Public warns rezoning one temporary RV park to permanent could set precedent

Mar 27, 2026

A Port Sulphur resident and RV‑park owner warned that approving one temporary‑to‑permanent RV‑park rezoning may prompt many others to seek permanence; council members said each application will be judged on its merits and noted elevation rules and costs would affect outcomes.

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During public comment, Bill Wood Smith of Blue Bonnet Boulevard (who identified himself for the record) told the council he was "not in opposition to this particular agenda item, but I am in very much opposition of the precedent that this sets." He said there are approximately 1,480 RV sites in Lower Plaquemines and warned that approving a conversion to permanent use could encourage other temporary parks to seek rezoning.

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