St. Charles Parish - File #: 2006-0261

• File #: 2006-0261
• Version: 7
• Name: Amend Appendix A Section XXII-modify the approval process regulations for Home Occupations
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Enacted
• File created: 11/6/2006
• In control: Parish Council
• Final action: 12/4/2006
• Enactment date: 12/4/2006
• Enactment #: 06-12-6
• Title: An ordinance to amend the St. Charles Parish, Zoning Ordinance, Appendix A Section XXII to modify the approval process and operational regulations for Home Occupations.
• Sponsors: April Black
• Indexes: P and Z (Dept. of)
• Code sections: Appendix A. Section XXII. - Regulations for home occupations
• Related files: 2002-0244, 2003-0273, 2009-0274, 2021-0316

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
12/5/2006	7	Parish President	Approved by the Par. Pres.
12/4/2006	5	Parish Council	Public Hearing Requirements Satisfied
12/4/2006	5	Parish Council	Amended	Pass
12/4/2006	6	Parish Council	Amended	Pass
12/4/2006	7	Parish Council	Approved as Amended 1	Pass
11/6/2006	5	Council Member(s)	Introduced
11/6/2006	5	Parish Council	Publish/Scheduled for Public Hearing
10/16/2006	4	Parish Council	Public Hearing Requirements Not Satisfied
10/16/2006	4	Parish Council	Rmv'd from Consid.	Pass
10/2/2006	3	Parish Council	Public Hearing Requirements Satisfied
10/2/2006	4	Parish Council	Rmv'd and Reintroduced	Pass
10/2/2006	4	Parish Council	Publish/Scheduled for Public Hearing
9/18/2006	3	Parish Council	Public Hearing Requirements Satisfied
9/18/2006	3	Parish Council	Publish/Scheduled for Public Hearing
9/18/2006	3	Parish Council	Rmv'd and Reintroduced	Pass
9/5/2006	1	Parish Council	Public Hearing Requirements Satisfied
9/5/2006	1	Parish Council	Amended	Pass
9/5/2006	3	Parish Council	Publish/Scheduled for Public Hearing
9/5/2006	3	Parish Council	Rmv'd and Reintroduced	Pass
8/21/2006	1	Parish President	Introduced
8/21/2006	1	Parish Council	Publish/Scheduled for Public Hearing
8/3/2006	1	Department of Planning & Zoning	Recommended Approval
8/3/2006	1	Planning Commission	Recommended Denial

2006-0261
INTRODUCED BY: APRIL BLACK, COUNCILMAN, DISTRICT V
ORDINANCE NO. _ 06-12-6___
Title
An ordinance to amend the St. Charles Parish, Zoning Ordinance, Appendix A Section XXII to modify the approval process and operational regulations for Home Occupations.
Body
WHEREAS, St. Charles Parish has been inundated with requests for home occupation permits since Hurricane Katrina; and,
WHEREAS, under current regulations there are different permit processes for home occupations in different zoning districts; and,
WHEREAS, under current regulations, many permit processes for home occupations take as long as eight weeks; and,
WHEREAS, such a long procedure may discourage citizens from securing proper permits to operate their businesses; and,
WHEREAS, the St. Charles Parish Council wishes to make an efficient process for home occupation permits.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE ST. CHARLES PARISH COUNCIL HEREBY ORDAINS:
SECTION I. That Section XXII of the St. Charles Parish Zoning Ordinance is amended as follows (bold text to be added; strikethrough text to be deleted; subsection B. replaced; subsections C. and D. unchanged):
A. General: It is the intent of this section to regulate home occupations in residential zones. A home occupation is an accessory use of a dwelling unit, conducted by one (1) or more persons who reside at the property in question. The home occupation is clearly incidental and secondary to the use of the dwelling for residential purposes and does not change the character thereof or adversely affect the uses permitted in the residential district of which it is a part.
B. Permit Process:
1. Pre-Application Orientation: The Planning Director, or his designated staff, shall advise citizens of the regulations for home occupations such as appropriate activities for home occupations, operational regulations, and consequences for violating operational regulations. The Planning Director, or his designated staff, shall determine whether the premises t...