City of Monroe, LA

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STATE OF LOUISIANA

CITY OF MONROE                                     

                                                                                                                        NO.  11,925               

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

Amendment to Chapter 37, Zoning, of the Code of the City of Monroe, Article III Use Districts, Table 3.3 Commercial Districts Permitted and Conditional Uses to add the “Light Manufacturing” as a Permitted Use in the B-3, General Business/Commercial District

WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Monroe has this date held its Public Hearing with respect to the following proposed amendment to Chapter 37, Zoning, of the Code of the City of Monroe, Article III, Use Districts, Section 37-37 Commercial Use Districts, Table 3.3 Commercial Districts Permitted and Conditional Uses to add the use of “Light Manufacturing” as a use by right in the B-3, General Business/Commercial District

WHEREAS, the applicant is requesting that the use of “Light Manufacturing” be added as a use by right in the B-3, General Business/Commercial. Light manufacturing is the manufacturing from previously prepared materials of finished products or parts, including processing, fabrication, assembly, treatment and packaging of such products, and incidental storage, sales and distribution of such products, providing all industrial activities are contained entirely within a building and noise, odor and smoke, heat, glare and vibration resulting from the industrial activity are confined within the building.

APPLICANT: City of Monroe (TAM 100-19)

WHEREAS, the City Council has further considered the recommendation of the Monroe Planning Commission recommending approval, on a 4-0-1 vote, and that the above stated Sections of the Code of the City of Monroe should be amended.

            NOW, THEREFORE;

BE IT ORDAINED, by the City Council of the City of Monroe, Louisiana, in legal session convened, that Chapter 37, Zoning, of the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Monroe, Louisiana be and it is amended as follows:

AMEND:      

ARTICLE III.  USE DISTRICTS

Key: P = Permitted Use; Cm = Conditional Use Permit, minor; C = Conditional Use Permit, major;

(blank) = Not Permitted

BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED,

            This ordinance was INTRODUCED on the 12th day of March, 2019.

NOTICE PUBLISHED on the  15th      day of  March                      , 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

NAYS:            None.

ABSENT:       Clark

            And the Ordinance was declared ADOPTED on the  26th     day of  March             , 2019.

Gretchen H. Ezernack                        

CHAIRMAN

Carolus S. Riley                                 

CITY CLERK

James E. Mayo                                   

MAYOR’S APPROVAL

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MAYOR’S VETO