[13:30] you
[13:47] time is now 2:05. I'd like to call the
[13:50] Monday, August 31st, 2026 Boer City
[13:52] Parish Boer uh of adjust board
[13:55] adjustments meeting to order. Please
[13:57] stand.
[13:59] Please, bow your head. Thank you, dear
[14:03] Lord, for this great day.
[14:06] Thank you for this great technology that
[14:07] we have. Please help it to work today.
[14:09] Dear Lord, please uh give us the proper
[14:12] knowledge and wisdom to make some proper
[14:14] decisions. It's in your name that we
[14:15] pray. Amen.
[14:18] >> Please face the flag. I pledge
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[14:22] States of America and to the republic
[14:25] for which it stands. One nation under
[14:28] God, indivisible, with liberty and
[14:30] justice for all.
[14:32] >> Thank you. Please be seated.
[14:35] Welcome
[14:37] to the board of adjustments meeting
[14:38] which falls under the metropolitan
[14:40] planning commission of Bojer City and
[14:41] Bojer Parish. This board is appointed by
[14:44] the Boer city council and the Bojer
[14:46] Parish Police Jury. It serves
[14:47] voluntarily and without compensation.
[14:51] Roll call, please.
[14:55] » Charles Davis
[14:56] >> here.
[14:57] >> Megan Davis
[14:58] >> here.
[14:59] >> Susette Haden
[15:00] >> here.
[15:01] >> Carrie Landry
[15:02] >> here.
[15:03] >> Tim Willahan
[15:04] >> here.
[15:05] >> Michael Virture
[15:06] >> here.
[15:07] >> We have a quorum.
[15:08] >> Perfect.
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[15:50] >> Thank you.
[15:52] >> Uh, next section is to approve the
[15:54] agenda as written. Request a motion to
[15:56] approve the agenda as submitted.
[15:58] >> I move that we approve the agenda as
[16:00] written and submitted.
[16:02] >> Second. Second.
[16:04] >> All in favor?
[16:07] Do we vote? Yes. Thank you.
[16:20] Motion passes. Thank you.
[16:23] The first item on the agenda is uh PBOA
[16:28] 1652026.
[16:30] The application of Christina Ko uh
[16:33] requesting a special exception used to a
[16:35] 76x30 uh modular home on a track of land
[16:40] being 2.2 acres more or less located at
[16:42] 455 Pinerest Drive, Moer Paris,
[16:46] Louisiana. Police uh police jury
[16:48] district two. Um, is there someone an
[16:51] applicant here?
[16:53] Thank you so much. Come forward and just
[16:57] state your name and briefly describe
[16:59] what you're attemp trying to do.
[17:02] >> Thank you.
[17:04] >> Yes. My name is Christina Ko and I'm
[17:06] just requesting for a module home to be
[17:07] placed on our track and land.
[17:11] >> Okay.
[17:14] and the the module home. Do you have any
[17:17] updated pictures of that or is it just
[17:19] the ones from that drawing that you
[17:20] have?
[17:21] >> Um, I can give you like a general idea.
[17:24] It's not the same color. Um, let's
[17:29] I only have one piece of paper. Is that
[17:31] okay?
[17:32] >> Can we um Yeah, nice. Let's just pass
[17:35] We'll pass it down. Okay. Can you put it
[17:38] on that right here?
[17:40] >> Put it on that. Oh, great.
[17:51] There we go. And then don't forget you
[17:53] have the button on your your panel and
[17:56] you can click it to show on your
[17:57] computer.
[18:03] » I like it better there.
[18:06] >> So, Miss Ko, what type foundation is the
[18:09] home going to sit on? This is going to
[18:10] be
[18:10] >> it's going to be concrete slab.
[18:12] >> A concrete slab.
[18:13] >> Yeah. Uh well, concrete runners. I'm
[18:14] sorry about that, M. Landry. Concrete
[18:16] runners.
[18:17] >> Runners.
[18:17] >> Yes. The alternative to a slab.
[18:20] >> All right. So, is that help me out here?
[18:23] Pean beam. Is it going to sit on the
[18:25] runners or is it going to sit directly
[18:26] on?
[18:27] >> No, it's actually going to sit on the
[18:29] runners. It's going to be tied to the
[18:30] runners. It's just something that's a
[18:31] little cheaper than do a standard uh
[18:34] slab.
[18:35] >> Okay.
[18:35] >> Yes, sir.
[18:36] >> Thank you. So, is the actual house
[18:38] sitting off the ground though? According
[18:40] to the picture that you're showing
[18:41] there, it looks like there's there's a
[18:43] airspace underneath it instead.
[18:44] >> Yes, it will be a crawl space. Yes,
[18:46] ma'am. It will be a crawl space to
[18:48] access any utilities that's running
[18:49] underneath.
[18:52] [panting]
[18:58] » Miss Ko, is that the that's the front
[19:01] elevation that we looking at, I guess?
[19:03] >> Yes. This right here just example
[19:05] picture. Um my house will be just a
[19:06] little different. Um of course you know
[19:08] with the windows how and the doors. Um
[19:12] but the elevation is a 6x12 roof. So
[19:15] it's not the standard uh mobile home
[19:16] which is come off a 3x12 or 4x12 roof.
[19:20] So mine is a 6x12. So it's way higher
[19:23] and actually higher than actually the homes around the land. Um as well
[19:30] >> any porch on your
[19:31] >> any front porch or is it a flat face
[19:33] like you see there?
[19:34] >> So no it will not be well as it comes in
[19:37] it will be a flat face but in the future
[19:40] my husband will put a front porch on
[19:43] there. Um but first just before we move
[19:48] in it it we will put a a porch on a
[19:51] front it will not look that plain at
[19:52] all. Um I'm trying to think of what
[19:55] else. Oh, and that is vinyl siding. We
[19:58] will we do have the upgraded. We have
[20:00] the um it's not the harder board. It's
[20:02] called a smart board. The alternative to
[20:04] the concrete board, more price effective
[20:07] um that [snorts] we will have on our
[20:09] home. And it will be is I think this is
[20:11] vertical if I'm not mistaken. It will be
[20:14] vertical [laughter]
[20:16] >> and it will be a brick uh skirt or
[20:19] skirting that goes around the the bottom
[20:21] of the home.
[20:22] >> Not this one here. Like I say, just a
[20:23] generalized picture. Might as well match
[20:25] the um the siding on the house. So, it
[20:27] will be that uh smart board going all
[20:29] the way down.
[20:30] >> All the way down.
[20:30] >> Yes, ma'am.
[20:34] » And the garage there, you have a
[20:36] detached garage in your original
[20:37] rendering. Is that still going to be the
[20:38] case? Yes, we're still trying to get
[20:42] some quotes uh on the garage is is just
[20:46] expensive trying to add the garage from their facility
[20:52] » and your driveway coming into the
[20:54] property. How is that going to be laid?
[20:56] >> So, we're running into a problem
[20:58] actually because from the way if let me
[21:02] see if I find got a picture. Oh, I do.
[21:07] Let me see if you can see that. Yeah,
[21:10] it's a little blurry. So, from the main
[21:14] road
[21:15] on the if you're looking at the road and
[21:19] I'm we're looking towards north on that
[21:22] left hand side, the main sewer line is
[21:24] literally coming off of that side and
[21:27] oh, excuse me, it's going straight down
[21:28] through the property literally to the
[21:30] middle. So, I don't have that much room
[21:34] to come off without going into somebody
[21:37] else's lane, which I'm trying to avoid.
[21:40] And I know we supposed to either have
[21:41] concrete or asphalt. That's what I was
[21:45] told. Um, now I can come off, but I got
[21:48] to stay off at least 15 ft away from the
[21:51] main sewer line for any uh feature uh
[21:55] renderings there. So, I could either
[21:57] come in straight and then make that turn
[22:01] like the little yellow line, but like I
[22:03] said, I would be approaching my neighbor
[22:04] side and I don't want to cause a issue.
[22:06] Or I could be uniform like the the car
[22:10] and it would go straight going towards
[22:14] the west and then north, well, sorry,
[22:17] south into the house and I had to go
[22:19] around a humongous street and the gas
[22:22] lines are running through there, too. So
[22:25] that's the issue that we're coming up
[22:27] against right now.
[22:30] >> Okay. So on your drawing here, which one
[22:33] is your sewer line? [sighs]
[22:37] >> Can I put my hand? Oh, I can. Okay.
[22:39] >> Right
[22:42] there.
[22:43] And it's going straight down.
[22:48] >> And you'll be on city water then?
[22:51] >> Yes, ma'am. That's city water in sewer.
[22:52] Yes, ma'am.
[23:05] primary usage is for your single your
[23:08] family to to live to to live there.
[23:11] >> Yeah. Just family. Yes, ma'am. No. Yes,
[23:13] sir. I'm sorry.
[23:15] Just family.
[23:19] Any
[23:24] other questions from the board?
[23:28] » Okay. Thank you.
[23:29] >> Okay. Yes, sir.
[23:29] >> Anybody from the audience from have a
[23:32] Okay.
[23:36] Step forward. State your name and uh and
[23:41] write you write down your name.
[23:43] >> And write down your name. Oh, okay.
[23:44] >> Thank you.
[23:55] Okay. My name is uh David Matthysse and
[23:59] I am one of the affected property owners
[24:01] in Tall Timbers. Uh I'm here not only
[24:05] for myself but also 25 other affected
[24:08] property owners that opposed the special
[24:10] exception that asked me to speak on
[24:13] their behalf.
[24:15] since did the majority's people were
[24:17] unable to attend. So they sent a signed
[24:20] statement to represent their opposition
[24:25] to the special exemption here. And I
[24:29] have that signed statement
[24:33] right here.
[24:45] I canvased
[24:48] 11 affected properties in Tall Timbers
[24:51] and out of the 11 property owners only
[24:53] one property owner was not opposed. I
[24:57] canvas the entire neighborhood in
[24:59] Pinerest subdivision which is only 38
[25:03] homes. Out of the 16 property owners
[25:06] that were home at that time, only one
[25:09] property owner was not opposed.
[25:12] Statistically, that means 90 to 95%
[25:17] of the property owners
[25:20] living in the neighborhood do oppose
[25:23] this.
[25:24] We are not here to attack the property
[25:26] owner. We welcome him to our
[25:29] neighborhood. A new home built to the
[25:31] community standards does nothing but
[25:33] enhance the quality of our community and
[25:36] increases our property values. A home a
[25:39] home built to some substandards in our
[25:42] neighborhood does the opposite.
[25:45] What we are opposing is this property
[25:48] owner trying not to be held to the same
[25:50] high quality standards as other property
[25:53] owners that bought in this neighborhood.
[25:55] One family told me they pay a lot extra
[25:58] just to get into a quality neighborhood
[26:00] like Pinerest subdivision.
[26:04] There are no modular homes in Tall
[26:06] Timbers subdivision. There are no
[26:08] modular homes in Pinerest subdivision.
[26:10] And there are no modular homes in Wafer
[26:13] Forest subdivision, which is a very old
[26:14] subdivision there. We do not want one
[26:17] [clears throat] of these lower quality
[26:19] homes built in our backyard.
[26:21] Once you get one in the neighborhood,
[26:24] that's enough just justification
[26:26] to approve another one.
[26:29] In closing, I would ask each and every
[26:33] one of you, [snorts] if you would
[26:35] approve a home built next to you that
[26:38] does not meet your community standards,
[26:42] think about it, would you? Thank you
[26:45] very much. Do you need this?
[26:47] >> Yes, please.
[26:48] >> Get right over here.
[26:50] Thank you.
[26:57] » Excuse me, sir.
[26:59] >> Sir,
[26:59] >> Mr. Matthew,
[27:00] >> can you stay for just a couple of
[27:02] questions?
[27:02] >> Sure. Okay.
[27:03] >> Is Can you state your address?
[27:05] >> My address is 509 Pine Cone Drive.
[27:09] >> Thank you.
[27:10] >> Is that in
[27:11] >> That's in Tall Timbers.
[27:12] >> Tall. Where is Tall Timbers neighborhood
[27:14] com in association to the neighborhood
[27:17] we're talking about? Well, part of it uh
[27:19] shares a property line. My my property
[27:22] does. It shares about 180 ft of property
[27:24] line and I think I share the most and
[27:26] I'm actually right behind uh his
[27:29] property there in in Tall Timbers.
[27:31] >> Okay.
[27:31] >> Thank you.
[27:33] very much.
[27:34] >> Before you go, any other questions? No.
[27:36] >> Yes.
[27:38] >> Thank you.
[27:42] » Anybody else from the audience have any
[27:44] questions or comments?
[27:47] Please come forward, state your name and
[27:49] write it there. Thank you.
[27:53] [clears throat]
[28:01] Ladies, gentlemen, I am also a neighbor
[28:03] of u actually my backyard about I don't
[28:07] know whether it's as much as David's,
[28:08] but probably at least 150 ft or more. My
[28:12] backyard is right up against their this
[28:15] proposed property. Uh I don't know if
[28:18] you guys remember back that huge
[28:21] flooding period in I think it was 2016.
[28:24] We lost a lot of homes in the Tall
[28:26] Timbers area. Um
[28:29] that runoff is continual. They've done a
[28:32] lot to help mitigate that, but every
[28:34] time it rains there's streamlets coming
[28:38] down through property yards and all
[28:40] that. that area that was right behind my
[28:42] home that they proposed to build
[28:44] something on that is going to impact
[28:47] additional
[28:49] uh drainage runoff. It's going to come
[28:50] right into my yard and my neighbor's
[28:52] yard who is also very vently against
[28:55] this uh and you can see the actual
[28:58] runoff going right through the yard down
[29:01] in the drains over overloading the
[29:03] drains actually in the tall timbers
[29:05] area. So it does impact us directly and
[29:08] uh again I have no problems with uh the
[29:12] neighbors at all. I just don't think
[29:14] that that would be in our best not only
[29:17] our best interest could be detrimental
[29:18] to us. So I thank you for your time
[29:21] >> and and that drainage is already
[29:22] occurring. You said
[29:23] >> it's already occurring and this cannot
[29:25] do anything but make it worse.
[29:26] >> Okay.
[29:28] Any other questions? I got one.
[29:31] How far from the this property you
[29:34] referred to on it flooded? I know the
[29:36] parish bought up some
[29:38] >> Right.
[29:38] >> How far is this?
[29:40] >> This is we're at the eastern end of
[29:41] that. It's probably about Let's see. I
[29:44] walk it almost every day. Half a mile
[29:46] from the lowest part all to the nearest
[29:49] flooding. It was probably less than
[29:52] quarter mile.
[29:53] >> But but it's not adjacent to this lot.
[29:55] >> No, the flooding was not adjacent. what
[29:56] we're getting is a runoff coming through
[29:58] it and I myself have had to do
[30:00] additional drainage just to mitigate
[30:02] that and it's not something that we
[30:04] should have had to do but again as I
[30:07] said this is only going to make it worse
[30:10] >> so so the runoff is occurring before
[30:12] this structure is even
[30:14] >> yeah yes yes it is no but what this is
[30:17] going to yes it is to answer your
[30:18] question
[30:19] >> but it's a nice heavily forested area or
[30:22] it was until it was leveled Um, so we
[30:27] [clears throat] we have not had a big
[30:29] rainstorm yet as we all we've been
[30:33] pretty much in a drought for the last
[30:34] couple months or so. So I haven't seen
[30:36] any impact since they leveled it. But it
[30:38] is I mean just by looking at the slope
[30:40] of the land, it all slopes towards tall
[30:42] timbers. That whole lot comes down. It's
[30:44] going to come through my yard through
[30:45] David's yard through Todd uh Franc's
[30:48] yard all neighbors that are right next
[30:50] to that property. So if if no structure
[30:53] goes in that property right now today
[30:55] ever,
[30:56] >> uh
[30:57] >> how's that going to change property?
[30:59] >> If no structure goes in the current
[31:01] property,
[31:02] >> how's that going to change the effect
[31:04] that it's having on you now or is it
[31:06] going to change the effect?
[31:07] >> I'm thinking that depending on how they
[31:09] landscape it, what is Well, since it was
[31:15] clearcut or whatever, that has
[31:18] additionally added to the problem.
[31:20] Hopefully, it'll go back down, go back
[31:22] up and regrow, and that will absorb a
[31:25] lot of the rain. Um,
[31:29] >> are you located off of Pine Cone Drive
[31:31] as well in Tall Timbers?
[31:32] >> I am at the very end of uh Whispering
[31:35] Pine Circle and as I mentioned before,
[31:39] my backyard at least I would say 150 ft
[31:42] of it is right there where that property
[31:45] is. So, if you can I don't know. I don't
[31:47] have a map with me, but
[31:49] >> I see it. And you're saying that in your
[31:51] backyard due to high rains or if we
[31:53] should get the high rains since 2016
[31:55] that you have a flooding issue in that
[31:57] backyard area.
[31:58] >> We have water coming through it. Yes.
[32:01] >> Rolling down the back side of it or
[32:02] actually going into your backyard
[32:04] because of that.
[32:05] >> It's coming through our backyard
[32:07] and our neighbors backyard.
[32:10] >> Is it due to the fact that the land here
[32:11] is higher than your land then? Because
[32:13] the water
[32:14] >> Yes, I would say so. Yes. And so it's a
[32:17] natural runoff into our direction,
[32:18] >> right? So I would think clearing the
[32:20] land and leveling it out some would
[32:22] possibly help reduce that problem. Is
[32:24] that not correct?
[32:25] >> Um I don't know that it is. No. Um
[32:30] I can't say for a fact. I haven't had a
[32:32] professional come out and view it, but I
[32:34] would say that
[32:36] depending on how they landscape it, if
[32:38] they put in some sort of blockage,
[32:40] whatever, that may mitigate it.
[32:42] Otherwise, it's it's it's an issue. and
[32:44] I can't see how that's going to help it.
[32:47] >> Okay.
[32:49] >> Any other questions?
[32:52] Thank you, sir.
[32:53] >> Thank you.
[32:54] >> I would like to add to what he was
[32:57] talking about, the flooding.
[33:04] » Well, the last really big rain that we
[33:06] had was in July. We had four inches. I
[33:08] know because I have a rain gauge. Sir,
[33:11] can you please repeat your name for the
[33:12] >> Oh, my name is David Matthysse.
[33:14] >> Thank you.
[33:15] >> Okay. The um the last big rain we had
[33:18] was in July and then we had 4 in out in
[33:21] tall timbers because I have a rain gauge
[33:23] and I actually have pictures of just
[33:26] what 4 in of rain would do. All the
[33:28] runoff that comes through our property
[33:30] and everything also goes down between a ditch that runs between two houses.
[33:36] And I have pictures after 4 ines of rain
[33:38] that this ditch is overflowing and it's
[33:41] about ready to flood one of the
[33:42] properties right there. You can also see
[33:44] all the dirt and everything. You know,
[33:46] when they landscaped it, it's in the
[33:48] water because this was the first big
[33:50] rain that we had since that time. But um
[33:55] the ditch itself is very narrow and uh
[34:00] also when they cut down the the trees
[34:02] and they pulled all that stuff, they did
[34:04] level it had a lot of dips and
[34:05] everything back there. It wasn't level
[34:07] at all. Uh there's an old pump sewage
[34:10] pump lift station that's there as well.
[34:12] And um all that water will run right
[34:16] down through there. And since they took
[34:17] away the waterhed, we'd have even more
[34:19] rain now.
[34:20] >> Okay. because the roots and everything
[34:22] would actually soak up a lot of the
[34:23] water. A lot of it was caught in the
[34:24] dips and made a lot of little ponds back
[34:27] there, but since it's been leveled out
[34:28] and everything and I don't know if they
[34:30] can take it to wafer road or not, uh
[34:33] I've looked at that. I've got like to
[34:35] say pictures of the drainage all through
[34:37] Tile Timbers just with 4 in of rain and
[34:40] that's not a common thing. I just it's
[34:43] very common thing around four or more
[34:45] inches.
[34:46] >> Okay. So, if y'all like to see the
[34:48] pictures, the videos that I have, uh,
[34:51] I'd be more than happy to show them to
[34:52] you.
[34:52] >> No, I think we're good.
[34:53] >> Okay.
[34:54] >> Thank you so much.
[34:59] » Okay.
[35:00] Do you guys have any other questions or
[35:03] concerns, Miss Ko?
[35:05] I just have uh one other comment that
[35:07] was emailed to us uh Saturday, August
[35:10] 29th at 2:42 p.m. It states, "Dear
[35:13] members of the board, I am writing to
[35:15] submit my formal opposition regarding
[35:17] the proposed building and land use
[35:18] variance for the modular home trailer
[35:20] adjacent to my property. I am unable to
[35:23] attend the hearing and personally
[35:24] request that the statement be entered
[35:26] into the official record. My concerns
[35:28] regarding the proposed construction are
[35:30] as follows. Property values. The
[35:32] placement of a modular home or trailer
[35:34] directly adjacent to standard single
[35:35] family homes risk negatively impacting
[35:38] local market comparables and depressing
[35:40] surrounding property values.
[35:41] Neighborhood density and tenant vetting.
[35:44] If this structure is intended as a
[35:45] lowcost rental unit, the lower rate
[35:47] could lead to higher turnover, higher
[35:49] tenant turnover, and potential community
[35:52] management issues directly neighboring
[35:54] my home. Um, sincerely, Mr. Zach Kidd.
[36:01] Thank you.
[36:10] » It's my understanding that this piece of
[36:12] property, this 2.2 acres, is no part of
[36:15] any subdivision. Is that correct?
[36:18] >> That's correct.
[36:19] >> Okay.
[36:26] There's no additional comments.
[36:29] I'll call for a motion.
[36:38] I move to approve the uh special edition
[36:42] uh exception uh for this 76x30 modular
[36:46] home
[36:48] uh as it's written there. Okay. Second.
[36:53] >> All in favor? Let's call for a vote.
[37:05] Okay, we have four. It carries.
[37:10] It's 64. So, it carries. So, it approve
[37:12] it passes.
[37:16] Okay. Next thing is uh approve the
[37:19] minutes.
[37:21] Approval of July 20th, 26 uh minutes.
[37:24] request a motion to approve the July
[37:26] 20th, 2026 minutes as submitted. May I
[37:29] get a motion?
[37:30] >> I move to approve the July 20th minutes
[37:33] as written.
[37:34] >> Second. Okay. All in favor? Let your
[37:37] votes.
[37:44] Vote carries.
[37:46] >> Okay. Why won't
[37:48] >> there? Thank you. Okay. Motion approved.
[37:51] Um, approval of July 20th, 2026 workshop
[37:54] meetings. Request a motion to approve
[37:56] the July 20th, 2026 minutes as
[37:58] submitted.
[38:00] >> I move to approve the minutes from the
[38:03] meeting.
[38:05] >> Second.
[38:06] >> Okay. And second um, place your votes as
[38:10] we for the to approve the minutes.
[38:13] >> Miss Hadden, it looks like I lost you on
[38:16] the internet. So, can you verbally say
[38:18] your vote?
[38:19] >> Yes.
[38:20] Thank you. Thank you.
[38:21] >> Thank you. If it passes, I'll approve.
[38:24] Thank you.
[38:26] Any old or new business?
[38:27] >> Just uh new business. Uh our consultant
[38:30] half who is working on our comprehensive
[38:31] plan and UDC update will physically be
[38:34] in town uh the last week of September.
[38:37] That's when we'll start meeting with our
[38:39] committees, our advisory committees, our
[38:41] stakeholders, and our community to start
[38:43] getting some input on what they need or
[38:46] what they think we need as far as
[38:47] community growth goes. So, we're kicking
[38:49] off those meetings at the end of
[38:50] September. Of course, you all will be
[38:52] invited.
[38:53] >> Okay.
[38:54] >> Thank you.
[38:58] » Okay, we can adjourn the meeting 2:30.