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Commission backs rezoning and limits overflow storage for Outcast Marine with landscaping stipulation
Summary
The board recommended rezoning a Highway 90 parcel to C-3 for future commercial use and approved a special permit allowing overflow storage tied to Outcast Marine with conditions: rezoning first, a revised landscaping plan (or council waiver), and storage limited to boats and boat trailers associated with Outcast Marine.
The Planning Board on Aug. 6 recommended approval of a rezoning request by William Sigman to change a split-zoned parcel along Highway 90 to C-3 (highway commercial) and approved a related special-permit use to allow overflow vehicle storage associated with Outcast Marine, subject to three stipulations.
Planning staff said the rezoning met two of three review criteria and recommended approval. The special permit (2026-6-SPU) did not meet several review criteria—buffering and surface-surface standards among them—but staff recommended approval contingent on: (1) approval of the corresponding rezoning, (2) submittal of a revised landscaping plan showing the required residential buffer (or a waiver approved by the parish council), and (3) a limit that the parking be strictly overflow storage tied to Outcast Marine operations, specifically for boats and boat trailers, not general vehicle storage.
Applicant representative Allen Bridal said fencing and interior landscaping could be arranged to keep foliage away from parked boats and that the business sometimes temporarily stages large trailers or motor homes briefly for repair jobs. A commissioner clarified the term "temporary" as 36 to 48 hours, and staff emphasized that activity not related to Outcast Marine's operations would not qualify under the special permit.
The board approved the rezoning recommendation and the special-permit use with the stated stipulations. Staff noted the rezoning item will proceed to parish council (for ultimate determination and any waiver decisions), and the special permit was approved by the board contingent on the rezoning and landscaping conditions. "We don't we don't disagree with that," the applicant said regarding providing the buffer if the waiver was not granted.
