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St. Charles Parish Zoning Board of Adjustment Meeting - June 22, 2026

Parish Council & Boards — Monday, June 22, 2026
BodySt Charles Parish, Louisiana
SessionParish Council & Boards
DateMonday, June 22, 2026
StatusFILED
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Good evening, ladies and gentlemen.

0:03

This is our meeting of the St.

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Charles Parish Zoning Board of Adjustment.

0:06

Would everyone please rise and say the pledge?

0:27

Everyone, let's take a moment of silence.

0:30

So we get our thoughts together and ask for divine guidance if that's your will.

0:42

All right, let's get started.

0:44

We have uh a table case.

0:49

Uh that's uh 26 18 ZBA.

0:54

Is there a motion to take this off the table?

1:01

Is there no motion?

1:03

Yes.

1:04

You can burn the sending is there a motion or a second?

1:16

I don't see anything.

1:32

Mr.

1:32

Bicole, you can verbally say it because it's for some reason it's not working again.

1:36

It's not working.

1:37

Okay, we have a motion by Mr.

1:39

Bucola and seconded by second number seven.

1:44

Second number sevens.

1:45

Uh yeah, all in favor.

1:48

Say aye.

1:49

Oh, here we go.

1:50

I didn't know this is working.

1:55

This is so we can hear it.

2:04

Motion passes unanimously.

2:07

Uh is there anyone here to uh speak on behalf of uh 2026 18 GBA?

2:15

Please state your name for the record.

2:19

Mike Balomon, I am the CAO for Paris of St.

2:22

Charles Parish.

2:23

Awesome.

2:24

Please raise your right hand.

2:25

Do you swear the testimony you're about to give the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth?

2:29

I hope you got yes, sir.

2:31

Please proceed.

2:34

I'm glad we didn't get tabled.

2:36

Say again, please.

2:37

I said I'm glad we didn't get tabled again.

2:40

I'm sorry, nobody was here last week, uh last month, whatever, but I'm here to discuss this.

2:46

There's two parts to this variance that I want to discuss.

2:49

First part will be the landscaping aspects.

2:52

Get real close to the microphone, please.

2:55

The first part will be the landscaping aspects of this um uh variants.

3:02

Um the parish's plans all along was to get the boat launch opened as soon as possible.

3:11

And we're just about there.

3:13

Um we're working on the final designs with the final designs done.

3:18

We're in construction, but um the balance of the 110 acres of the um uh property that was donated to us is in a public.

3:33

What do we want to do with the balance?

3:36

There's a couple of concepts that have been presented.

3:38

We had a couple of public meetings and well, folks wanted to see.

3:43

We have potentially two concepts that the contract that the designer is coming back to us with.

3:49

I don't have all the details on that.

3:51

One is like a passive type of concept, one's an active type of concept.

3:56

So we want to wait and see what that comes down to.

3:58

What we're right now we are planning on in the third quarter of this year to go back to the public and have a couple of concepts that show different types of aspects that we can use with the balance of the property aside from the boat launch, okay, and the road going in.

4:19

And um, with that, gather some public input, then come back in December or the fourth quarter of the year, and come back with a with a final plan that we can then move into design of the balance of the plan aside from the boat launch.

4:36

So that is associated with the landscaping variants that we're seeking because we don't want to plan stuff and have to rip it up and then replant it somewhere else.

4:49

Does that make any sense to y'all?

4:53

That's a question.

4:55

Okay.

Discussion Breakdown — Share of Meeting
Engineering And Infrastructure███████████████████████████████31%
Procedural██████████████████████████26%
Parks and Recreation████████████████16%
Public Engagement███████████11%
Zoning And Land Use███████████11%
Water And Wastewater Management█████5%
Summary of Proceedings

St. Charles Parish Zoning Board of Adjustment Meeting - June 22, 2026

The St. Charles Parish Zoning Board of Adjustment held a meeting on June 22, 2026, to consider two variance cases and approve previous meeting minutes. The board postponed a decision on a landscaping variance for a boat launch project and approved a building elevation variance for a residential accessory structure.

Discussion Items

  • Case 26-18 ZBA (Landscaping Variance for Boat Launch): The board initially considered a motion to remove this case from the table, which passed unanimously. Mike Balomon, Chief Administrative Officer for St. Charles Parish, testified on behalf of the variance request. He explained that the parish seeks to delay landscaping requirements for the 110-acre property (donated to the parish) beyond the entrance area, as a final master plan for the remaining acreage is still under development. Two public concepts (passive and active) are expected to be presented in the third quarter of 2026, with a final plan in the fourth quarter. The parish does not want to plant trees and shrubs now only to have to relocate them later. Mr. Balomon also stated that the road from the entrance to the boat launch will be paved by January 2027 under a separate contract. Board members expressed concern that this information was not included in the submitted application materials. Chairman suggested the applicant revise the application to clearly state the intended timeline and scope. A motion to postpone the case until the July 16, 2026 meeting (with a revised application) passed unanimously.

  • Case ZBA 2026-21 (Building Elevation Variance): Applicant Peyton Robert requested a reduction in minimum building elevation from 8–9 feet above the centerline of the street to 12 inches above the centerline for a 1,500-square-foot residential accessory building at 248 Grand Bayou Road in the Open Land zoning district. Mr. Robert testified that his existing house pad and shop pad are already about one foot above the road, and he does not want to add more fill. He also noted that a higher elevation would make it difficult for his young child to access the building. No questions or opposition were raised. The board unanimously approved the variance as written.

Key Outcomes

  • Case 26-18 ZBA postponed to July 16, 2026, pending submission of a revised application detailing the landscaping deferral and timeline.
  • Case ZBA 2026-21 approved unanimously to allow a reduced building elevation requirement.
  • Minutes from March 19, 2026, and May 21, 2026, approved unanimously.
  • Meeting adjourned after the minutes approval.

Meeting Transcript

Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. This is our meeting of the St. Charles Parish Zoning Board of Adjustment. Would everyone please rise and say the pledge? Everyone, let's take a moment of silence. So we get our thoughts together and ask for divine guidance if that's your will. All right, let's get started. We have uh a table case. Uh that's uh 26 18 ZBA. Is there a motion to take this off the table? Is there no motion? Yes. You can burn the sending is there a motion or a second? I don't see anything. Mr. Bicole, you can verbally say it because it's for some reason it's not working again. It's not working. Okay, we have a motion by Mr. Bucola and seconded by second number seven. Second number sevens. Uh yeah, all in favor. Say aye. Oh, here we go. I didn't know this is working. This is so we can hear it. Motion passes unanimously. Uh is there anyone here to uh speak on behalf of uh 2026 18 GBA? Please state your name for the record. Mike Balomon, I am the CAO for Paris of St. Charles Parish. Awesome. Please raise your right hand. Do you swear the testimony you're about to give the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth? I hope you got yes, sir. Please proceed. I'm glad we didn't get tabled. Say again, please. I said I'm glad we didn't get tabled again. I'm sorry, nobody was here last week, uh last month, whatever, but I'm here to discuss this. There's two parts to this variance that I want to discuss. First part will be the landscaping aspects. Get real close to the microphone, please. The first part will be the landscaping aspects of this um uh variants. Um the parish's plans all along was to get the boat launch opened as soon as possible. And we're just about there. Um we're working on the final designs with the final designs done. We're in construction, but um the balance of the 110 acres of the um uh property that was donated to us is in a public. What do we want to do with the balance? There's a couple of concepts that have been presented. We had a couple of public meetings and well, folks wanted to see.

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