Ordinance #11,964

O  R  D  I  N  A  N  C  E

STATE OF LOUISIANA

CITY OF MONROE                                     

                                                                                                           NO.  11,964               

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

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 and Article VI Supplementary Use Standards, Section 37-92 Use Standards to add Temporary Uses and to Criteria for the Temporary Sales.

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 and Article VI Supplementary Use Standards, Section 37-92 Use Standards to add Temporary Uses and Criteria for the Temporary Structures.

WHEREAS, there are temporary uses such as Christmas Tree Lots, Construction Trailers and Tent Sales have customarily been allowed with a Certificate of Occupancy for a Temporary Use and there are certain temporary tent sales such as Christmas tree lots and Valentine flower sales that require security or storage as they cannot remove the merchandise nightly and want to store their product on site and/or have a temporary structure on site for security purposes.

APPLICANT: City of Monroe (TAM 101-19)

            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       

 

table 3.3: commercial districts permitted and conditional uses

uses

districts

use standards

b-1

B-2

B-3

cbd

B-4

accessory

temporary

REVIVAL CHURCH

 

 

C

C

C

 

CARNIVAL

 

 

C

C

C

 

CARGO CONTAINER

 

 

C

 

 

 

CHRISTMAS TREE LOTS

P

P

P

P

P

SECTION 37-92 (l)

CONSTRUCTION TRAILERS

P

P

P

P

P

 

TENT SALES

P

P

P

P

P

SECTION 37-92 (l)

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 22nd day of October 2019.

NOTICE PUBLISHED on the  25th        day of  October            , 2019.

This Ordinance having been submitted in writing, introduced and published was then submitted to a final vote, the vote thereon being as follows:

AYES:             Echols, Ezernack, Woods & Clark

NAYS:             None.

ABSENT:         Wilson

            And the Ordinance was declared ADOPTED on the  12th      day of  November   , 2019.

 

Juanita G. Woods                    

CHAIRMAN

 

Carolus S. Riley                      

CITY CLERK

 

James E. Mayo                        

MAYOR’S APPROVAL

 

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MAYOR’S VETO