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St. Tammany planners outline zoning map-change rules and public-notice practices; council presses for broader outreach
Summary
Planning staff walked the Infrastructure Review Committee through section 200 of the Unified Development Code, explaining who may request zoning map amendments, the standards reviewers must apply, and the parish's layered public-notice practices; several council members urged expanding mailed and door-hanger notice areas and using email alerts.
Ross Lyon, director of planning and development, presented the parish's procedure for zoning map-change requests, citing language from section 200 of the Unified Development Code. He said the UDC allows the parish council, the planning and zoning commission, administration or a property owner to initiate a map amendment and that the council, as the legislative body, makes the final decision because zoning is enacted by ordinance.
Lyon listed the standards planners must weigh when reviewing a request: consistency with the comprehensive plan and future-land-use map; promotion of public health, safety and welfare; compatibility with nearby uses; correction of errors or response to changing conditions; and protection of the natural environment. "The districts created and mapped under the authority of the unified development code may be modified…
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