St. Charles Parish Planning & Zoning Commission Meeting - September 3, 2026
St. Charles Parish Planning & Zoning Commission Meeting - September 3, 2026
The St. Charles Parish Planning & Zoning Commission met on September 3, 2026, at 6:00 PM in the Council Chambers of the Courthouse in Hahnville, Louisiana. The meeting covered several agenda items including home occupation requests, a resubdivision, a rezoning, and approval of minutes. All votes were unanimous.
Public Comments & Testimony
- Jordan Unger (113 Davis Drive) opposed the home occupation application (2026-40-HOA) for a welding business, stating that welding activities, noise, odors, and storage of trailers and equipment had been occurring in the residential R-1A zone for nearly a year, violating home occupation regulations. He expressed concerns about arc flashes, noise from grinders, and smells affecting his children.
- Racing Romero (111 Davis Drive) briefly clarified that the trailer in question is never stored on the street and does not block views.
- Walter Pelier (Ducliat Drive, Destrehan) asked about the use of private sewage treatment systems for the proposed lots in case 2026-12-MIN, noting a previous concern about temporary sewage treatment plants. Staff responded that the treatment system is not part of the minor subdivision evaluation.
Discussion Items
- 2026-11-MIN (Postponed) – A request by the Charlie Folmar Testamentary Trust for a resubdivision of one lot into three at 124-125 Marie Keet Lane, Hahnville, was removed from the agenda by unanimous vote as it was a postponed case from the previous month.
- 2026-40-HOA – Roland Dumas, “Around the Way Welding” – Applicant requested a home occupation for a mobile welding business. Staff recommended approval with stipulations: no welding, grinding, cutting, or metal fabrication at the residence; and the business-related utility trailer must be stored off-site or in a zoning-compliant location that does not interfere with the required two off-street parking spaces. The applicant stated he uses welding equipment only for hobby work and does not conduct business at home. After discussion, the commission amended the stipulation to allow the trailer to be stored behind the fence on the property, out of view. The public hearing included opposition from a neighbor. The motion passed unanimously.
- 2026-3-HOP – Michael Lanoue, “Air Orleans LLC” – Applicant requested a home occupation for an HVAC contractor. Staff recommended approval with stipulations: business vehicles and materials not stored at the residence, and accessory building not used for business. No public opposition. The motion passed unanimously.
- 2026-12-MIN – PDJ Enterprises, LLC – Resubdivision of one lot into three on Lot 5A of St. Gertrude Catholic Church campus, adjacent to 17369 LA 631, Des Allemands. The subdivision is contingent on approval of the rezoning to R-1A(M). Staff recommended approval, including a variation for interior lot lines due to the irregular shape of the existing lot. Public hearing had one question about sewer. Motion passed unanimously.
- 2026-13-MIN – Margo Tastet – A request for resubdivision of one lot into two at 14815 LA 631, Paradis, was postponed to the October meeting by unanimous vote.
- 2026-11-R – PDJ Enterprises, LLC – Request to change zoning from R-3 to R-1A(M) on Lot 5A of St. Gertrude Catholic Church campus. Staff recommended approval, noting it meets zoning guidelines 1 and 3, is consistent with the future land use map, and is surrounded by R-1A(M) zoning. The applicant stated the change reduces density from potential multifamily to single-family. No public opposition. Motion passed unanimously. The rezoning will be forwarded to the Parish Council for final determination.
Key Outcomes
- Approved (unanimous): Removal of postponed case 2026-11-MIN from the agenda.
- Approved (unanimous): Home occupation for Roland Dumas (2026-40-HOA) with stipulations including no welding/grinding/cutting at residence and trailer storage behind fence or off-site.
- Approved (unanimous): Home occupation for Michael Lanoue (2026-3-HOP) with stipulations.
- Approved (unanimous): Resubdivision for PDJ Enterprises (2026-12-MIN) contingent on rezoning approval.
- Postponed (unanimous): Case 2026-13-MIN to October 2026 meeting.
- Approved (unanimous): Rezoning from R-3 to R-1A(M) for PDJ Enterprises (2026-11-R), to be forwarded to the Parish Council.
- Approved (unanimous): Minutes from the August 6, 2026, meeting.
Meeting Transcript
Welcome everyone. This is the St. Charles Parish Planning Board of Commissioners meeting for September 3rd, 2026. If you uh please silence all phones for the duration of the proceeding, um at this time we'll stand for a moment of silence followed by the Pledge of Allegiance. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands one nation under God for all we have a request to remove 2026-11 dash MIN. This is a postponed case from last month. Motion motion my phone sign by price and that passes unanimously. Next item on the agenda is 2026-40 dash hoa requested by Roland Dumas for a home occupation round the way welding at a 111 Davis Drive in Lulin Council District 2. This request is for you due to objections received during the 10 day notification period. The applicant proposes a mobile welding business using an enclosed utility trailer and has stated that no welding will occur at the residence. During staff site visit, two trailers were observed in the driveway, which displaces one of the two required residential parking spaces. Staff finds that the business related trailer must be stored in a manner that maintains the required parking. Staff also received allegations of welding, grinding, and metal fabrication at the property, along with related noises and fumes. While staff did not observe welding during the site visit, those activities would be inconsistent with the applicant's proposal and the home occupation standards. Department recommends approval with the following stipulations. No welding, grinding, cutting, or other metal fabrication activities shall be conducted at the residence. The business related utility trailer must be stored off site or in a zoning compliant location that does not interfere with the required two off-street parking spaces for the dwelling. If the stipulation is supported by the commission, information regarding the offsite storage location must be provided to the department prior to issuing the certificate of occupancy. Thank you, Zoe. Is the applicant present? Do you wish to add anything? Yes. Yes, you can. And if you would please just state your name and address for the record, please. I've been welding since I was 18. So I do have equipment at my house at my residence that I would I do use. I don't do anything that's based out of my business. My business is only repair, and I do it on site at customers' requests. I don't have a traffic of people coming to my place. Okay. But uh I only file, and I'm just being honest, I'm not even gonna go off what I've printed up and I put together. I'm just gonna just break it freely. Uh I'm only here because me and my neighbor, we've been having uh uh uh a back and forth just for like over for dispute for like five years. Really just him by himself, because I ignored it. Uh I've had numerous complaints with like everybody knows me. Uh the animal shelter, a lot of fake reports was was placed on me. You can check the animal shelter they came to my house numerous of times, took a look at my dog, said I wasn't feeding my dogs, and my dogs constantly being off the leash and my neighborhood. Everybody dog wonders. One particular person constantly, if my dog ever get out, my son dog ever get out from him, because I have a German shepherd, and my son, he's 11 years old, so he plays with dog. If the dog ever gets out and plays and runs, like he's not a bad dog. Uh I've got reports about that. Uh made my dog get fixed, no problem. I brush all that off. It's like I got too much going on. That's way more important than to be in this little dispute. It started all the way back in 2020 during COVID. Etc. And it just went on and on and on and on and on. And I started my business, and uh it's evident you can see that I I uh I have a utility truck. I have a welding machine on the back of my truck.
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