access provisions and limits on permanent structures. The presenter said the planning and legal offices would complete publication steps and that council action would be required later to finalize the settlement and dismiss the lawsuit. The transcript does not record a final vote or signature at this meeting.
