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Commission approves five Unified Development Code text amendments including townhouses in commercial zones
Summary
The commission approved five text amendments to the parish Unified Development Code to allow single- and two-family dwellings in certain multifamily districts, permit townhouses in commercial zones with minimum standards, clarify lot-size requirements and remove a pond fencing requirement.
St. Tammany Parish Planning and Zoning Commission voted to approve five amendments to the Unified Development Code that alter permitted uses and minimum lot-size standards across zoning classifications.
Staff summarized the proposals, which include permitting single-family and two-family dwellings within certain multifamily districts and adding townhouses as a permitted use in commercial zoning classifications subject to minimum standards. The amendments also clarify minimum lot sizes (for example, a 7,500-square-foot minimum lot size for single-family in certain classifications and 10,800 square feet for two-family where specified) and remove a perimeter fencing requirement for agricultural and decorative ponds.
Commissioner Roberta moved to approve the text amendments and Commissioner Trucillo seconded. After brief discussion and questions about how minimum standards would apply, the commission approved the amendments as written.
What happens next: The approved text changes update the parish’s UDC; developers and property owners will use the new permitted-use and minimum-standards framework in subsequent applications.
