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Planning commission recommends $600 flat rezoning fee plus mailing costs, sends proposal to parish council
Summary
After a lengthy public hearing, the Livingston Parish Planning Commission voted to recommend a zoning-application fee structure to the parish council: a $600 flat fee plus certified-mail/postage costs, with department-recommended exemptions and a one-year review.
The Livingston Parish Planning Commission voted Jan. 13 to recommend that the parish council adopt a zoning-application fee of $600 plus certified-mail and related mailing costs, with exemptions for properties shown to be incorrectly zoned or changed by court order.
The commission opened a public hearing on an ordinance to amend Chapter 117 (zoning, administration and enforcement). Planning staff summarized comparisons with neighboring parishes and a draft fee schedule that, in its current form, would scale by acreage and could range from small starting amounts up to roughly $4,000 for very large parcels. Commissioners raised concerns about the proposed acreage-based scale and…
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