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Votes at a glance: April 8, 2026 Ascension Parish Planning Commission
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Summary
The commission approved the consent agenda and several family partition plats, recommended approval of flag‑lot code changes and master‑plan cleanup, tabled a high‑impact development ordinance for further study, and recommended denial of reduced billboard spacing. Details and next steps summarized.
The Ascension Parish Planning Commission took the following formal actions at its April 8, 2026 meeting:
- Consent agenda: Approved (multiple affidavits of mortgage declaration; final plat approval for Magnolia Ridge Logistics Park, Council District 3).
- Minutes: Approved with correction removing Randy Kluwat's name.
- Family partitions (item 11 series): Bertholot (11a) — approved; Broom family (11b) — approved (one abstention recorded); Kennison/Tennessee family (11c) — approved; Milton Lambert estate (11d) — approved with staff‑noted conditions; Claude Michael property (11e) — approved.
- Ordinances and ULDC amendments: • 12b (flag‑lot definitions) — recommended approval to council. • 12a (zoning table changes to add flag‑lot dimensional rules including 20‑foot minimum pole width) — recommended approval to council. • 12c (high‑impact development / cryptocurrency/data‑mining centers) — tabled for further study. • 12d (reduce billboard spacing from 2,000 ft to 1,000 ft) — commission recommended denial to council. • 12e (remove an outdated 2002 master plan reference from ULDC; retain 2019 master plan) — recommended approval to council. • 12f (appeal hearing procedure language for Planning Board of Appeals) — recommended approval with amended language calling for a two‑thirds affirmative vote of members present and a minimum quorum of nine council members.
Most recommendations will be forwarded to the parish council for final action; the commission established a bylaws committee to draft clarified election language for internal procedure.
