At the general meeting, the council s top item will be a proposed ordinance that would enact more-stringent drainage requirements for new commercial properties. Currently, a new development that has hard surfaces, such as concrete, occupying at least 70 percent of the lot must meet the requirements of the parish s Storm Drainage Design Manual. The proposed resolution would lower that percentage to 20 in an attempt to bring new construction on old developments up to modern code. The Bayou Board of Realtors wrote a Jan. 23 letter to the council requesting a 30-day extension on the proposal for further study. The full council meeting starts at 6 p.m. Wednesday.
All council members are members of the committees.
Ryan Chatelain is a staff writer at The Courier.