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Parish council overturns zoning denial for Lacombe parcel after developer drops density, introduces S1 ordinance
Summary
After months of neighborhood pushback, the council voted unanimously to overturn a zoning commission denial and introduced an ordinance to rezone a 22.32-acre Lacombe tract from its prior request to S2 to a reduced S1, following a developer compromise and sustained public concern about traffic and drainage.
The St. Tammany Parish Council voted to overturn a zoning commission denial and introduced an ordinance to rezone a 22.32-acre parcel in Lacombe to S1 (suburban residential) after the applicant agreed to reduce the project’s density.
The action follows months of community meetings and public comment. Paul Marrone, attorney for appellant Calvin Minor Jr., told the council the applicant had amended the request from S2 to S1 as a compromise: “we are willing to formally amend our request from S2 down to S1,” Marrone said. Residents told the council they feared more traffic and worsening drainage at a…
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