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Planning commission recommends HC2 zoning for Dollar General site after neighbor concerns about traffic, drainage and litter
Summary
The commission recommended rezoning 1.7 acres to Highway Commercial 2 to allow a Dollar General detention pond and related site work despite neighbors' objections about traffic, flooding and litter; the approval was granted as amended and will proceed to the parish council.
The St. Tammany Parish Planning Commission on Jan. 8 recommended approval of a zoning amendment to Highway Commercial 2 (HC2) for a parcel on Bayou Liberty Road to accommodate site work needed for a proposed 10,640-square-foot Dollar General and a 1.7-acre detention pond. Jeff Shane, attorney for prospective developer Dorsey Development, told commissioners the rezoning request is limited to the rear parcel for detention and that the store footprint and parking are already situated within an HC2 area.
Shane said the company holds a state permit for the driveway connection and that peak traffic from a typical Dollar General is expected to be low…
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