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Council rejects reconsideration of rezone for Old Scenic Highway parcels
Summary
At a Feb. 10, 2026 public hearing the Zachary Mayor and Council voted 3–2 against reconsidering RZ-11-25, a proposed rezoning of two Old Scenic Highway parcels from Estate Residential to Neighborhood Commercial and Suburban Residential after the property owner spoke in favor and residents questioned the procedure.
Mayor David McDavid opened a public hearing Feb. 10, 2026 on a reconsideration of RZ-11-25, a request to rezone Lots G-2 and G-3 of the E.D. Annison Sr. Place (21490 & 21520 Old Scenic Highway) from Estate Residential to Neighborhood Commercial and Suburban Residential. Property owner Jimmy Baker spoke in favor of the rezone; Diane Fletcher raised procedural questions about how the item appeared on the agenda. Attorney Wilson advised the council that placement on the agenda was permitted under the city's Unified Development Code (UDC).
The council moved to approve reconsideration of RZ-11-25. Councilman James Graves and Councilwoman Jennifer Landry voted yes; Councilwoman Brandy Westmoreland, Councilman John LeBlanc and Councilwoman Ambre DeVirgilio voted no, leaving the motion short of a majority. The minutes record the roll-call tallies but do not include a verbatim statement of a final disposition beyond the vote tally.
Why it matters: the change would have reclassified two parcels on Old Scenic Highway from larger-lot estate zoning to more intensive commercial and suburban residential uses, which can affect allowed uses, density and future development applications.
Discussion at the meeting focused on procedural questions about the reconsideration and the applicable provisions of the UDC; no additional motions or amendments to the zoning map are recorded in the minutes. The record does not include a verbatim quote from the public hearing beyond the minutes' summaries. The council took no further action on the item at that meeting.
