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Commissioners approve Crescent Farm Plantation resubdivision for racetrack and commercial frontage with conditions
Summary
The planning commission approved a minor resubdivision creating a 2‑acre racetrack tract and a 22.7‑acre remainder at Crescent Farm Plantation; approval included conditions (municipal addresses, sewage method, utility availability letters and fire hydrant locations) and staff noted Consolidated Waterworks plan coordination and an EDA waterline project.
The Regional Planning Commission approved a minor subdivision to create a two‑acre tract for a racetrack (RT‑1) and a 22.7‑acre remainder at the Crescent Farm Plantation site.
David Patterson of Land Source Incorporated, the project's surveyor, said the proposed development will include a racetrack, convenience store and gas station, and that there is existing gravity community sewer touching the site. Engineering and staff reviews identified several conditions: municipal addresses must be added to the plat, the method of sewage disposal (staff noted a community package plant) must be depicted, utility service availability letters must be submitted, and the proposed fire hydrant locations shown on the plat. Consolidated Waterworks had provided approved plans showing four hydrants along the property's frontage, and planning staff noted drainage improvements will be completed at building permit and construction stages.
A public commenter asked whether wetlands or bottomland hardwoods were an issue; staff and the applicant said the site is classified as bottomland hardwoods, not wetlands, and no mitigation requirements were reported for the proposed layout.
Commissioners moved and approved the plat subject to the listed conditions (motion moved by Mr. Sudier, second by Mr. Rogers). Staff also noted that advancing the project will dovetail with a local EDA waterline grant project, as construction of the developer’s frontage waterline will allow the parish to save costs on its planned waterline extension.
