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Council rezones parcels to general commercial to clear way for Ridley's expansion plan
Summary
The council unanimously adopted Ordinance 26-09 to rezone roughly three acres that include Ridley's grocery site and adjoining parcels from manufacturing/distribution to general commercial, matching the city's general plan and removing a split-zone issue that could complicate a future building permit.
Morgan City Council voted unanimously June 23 to adopt Ordinance 26-09, rezoning approximately three acres around Ridley's grocery property from manufacturing/distribution to general commercial.
City planner Jake Young said the parcels in question are currently split between manufacturing/distribution and general commercial zoning, which can create conflicts because one building could fall under different permitted-uses rules depending on which zone covers which piece of the structure. He described rezoning the five parcels as "best practice" to align zoning with the general plan and to simplify any future building application. "This is kind of nice because it would clean up our zoning," Young said. Planning commission held a public hearing with the applicant present and reported no public opposition before forwarding a unanimous recommendation to the council.
Representatives from the applicant (Carly and Eric of AWA Engineering) joined online and confirmed the request is intended to align the parcels with the general plan so the property owner can move forward with design and any future building permit/subdivision work.
Councilors asked for and received reminders that any building expansion would still be subject to review under the city's sensitive lands overlay (flood elevations, grading, stormwater) and that a proposed drive-thru would require conditional-use approval. The council adopted the ordinance on a unanimous voice vote.
Next steps: the rezoning takes effect as adopted; any proposed building expansion or drive-thru would require separate development or conditional-use applications and additional staff review under the sensitive lands overlay.
