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Neighbors prevail as council denies Clearview rezoning requests
Summary
After broad neighborhood opposition citing traffic and loss of residential character, the council denied rezoning and resubdivision requests for lots near Clearview Parkway/Airline Highway, citing unresolved traffic concerns and lack of timely neighborhood engagement.
The council denied a rezoning and resubdivision petition affecting multiple lots in the Richland Gardens/Clearview area after sustained testimony from neighbors who warned the proposed commercial/office development would worsen traffic, endanger children and change a predominantly single‑family enclave.
Property representatives said the lots must be combined under the parish act of sale and claimed the submitted site plan met the traffic restrictions the parish attached to the sale. Residents, however, said they had not received timely notice, that a Department of Transportation traffic study had not been presented in writing and that the proposed three‑story office building with 78 parking spaces was out of character for the neighborhood.
Councilman Bonanno, citing the neighborhood’s traffic impacts and the developer’s late outreach, moved to deny the rezoning; the council adopted the denial motion on a majority voice vote with one abstention recorded. The applicant may still return with revised proposals consistent with the parish’s conditions and permit requirements, but the immediate rezoning request failed.
