City of Monroe, LA

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STATE OF LOUISIANA

CITY OF MONROE                                     

                                                                                                            NO.  11,913                      

            The following Ordinance was offered by Mrs.  Ezernack                  who moved for its adoption and was seconded by Ms.  Woods                   :

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 ±47 acre tract of land from the B-3, General Commercial/Business District to the B-4, Heavy Commercial District, presently located in Ouachita Parish and more particularly described as follows:

Lamy Lane                                        1400, 1406, 1500, 1502, 1504, 1600, 1700, 1900, 1912

Evangeline Street                              2804, 2808, 2812, 2904, 2908, 2910, 2912

Armand Street                                   3107, 3101, 3007, 3001, 2915, 2805

                                                            Lot 2, Richards’s Business Park

                                                            Lots 7 & 8m Square 41 Breard Addition, Unit 5

DeSoto Street                                     2812, 2814, 2900, 2912, 2901, 2905, 2912, 2930, 3000

                                                            Lot 3, Resubdivision of Lots 3-6 JC Sampognaro Jr.

Cameron Street                                 2811, 2901, 2900, 2902, 2908, 2909, 2911, 2912

N 29^th Street                                       703, 708, 709, 724, 805, 810, 904, 906, 907, 910

N 30^th Street                                       909, 905, 805, 707, 709, 710, 708

N 31^st Street                                       705, 703, 704, 706

N 32^nd Street                                      709

                                                            Lot 3, Raymond’s Subdivision of Block 39, Breard Place, Unit 3

            APPLICANT: City of Monroe (MA 101-19)

WHEREAS, the City Council has further considered the report of the Monroe Planning Commission recommending approval, on a 4-0-1 vote.  The property is presently zoned B-3, General Commercial/Business. There are a number of structures in this targeted area that have either been built for warehouse/storage use or have been used as such. The Planning and Zoning Division office has been getting calls regarding using structures in this area for warehouse/storage use. The B-4, Heavy Commercial District zoning classification would be a more appropriate zoning classification for the proposed use of the existing buildings and still allow existing uses.

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 ±47 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-4, Heavy 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 22^nd of January 2019.

NOTICE PUBLISHED on the  25th, 28th & 30th      day of  January           , 2019.

            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 & Clark

NAYS:            None.

ABSENT:       None.

And the Ordinance was declared ADOPTED on the  12th     day of  February        ,

2019.                                     

Gretchen H. Ezernack                        

CHAIRMAN

Carolus S. Riley                                 

CITY CLERK

James E. Mayo                                  

MAYOR’S APPROVAL

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MAYOR’S VETO