City of Monroe, LA

ORDINANCE

STATE OF LOUISIANA

CITY OF MONROE                                                                        NO.  12,223               

            The following Ordinance was introduced by Mr.  Harvey                             who moved for its adoption and was seconded by Ms.  Dawson                            :

WHEREAS, the Wellspring Alliance for Families, Inc. (“Wellspring”) filed an application (MA 100-24) with City of Monroe’s Planning and Zoning Division to re-zone a ±3.35-acre tract of land located at 301-314 Holly Street and 1500-1504 Railroad Avenue, Monroe, LA, from R-4 (High Density Multi-Family Residence) and B-1 (Neighborhood Business Mixed-Use) Districts to the B-3 (General Business/Commercial) District as follows:

LOT IN LOTS 1 & 2 PROPHITS ADDN BEG 136.74 FT E OF INTERSECTION OF E/L JACKSON ST & N/L HOLLY AVE, N 82.14 FT, W 22.11, N 95.25 FT E 38.0 FT, E 13.23 FT, N 2.5 FT, E 47.54 FT S 180.10 FT, W 60.77 FT TO BEG (301 HOLLY STREET) (R-4 TO B-3)

LOT IN LOTS 1 & 2 RESUB OF R L PROPHIT ADDN FROM INTERSECTION OF E/L OF JACKSON ST & N/L HOLLY AVE E 206.54 FT TO POINT OF BEG, N 180.10 FT, E 2.46 FT, S 2.50 FT, E 36.31 FT, S 177.60 FT TO N/L HOLLY AVE, W 38.77 FT TO BEG (303 HOLLY STREET) (R-4 TO B-3)

LOT IN LOTS 1 & 2 RESUB OF R L PROPHIT ADDN FROM INTERSECTION OF E/L JACKSON ST & N/L HOLLY AVE E 245.31 FT TO POINT OF BEG, N 177.60 FT, E 25.36 FT, S 43.98 FT, E 32.52 FT, S 134.16 FT TO N/L HOLLY AVE, W 48.71 FT TO BEG (305 HOLLY STREET) (R-4 TO B-3)

LOT 1 WELLSPRING RESUBDIVSION OF LOTS 6-12 AND OTHER PROPERTIES R L PROFITS ADDN (306 HOLLY STREET) (B-1 TO B-3)

LOT L PROFITS ADDN FRTG 39 FT ON NO SIDE HOLLY ST, DEPTH 128.14 FT (307 HOLLY STREET) (R-4 TO B-3)

LOT K OF RESUBDIVISION OF R L PROFITS ADDN (309 HOLLY STREET) (R-4 TO B-3)

LOT J OF RESUBDIVISION OF R L PROFITS ADDN (311 HOLLY STREET) (R-4 TO B-3)

LOT 4 WELLSPRING RESUBDVISION OF LOTS 6-12 AND OTHER PROPERTIES R L PROFITS ADDN (312 HOLLY STREET) (B-1 TO B-3)

LOT 1 PROPHITS ADDN BEG 104.22 FT W OF RAILROAD AVE & FRTG 50 FT ON NO SIDE HOLLY ST, DEPTH ON E LINE 151.73 FT & ON W LINE 144.61 FT, REAR LINE BEING 54.84 FT (313 HOLLY STREET) (R-4 TO B-3)

LOT 10 OF THE RESUBDIVISION OF R L PROPHITS ADDN (314 HOLLY STREET)

(R-4 TO B-3)

LOT 6 WELLSPRING RESUBDIVISION OF LOTS 6-12 AND OTHER PROPERTIES R L PROFITS ADDN (1500 RAILROAD AVENUE) (B-1 TO B-3)

LOT 12 OF THE RESUBDIVISION OF R L PROPHITS ADDITION (1502 RAILROAD AVENUE) (B-1 TO B-3)

LOT 11 OF THE RESUBDIVISION OF R L PROFITS ADDN (1504 RAILROAD AVENUE) (B-1 TO B-3)

WHEREAS, the stated purpose of the application is to establish two (2) non-congregate homeless shelters, which are not permitted the R-4 and B-1 Districts;

WHEREAS, a copy of the application and proposed amendments to the Zoning Map are attached hereto and made part hereof; and

WHEREAS,the application was considered at a meeting of the Monroe Planning Commission on May 20, 2024, and the Monroe Planning Commission recommended approval of the application by a vote of 2-0-1.

NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED, by the City Council, in legal and regular session convened, that that application filed by Wellspring Alliance Families, Inc. to re-zone a ±3.35-acre tract of land located at 301-314 Holly Street and 1500-1504 Railroad Avenue, Monroe, LA, from R-4 (High Density Multi-Family Residence) and B-1 (Neighborhood Business Mixed-Use) Districts to the B-3 (General Business/Commercial) District is approved;

BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that the Zoning Map of the City of Monroe and the boundaries thereof, which is described in Section 37-34 of the City of Monroe Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance and shows the Zoning Districts and Boundaries thereof, be and the same is hereby amended to rezone the ±3.35-acre described to the B-3 (General Business/Commercial) District as shown on the map, which is attached hereto and made a part hereof, and which integrated into the Zoning Map of the City of Monroe.

This Ordinance was introduced on the  11th             day of June 2024.

            Notice Published on the  14th, 17th & 20th               day of June, 2024.

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

AYES:            Harvey, Ezernack, Woods, Marshall & Dawson

NAYS:            None.

ABSENT:      None.

And the Ordinance was declared ADOPTED on  25th          day of June, 2024.

Gretchen Ezernack                 

CHAIRPERSON

Carolus S. Riley                                 

CITY CLERK

Oliver Friday Ellis                             

MAYOR’S APPROVAL

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MAYOR’S VETO