Ordinance #11,901

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STATE OF LOUISIANA

CITY OF MONROE                                     

                                                                                                            NO.  11,901               

            The following Ordinance was offered by Mr.  Echols                       who moved for its adoption and was seconded by Mr.  Wilson                     :

AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING AND AMENDING THE ZONING MAP FOR THE CITY OF MONROE, LOUISIANA

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WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Monroe has held its Public Hearing with respect to the following proposed Zoning Map Amendment, to-wit:

An amendment to the Zoning Map to rezone a ±4.98 acre tract of land, more or less, from B-1, Neighborhood Mixed Use District and B-4, Heavy Commercial District to B-3, General Business/Commercial District, presently located in Ouachita Parish and more particularly described as follows: 

Lots 1 – 4, PKC Investments, LLC Resubdivision

            APPLICANT: PKC Investments, LLC (MA 117-18)

WHEREAS, the City Council has further considered the report of the Monroe Planning Commission recommending approval, on a 5-0-1 vote.  The property is presently zoned as B-1, Neighborhood Mixed-Use District and B-4, Heavy Commercial District. The applicant has recently subdivided this lot into Lots 1-4 of the PKC Investments, LLC Resubdivision. The original lot was zoned two different zoning classifications (B-1, Neighborhood Mixed-Use District and B-4, Heavy Commercial District). The applicant wanted the four (4) new lots to be zoned the same classification. Although the present zoning districts would allow for the use of medical offices, B-1, Neighborhood Mixed Use District would not allow for a hospital. B-4, Heavy Commercial District allows for a hospital but also allows more intense commercial uses, therefore, B-3, General Business/Commercial District was decided to be the appropriate classification for the intended use.

NOW, THEREFORE:

BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of Monroe, Louisiana in legal session convened that the Zoning Map of the City of Monroe be amended to zone a ±4.98 acre tract of land, previously described and the boundaries thereof which map is described in Section 37-34 of the City of Monroe Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance and which map shown the Zoning Districts and Boundaries thereof, be and the same are hereby amended to B-3, General Business/Commercial District , as shown on the map which is attached hereto and made a part thereof and which is adopted as the new Zoning Map of the City of Monroe.

            This ordinance was INTRODUCED on the 11th day of December 2018.

NOTICE PUBLISHED on the  14th, 17th & 19th      day of  December       , 2018.

            This Ordinance having been submitted in writing, introduced and published was then submitted to a final vote as a whole, the vote thereon being as follows:

AYES:            Echols, Ezernack, Woods & Wilson

NAYS:            None.

ABSENT:       Clark

And the Ordinance was declared ADOPTED on the  26th     day of  December       , 2018.

Gretchen H. Ezernack            

CHAIRMAN

Carolus S. Riley                     

CITY CLERK

James E. Mayo                      

MAYOR’S APPROVAL

                                               

MAYOR’S VETO