City of Monroe, LA

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STATE OF LOUISIANA

CITY OF MONROE                                     

                                                                                                            NO.  11,901               

            The following Ordinance was offered by Mr.  Echols                       who moved for its adoption and was seconded by Mr.  Wilson                     :

AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING AND AMENDING THE ZONING MAP FOR THE CITY OF MONROE, LOUISIANA

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WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Monroe has held its Public Hearing with respect to the following proposed Zoning Map Amendment, to-wit:

An amendment to the Zoning Map to rezone a ±4.98 acre tract of land, more or less, from B-1, Neighborhood Mixed Use District and B-4, Heavy Commercial District to B-3, General Business/Commercial District, presently located in Ouachita Parish and more particularly described as follows: 

Lots 1 – 4, PKC Investments, LLC Resubdivision

            APPLICANT: PKC Investments, LLC (MA 117-18)

WHEREAS, the City Council has further considered the report of the Monroe Planning Commission recommending approval, on a 5-0-1 vote.  The property is presently zoned as B-1, Neighborhood Mixed-Use District and B-4, Heavy Commercial District. The applicant has recently subdivided this lot into Lots 1-4 of the PKC Investments, LLC Resubdivision. The original lot was zoned two different zoning classifications (B-1, Neighborhood Mixed-Use District and B-4, Heavy Commercial District). The applicant wanted the four (4) new lots to be zoned the same classification. Although the present zoning districts would allow for the use of medical offices, B-1, Neighborhood Mixed Use District would not allow for a hospital. B-4, Heavy Commercial District allows for a hospital but also allows more intense commercial uses, therefore, B-3, General Business/Commercial District was decided to be the appropriate classification for the intended use.

NOW, THEREFORE:

BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of Monroe, Louisiana in legal session convened that the Zoning Map of the City of Monroe be amended to zone a ±4.98 acre tract of land, previously described and the boundaries thereof which map is described in Section 37-34 of the City of Monroe Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance and which map shown the Zoning Districts and Boundaries thereof, be and the same are hereby amended to B-3, General Business/Commercial District , as shown on the map which is attached hereto and made a part thereof and which is adopted as the new Zoning Map of the City of Monroe.

            This ordinance was INTRODUCED on the 11^th day of December 2018.

NOTICE PUBLISHED on the  14th, 17th & 19th      day of  December       , 2018.

            This Ordinance having been submitted in writing, introduced and published was then submitted to a final vote as a whole, the vote thereon being as follows:

AYES:            Echols, Ezernack, Woods & Wilson

NAYS:            None.

ABSENT:       Clark

And the Ordinance was declared ADOPTED on the  26th     day of  December       , 2018.

Gretchen H. Ezernack            

CHAIRMAN

Carolus S. Riley                     

CITY CLERK

James E. Mayo                      

MAYOR’S APPROVAL

MAYOR’S VETO