St. Charles Parish - File #: 2021-0210

• File #: 2021-0210
• Version: 1
• Name: Amend Appendix A, as amended, Section XIII., C., 7.d. and Section XIII., E., 3. and Section XX., D., 5.a.5. and Section XXIV, Fees to provide for recordation of variances with the Clerk of Court
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Enacted
• File created: 7/26/2021
• In control: Parish Council
• On agenda: 8/9/2021
• Final action: 8/9/2021
• Enactment #: 21-8-10
• Title: An ordinance to amend the St. Charles Parish Zoning Ordinance of 1981, Appendix A, as amended, Section XIII., C., 7.d. and Section XIII., E., 3. and Section XX., D., 5.a.5. and Section XXIV, Fees to provide for recordation of variances with the Clerk of Court.
• Sponsors: Matthew Jewell, Department of Planning & Zoning
• Indexes: Clerk of Court, P and Z (Dept. of)
• Code sections: Appendix A. Section XIII. - The Board of Adjustment is established and its pow..., Appendix A. Section XX. - Flood damage prevention, Appendix A. Section XXIV. - Fees
• Related files: 2020-0244, 2019-0084, 2017-0351, 2018-0258, 2019-0009, 2019-0015, 2014-0049, 2015-0191, 2015-0251, 2015-0435, 2015-0436, 2015-0437, 2015-0438, 2016-0297, 2001-0240, 2009-0008, 2009-0053, 2009-0088, 2009-0270, 2010-0095, 2011-0131, 2011-0178, 2021-0211, 2022-0071

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
8/12/2021	1	Parish President	Approved by the Par. Pres.
8/9/2021	1	Parish Council	Public Hearing Requirements Satisfied
8/9/2021	1	Parish Council	Approved	Pass
7/26/2021	1	Parish Council	Publish/Scheduled for Public Hearing
7/26/2021	1	Parish President	Introduced
7/1/2021	1	Planning Commission	Recommended Approval
7/1/2021	1	Department of Planning & Zoning	Recommended Approval

2021-0210
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, Appendix A, as amended, Section XIII., C., 7.d. and Section XIII., E., 3. and Section XX., D., 5.a.5. and Section XXIV, Fees to provide for recordation of variances with the Clerk of Court.
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WHEREAS, if a property is developed with the benefit of a variance from any requirements of granted by the Zoning Board of Adjustments, a purchaser should be aware of this prior to purchasing it; and,
WHEREAS, many other jurisdictions require variances to be filed in the records of their Clerk of Court, attached to the deed to the property, in order to advise future owners; and,
WHEREAS, the Planning and Zoning Department wishes to have variances filed with or attached to the deed of a property in order to make future owners aware; and,
WHEREAS, the current application fee for a variance does not include the cost of filing record with the deed in the St. Charles Parish Clerk of Court.
THE ST. CHARLES PARISH COUNCIL HEREBY ORDAINS:
SECTION I. That the St. Charles Parish Code of Ordinances, Appendix A., Section XIII., C., 7.d. "Fees" is hereby amended as follows with new text in underline and deleted text in strikethrough:
d. Fees. A fee of fifty dollars ($50.00) one hundred fifty dollars ($150) for single family residential. A fee of one hundred dollars ($100.00) two hundred fifty dollars ($250) for all other applications. No public hearing will be held on any case until all required fees are paid in full. No fees shall be refunded once a case or petition has been advertised for a public hearing.
SECTION II. That the St. Charles Parish Code of Ordinances, Appendix A. Section XIII., E., Public hearings and decisions issued by the Board, item 3. is hereby amended as follows, with new text in underline and deleted text in strikethrough:
3. The Planning Director sh...