Council introduces subdivision, zoning and gas‑station review ordinances

On Feb. 10 the Broussard City Council introduced a package of land‑use ordinances. Ordinance No. 26‑838 updates subdivision regulations with three key changes: updated language already approved in prior actions, a requirement to install permanent signage for stub/sub streets (per the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices) and minimum single‑family lot dimensions (40 feet wide by 110 feet deep). The amendment also limits how much new lot widths may be reduced within 300 feet of existing homes in established subdivisions to preserve neighborhood character.

Ordinance No. 26‑839 was introduced to amend various zoning map parcels — rezoning properties along Garber Road to neighborhood commercial, changing parcels on Salvinar Road/Alice’s Parkway from community commercial to residential accessory and R‑1 single‑family, and several other map corrections across the city. Planning commission review has taken place and the item now moves to council adoption steps.

Ordinance No. 26‑840 would add a development control requiring an additional council approval step for convenience store/gas station projects located within 300 feet of a residential subdivision entrance. City staff said the rule is not an absolute prohibition but provides an extra review to ensure resident input; council members sought to clarify how it applies to older parts of town and confirmed it applies where an area is legally a subdivision and where commercial zoning would otherwise permit such uses. Each ordinance was introduced and advanced per regular procedures.