Ordinance #11,915

O R D I N A N C E

STATE OF LOUISIANA

CITY OF MONROE                                        

                                                                                                            NO.  11,915                          

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

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 create Century Village Planned Unit Development, Phase 1B, a ±16.817 acre tract of land, presently located in Ouachita Parish and more particularly described as follows:

        Lots B1-B4, of the proposed Century Village Planned Unit Development, Phase 1B.

            APPLICANT:   Southern Lifestyle Development (PUD 101-19)

WHEREAS, the City Council has further considered the report of the Monroe Planning Commission recommending approval, on a 4-0-1 vote.  A Planned Unit Development (PUD) is a residential, commercial, or mixed-use development guided by a total design plan in which one or more of the zoning or subdivision regulations, other than use regulations, shall be permitted to be waived or varied to allow flexibility and creativity in site and building design and location. The PUD is a hybrid of a zoning amendment and a subdivision, therefore, an ordinance is required to change the zoning map.

The Century Village Planned Unit Development will be a mixed use development including a variety of residential types, commercial and public spaces.  Phase 1B will include multi-family residential developments as well as some commercial development. This review is the Final Plat Review for Phase 1B.

Development Information

Total number of lots

Four (4) lots B1 – B4

Total number of buildings (multi-family)/

Commercial buildings

Lot B1 will have 6 buildings (2- three story buildings, 2-four story buildings plus a Café and Multi-Purpose Building).

Height

Commercial buildings will be varied to four (4) stories

Number of dwelling units/apartments

204 units (92-one bedroom units, 96-two bedroom units and 16-three to four bedroom units)

Number of parking spaces

323 required/431 provided for the proposed uses on Lot B1.

Setbacks

5’ from all property lines was originally approved. This review is requesting zero (0’) feet from front and side yard property lines where there is no utility easement and five (5’) feet to eight (8’) feet where there is an easement along the front property line.

Utility easements

Five (5’) feet to eight (8’) feet at front property lines.

Café

±2,110 SF

 

The B-3, General Business/Commercial District will remain the underlying zoning district but is being varied as part of this Planned Unit Development.

One of the requirements of a Planned Unit Residential Development is to have 30% of the development reserved for open space/recreational areas and this development meets that requirement. The maintenance and care of all the common areas shall be the responsibility of Southern Lifestyle Development, LLC or a property owners association formed for this purpose.

Share parking arrangements will be required for the mixed-use area of the development.

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 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, Century Village Planned Unit Development, Phase 1A, consisting of Lots A1-A7, is 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 22nd of January 2019.

NOTICE PUBLISHED on the  25th, 28th & 30th      day of  January           , 2019.

            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 & Clark

NAYS:            None.

ABSENT:       None.

And the Ordinance was declared ADOPTED on the  12th     day of  February        ,

2019.                                       

Gretchen H. Ezernack                        

CHAIRMAN

Carolus S. Riley                                 

CITY CLERK

James E. Mayo                                  

MAYOR’S APPROVAL

 

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MAYOR’S VETO