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After heated public comment, council grants limited hardship waiver for Beachwood Ridge property
Summary
Following extended public hearing and objections from neighbors citing recorded subdivision restrictions, the Livingston Parish Council voted 5‑3 March 26 to grant a limited hardship waiver allowing a manufactured/modular home for an elderly relative on a lot in Beachwood Ridge; opponents warned the decision could set a precedent and urged adherence to recorded covenants.
The Livingston Parish Council on March 26 approved a hardship waiver allowing a manufactured/modular home to be placed on a lot in the Beachwood Ridge subdivision for the applicant’s elderly relative, after an hour‑plus of public comment from neighbors and legal counsel.
Adrien Bordalon, a neighbor, urged the council to deny the request and cited recorded subdivision restrictions filed with the clerk of court that, he said, "state that house trailers are not allowed temporarily or permanently for any reason on any property." Bordalon warned that approval "would…
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