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Baton Rouge council approves a series of rezonings, defers two Florida Boulevard requests to March 18
Summary
On Jan. 21 the Baton Rouge City Council approved multiple rezoning and right-of-way items recommended by the planning commission and deferred two related Florida Boulevard land-use requests to March 18. No contested public hearings took place; several items carried planning commission votes of 8–0.
The Baton Rouge City Council on Jan. 21 approved a slate of rezoning requests and a canal right-of-way revocation recommended by the planning commission, while deferring two Florida Boulevard land-use requests to March 18.
The meeting opened with a quorum confirmation. The council took items 1 and 2 together: a comprehensive-plan amendment to change land use from agricultural/rural to industrial and a separate rezoning request for property on the north side of Florida Boulevard, south of Riverside Park Drive in Council District 4. The planning commission had previously recorded a motion to defer to Jan. 26 and carried 8–0; at the council meeting staff requested further deferral to the March 18 council meeting. "Motion by Councilman Mote, second by Councilman Dunn Jr.; is there any opposition? Motion carries," the presiding speaker said, and the items…
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