City of Monroe, LA

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STATE OF LOUISIANA

CITY OF MONROE                                     

                                                                                                            NO.  11,899                         

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

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 ±1.05 acre tract of land, more or less, from the R-1, Single Family Residential District to the R-4, High Density Residential District, presently located in Ouachita Parish and more particularly described as follows:

3401, 3403. 3405 Johnson Street

            APPLICANT: Ivan Thomas (MA 115-18)

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 R-1, Single Family Residential. The applicant would like to build multi-family structures such as duplexes or townhouses on this property. The R-1, Single Family Residential District does not allow multi-family housing. The applicant would like to rezone the property to R-4, High Density Residential District as this would be the appropriate zoning 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 ±1.05acre 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 R-4, High Density Residential 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