2023-0129
INTRODUCED BY: ST. CHARLES PARISH COUNCIL
ORDINANCE NO. ___________
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An ordinance to amend the St. Charles Parish Code of Ordinances, Chapter 8, Elections, Section 8-2. Visible Voting Precinct Boundaries and Polling Places, to merge voting precincts.
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WHEREAS, as specified in Louisiana Revised Statutes 18:532 the Saint Charles Parish Council is required to establish precincts, define the territorial limits for which each precinct is established, prescribe their boundaries, and designate the precinct; and,
WHEREAS, each precinct shall be a contiguous, compact area having clearly defined and clearly observable boundaries coinciding with visible features readily distinguishable on the ground and approved extension of such features, such as designated highways, roads, streets, rivers, or canals, and depicted on United States Bureau of the Census base maps, except where the precinct boundary is coterminous with the boundary of a parish; and,
WHEREAS, several small or oddly shaped precincts were created during the creation of the 2022 Redistricting Plan; and,
WHEREAS, the council wishes to reduce the number of small and oddly shaped precincts in order to alleviate strain in staffing the needed number of election commissioners as well as to comply with in Louisiana Revised Statutes 18:532.
THE ST. CHARLES PARISH COUNCIL HEREBY ORDAINS:
SECTION I. Should any section, part or provision of this Ordinance be declared by any court to be unconstitutional or invalid, such decision shall not affect the validity of the ordinance as a whole or any part thereof other than the part so declared to be unconstitutional or invalid.
SECTION II. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith or incompatible with the provision of this Ordinance are hereby repealed.
SECTION III. That the Code of Ordinances, Chapter 8, Elections, Section 8-2. Visible Voting Precinct Boundaries and Polling Places is hereby amended by striking the language defining Precincts 1-4; 1-7; 2-1; 2-2; 2-6; 2-7; 3-1, 3-1A, and 3-1B; 3-4; 5-1; 5-6; 6-6; 6-7; 7-4 and 7-4A; 7-5; and 7-6 and insert verbiage as follows:
Precinct 1-4.
The region bounded and described as follows: Beginning at the point of intersection of the centerlines of Interstate 310 and Louisiana Highway 18 (River Road), and proceeding southeasterly along the centerline of Louisiana Highway 18 (River Road) to its intersection with the centerline of Bradwall Street, and proceeding southwesterly along the centerline of Bradwall Street to its intersection with the centerline of Saint Charles Boulevard, and proceeding southeasterly along the centerline of Saint Charles Boulevard to its intersection with the centerline of Luling Avenue, and proceeding southeasterly along the centerline of Luling Avenue to its intersection with the centerline of Louisiana Highway 52 (Paul Maillard Road), and proceeding southwesterly along the centerline of Louisiana Highway 52 (Paul Maillard Road) to its intersection with the center flow channel of the Eighty Arpent Canal, and proceeding westerly along the center flow channel of the Eighty Arpent Canal and the Boutte Canal to its intersection with the center flow channel of an unnamed drainage feature west of Ashton Oaks Lane, and proceeding northeasterly along the center flow channel of the Ashton Oaks Lane drainage feature to its intersection with the centerline of Hackberry Street, and proceeding southeasterly along the centerline of Hackberry Street to its intersection with the centerline of Kinler Street, and proceeding northeasterly along the centerline of Kinler Street to its intersection with the centerline of Brooklyn Street, and proceeding southeasterly along the centerline of Brooklyn Street to its intersection with the centerline of Ristroph Street, and proceeding northeasterly along the centerline of Ristroph Street to its intersection with the centerline of Easy Street, and proceeding westerly along the centerline of Easy Street to its intersection with the centerline of Gassen Street, and proceeding northerly along the centerline of Gassen Street to its intersection with the centerline of the Union Pacific Railroad Tracks, and proceeding northwesterly along with the centerline of the Union Pacific Railroad Tracks to its intersection with the centerline of Interstate 310, and proceeding northeasterly along the centerline of Interstate 310 to its intersection with the centerline of Louisiana Highway 18 (River Road), the point of beginning.
Polling Place: Luling Elementary School, 904 Sugarhouse Road, Luling
Precinct 2-1.
The region bounded and described as follows: Beginning at the point of intersection of the centerline of Interstate 310 and the center flow channel of the Mississippi River, and proceeding easterly along the center flow channel of the Mississippi River to its intersection with the straight line extension of Queenie Drive, and proceeding southerly along the centerline of Queenie Drive to its intersection with the centerline of Union Pacific Railroad Tracks, and proceeding westerly along the centerline of Union Pacific Railroad Tracks to its intersection with the centerline of Sugarhouse Road, and proceeding southwesterly along the centerline of Sugarhouse Road to its intersection with the centerline of Courville Drive, and proceeding northwesterly along the centerline of Courville Drive to its intersection with the centerline of Milling Avenue, and proceeding northeasterly along the centerline of Milling Avenue to its intersection with the centerline of Hall Street, and proceeding northwesterly along the centerline of Hall Street to its intersection with the centerline of Louisiana Highway 52 (Paul Maillard Road), and proceeding northeasterly along the centerline of Louisiana Highway 52 (Paul Maillard Road) to its intersection with the centerline of Luling Avenue, and proceeding northwesterly along the centerline of Luling Avenue to its intersection with the centerline of Saint Charles Boulevard, and proceeding northerly along the centerline of Saint Charles Boulevard to its intersection with the centerline of Bradwall Street, and proceeding northeasterly along the centerline of Bradwall Street to its intersection with the centerline of Louisiana Highway 18 (River Road), and proceeding northwesterly along the centerline of Louisiana Highway 18 (River Road) to its intersection with the centerline of Interstate 310, and proceeding northerly along the centerline of Interstate 310 to its intersection with the center flow channel of the Mississippi River, the point of beginning.
Polling Place: Luling Elementary School, 904 Sugarhouse Road, Luling
Precinct 2-6.
The region bounded and described as follows: Beginning at the point of intersection of the centerlines of Louisiana Highway 48 (River Road) and Longview Drive, and proceeding northeasterly along the centerline of Longview Drive to its intersection with the centerline of San Francisco Drive, and proceeding easterly along the centerline of San Francisco Drive to its intersection with the centerline of Rosedale Drive, and proceeding northeasterly along the centerline of Rosedale Drive to its intersection with the centerline of Longwood Drive, and proceeding southeasterly and southwesterly along the centerline of Longwood Drive to its intersection with Ashton Drive, and proceeding easterly along the centerline of Ashton Drive to its intersection with the centerline of South Destrehan Drive, and proceeding northerly along the centerline of South Destrehan Avenue to its intersection with the Canadian National Railroad Tracks, and proceeding easterly along the centerline of the Canadian National Railroad Tracks to its intersection with the centerline of Interstate 310, and proceeding northeasterly along the centerline of Interstate 310 to its intersection with the centerline of Louisiana Highway 626 (St. Rose Avenue), and proceeding southeasterly along the centerline of Louisiana Highway 626 (St. Rose Avenue) to its intersection with the centerline of the Canadian National Railroad Tracks, and proceeding southwesterly along the centerline of the Canadian National Railroad Tracks to its intersection with the centerline extension of an unnamed private plant access road east of Ponderosa Road, and proceeding southerly along the unnamed plant road east of Ponderosa Road and its straight centerline extension to its intersection with the center flow channel of the Mississippi River, and proceeding westerly along the center flow channel of the Mississippi River to its intersection with the centerline of Interstate 310, and proceeding northerly along the intersection of Interstate 310 to its intersection with the centerline of Louisiana Highway 48 (River Road), and proceeding westerly along the centerline of Louisiana Highway 48 (River Road) to its intersection with the centerline of Longview Drive, the point of beginning.
Polling Place: Harry Hurst Middle School, 170 Road Runner Lane, Destrehan
Precinct 3-1, 3-1A, and 3-1B.
The region bounded and described as follows: Beginning at the point of intersection of the centerlines of United States Highway 61 (Airline Highway) and Ormond Boulevard, and proceeding easterly along the centerline of United States Highway 61 (Airline Highway) to its intersection with the centerline of Louisiana Highway 626 (Saint Rose Avenue), and proceeding southeasterly along the centerline of Louisiana Highway 626 (Saint Rose Avenue) to its intersection with the centerline of Interstate 310, and proceeding westerly and southwesterly along the centerline of Interstate 310 to its intersection with a powerline utility corridor, and proceeding westerly along the powerline utility corridor to its intersection with the centerline of Dunleith Drive, and proceeding northerly along the centerline of Dunleith Drive to its intersection with the centerline of Ashland Drive, and proceeding northwesterly along the centerline of Ashland Drive to its intersection with the centerline of Melrose Drive, and proceeding northeasterly along the centerline of Melrose Drive to its intersection with the centerline of Magnolia Drive, and proceeding westerly along the centerline of Magnolia Drive to its intersection with the centerline of Ormond Boulevard, and proceeding southwesterly along the centerline of Ormond Boulevard to its intersection with the centerline of the Canadian National Railroad Tracks, and proceeding northwesterly along the centerline of the Canadian National Railroad Tracks to its intersection with the straight line extension of the center flow channel of the West Ormond Levee Canal, and proceeding northeasterly along the center flow channel of the West Ormond Levee Canal to its intersection with the centerline of the Kansas City Southern Railroad Tracks, and proceeding easterly along the centerline of the Kansas City Southern Railroad Tracks to its intersection with the centerline of Ormond Boulevard, and proceeding northerly along the centerline of Ormond Boulevard to its intersection with the centerline of United States Highway 61 (Airline Highway), the point of beginning.
Polling Place: New Sarpy Elementary School, 130 Plantation Road, Destrehan
Precinct 5-1.
The region bounded and described as follows: Beginning at the point of intersection of the centerline of Canadian National Railroad Tracks and the centerline of an unnamed plant access road east of Ponderosa Road, and proceeding northeasterly along the centerline of the Canadian National Railroad Tracks to its intersection with the centerline extension of Oak St, and proceeding southerly along the centerline of Oak St to its intersection with the centerline of Louisiana Highway 48 (River Road), and proceeding northeasterly along the centerline of Louisiana Highway 48 (River Road) to its intersection with the centerline of Giardina Farm Road, and proceeding southeasterly along the straight centerline extension of Giardina Farm Road to its intersection with the center flow channel of the Mississippi River, and proceeding southwesterly along the center flow channel of the Mississippi River to its intersection with the straight centerline extension of an unnamed plant access road east of Ponderosa Road, and proceeding northerly along the centerline of the unnamed plant access road to its intersection with the centerline of the Canadian National Railroad Tracks, the point of beginning.
Polling Place: St. Rose Elementary School, 11082 River Road, St. Rose
Precinct 6-6.
The region bounded and described as follows: Beginning at the point of intersection of the center flow channel of the Mississippi River and the straight centerline extension of Clement Street, and proceeding northeasterly along the centerline of Clement Street to its intersection with the centerline of Short Street, and proceeding northwesterly along the centerline of Short Street to its intersection with the centerline of Annex Street, and proceeding northeasterly along the centerline of Annex Street and its extension to its intersection with the centerline of the Canadian National Railroad Tracks, and proceeding southeasterly along the centerline of the Canadian National Railroad Tracks to its intersection with the center flow channel of the Troxclair Canal, and proceeding northeasterly along the center flow channel of the Troxclair Canal to its intersection with the centerline of United States Highway 61 (Airline Highway), and proceeding easterly along the centerline of United States Highway 61 (Airline Highway) to its intersection with the centerline of Ormond Boulevard, and proceeding southerly along the centerline of Ormond Boulevard to its intersection with the centerline of the Kansas City Southern Railroad Tracks, and proceeding westerly along the centerline of the Kansas City Southern Railroad Tracks to its intersection with the center flow channel of the West Ormond Levee Canal, and proceeding southerly and westerly and southwesterly along the center flow channel of the West Ormond Levee Canal and its extension to its intersection with the centerline of the Canadian National Railroad Tracks, and proceeding southeasterly along the centerline of the Canadian National Railroad Tracks to its intersection with the straight centerline extension of Carolyn Drive, and proceeding southwesterly along the centerline of Carolyn Drive and its straight centerline extension to its intersection with the center flow channel of the Mississippi River, and proceeding northerly along the center flow channel of the Mississippi River to its intersection with the straight centerline extension of Clement Drive, the point of beginning.
Polling Place: Arterbury Building, 14564 River Road, New Sarpy
Precinct 7-4 and 7-4A.
The region bounded and described as follows: Beginning at the point of intersection of the centerlines of Interstate 310 the Union Pacific Railroad Tracks, and proceeding easterly along the centerline of the of Union Pacific Railroad Tracks to its intersection with the centerline of Gassen Lane, and proceeding southerly along the centerline of Gassen Lane to its intersection with the centerline of Easy Street, and proceeding easterly along the centerline of Easy Street to its intersection with the centerline of Ristroph Street, and proceeding southwesterly along the centerline of Ristroph Street to its intersection with the centerline of Brooklyn Street, and proceeding westerly along the centerline of Brooklyn Street to its intersection with the centerline of Kinler Street, and proceeding southwesterly along the centerline of Kinler Street to its intersection with the centerline of Hackberry Street, and proceeding northwesterly along the centerline of Hackberry Street to its intersection with the center flow channel of a drainage feature west of Gassen Street, and proceeding southwesterly along the center flow channel of the Gassen Street and Ashton Oaks drainage feature to its intersection with the center flow channel of the Boutte Canal, and proceeding southeasterly along the center flow channel of the Boutte Canal a short distance to its intersection with the center flow channel of the Eighty Arpent Canal, and proceeding southwesterly along the center flow channel of the Eighty Arpent Canal to its intersection with the centerline extension of Tinny Street, and proceeding southeasterly along the centerline extension of Tinny Street to its intersection with the centerline of Louisiana Highway 52 (Paul Maillard Road), and proceeding northeasterly along the centerline of Louisiana Highway 52 (Paul Maillard Road) to its intersection with the centerline of Hall Street, and proceeding easterly along the centerline of Hall Street to its intersection with the centerline of Milling Avenue, and proceeding southwesterly along the centerline of Milling Avenue to its intersection with the centerline of Courville Drive, and proceeding southeasterly along the centerline of Courville Drive to its intersection with the centerline of Sugarhouse Road, and proceeding northerly along the centerline of Sugarhouse Road to its intersection with the centerline of the Union Pacific Railroad Tracks, and proceeding easterly along the centerline of the Union Pacific Railroad Tracks to its intersection with the centerline of Queenie Drive (private), and proceeding southwesterly and easterly and southwesterly and southerly along the centerline of Queenie Drive (Private) to its intersection with the centerline of the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad Tracks, and proceeding southwesterly along the centerline of the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad Tracks to its intersection with the southbound lane of Interstate 310, and proceeding northerly along the centerline of Interstate 310 to its intersection with the centerline of Louisiana Highway 3127, and proceeding northwesterly along the centerline of Louisiana Highway 3127 to its intersection with the center flow channel of the Eighty Arpent Canal, and proceeding easterly a short distance along the center flow channel of the Eighty Arpent Canal to its intersection with the centerline of Interstate 310, and proceeding northerly and northeasterly along the centerline of Interstate 310 to its intersection with the centerline of the Union Pacific Railroad Tracks, the point of beginning.
Polling Place: Luling Elementary School, 904 Sugarhouse Road, Luling
SECTION IV. That all other precincts listed in Section 8-2. Visible Voting Precinct Boundaries and Polling Places remain as first written.
The foregoing ordinance having been submitted to a vote, the vote thereon was as follows:
And the ordinance was declared adopted this _______ day of _____________, 2023, to become effective (5) days after publication in the Official Journal.
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