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St. Charles Parish Council rejects rezoning request for Lakewood property after hours of testimony
Summary
After a lengthy public hearing with dozens of supporters and opponents, the St. Charles Parish Council voted to deny a rezoning request from business owner Robert Gilbert that would have changed zoning on roughly 44.5 acres along Lakewood Drive; the Planning & Zoning Commission had recommended denial.
The St. Charles Parish Council voted on Dec. 16 to deny a rezoning request from local business owner Robert Gilbert that would have changed the zoning of a roughly 44.5‑acre parcel near Lakewood Drive in Luling.
The application sought to reclassify portions of the property from its existing residential zoning (identified in the application as R‑3 / R1A) to open‑land and commercial zoning (OL and C‑3), allowing a proposed new office/warehouse for Gilbert’s business and two house lots behind it. Michael Albert, a planning department representative, told the council “the department, as well as the planning commission, recommend denial.”
Council members and residents debated the application for more than two hours. Gilbert told the council he wanted to move his company’s office and parking from River Road to the front portion of the parcel near Highway…
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