The Acadia Parish Planning Commission met in regular session on Tuesday, June 19, 2007, at 4:30 p.m. in the Acadia Parish Police Jury Meeting Room, third floor, Courthouse Building, Crowley, Louisiana with the Chairman, Jason Gossen, presiding.
MEMBERS PRESENT:
Jason Gossen, Chairman
Thomas Sonnier, Vice Chairman
Catherine LaCombe
Blane Faulk
Clyde Hebert
Charles Andrus
Mary RichardMEMBERS ABSENT:
Joey Savoie
Randall BoutteA quorum was declared present.
A motion was made by Ms. LaCombe, seconded by Mr. Faulk to revise the Agenda to include the following:
*Election of a secretary for the Acadia Parish Planning Commission
*Final Approval of Hummingbird Estates Subdivision
*Move up #5-Savant Broussard zoning issue to the second itemMotion carried.
A motion was made by Ms. LaCombe, seconded by Mr. Hebert to nominate Ms. Mary Richard as the Secretary of the Acadia Parish Planning Commission. Motion carried.
A motion by Mr. Faulk, seconded by Ms. LaCombe to accept the minutes of the May 15, 2007 meeting of the Acadia Parish Planning Commission with the following corrections:
Placement/Spacing of the Absent Members.
To delete the second line of the minutes “No minutes of the last meeting were presented for approval”.
Motion carried.Mr. Steven Nickel addressed the Commission concerning the Savant Broussard zoning issue. Mr. Nickel advised that Mr. Ernie Broussard had fourteen (14) lots that he donated to his seven children in 2005. Of the fourteen lots, five are located inside the city limits of Estherwood, one is located partially inside and partially outside the city limits of Estherwood, and the remaining are outside the corporate limits. This property is located between Hwy 91 and Myers Rd.
Mr. Nickel would like the Commission to give him a determination of exemption due to fact that the property was divided and donated with no intent to sell by Mr. Broussard’s heirs. If an exemption cannot be granted then he would like to address a possible amendment to the Acadia Parish Planning Commission Guidelines/Requirements.
Discussion followed.
On a motion by Mr. Faulk, seconded by Mr. Hebert, the Commission shall grant a waiver to the Savant Broussard property due to the property donated by Mr. Ernie Broussard to his children was done with no intent to sell or develop to sell by his heirs. Motion carried.
Mr. Nickel will draft a waiver and will submit a copy for the Acadia Parish Planning Commission’s minutes and will also have it recorded.
Mr. Andrus made a motion to table Hidden Heritage item due to the Parish Engineer not being present at the meeting. Motion seconded by Mr. Faulk. Motion Carried.
Mr. Andrus made a motion to table the Hummingbird Estates item due the engineer not being present at the meeting. Motion seconded by Ms. LaCombe. Motion Carried.
Mr. Carl Aucoin, Parish Engineer, was reached by telephone and contributed to the meeting by speakerphone.
A motion by Mr. Andrus, seconded by Mr. Faulk to resend his previous motion to table the Hidden Heritage item and the Hummingbird Estates item due to Mr. Aucoin’s participation by speakerphone. Motion Carried.
Mr. Aucoin discussed with the Commission Hummingbird Estates request for final approval. He advised that he would like the developer to do final shaping and grading of the roadway and fallout ditches be re-cleaned so that there is no standing water. He also advised that a letter was submitted stating that the developer has bank funding for the water lines from a bank. He also advised that a letter was received from Mire Branch Water District that they would provide water to the development. He recommends that a time-line be placed on the water project completion.
A motion by Mr. Andrus, second by Mr. Hebert to approval final approval for Hummingbird Estates with the stipulation to include completion of final shaping and grading of roadway and fallout ditches be re-cleaned so that there is no standing water, and also that the water project will be completed within 60 days. Motion carried.
Mr. Aucoin spoke to the Commission about Hidden Heritage Phase I boundary line adjustment. Chairman Gossen advised that he received a letter from Todd & Pam Henry (adjoining property owners) stating they did not have any objection of the boundary adjustment.
On a motion by Mr. Faulk, seconded by Mr. Sonnier to approve the boundary line adjustment of Lot 1 in Hidden Heritage Phase I. Motion carried.
No Comments from the public.
A motion to adjourn until the next scheduled meeting of July 17, 2007 ws made by Mr. Faulk, seconded by Mr. Hebert. Motion carried. Meeting Adjourned.
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