Council tables indefinitely plan to remove Appendix 3 from Unified Land Development Code after heated debate

Jun 18, 2026

Council members debated removing Appendix 3 (an older master plan) from the Unified Land Development Code; planners described it as expired, while several council members warned deleting it could remove enforcement 'teeth' and urged more analysis; the council voted to table the ordinance indefinitely pending further information.

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The Ascension Parish Council voted to table indefinitely an ordinance that would remove Appendix 3 — the older master plan — from the parish Unified Land Development Code after planning staff described the appendix as an outdated, late-1990s document and several council members raised legal and policy concerns.

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