Planning & Zoning Commission · Thursday, February 6, 2025
Planning & Zoning Commission
St. Charles Parish Informer · Meeting coverage · 6:00 PM · Council Chambers, Courthouse
Meeting Summary
The St. Charles Parish Planning and Zoning Commission met on February 6, 2025, to review a home occupation permit, several rezoning requests, and a lot resubdivision tied to a major parish drainage project. The most consequential discussion involved a proposed resubdivision on Holland Street in Hahnville, which is meant to let the Parish Department of Public Works acquire land for a large drainage ditch behind King, Julia, Oak, and Hahn streets. Commissioners also considered a rezoning and related special permit for a proposed residential care home in Norco, which drew opposition from neighbors and was ultimately recommended for denial.
Decisions & Votes
Approved2025-1-HOP
Home occupation permit for salon therapy at 324 Post Drive, Luling
The applicant requested a home occupation permit to operate a salon in an accessory structure at her residence in Luling. Approval was granted with stipulations requiring appointment only service and safety code certifications.
Approved2025-1-MIN
Re-subdivision of one lot into two at 712 Holland Street, Hahnville
RES Barataria LLC requested re-subdivision of a tract into two lots to allow the parish to purchase one lot for a major drainage project. The commission approved the resubdivision and granted a waiver for lack of street frontage.
Approved2024-25-R
Rezoning from Open Land to R1M on Lot 4A Champagne Tract, Hahnville
LG and E Holdings LLC requested a change of zoning from open land to R1M on a tract at 16139 River Road in Hahnville. The commission approved the rezoning recommendation to bring most of the tract under uniform R1M zoning.
Approved2024-26-R
Rezoning from R1AM to C2 on Lots B and C, Autan Subdivision, Des Allemands
Nabut Brothers LLC requested a change of zoning from R1AM to C2 adjacent to 16830 Highway 90 in Des Allemands. The commission approved the rezoning, finding it met all three rezoning criteria.
Denied2024-27-R
Rezoning from R1B to C1 on Lot 9, Good Hope Subdivision, Norco
Regina Joseph requested a change of zoning from R1B to C1 at 318 Clayton Drive in Norco to operate a residential care home. The commission denied the request after finding it did not meet any rezoning criteria and hearing opposition from neighbors.
tabled2024-8-SPU
Special permit use for boarding house residential care home at 318 Clayton Drive, Norco
Regina Joseph requested a special permit use for a residential care home in a C1 zoning district, contingent on approval of the related rezoning request. The commission postponed the item pending the parish council decision on the rezoning.
Approved2025-1-R
Rezoning from R1A to R1AM on Lot 35A1, New Sarpy Subdivision
Bobbie Jean Beard requested a change of zoning from R1A to R1AM at 550 West Mikado Street in New Sarpy to allow proper placement of a manufactured home. The commission approved the rezoning, finding it met all three criteria.
Watch Items
The special permit use request for a residential care home at 318 Clayton Drive in Norco (2024-8-SPU) was postponed and will only come back for a public hearing if the Parish Council approves the related rezoning request, which the Commission recommended denying. Residents should watch for that Council decision, since it determines whether the care home proposal moves forward at all.
The Holland Street resubdivision and waiver in Hahnville, tied to the parish's major drainage project, is headed to the Parish Council for final action on the street-frontage waiver. Public Works Director Miles Bingham said he plans to meet with the councilwoman, the parish president, and affected residents to walk through drainage plans, since neighbors on King Street raised concerns about flooding, ditch safety for children, and effects on property values. No engineering drawings or construction details have been finalized yet, so residents in that area should look for a future community meeting and any parish council discussion of the project's design.
Several rezoning recommendations from this meeting still require final approval by the Parish Council, including the change from open land to R1M for the Champagne Tract property on River Road in Hahnville (2024-25-R), the change from R1AM to C2 for a Highway 90 property in Des Allemands (2024-26-R), the denial recommendation for the Clayton Drive property in Norco (2024-27-R), and the change from R1A to R1AM for a West McAdoo Street property in New Sarpy (2025-1-R). Residents affected by any of these should expect notice of an upcoming Parish Council meeting where the matters will be decided.
Published July 13, 2026
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