2025-0205
INTRODUCED BY: MATTHEW JEWELL, PARISH PRESIDENT
WALTER PILI?, COUNCILMAN, DISTRICT III
MICHELLE O'DANIELS, COUNCILWOMAN, DISTRICT V
ORDINANCE NO. ___________
Title
An ordinance to amend Chapter 26-2 and 26-4 of the St. Charles Parish Code of Ordinances to update the composition of the Coastal Zone Advisory Committee.
Body
WHEREAS, Ordinance No. 15-10-13 adopted Chapter 26, the St. Charles Parish Local Coastal Program; and,
WHEREAS, the ordinance contains conflicting language regarding the Coastal Zone Advisory Committee; and,
WHEREAS, the St. Charles Parish Council wishes to correct the conflicting language and provide for a Coastal Zone Advisory Committee to be reseated with staggered terms.
THE ST. CHARLES PARISH COUNCIL HEREBY ORDAINS:
SECTION I. Chapter 26, Section 26-2 of the St. Charles Parish Code of Ordinances is amended as follows, with deleted text in strikethrough and additional text in underline:
Local coastal program advisory committee Coastal Zone Advisory Committee or committee Committee means the group of nine seven individuals representing coastal area user groups.
SECTION II. Chapter 26, Sec. 26-4 of the St. Charles Parish Code of Ordinances is amended as follows, with deleted text in strikethrough and additional text in underline:
Sec. 26-4. Local coastal zone management advisory committee Coastal Zone Advisory Committee.
(a) The committee shall include representatives from various interest groups or government agencies to encourage full use of the coastal resources recognizing that it is in the public interest of the people to establish a proper balance between development and conservation. Its membership shall be appointed by a majority vote of the parish council.
(b) A member shall be removed by the parish council only for good cause during their four-year term. Within the first six months of each term, the council may remove or replace committee members without cause. Wit...
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