ORD#12,201

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STATE OF LOUISIANA

 

CITY OF MONROE                                     

                                                                                                            NO.  12,201               

           

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

 

AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE ZONING MAP FOR THE CITY OF MONROE, LOUISIANA AND PROVIDING FURTHER WITH RESPECT THERETO:

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WHEREAS, the City Council of 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 ±2.64-acre tract of land, more or less, from the B-3 (General Business/Commercial) District and CBD (Central Business) District to the B-2 (Neighborhood Business) District, to convert a vacant building into a small self-storage facility, at 501 Breard Street.

            413 Breard Street – Emmanuel Baptist Church building

501 Breard Street – Self storage facility

416 North 5th Street – Automotive repair shop

508 Olive Street – Monroe Fire Department facility

 

            APPLICANT:  CARMAN, LLC (MA 108-23)

 

WHEREAS, the City Council has further considered the report of the Monroe Planning Commission recommending approval, on a 4-0-1 majority vote. The applicant wishes to convert a vacant building into a small self-storage facility. The B-3 (General Business/Commercial) District is not the appropriate zoning district for the applicant to utilize the property for storage 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 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 rezone the ±2.64-acre described to the B-2 (Neighborhood Business) 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 10th day of October 2023.

NOTICE PUBLISHED on the  13th, 16th & 18th   day of  October      , 2023.

            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, Marshall & Dawson

NAYS:            None.

ABSENT:       Woods

And the Ordinance was declared ADOPTED on the  24th     day of  October    ,

2023.

                                                           

Gretchen Ezernack                

CHAIRMAN

 

Carolus S. Riley                     

CITY CLERK

 

Oliver Friday Ellis                 

MAYOR’S APPROVAL

 

                                               

MAYOR’S VETO