2025-0203
INTRODUCED BY: MATTHEW JEWELL, PARISH PRESIDENT
(DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING & ZONING)
ORDINANCE NO. ___________
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An ordinance to amend the St. Charles Parish Code of Ordinances, Appendix A - St. Charles Parish Zoning Ordinance of 1981, Section VIII. - Site plan review and design requirements., F. Off-street parking in general:, 2., to exempt single family residences in the R-1A(M) zoning district from the permanent dust-free paving requirement.
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WHEREAS, Section VIII of the St. Charles Parish Zoning Ordinance of 1981 requires any area where off-street parking is provided must be surfaced with permanent dust-free paving; and,
WHEREAS, an exception is provided for single-family residences in the O-L district, where off-street parking may be surfaced with “appropriate” (i.e. aggregate) materials; and,
WHEREAS, like the O-L district, R-1A(M) zoning permits manufactured homes which have less permanence compared to a site-built house; and,
WHEREAS, the permanent dust-free exemption should be extended to single family residences in the R-1A(M) zoning district.
THE ST. CHARLES PARISH COUNCIL HEREBY ORDAINS:
SECTION I. That the St. Charles Parish Code of Ordinances, Appendix A - St. Charles Parish Zoning Ordinance of 1981, Section VIII. - Site plan review and design requirements., F. Off-street parking in general:, 2., is hereby amended with new text underlined and deleted text in strikethrough:
2. Any area where off-street parking is provided (including additional parking areas that are not required by this ordinance) must be surfaced with permanent dust-free paving except for single-family residences in the O-L District and R-1A(M) Districts which must be surfaced with appropriate materials.
The foregoing ordinance having been submitted to a vote, the vote thereon was as follows:
And the ordinance was declared adopted this ______ day of ___________, 2025, to become effective five (5) days after publication in the Official Journal.
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