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Resident asks Picayune council to remand nonconforming lot to planning commission
Summary
Peggy Janet, a property owner at 520 West Avenue, asked the council July 23 to return her application to the planning commission because the parcel is nonconforming; staff warned the owner may have to wait a year to reapply and recommended surveyor involvement; the motion to remand was seconded but a vote was not recorded in the transcript.
Peggy Janet, who identified herself during the meeting as the owner of property at 520 West Avenue, asked the Picayune City Council on July 23 to send her application back to the planning commission rather than have the council take action now.
Janet told the council the property is nonconforming and requested the planning commission review the dispute again. A staff member explained that the parcel contains two existing buildings and that creating a smaller lot would result in a nonconforming lot subject to restrictions the council enacted in 2010. The staff member said the owner "has to wait a full year" before reapplying in some circumstances and recommended that the owner have a surveyor coordinate directly with department staff to determine options.
Following the exchange, a councilmember moved to remand the application to the planning commission and the motion received a second. The transcript records the motion and second but does not include a roll-call or a final vote tally. The council did not take additional public testimony on the item during the meeting.
Next steps were not specified in the transcript; staff recommended surveyor coordination and further administrative follow-up to determine whether exceptions or alternatives exist under the city's land-use rules.
