ST. CHARLES PARISH (WGNO) — Industrial plant LMTT owns 600 acres of land between the Davis Heights neighborhood and the Davis Pond Diversion in St. Charles Parish. The corporate is trying to rezone about 250 acres of that property.

LMTT plans to exchange the present industrial and residential zones with 200 acres of a light-weight manufacturing zone in addition to a 500-foot vast buffer zone separating the property and neighborhood.

“A part of the aim of the rezoning effort is to wash up a number of the residential and industrial zoning that is not what we do; we’re not residential or industrial builders. We take a look at extra industrial growth, after which having the ability to market that newly rezoned property to potential prospects,” IMTT CFO Matthew Rosenboom stated.

Nonetheless, many residents residing in that space concern that this potential zoning change may trigger property worth to drop.

“We have already got sufficient to take care of on this parish with chemical crops and the remaining they inherently give all of our neighborhoods. So as to add one and sandwich us between two large chemical crops, it is ridiculous,” involved resident Patrick Cronin stated.

With a concern of chemical compounds being saved at this mild manufacturing zone sooner or later, residents say a “buffer zone” is probably not sufficient to forestall well being issues as nicely.

“That is 500 ft. That is 150 yards. That is actually throw a rock and hit it,” stated involved resident Steve Huffman.

Nonetheless, relating to harmful supplies, LMTT insists that none shall be saved within the mild manufacturing zone.

“M1 does not permit any hazardous merchandise. Actually, it could be infrastructure or adjacencies to help regardless of the m-2 industrial growth could be,” Rosenboom stated.

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