District 12 Council Member· January 2024 – December 2027 (month-level start: January 2024 current term, first on the January 11 2024 agenda roll call per municode meetings portal and March 2024 and 2026 minutes, earlier first-office date for returning members unsourced; month-level end: December 2027 per stpgov.org 2026 Appointment Book, Planning and Zoning terms concurrent with Parish Council terms expire December 31 2027)
Jerry Binder
St. Tammany Parish
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Top issues during term (4)(Zoning)
Manufactured Home Minimum Size Standards
Stricter minimums could raise housing costs but improve neighborhood standards.
Planning and Zoning Commission vacancy filled
H1 Associates Covington rezoning appeals (Highway 1077 corridor)
Developer projects homes in the upper-$200,000s to low-$400,000s, aimed at attainable housing; residents warn of rising flood insurance and infrastructure costs.
Folsom annexation of 4.52 acres
Decisions during term (15)
Recorded while Binder was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
Adopt Resolution C7369 on developer plans and zoning matters
Appoint Rene Arcemont to Planning and Zoning Commission
Resolution C-7369 — developer plans in zoning matters postponed
Ordinance 8153 — Goodbee-area rezoning (Esperanza parcel) adopted 10-4
Ordinance 8154 — Isidore rezoning near Goodbee adopted 8-6
Helenbirg Tract rezoning referred to Planning and Zoning
School Board zoning notification referred to Planning and Zoning
Appeal 1 – H1 Associates 31.51-acre rezoning override (2025-4472-ZC)
Appeal 2 – H1 Associates 264.35-acre rezoning override (2025-4473-ZC)
Planning and Zoning Commission vacancy appointment postponed
Ordinance Calendar No. 8142 - Ordinance amending the official zoning map of St. Tammany Parish, La, to reclassify a certain parcel located on the east side of LA Highway 434 and south of Miss Lou Road, being 62300 LA Highway 434; Lacombe;…
Ordinance Calendar No. 8096 - Ordinance amending the official zoning map of St. Tammany Parish, La, to reclassify a certain parcel located on the north side of US Highway 190, west of N. Tranquility Road, Lacombe; from its present L-2…
Ordinance Calendar No. 8097 - Ordinance amending the official zoning map of St. Tammany Parish, La, to reclassify a certain parcel located on the east side of LA Highway 1077, south of Dummy Line Road, being 148 Highway 1077, Madisonville;…
Ordinance Calendar No. 8098 - Ordinance amending the official zoning map of St. Tammany Parish, La, to reclassify a certain parcel located on the east side of South River Drive, south of Parc Wood Drive, Covington; from its present L-1…
Ordinance Calendar No. 8099 - Ordinance amending the official zoning map of St. Tammany Parish, La, to reclassify a certain parcel located on the east side of Carol Lane, north of Gretchen Lane, Covington; from its present L-1 (Large Lot…
Voting record (0)(Zoning)
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