Youngsville City Council approved several property variances during a Feb. 12 meeting that will allow plans for new businesses in the city to move forward. The requests also sparked an intense debate over the city’s current ordinances concerning land use.
Contention surrounding the topic arose during a request from B&B Contractors, in which the developer sought a property variance in response to the company’s accidental violation of Youngsville’s ordinance restricting property setbacks.
Ordinances in Youngsville require new buildings to be built at least 25 feet from the property line and at least 10 feet from utility lines…