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Ascension Parish Board of Adjustments grants two variances, approves March minutes
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Summary
The Ascension Parish Board of Adjustments on April 8 approved minutes and accepted written decisions from March 11, granted a variance allowing a trailer dwelling for immediate family at PZ3897.26, and approved a 5-foot setback variance at PZ3910.26 with no public opposition.
The Ascension Parish Board of Adjustments on April 8 approved the March 11 meeting minutes, accepted written decisions from that meeting and granted two zoning variances, including permission for a small trailer dwelling to house immediate family members at Lot A under zoning case PZ3897.26.
At the hearing for PZ3897.26 the applicant, identified in the record as a resident, said adult children are arriving from overseas and asked to place a trailer behind the home to provide them privacy. The resident said the family is coming from the Kingdom of Jordan and described the unit as a small one‑bedroom trailer, giving rough dimensions in the record (about 15 by 3 meters). “I have my kids. They’re overseas,” the resident said, adding that the daughter already lives in the house and other children are finishing university abroad.
A Committee member moved to approve the variance with the understanding that the additional dwelling would be occupied by family members. The Chair noted that the parish code already limits an additional dwelling on a property to immediate family members unless the property is subdivided. After no opposition was raised, the Board approved the variance by voice vote.
The Board then took up zoning review PZ3910.26 for Lot 123 in Delone Estates, listed in the record for “Victoria.” No representative appeared and there were no public comments. The Board described the request as a five‑foot setback variance; the motion to grant the variance passed by voice vote after no member opposed.
Earlier in the meeting the Board voted to accept the minutes from its March 11 meeting and to accept the written decisions from that meeting; both motions were moved and seconded as recorded and passed with no stated opposition. The meeting concluded after a motion to adjourn.
The Board did not provide a roll‑call vote on the zoning variances in the record; approvals were announced after the Chair asked if there was any opposition and none was stated. The Board did not specify additional conditions beyond the parish code’s immediate‑family limitation for an accessory dwelling on the property.
