City of Monroe, LA

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STATE OF LOUISIANA

CITY OF MONROE                                     

                                                                                                                 NO.  11,993               

            The following Ordinance was offered by Mrs.  Ezernack                 who moved for its adoption and was seconded by Mr.   Harvey                                    :

Amendment to Chapter 37, Zoning, of the Code of the City of Monroe, Article III Use Districts, Section 37-37 Commercial Use District, Table 3.3 Commercial Districts Permitted and Conditional Uses

WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Monroe has this date held its Public Hearing with respect to the following proposed amendments to Chapter 37, Zoning, of the Code of the City of Monroe, Article III, Use Districts, Section 37-37 Commercial Use Districts, Table 3.3 Commercial Districts Permitted and Conditional Uses to add use standards to the table referring to the parking of display vehicles and customer parking; and

WHEREAS, automobile sales and rentals can be located in commercial areas but not all commercial locations have paved spaces for the display of cars nor for customer parking; and

WHEREAS, new automobile dealerships, specifically used automobiles, will locate in areas where the cars for both display and customer parking are parked on unpaved surfaces; and

WHEREAS, Section 37-79 (e) (2) (a) states that parking lots must be paved with a hard surfaced:

APPLICANT: City of Monroe (TAM 100-20)

            WHEREAS, the City Council has further considered the recommendation of the Monroe Planning Commission recommending approval, on a 4-0-1 vote, and that the above stated Sections of the Code of the City of Monroe should be amended.

            NOW, THEREFORE;

BE IT ORDAINED, by the City Council of the City of Monroe, Louisiana, in legal session convened, that Chapter 37, Zoning, of the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Monroe, Louisiana be, and it is amended as follows:

ADD:

ARTICLE III. USE DISTRICTS

SECTION 37-37 COMMERCIAL USE DISTRICTS 

Key: P = Permitted Use; Cm = Conditional Use Permit, minor; C = Conditional Use Permit, major; blank) = Not Permitted

BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED,

            This ordinance was INTRODUCED on the 12th day of May, 2020.

NOTICE PUBLISHED on the  15th        day of  May                      , 2020.

            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:             Harvey, Ezernack, Woods, Wilson & Clark- on conf. call

NAYS:            None.

ABSENT:       None.

                        And the Ordinance was declared ADOPTED on the  26th      day of  May    , 2020.

Juanita G. Woods                   

CHAIRMAN

Carolus S. Riley                     

CITY CLERK

James E. Mayo                       

MAYOR’S APPROVAL

MAYOR’S VETO