The Acadia Parish Planning Commission met in regular session on Tuesday, September 18, 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
Charles Andrus
Blane Faulk
Mary Richard
Joey Savoie
MEMBERS ABSENT:
Randall Boutte
Clyde Hebert
Catherine LaCombeA quorum was declared present.
A motion was made by Mr. Faulk, seconded by Mr. Andrus, to accept the minutes of the August 21, 2007 meeting of the Acadia Parish Planning Commission. Motion carried.
Discussion of Hidden Heritage Phase II—Mr. Carl Aucoin, Parish Engineer, advised the Planning Commission that most roadways that are to be constructed in proposed subdivisions are built by the developer. Hidden Heritage Phase II, the developer and the Acadia Parish Police Jury will enter into an agreement for the Acadia Parish Police Jury to construct the roadway and drainage. The developer will be assessed and will pay the Acadia Parish Police Jury for this project. With this being done the Planning Commission can take action, take no action or relinquish the project to the Acadia Parish Police Jury.
A motion was made by Mr. Sonnier, seconded by Mr. Savoie, relinquishing the Hidden Heritage Phase II project from the scope of the Acadia Parish Planning Commission to the Acadia Parish Police Jury. Motion Carried.
Discussion concerning Windy Subdivision was held. Mr. Aucoin advised Mr. & Mrs. Edward Prejean, developers, of the right-of-way issue/servitude issue on the lots that have already been sold. No written agreement by the owners has been received.
It was also discussed that the owners of the lots that have already been sold in Windy Subdivision were not notified of the Public Hearing or the Planning Commission Meeting. The Planning Commission feels that we need to hear from these owners about some of the issues with the subdivision, especially the servitudes.
Mr. Aucoin suggested that the developers take a copy of the Preliminary Application Comments and a copy of the minutes to their surveyor to have the issues addressed.
A motion was made by Mr. Andrus, seconded by Mr. Sonnier, to place Windy Subdivision on hold until the Preliminary Application Comments are addressed. Motion carried.
Discussion was held concerning Belle Place Subdivision Phase I. Mr. Walter Comeaux, Project Engineer, reviewed the plans for this subdivision. Mr. Carl Aucoin went over the Preliminary Application Checklist Comments.
A motion was made by Mr. Savoie, seconded by Mr. Faulk, approving the preliminary plat for Belle Place Subdivision Phase I once all stated stipulations have been met. Motion Carried.
Mr. George Melancon provided a plat of his property off of Civil Rd to the Planning Commission. Mr. Melancon has sold six (6) tracts; a total of seven (7) is shown due to the original tract being divided by the current owner.
Mr. Melancon advised that Civil Rd use to pass from Quarter Pole Rd all the way through where the Interstate is now, connecting with Meche Rd. Once the Interstate was built, Civil Rd was no longer the same length. Mr. Melancon would like to sell two more tracts of property off of Civil Rd.
Mr. Robert Bergeaux, Acadia Parish Police Jury Road Manager, advised that Civil Rd was taken into the Police Jury’s road system in 1983. Civil Rd, parish road, is One Thousand Three Hundred Twenty-nine (1,329) feet long.
The Planning Commission noticed that the two tracts of land that Mr. Melancon wants to sell have no public access to them. The plat does not show any right-of-way granted to those tracts of land.
The Planning Commission advised Mr. Melancon that the property that he has sold and the property he wants to sell is under violation of the Planning Commission Regulations.
A motion was made by Mr. Andrus, seconded by Mr. Sonnier, advising Mr. George Melancon that he needs to acquire a legal right-of-way to the tracts of property that he wants to sell near Civil Rd before the Planning Commission can consider any action. Motion Carried.
No Comments from the public.
A motion to adjourn until the next regularly scheduled meeting was made by Mr. Andrus, seconded by Mr. Faulk. Meeting Adjourned.
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