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Commission moves meeting time to 4 p.m. and continues review of subdivision regulations

DeSoto Parish Planning Commission · May 22, 2026
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Summary

The commission voted to move regular meeting time to 4:00 p.m. and spent extended time reviewing an updated draft of subdivision regulations; staff will circulate track changes and the commission plans further line-by-line review and master-planning work afterward.

The commission voted to move its scheduled meeting time from 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. on regular planning-commission days to accommodate member schedules. The voice vote recorded multiple yes responses and the chair announced the motion carried.

On subdivision regulations, staff said the drafts incorporate many changes requested over the last year but asked commissioners to review line-by-line and submit comments; staff noted minor wording items (for example, reference to "corporate limits" versus "unincorporated limits") and potential conflicts with 9-1-1 house-numbering guidance. Commissioners requested that edits be highlighted (track changes), asked for emailed and mailed copies, and discussed advancing the regulations to legal review once commissioners sign off.

Commissioners also discussed beginning a master-planning process following completion of the subdivision regulations, potentially adding an engineer to the planning team to help with transportation and technical analyses.

Next steps: staff will circulate highlighted changes and the updated draft for another reading at the next meeting, then pursue legal review and bring a final draft to the police jury.