City of Thibodaux Zoning Review - South Central Planning ...

2010 Thibodaux Zoning ReviewPrice started so the only thing that would be R-1 would be far in the back towards Rosedown. Mr.Andolsek stated way across right, so anyway I’m ok with it if we add undeveloped and I’m justgoing to ask again, can a variance be granted I mean do I get a yes or a no or is it not definite. Mr.Breaud stated the only one that can ask for a variance, the type of variance you would be grantedis not a lot line offset your request for a variance would be to allow this in a particular districtdepending upon… Mr. Andolsek stated if I built a subdivision and I want to include duplexes andsingle family mixed because I am considering it, could you grant a variance so I don’t have to be25’ assuming if I left enough room, more than a normal development you know it is that type ofthing but it would be within a development and you knew what you were getting in to before. Mr.Kearns stated so you can actually be penalized for having undeveloped land. Mr. Andolsek repliedoh yes, but these regulations are here to protect the people of the city and I was for it when thisthing was written, I mean I was all for leaving 25’ in between lots of condos but if you buildduplexes or smaller units you would be penalized so that is where you almost need to be able tocome and ask for a variance if you’re not building something massive. Mr. Kearns stated I hate tothrow it onto a variance though. Mr. Andolsek replied but every situation is different. Mr. Breaudstated there are only two entities that can grant a variance this board can grant certain variancesand the Board of Adjustments are the only ones who can grant variances on side lot line offsets,we can’t grant that but neither one of us can guarantee you that you can ever grant you a variance,there are a lot of things that come into play on granting a variance. Mr. Andolsek replied correct, Iunderstand but getting back to this, if we can undeveloped property I would be ok, thank you. Mr.Breaud then asked if there were any further public comments, commissioners, Errol are you okwith adding undeveloped? Mr. Price replied if you add undeveloped the only thing is the one thatgoes first would have the benefit of saying I want to put townhouses and if you want to put singlefamily you’re just going to have to live with it; that is the only thing I can see it is going to affect.Mr. Breaud stated my feeling is if it is there… Mr. Andolsek replied unless you left it, you took outthe R-1, undeveloped in anything in R-1. Mr. Faucheaux stated well that is the way it reads rightnow. Mr. Andolsek replied no because you’ve got R-2, R-3… Mr. Price replied no, I’m adding theR-1. Mr. Faucheaux stated right but… Mr. Andolsek stated or undeveloped in R-1, anything but R-1, because if it was in R-1 it would be single family but if it was in R-2 then it could be multi-family.Mr. Kearns stated like Errol was saying you can have an R-2 butting against and R-1 so. Mr.Andolsek replied but then again if you put in undeveloped property in R-2, R-3, and R-4 and it wasabutting an R-1 undeveloped you couldn’t do it. Mr. Price stated then you couldn’t do it. Mr.Breaud stated I’m ok with that wording - Errol does that work for you? Mr. Price replied yes thatwould work so that way if is R-1 you definitely can’t build it, I follow that. Mr. Breaud asked Mr.Kearns if he wanted to make that motion. Mr. Kearns stated read it, say it as it should be. Mr.Breaud replied do you want me to do that? Mr. Kearns replied yes. Mr. Breaud stated we’resaying I think Andy you’ve got the wording in front of you, we want to take off vacant lots and putundeveloped lots. Mr. Andolsek stated adjoining vacant property in R-2, R-3 and R-4, and rawproperty or undeveloped property in R-2, R-3, and R-4 right? Mr. Breaud replied all right. Mr.Andolsek replied yes and then district and then go on from there. Mr. Breaud so we’re talkingabout the fifth line and taking R-2, R-3, R-4 and undeveloped property, scratch R-1 and put R-2, R-3, R-4. Mr. Andolsek replied or you can put you are right, adjoining vacant property orundeveloped property. Mr. Faucheaux replied all you need to say undeveloped it is already goingto be in a zone. Mr. Price stated take the R-1 that is basically all you have to do. Mr. Andolsekreplied well it is already there, then you are right, I just killed time. Mr. Breaud stated all right, Iwould entertain a motion to adopt the wording and leave out the R-1 district. Mr. Price stated afterthe vacant lot. Mr. Breaud stated after the vacant lot. Mr. Kearns stated after the vacant lot, I somove. Mr. Breaud stated it has been moved by Mr. Kearns and seconded by Ms. Erwin, allmembers were in favor, motion carried.The eighth item on the agenda was to have a Town Hall meeting with local developers todiscuss the City of Thibodaux’s Zoning Ordinance. On October 8, 2009 the City ofThibodaux awarded the South Central Planning and Development Commission (SCPDC) acontract to assist in the review of the City Zoning Ordinance. As part of this contractualagreement, SCPDC will meet with members of the Planning Commission, CityAdministration, Developers, and the general public to review concerns and determineissues that are relevant in the Thibodaux Zoning Ordinance. Mr. Breaud stated I only see onedeveloper here tonight, we have Mr. Kevin Belanger with South Central Planning that is going toexplain and give us a presentation on what their mission is. Mr. Kevin Belanger came forward andstated thank you Mr. Chairman, I am the C.E.O. of South Central Planning Commission. Thankyou for having us here tonight we are going to conduct a little bit of a public hearing, I would ask ifit is not too much of a problem for the members of the commission to maybe take yourself andbring yourself out here to the public and if you want maybe we could just adjourn your meeting andjust conduct the open meeting afterwards if that would be preferable to you all or do you want to doit under the guise of your meeting. Mr. Belanger stated we have some boards way out here thatwe would like you to see and you won’t be able to see them seated up there. Mr. Breaud statedwe’ll continue the public meeting and we’ll go sit down in the audience and come back andconvene up here in case there is any other action or anything that we want to do. So we’ll turn itover to you right now and we’ll go sit in the audience. Mr. Belanger replied ok, well thank youagain we’re going to take just maybe two minutes just to be able to spread out the boards and thereason for this meeting is to hear comments from you all as well as the public on issues that youfeel are a problem within the existing zoning ordinance and just being here tonight we’ve heard871