2022-0071
INTRODUCED BY: MATTHEW JEWELL, PARISH PRESIDENT
(DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING & ZONING)
ORDINANCE NO. ___________
Title
An ordinance to amend the St. Charles Parish Zoning Ordinance of 1981, as amended, Section XV.A.2, regarding Planning Commission meeting minutes.
Body
WHEREAS, video recordings of Planning Commission meetings are available to stream through the Parish website and also on disc by request; and,
WHEREAS, Section XV.A.2 of the Zoning Ordinance requires that the Parish Council receive "a recommendation from the Commission contained within a verbatim transcript of the portion of the Commission meeting" concerning a proposed amendment to the zoning map or to the text of the Zoning Ordinance; and,
WHEREAS, verbatim minutes are not required for any other items the Planning Commission forwards to the Parish Council, and a video recording accurately reflects the discussion of the meeting; and,
WHEREAS, the St. Charles Parish Council wishes to eliminate this requirement for verbatim minutes for amendments to the Zoning Ordinance (map or text).
THE ST. CHARLES PARISH COUNCIL HEREBY ORDAINS:
SECTION I. That Section XV.A.2 of the St. Charles Parish Zoning Ordinance of 1981, as amended, regarding Planning Commission meeting minutes is hereby amended as follows with new text in underline and deleted text in strikethrough:
2. The Council has received a full analysis which includes a recommendation from the Planning and Zoning Department on the merits of the proposed amendment and including a recommendation from the Commission contained within a verbatim transcript of the portion of the Commission meeting relating to the proposed amendment; and
The foregoing ordinance having been submitted to a vote, the vote thereon was as follows:
And the ordinance was declared adopted this ______ day of __________, 2022, to become effective five (5) days after publication in the Official Journal.
CHAIRMAN:_________________________________________
SECRETARY:...
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