City of Monroe, LA

ORDINANCE

STATE OF LOUISIANA                                                                             NO.  12,245               

CITY OF MONROE                                                                       

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

WHEREAS, the Monroe Athletic Club filed an application (MA 102-24) with the City of Monroe’s Planning and Zoning Division to rezone a ±12.01-acre tract of land located at 3801 Chauvin Lane, Monroe, LA, from B-1 (Neighborhood Mixed Use) District to the B-3 (General Business/Commercial) District;

WHEREAS, the stated purpose of the application is to allow the applicant to seek a liquor license to have on-premises alcohol sales at a café and restaurant in the facility;

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 September 9, 2024, and the Monroe Planning Commission recommended approval of the application by a vote of 4-0-1.

NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED, by the City Council, in legal and regular session convened, that that application filed by the Monroe Athletic Club to rezone a ±12.01-acre tract of land located at 3801 Chauvin Lane, Monroe, LA, from B-1 (Neighborhood Mixed Use) District 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 ±12.01-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  24th            day of September 2024.

            Notice Published on the  27th & 30th   day of September 2024 and October 2, 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, McFarland & Muhammad

NAYS:            None.

ABSENT:      None.

And the Ordinance was declared ADOPTED on  8th            day of October, 2024.

Juanita Woods                       

CHAIRPERSON

Carolus S. Riley                                 

CITY CLERK

Oliver Friday Ellis                             

MAYOR’S APPROVAL

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MAYOR’S VETO