H1 Associates rezoning appeals

Argued the S-2 request matches surrounding subdivisions and the 2040 Plan, pledged to exceed drainage rules with 100-foot buffers, and agreed to the S-1 downgrade for the first appeal.

A custom home builder who said he has just one house under construction because there's nowhere to build; his company put $6.4 million into local subcontractors and suppliers last year.

Small builder who said lots take 3-5 years to become build-ready and the parish's absorption rate is outpacing supply.

Northshore Home Builders Association liaison, citing the parish housing study's need for 11,000-17,000 new homes by 2030 and the 45% of workers who commute into the parish.

Called the area a critical drainage zone with congestion on state highways 190 and 1077 that no one has plans to fix; noted the Zoning Commission denied it twice.

Northshore River Watch representative; said the site is a flood hazard area that gets Tchefuncte River overflow and warned that fill in the floodplain creates a self-fulfilling flooding prophecy.

Argued the 2040 Plan is guidance, not binding law; congestion studies on 1077 were never finished and DOTD wants to hand the road back to the parish.

Said about 700 homes are already approved on the east side of 1077 and this build on the west side is too many homes in a confined area with flooding concerns.

Spring Lakes resident; cited ITE data that 750 new homes would add 14,000+ daily car trips with the Providence Park build-out and urged the Council to uphold the zoning denial.

Spoke for the St. Tammany Rural Preservation Alliance, saying the applicant admitted the rezoning is a mechanism to make the property more valuable, and noted 2,700+ approved home sites within six miles.