Comments for Council to hear developer’s appeal at http://www.theind.com , comment 1 to 4 out of 4 comments http://www.theind.com Thu, 20 Jun 2013 11:47:30 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.3 http://www.theind.com/news/indreporter/6799-council-to-hear-developers-appeal#comment-9949 Death Metal-- You seem sensible enough....and I personally don't like trailer parks, either. But, like you, I think it's wrong that the property owner has to go in front of some "commission" with his hat in his hand and ask them if it's OK to build what he wants on his own land. If the government controls what you can and can't do with your property, then you don't really own it. Or--maybe you own it, but the government controls it? Is that Socialism or Fascism? Either way, it sure ain't the 'land of the free'. If given the choice between a parish of trailer parks and property rights, or a parish of bike paths and central planning, which would you choose? You going see Megadeth next month? UNO Lakefront Arena, you know. - ragin_cajun Fri, 27 Aug 2010 01:40:55 +0100 http://www.theind.com/news/indreporter/6799-council-to-hear-developers-appeal#comment-9914 Hey Ragin_Cajun, The city does need bike paths and green spaces. It certainly doesn't need trailor parks. Although I don't see how it is possible to block someone from putting in a trailor park, I would be happy if the trailor park didn't happen. - Death Metal Thu, 26 Aug 2010 16:44:25 +0100 http://www.theind.com/news/indreporter/6799-council-to-hear-developers-appeal#comment-9837 Goofus-- I hear ya, man. I don't know much about zoning reg.'s, but I know this much. A new trailer park in Lafayette Parish is gonna be a REAL tough sell at City Hall right now. Just doesn't fit into the "Parish Comprehensive Plan". They now want arts centers, bike paths, green space, and quality of life :) Pipe yards and trailer parks just don't fit the plan, man :) What this guy needs to do is build a bunch of brand new 800 square foot shacks that look like those old "slaves quarters" in the back of plantation homes, sell 'em for $250 a square foot, tell the PZC how they're "historically accurate" replicas, get some UL Professor to go on for 20-30 minutes about preserving the past through architecture, get the "right" contractor to build them. That's what they did in River Ranch--the place is full of rickety little shotgun houses. And don't forget to put a $300 solar panel on the front of everyone so he can say they're "green". - ragin_cajun Wed, 25 Aug 2010 00:27:05 +0100 http://www.theind.com/news/indreporter/6799-council-to-hear-developers-appeal#comment-9824 The Planning Commission erred on this one. Lafayette's deveopment regulations do not provide for disapproving a new residential development based on its perceived valuation. The Commission's action was both disingenuous and discriminatory. - The Holy Goofus Tue, 24 Aug 2010 17:15:01 +0100