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Public warns rezoning one temporary RV park to permanent could set precedent
Summary
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.
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.
Council members responded that each piece of legislation would be judged on its own merits and that the zoning board's unanimous recommendation had preceded the council action for the item under discussion. Members also noted elevation requirements for mobile homes and mobile‑park conversions would impose costs and could limit conversions. The council proceeded with votes on the related permits and renewals; the clerk recorded several approvals 8–0.
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