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Parish council rejects rezoning request from local business owner after hours of public comment
Summary
St. Charles Parish Council voted to deny a rezoning request from property owner Robert Gilbert Jr. after an extended public hearing with residents split over wetlands, traffic and future uses of the site (file 20240405). Planning staff and the planning commission had recommended denial.
St. Charles Parish Council voted Monday to deny a request from Robert Gilbert Jr. to rezone a parcel in the Lakewood West area to allow a commercial building and two homes, rejecting the application after a lengthy public hearing and sustained public comment.
The proposal would have changed the property’s designation to allow Oliver/open-land and commercial uses near Highway 90; the planning department and the parish Planning and Zoning Commission recommended denial. “I’m trying to move my business and keep it here in the parish,” applicant Robert Gilbert Jr. said during public comment, identifying himself as the property owner and a long‑time local employer. Opponents cited wetlands, drainage and traffic concerns.
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