?CITY OF DEQUINCY
ORDINANCE NO. 989
THE CITY Council of the City of DeQuincy, State of Louisiana, met in regular session on the 14th day of April, 2025, and adopted the following Ordinance as an amendment to the General Zoning Ordinance.
WHEREAS, the City of DeQuincy desires to update and modernize its Code of Ordinances regarding the zoning of commercial district.
THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council that Section 2 of Appendix A: General Zoning Ordinance are hereby amended as follows:
Section 2 shall remain in effect as written, with the following addition:
Fourth Street (which follows the route of State Highway 12), from its intersection with Overton Street to the West city limits of the City of DeQuincy as to property facing, adjoining, and contiguous to the North side of Fourth Street to a depth of 300 feet North of the North right of way line of Fourth Street, with the stipulation that the owner of any property within this 300 foot commercial district actually used for commercial purposes shall, prior to the issuance of a certificate of occupancy for that property, erect and maintain in good condition a six (6) foot privacy fence at least ten (10) feet from the east, west and north lines of the property that is being used for commercial purposes unless one or more of the east, west or north lines are adjacent to a public road, in which case the owner of the commercial property is not required to erect a privacy fence on the side that adjoins a public road. The privacy fence should be of such construction as to substantially limit the impact of commercial use upon the neighboring property and substantially restrict visibility into the commercial property.
No portable building shall be allowed in the commercial district unless used for storage and has no public access. No mobile homes will be allowed in the commercial district.
All other sections, paragraphs, subsections, subparagraphs, clauses, phrases and words of Appendix A, not specifically amended by this ordinance, are to remain the same.
Be it further ordained that all Ordinances or parts of Ordinances in conflict with this Ordinance be and the same are hereby repealed.
Said Ordinance having been introduced on the 10th day of March 2025, by notice of Public Hearing having been published on the 9th day of April 2025, said Public Hearing having been held on 14th day of April 2025, title having been read and Ordinance considered, on motion by Cameron Smith, seconded by Scott Wylie to adopt the Ordinance. A record vote was taken, and the following result was had:
YEAS: 5
NAYS: 0
ABSENT: 0
ABSTAIN: 0
This Ordinance was declared duly adopted this 14th day of April, 2025.
S/ Riley Smith
Riley Smith
Mayor
/s/Sherri Breaux
Sherri Breaux
Secretary of the Council and City Clerk
/s/ Bobby Dahlquist
Bobby Dahlquist
Council ChairmanI certify that the above and foregoing constitutes a true and correct copy of an Ordinance duly adopted at a meeting of the City Council of the City of DeQuincy, approved and received from the mayor at 6:00 pm on 14th day of April, 2025, at which meeting a quorum was present and voted in favor of said Ordinance. /s/Sherri Breaux Sherri Breaux
Secretary of the Council and City Clerk
Run: April 23, 2025 (A-5)
Cost of Notice: $48.00
