Updates the site plan approval process under the proposed Highway 90 corridor overlay zone and makes related updates to code enforcement through Chapter 16 and Appendix A. It also moves certain site planning elements from the overlay zone into the general site plan requirements to help enforce commercial site standards after approval.

The item updates definitions, zoning district regulations for C2 and C3 commercial districts, and supplementary regulations to consolidate specifically enumerated uses into broader categories. It includes substantive changes to mini storage rules, truck terminal rules, and fleet services approval requirements.

The ordinance defines data centers and establishes zoning rules that place smaller facilities in M1 light industrial districts and large self-power-generating facilities in M2 heavy industrial districts. It sets a 300 foot residential buffer, landscaping and berm options, a 55 decibel noise limit at property lines, and equipment screening requirements.

The committee agreed to form an ad hoc committee made up of officials to continue monitoring state rulemaking and decommissioning requirements related to solar farms.

The committee discussed proposed revisions to parish code regarding large solar energy systems, including minimum lot size, buffers, vegetative screening, glare, and decommissioning requirements. No ordinance was formally adopted at this meeting, and the item will move to the Planning Commission in February before returning to the council.

The ordinance would update the parish fee schedule for reproducing public records, including paper copies, electronic documents, and emails. The item was discussed at length but was to be revised further by legal and administration before returning to committee.

A discussion of a proposed ordinance to allow property owners and businesses to restrict parking on their property and have vehicles towed at the violating vehicle owner's expense, with signage requirements to be developed with the Department of Planning and Zoning. No formal action was taken.

Proposed amendments to Section 7.3 of the parish code regarding adjacent lot runoff protection, adding definitions, inspection procedures, and enforcement provisions for drainage during and after construction. The committee discussed the proposal but did not take a formal vote, instead agreeing to move on to the next item.

An ordinance to amend water meter installation charges, meter deposit amounts, reconnect fees, and billing tier rates for the Department of Water Works, effective January 2025. The changes update outdated 2015 and 2016 figures, raise the reconnect fee from thirty dollars to fifty dollars, and expand the lowest billing tier from six thousand to eight thousand gallons.