2020-0316
INTRODUCED BY: MATTHEW JEWELL, PARISH PRESIDENT
(DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING & ZONING)
ORDINANCE NO. ___________
Title
An ordinance to amend the St. Charles Parish Subdivision Regulations of 1981 to amend the major subdivision process to require partial infrastructure review as part of the Preliminary Plat phase, and amend the Construction Plan Approval process.
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WHEREAS, the Subdivision Regulations of 1981 establish the standards governing acceptable and proper land development patterns; and,
WHEREAS, these requirements are necessary for the planning of growth and management of land; and,
WHEREAS, the minor subdivision process is not intended to create major subdivisions through successive minor subdivisions; and,
WHEREAS, phased development of major subdivisions helps meet market demands but may inadvertently create deficiencies in the infrastructure network; and,
WHEREAS, the issues of infrastructure and drainage impacts would be better addressed early in the decision-making process granting Commissioners and the residents of St. Charles Parish more confidence in the subdivision process; and,
WHEREAS, the formal construction approval is grounded in engineering infrastructure informed by the preliminary plat process; and,
WHEREAS, the St. Charles Parish Council wishes to ensure that quality of life remains high.
THE ST PARISH COUNCIL HEREBY ORDAINS:
SECTION I. That the St. Charles Parish Code of Ordinances, Appendix C, Section II. C. regarding minor subdivisions is amended by adding item 2 as follows, with additional text in underline and deleted text in strikethrough:
2. Consecutive Minor Subdivisions. The Minor Resubdivision process is not intended to create major subdivisions from multiple minor subdivisions. Whenever a minor subdivision results in a net increase of lots, parcels, or tracts, no application for a further increase of lots shall be considered by the Planning Commission for a period of two years from the date of recordati...
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