2014-0355
INTRODUCED BY: V.J. ST. PIERRE, JR., PARISH PRESIDENT
(DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING AND ZONING)
ORDINANCE NO. ____________
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An ordinance approving the Paul Maillard Road Revitalization Plan.
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WHEREAS, St. Charles Parish 2030, the Parish's comprehensive land use plan adopted June 20, 2011, identifies Paul Maillard Road as a mixed use corridor activity center in need of revitalization; and,
WHEREAS, although the corridor has a rich history and is developed with institutions that bring large investment to the corridor, its neighborhoods show signs of disinvestment and pockets of blight; and,
WHEREAS, in November 2011, the Parish was awarded a Sustainable Communities Challenge Grant from the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) in the amount of $442,422 to prepare a revitalization plan for the corridor; and,
WHEREAS, St. Charles Parish Council Resolution 5883 authorized the cooperative endeavor agreement between the Parish and HUD to fund and complete the plan; and,
WHEREAS, the St. Charles Parish Council also approved and authorized an agreement between Burk-Kleinpeter, Inc. (BKI) and the Parish to prepare a corridor revitalization plan for Paul Maillard Road; and,
WHEREAS, property owners and businesses owners on the corridor joined representatives of area industry, institutions, and Parish government on an 18-seat committee to develop the plan; and,
WHEREAS, additional stakeholders and citizens gave input by telephone, online, on community chalkboards, through interviews and surveys, at focus groups, and at four public meetings; and,
WHEREAS, these stakeholders helped to identify three character areas: a main street, a town center, and a rural character area on the corridor to guide revitalization; and,
WHEREAS, these stakeholders also helped to identify catalytic development sites within each character area; and,
WHEREAS, the consultant team offers recommendations to help attract retail and housing development to t...
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