City of Monroe, LA

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STATE OF LOUISIANA

CITY OF MONROE                                     

                                                                                                        NO.  11,917_________  

            The following Ordinance was offered by Ms.  Woods                      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 ±6.3 acre tract of land, more or less, from B-4, Heavy Commercial District to R-4, High Density Multi-Family Residential District, presently located in Ouachita Parish and more particularly described as follows: 

Lots 1-20, Square 8, Commerce Realty Resubdivision of Square 1, 8 & 9 Roselawn Addition #2

And otherwise known as 1201 Stubbs Avenue

            APPLICANT: Prime Time Family (MA 103-19)

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-4, Heavy Commercial District. The applicant would like to operate a preschool on the church campus at this location. Preschools are not a permitted use in the B-4 Heavy Commercial District. The applicant would like to rezone the property to R-4, High Density Multi-Family 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 ±6.3 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 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 12^th day of February 2019.

NOTICE PUBLISHED on the  18th, 22th & 25th      day of  February         , 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:            Ezernack, Woods & Wilson

NAYS:            None.

ABSENT:       Echols and Clark

            And the Ordinance was declared ADOPTED on the  26th     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