City of Monroe, LA

PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a public hearing will be held by the City Council of the City of Monroe, Louisiana, on the 26th  day of  September , 2023 in the Council Chamber, City Hall Building, beginning at 6:00 p.m., to consider the following proposed amendment to the Zoning Map:

An amendment to the Zoning Map to rezone a ±8.385-acre tract of land, more or less, from the B-3 (General Business/Commercial) District to the R-4 (High Density Multi-Family Residence) District, to convert a hotel into apartments, at 1051 Martin L. King, Jr. Drive.

            1051 Martin L. King, Jr. Drive

            Tract A:

            A certain 6.725-acre tract of land located in Section 32 and 65, Township 18 North, Range 4 East, Ouachita Parish, Louisiana, which said tract is described as follows:

            From an iron pin at the southeast corner of said Section 65, run South 53 degrees, 23 minutes, 18 seconds West, along the line dividing Section 65 and 32, a distance of 456.94 feet, more or less, to an iron pin on the east right-of-way line of U. S. Highway #165 Bypass (State Project No. 15-31-01) and the Point of Beginning; thence run North 02 degrees, 18 minutes, 05 seconds West, along the east line of said Highway right-of-way, a distance of 173 feet, more or less, to an iron pin; thence run South 86 degrees 31 minutes 46 seconds East, a distance of 481.2 feet, more or less, to an iron pin on the West line of T. W. Humphries property; thence run South 00 degrees 29 minutes 31 seconds East, a distance of 627.57 feet, more or less, to an iron pin on the North right-of-way line of Illinois Central Gulf Railroad; thence run North 85 degrees 06 minutes West, along the North line of said railroad right-of-way a distance of 473.37 feet, more or less, to a highway concrete monument; thence run North 04 degrees, 52 minutes, 08 seconds East, along the East right-of-way line of U. S. Highway #165 Bypass (State Project No. 15-31-01), a distance of 85.69 feet, more or less, to an iron pin; thence run North 02 degrees 18 minutes 05 seconds West, along the East line of said highway right-of-way, a distance of 358.29 feet, more or less, to an iron pin, being the Point of Beginning.

      Containing 6.725 acre, more or less, and being subject to a 0.2169-acre drainage servitude in favor of the State of Louisiana, recorded under File No. 793444, Book 1164, page 615, in the Conveyance Records of Ouachita Parish, Louisiana, all as shown on plat by Neel & Hubbs, Land surveyors, dated August 5, 1980, last revised March 18, 1981.

      Tract B:

      A certain 1.66-acre tract of land located in Sections 65 and 32, Township 18 North, Range 4 East, Ouachita Parish, Monroe, Louisiana, and being described as follows:

      From an iron pin at the Southeast corner of said Section 65, run South 53 degrees 23 minutes 18 seconds West, along the line dividing Sections 65 and 32, a distance of 189.62 feet to an iron pin; thence run North 86 degrees 31 minutes 46 seconds West, distance of 221.93 feet to an iron pin on the East right-of-way line of U. S. Highway #165 (State Project No. 15-31-01), also being the Northwest corner of Monroe Motels property (File No. 793446, Book 1164, page 621, in the Conveyance Records of Ouachita Parish, Louisiana) for the Point of Beginning; thence run North 2 degrees 18 minutes 05 seconds West, along said highway right-of-way, a distance of 150 feet to an iron pin; thence run Sough 86 degrees 34 minutes 37 seconds East, a distance of 485.92 feet to an iron pin, lying North 0 degrees 29 minutes 31 seconds West, 150 feet on the extension of the East line of Monroe Motels property, from the Northeast corner of Monroe Motel property; thence run South 0 degrees 29 minutes 31 seconds East, a distance of 150 feet to an iron pin at the Northeast corner of Monroe Motels property; thence run North 86 degrees 31 minutes 46 seconds West, along the North line of Monroe Motels property, a distance of 481.2 feet to the Point of Beginning. 

      Containing 1.66 acres, more or less, and being subject to a 12-foot utility servitude, and also a 10-foot gas line right-of-way (File No. 520400, Book 783, page 498, in the Conveyance Records of Ouachita Parish, Louisiana), all as is more fully shown on plat of survey under revised date of January, 1983, prepared by V. A. Hubka, Registered Professional Land Surveyor.               

APPLICANT:  Sanjib Datta (MA 106-23)

All interested parties are invited to attend and be heard.  The proposed changes to the Zoning Map are on file and open to the inspection of the public in the office of the Monroe Ouachita Regional Planning Commission, City Hall Annex, 3901 Jackson Street, Monroe, Louisiana.

Carolus S. Riley, CMC, MMC

City Clerk

Notice published in the Monroe News-Star on September 15th, 18th & 20th, 2023.