Commission approves Tucker subdivision after discussing sewer access and jurisdictional limits

The City of Central Planning Commission on a recorded vote approved S2515F, a proposal to subdivide the Hugh Wilson Tucker property into two parcels. Commissioners discussed sewer access limitations, a potential sewer waiver, and whether parts of the parcel fall under East Baton Rouge Parish jurisdiction.

Public commenters and commissioners debated whether a sewer waiver should have been requested with the application. One member of the public noted that one proposed lot is about 228 feet from an existing sewer and another point on the parcel is about 308 feet from sewer; commissioners and staff said Central’s rules draw a 500-foot threshold for mandatory city sewer connections, and jurisdictional boundaries complicate the question. Staff told the commission that the parcel portion requiring a waiver lies inside the City of Baton Rouge’s service area (East Baton Rouge Parish) and that Central’s jurisdictional portion did not require a waiver because it lay outside 500 feet.

Why it matters: a sewer waiver affects whether future building on a lot must extend sewer lines and may require approval from neighboring jurisdictions. Commissioners pressed staff to clarify whether failure to include a sewer-waiver request on the application was an administrative error; staff described that omission as administrative and moved ahead with commission consideration.

Action: Commissioners voted to approve the subdivision. During roll call commissioners recorded affirmative votes; the chair announced that the case was approved. The record shows the motion to approve was made and carried by roll call with recorded “yes” votes from members present.

Details and constraints: the applicant and attendees discussed that one proposed lot would be about 4.5 acres and the other about 6.5 acres. Staff and commissioners emphasized that any building requiring sewer connection might need separate approvals from East Baton Rouge Parish or the City of Baton Rouge if portions of the work crossed jurisdictional boundaries.