The city-parish Planning Commission is set to approve an ordinance today that outlines the process for demolition by neglect of designated districts and landmarks. This process became an issue last year, when there was a dispute over several dilapidated Spanish Town homes that developers wanted to tear down and replace with an apartment complex. The new ordinance outlines prevention of demolition by neglect, defines the condition, establishes standards and identifies the enforcement procedures. The planning commission will also vote at its meeting today on granting a parking waiver for a proposed Walgreens pharmacy at the corner of Highland Road and Lee Drive. Developers want to build a parking lot with five fewer spaces than required by parking codes, in order to allow for better circulation of customers and service vehicles.
Planning commission to vote on neglect ordinance
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