On January 12th the Commission approved the Mossy Oak plat with conditions. A motion to reconsider the Mossy Oak proposal is on the agenda for the Ascension Parish Commission’s February 9th meeting.
On Monday, January 24th American Homeland LLC of Baton Rouge sued the Commission seeking an order from the 23rd Judicial District that would require Chairman Marchand to certify the preliminary plat for Mossy Oak Subdivision as it was submitted to planning staff on November 9th. At the center of the controversy is Louisiana Revised Statute 33:113. It states: “A planning commission shall approve or disapprove a plat within 60 days after the submission thereof to it; otherwise such plat shall be deemed to have been approved, and a certificate to that effect shall be issued by such commission on demand.” There is a disagreement between the developer and the parish when the 60 days starts. The court will decide when the 60 days begins on Monday at the Gonzales Courthouse in the courtroom of Judge Holdridge at 9:00 a.m.
Mossy Oak Subdivision was previously Mossy Oak PUD, which was denied by the Ascension Parish Council early last November. This is the same developer, Kevin Nguyen, who is developing the controversial Keystone PUD.
Citizens are encouraged to attend the hearing.
