Ascension Parish, Louisiana Board of Adjustments, 25 Jan 2023

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Board of Adjustments - January 25, 2023

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No I'm gonna call the order January 25th 2023 Board, of adjustments meeting first off we have a roll call of members, uh Mr Willie, Mr Brian president Mr Jake, president Mr Eddie uh absent tonight because of work reasons or Mr Devin Graham and Mr Brandon Bennett.

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Up, we have uh election of chairman and vice chairman for 2023 uh any motion for chairman.

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I'd like to make a motion uh I think he's doing such a fun job I'd like to nominate Mr, Steve, Joe freon for another exact service, okay, I. Second, that motion.

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Are you all in favor any opposed that motion passes next can be a motion for vice chair and I'd like to renominate Mr Brandon Bennett I'll.

D

Second, that motion.

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Second, by Jake, Joe frion, all in favor in their polls that motion passes next up. We have uh any public comments for the for or against the board of adjustments. Anybody here, no one said I see we have quite a few people in the audience.

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If you would like to speak on any agenda item, we have here tonight, walk up to Miss Jamaica and you can sign a red or green card in favor for or against, and you can also sign up if you would like to speak for or against any issue or if you're, just against it and wanna. Have that known, go see: Miss, Jamaica, okay! Next up we have uh acceptance of the minutes, can I get a motion for the minutes of the December 29th meeting motion by Mr Eddie?

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Oh second, second, by Mr Brian, all in favor that motion passes next up I'll, entertain a motion to accept the written decisions for the December 29th 2022 meeting. Don't.

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Make a motion to accept them.

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Motion by Mr Brian, second, second, by Mr Willie, all in favor, all right motion passes. Okay,.

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Okay, we all done with that all right. uh First up tonight we have Zona review idpz.

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3045.23 for Sheldon godan uh is anybody here to speak on Farah against that foreign.

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Hi I'm Sarah Godin his wife for to represent him um we're asking for a variance for the 20-foot setback so that we could build a shop in our backyard. um The way that our well is situated, there's really no room in our backyard without going into that setback.

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I have a picture if you'd like to see our backyard.

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Yeah, you got something different than what we have here.

F

um I also have that so.

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Yeah we gotta, we got the map from Earls and Associates yeah with the the plot plan. Yes, but we do have that.

F

It doesn't quite tell you the exact measurement from where the well is marked to the back line, but we bought one of those roller measures um and it's about 36 feet all the way to the property line.

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uh uh Let's go down, uh we have an overhead projector if you could um put that under there and and maybe point out to us exactly what you describing it sure.

F

um So this is our backyard and um it doesn't quite say it, but from this well, all the way to the back line is about 36 feet and we were hoping to build a shop around 30 feet deep or so we haven't finished the plans on that. It kind of depends on how far back we can build.

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Now that's a bit of a predicament where the well is located. It looks like with the 40 by 80 you're well still going to be inside the shop somewhat.

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um We're looking to move it, um it just also depends on what we're allowed to do on where we can move it. To add to that, this is a picture of our backyard.

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um As you can see, this is the well. This uh metal pole marks our property line, and this uh building is right up against our neighbor's property line. So it's he's not intending to build anything else there. He really can't his house is actually to the west of us and he owns all the land behind us too.

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So this other thing we're seeing in the picture that is you tank and pump. Okay,.

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Any questions comments.

D

Oh, you said I'm, sorry.

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D

You said you, you got your well inside of your shop right now. Is that how you intend on building that.

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D

If we, as you said earlier, it had to be there because of the well we're.

F

Asking for variance and set back um because of the well! um If we do it like, if we can get a far enough variance back, we won't have to move our well. If we can't, then we'll have to look into moving it so we're it's still kind of up in the.

D

Air for now so you're not intending on putting the well inside of the shop I know.

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People do do that for insulation purposes, don't just slab around the well, and you know yeah.

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um We're not intending to do that. It's also maybe a possibility if we have to because.

D

The way you have a drawing is uh even with the variants the wheel is still inside, of the shed.

F

um I, don't have the drawing I'm, not quite sure what you're looking at.

D

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The the drawing from Earls and Associates.

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um The one with that, so we we're both in talks with the 30 foot, deep one where it would not be uh touching the well or if we have to move it um a 40-foot either still in the set-back or just uh not in the setbacks.

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That's the maximum size um that we just got quoted um just to see how big we could go and where's it's not set. We might go smaller, it all depends on where we can build.

D

So you do have some variants in what you can build and whatnot.

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I'm sorry yeah yeah.

F

Yeah, yes, sir.

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Any other questions from this golden.

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Had you purchased any material anything Building Material.

F

I have a quote um just to see if we could uh afford a shop this size- it's expired by now, so we'll have to do it again, but.

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F

Are looking to build something this big? If it, if we get a variance and it's allowed okay.

G

So nothing's been purchased.

F

But nothing's purchased no.

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Brian would would it be an option for you to you know, maybe request a smaller variance instead of 17 feet by going with the 30-foot building keeping you know the same setback from the house, and that would allow, for you know, instead of a 17 foot, you know you'd be asking for maybe a seven foot bearings.

F

We can um I see he has three feet marked on here. We are uh open to asking for more feed, not as close to the property. Lawn is what I'm trying to say.

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Any other questions I asked you to back away from the podium for a minute, so I can open it up for public hearing um we'll open up the public hearing, Miss Jamaica, no.

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One signed up no.

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Okay, so sorry must go there, you may you may step back up to the podium. Any questions, comments, motions discussion.

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D

You want to do that.

F

We're trying not to.

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I know normally I'm Max on a variance is about 50 percent yeah. So.

D

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With a a really hard hardship, I understand, your hardship is the location of the well.

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So yes, Mr Willie.

G

Utility service tools are: are there any back there.

F

No um we're also all the shop quotes. We got also includes gutter drainage, we're going to do drainage controls where it doesn't touch the other property at all. All that.

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Stuff I think that was a Devin question. The drainage and utilities.

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The utility servitudes are up on the road and that in that area, yeah no rear service here.

G

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uh Lance any drainage servitude back there that not showing nope.

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I'm gonna do that now you can't I said make a motion make a motion on templates.

E

I'll make a motion to do maybe a 10 foot variance but not 17..

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Okay, we got a motion by Mr Brian to do a 10 foot variance. Can you get a second.

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By Mr Eddie Krause, all in favor, any opposed 10 foot variance all.

F

Right. Thank you.

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Okay, next up tonight, we have a zoning review, ID pz3048.23 lot, 149 Shadows of Ascension fifth filing for Derrick duplessis. Anybody here to represent that.

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I'm Derek diplases I'm here to represent d'andras's um we're applying for a variance for the the drainage servitude that they have in the rear of the property.

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uh The house is located, uh like 10 foot, further back uh from the front of the Lots than the rest of the houses in the subdivision, so there are houses in the subdivision that have swimming pools and outdoor kitchens and stuff, and due to how the house is situated, uh this particular house does not allow for for that, because the the house is 16 feet from the uh rear setback, the drainage servitude, which is not enough room to build a swimming pool and outdoor kitchen.

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um So I don't know.

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So beyond this building setback is a lake correct in the backyard. It's just correct. Your property line ends at the main water level that okay.

H

36 foot from the rear of the property which goes about to the water level, the water, okay,.

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So so is, is the outdoor kitchen and all gonna be.

H

Correct the whole thing.

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H

The outdoor kitchen and the swimming pool uh that would both be in line with each other, so both of them would fall. Within and weird we're.

G

Also, installing bulkhead uh we've got some severe erosion issues with the lake we've lost, pushing eight foot, so we want to. We want to establish our property line.

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Oh y'all trying to do that.

D

Are y'all trying to do that before you build to reclaim the area correct? It's a bulkhead and then they'll.

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We don't really have a good map showing the plot plan of everything.

D

Steve chairman, look on page five or four of five.

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Didn't show him very well: no, okay, all right, they were showing footings and everything else on here.

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I'm all mixed up.

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No any other questions: yeah. Okay, oh I'm, sorry go ahead. Brian the.

E

uh Conceptual drawings that are provided right here is that what the HOA has already approved, correct and.

H

The bulkhead and everything else so HOA um president, is here today: uh Dave already approved this change.

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All right, any other questions, I'll open up the public comment, I think so, Mr dupless, if you could step away and I'll open it up for public comment.

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I have Michael Thompson, he's uh and he's in support of thanks me.

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Good evening uh Michael Thompson I'm, the president of the HOA for Shadows of Ascension, as uh y'all just asked about. We have reviewed and approved the project. uh It's my understanding that all the Public Services all the utilities are in the front of the house.

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There is no um risk to any of the utilities or any services in the rear of the house and, as you all have already seen, the only thing behind the house and the property is the detention Pond that we share with Parker Place Neighborhood, and so there will be no impact to density of development or anything like that. So.

E

We support thank you thanks.

F

There's no one else.

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Okay, we'll close the public comment, any any questions comments, I I got some discussion and I think this falls under what we just had and it's less than 50 percent and there's a big old Lake in the back I, don't see it interfering with anything I think.

D

It falls in harmony with.

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Our with, what's already there yep.

D

I agree uh I make a motion to accept a various request motion.

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By Mr Joe Farrell, second by Mr Robinson, all in favor aye, any opposed hearing non varians granted thank y'all.

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Next up do we have any old business? No sir, any new business? No sir okay I'll entertain a motion in the jar motion by Mr Willie Robinson second, by Mr, Brian cliver, all in favor meet in the jar.